Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
JAPANESE LOSS REPORTED
FLEET FAILED TO BLOCK HAIR.
Dor At PORT ARTHUR.
War Events Of the Week-Russia Es.
peIs Jews-Turkey May Invade Bull.
garia-Fishting in German South
west Africa.


pels Jews-Turkey May Invade Bull.
garia-Fishting in German South.
west Africa.
The japanese made another dash on
Port Arthur Wednesday, Feb. "a, evil
IDENTIFY with the intention OF closing
up the harbor by sinking steamers In
the entrance and thus bottling up the
Russian fleet. They were discovered,
however, before they had got near,
and the Russians opened fire With tel
ling effect. II is report RUS
sian sources that four J"t,...-- pat
tleshps and two transports were also
damaged. The Russians had no loss
es. Various versions of the anair are
given.
The japanese army corps landed az
Chemulpo, Korea, totallng about 10000
men, has already been deployed be-
tween Seoul and Ping Yang.
Announcement is made OF treaty
between Japan and Korea, by when
the former guarantees Korea inde-
pendence.
A Russian despatch reported Satur-
day, Feb 90. the first land encounter
of the war. A picket of Cossacks at
tackled small detachment OF Japan
ese troops on Korean territory. me
prisoners. on whom they found maps
and papers. The collision presumably
was between accommodating parties
The Koreans are said to be friendly
to Russia and a great wave OF pat
riotism is said TO be sweeping over
the Russian empire. even the discon-
tented Poles, Firms and Jews rallying
to the support OF the fatherland A
Russian commission has been APP
pointed to supervise construction OF
war craft and new land and naval
commanders i'm chief have been APP
pointed. The car has abolished the
press censorship In Russia, but mill
tary censorship during the war VIII
not be relaxed. China reiterates her
neutrality but declares that the sane
tity of the tombs of the ancestors OF
the Chinese dynasty ut Mukden ana
elsewhere must be respected by the
belligerents. II Is expected that Two
or three months will elapse before any
extensive land battle takes place IN
Manchuria. II is reported that 40
miles OF railroad track and some i'm
portant bridges nave been DESTROYED
between Hardin and Vladivostock.
Vtcerov Alexieff and his full stan
have established headquarters at Har-
bin. II is announced that War Min
Russian army In the far east
magnificent rug, made entirely
of Kangaroo skins, has been present.
ed to the pope by some monks VINO
recently arrived in Rome from Aus
tralia.
Cardinal Svampa. Archbishop OF
Bologna. has begun criminal proceed
ingd against several newspapers OF
Rome which, according TO the COM
plant have spoken with disrespect OF
the late pope.
sixteen thousand Albanians are in
revolt in the district of Diakova a.
eainst the reform plans of the pow
ers for Macedonia and obnoxious tax
es II In declared that Austria mas
30 0O0 men ready to invade Albania.
After sixteen years Of exile in SID
eria Leo Deutsch, the famous Russian
revolutionist, has just published al
Stockholm, a book describing MS IN
generation. II Is full of horrible and
timely revelations. Deutsch was ar
rested for an assault upon Russian
government spy.
In a communication to the French
academy OF medicine DR.. Darier OF
Paris reports that rheumatism ana
neuralgia are cured by the radio-ac-
five energy of radiun, and that he has
employed Il in the treatment OF SUCH
cases He thinks the Injurious enects
Of radium on the nervous system OBJ
served by other physicians were due
TO lack OF experience In its use
-S
The Russian government has ex-
nailed the entire Israelite population
If Omsk, Tomsk, Yadutsk and all the
towns along the Trans-Siberian rail-
way. on the ground that they might
betray the military secrets to the Jap
anese. The expelled Jews are not al
lowed to use the railroad and have be-
gun a long tramp through the snow 10
places of safety. 5000 are aifected'
The flag of the Russian cruiser Var
lao recently sunk off the harbor OF
Chemulpo. has been given the japanese
emperor as the first trophy of the war
together with the anchor, gun ana
other souvenirs of the destroyed war
ehips. The captain of the cruiser chi
coda was summoned to Tokyo TO re-
count personally to the emperor the
action and experience of himself ano
crew.
The Bulgarian government has re-
ceived information that indicates that
| Turkey is preparing to invade Bull
garia under pretense that the latter is
giving material aid to the Macedonian
Insurgents. AS a result secret pro
test has been forwarded to CONSTANT
nople and the sultan has been inform
ed that there is a plot on foot where
bv Austria win take advantage OF the
war between the two nations to take
Macedonia and Servia.
number of Ovambos, under Capt,
Nechale. attacked the police post at
Amatoni, German Southwest Africa
on February and were repulsed Win
a loss of so men killed. A division
under Lieut.. Schultze, had fight with
the Hereros at South Tsumana on
February s in which the enemy lost lO
men killed. The principal German
forces are gathering at Okahand1a,
where they will await the arrival OF
re- endorsements before undertaking
a general movement.