Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-26

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reply viii mercy nee1 an "acanowl
edgment.''
The Integrity of China" note has
resu!ted.in a great diplomatic triumph
for Secretary Fay and President
Roosevelt.
Rumors ct Wholesale Drowning.
Prague, Feb. 21-Fresh disaster to
the Russian land forces is announced
In the following dispatch to the Marc.
DIM Listy from its ST. Petersburg cor
respondent:
"Two regiments of Russian pioneers
and one regiment of railway troops,
altogether numbering 5000 men, have
been drowned while crossing Lake
Baikal. No particulars of this dis.
aster to the Russian troops marching
to Manchuria are given.
Recent dispatches have said that
the ice on Lake Bafkal was breaking
up in spots, due to heavy storms, and
that this was delaying the railroad
the Russian troops were trying to
build across the lake.
This railroad was tested few days
ago, and it is thought that the Rus.
SLAMS were taking troop train over
| the lake when the ice broke and train
sank.
Anti-Amertcan Feeling Grows.
St. Petersburg. Feb. 21. = Anti
American feeling here is growing
more intense daily, and, although it. is
said at the American embassy that
nothing is known about it, the au.
thorities took special precautions dur
ing last weeks public demonstrations
to safeguard the embassy from insult
or attack. The animus against Eng
land is far less bitter than it is
against America, as the English were
acknowledged enemies, while the
Americans were supposed to be
friends.
Significant Move by Loubet.
Paris, Feb. 21.-President Loubet is
making arrangements for an immedi.
ate visit to st. Petersburg to exchange
courtesies with the czar, thereby pay.
ing back the visit Of the czar to
France. It is regarded as significant
that Loubet should choose such q mo
ment to repay a visitsof the Il ,sian
sovereign. and it is quite certain that
ts will be much more than courtesy
call.
Russia AboIishes Censorship.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 21.-The Rus
sian government yesterday abolished
the censorship upon all news and 9th.
er kilograms going abroad. The lift
ing of the embargo, which has ex'
listed for generations, upon the free
transmission of news from the Rus
sian empire, came as a direct result
of consideration of the subject by the
czar himself. and in some respects
this abolition is regarded here as the
most important act since the emanci
patton of the serfs.
Under regime allowing perfect
freedom to the foreign press it is be-
lieved that Russia will soon cease to
be constantly subject to underground
attack, and that she will see herself
through honest sDectacles.
Cossacks Advance Into Korea.
London, Feb. 21.-The correspond
at Seoul of the Daily Mail reports
that 1900 Cossacks are crossing the
border near Wiju, and that Cossack
scouts have already advanced into
Korea as far as Anju.
1 Cablegrams received here from
Shanghai declare that Gen Ma, who
is protecting the borders of Chill
province, wires that it is becoming
daily more difficult to prevent the
Chinese troops at Sin Ming Ting from
crossing the Liau Ho and engaging
the Russians employed in guarding
Il the railroad.
i Troops on Way to Canada.
Hamilton, Ont, Feb. 21.-A promi.
nent Hamilton broker for an English
4 firm that represents Japan and India
sage from London to the effect that
fourteen foot regiments and sixty bat.
teries of artillery from the British
army are now on the sea, bound for
Canada. These are to be sent across
the continent on the Canadian Pacific
railway as soon as they arrive and
will be placed at strategic points on
u the Pacific coast, particularly at Els.
quimalt.
Take Your Choice.
\ Hongkong, Feb. 21.-In telegram
received by Japanese official here
from the head Of his department in
Toxic it is stated that the Japanese
government has learned that Admiral
Alexieff telegraphed to St. Peters
burg Sunday, Feb. IA, that the Czare
witch, Retvizan, Petropavlovsk, Sc
vastopol, Novik, Pallada and Askold
had been disabled by the Japanese
On the other hand it was stated that
the Japanese naval officials main
tanned that they had put eleven Rus
sian vessels out Of action. Russians
here declare that they are informed