Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-25
AGAIN AT PORT ARTHUR
THE JAPANESE FLEET MAKES
SEVENTH COMMANDMENT.
German Reverses in Afriea.-FinaI
Honors Paid Duke Of Cambridge
Fatal Internal observation-disclosures

Japanese torpedo boats appeared
off Port Arthur nj midnight or tn
night of March 21-22 and the shore
batteries and guardships shelled FOL
twenty minutes. The Japanese re-
treated but reappeared four hours lat
err when they met the same reception
when they retired again. At a. m
a Japanese squadron OF two divisions
composed of four and eleven ships and
accompanied by eight torpedo boats
appeared and the Russian squadron
sailed out from the outer roadstead to
meet them. No further details re-
gardlng the action are available. AZ
| 0 a. m. the Japanese battleships hav-
ing fired several shells at Liatishin and
sheltered behind the promontory COM
menced n bombardment Of Port Ar
thur"
The Japanese are making steady, II
not rapid. progress northward in
Korea. They have advanced beyond
Anju, where the Russians are attempt
ing to delay their movements. Bridge
material Is being prepared and sindi-
cations point to aggressive campaign
ing. The Japanese have 5000 military
engineers, under the direction of
major general, at work on the rail-
way from Seoul to Wiju, in Korea.
Severe fighting took place in South
west Africa March 10, the Germans
under Commandant Glasenapp being
forced to retreat with loss OF Z ofli-
GERS, 10 men killed and wounded. me
fight occurred near Owikokorero. with
the Tetjo tribe of Herreros. whom
Glasenapp was pursuing. The enemy's
loss is not known, but 20 dead natives
fe
pairing to attack the Hereros position
in force and will probably ask for
re- enforcements. Letters from survi-
vors of the atrocities committed by the
rebellious Hereros In Gornu, give de-
tails of many unprintable indignitles
and tortures perpetrated by the Blacks
Hundreds of whites were captured and
tortured until death mercifully. re-
lieyed their agony. Their limbs
were chopped off, eyes poked out
bodies cut open and vital organs re-
moved. Women were hanged from
trees head downward and beaten to
death. Parents were compelled 10
watch the mutilation of the children;
men, women and children In many
cases were flayed alive.
An outbreak of the bubonic plague
has occurred in the Indian coolie sec
ton of johannesburg. Thirty deaths
occurred In four days.
1t is reported the ameer OF Afghan
stan has been poisoned. Habibullah
Khan, the ameer Of Afghanistan, was
BORN in 1872. and succeeded to the |
.hrone on the death of his father. Abb
iur Rahman Khan, Oct. l, 1901.
AT Seoul. Wednesday, March 16, Is
,ccomplices in the murder of the
,ueen of Korea In 1895 were executed
w strangling in the city prison.
highwaymen were SINH
arly executed at the same time.
Fire has destroyed the town OF
llevan in volhynia, Russia. Six hun
lred houses. several churches, syna-
,ogues. schools, the town hall, bank
nd prison of the town are in ruins,
nd five thousand persons are left
Iomeless.
Jan Kubelik. the Bohemian violin
It, was the victim of fierce anti
,zech demonstration at Linz, Austria.
ecently. An Infatuated German mob,
n revenge for Ill treatment of their
in Prague, stormed the
all where he was giving concert,
nd he was compelled to seek safety
4 flight.
A miner OF Ard. Hungary, named
.limpian, suspected his wife was too
imiliar with a lodger named Kohout.
limpian waited until all were seat
4 at the table when he exploded a
tick of dynamite under the table,
lowing himself, wife, ledger and four
hildren to atoms. The house was
ompletely demolished. ]
The old duke of Cambridge, first 9
,usin of Queen Victoria. and long ,
in-c chief of the British
-my, died at Gloucester house. his
ondon residence Thursday, March
!. He lacked but nine days
completing his S5th year.
The dukes funeral Tuesday, March
J, was such as has been accorded to
, English soldier since the death of
lie duke of wellington. King Ed
ard. Queen Alexandria and nearly all !!
e members of the royal family, rep
sentatives of foreign monarchs, a Y
ajority of the nobility, the diplo-
attic corps and representative Brit u
h subjects of all walks in life at
nded the impressive national SER
ce at Westminster abbey. ~
An internal machine exploded early -
'iday morning, March is, outside the =
of Commissioner of Police q
lurent at Liege, Belgium, wrecking
e house, fatally injuring an artillery n
fcer Major Papin. and seriously is
ounding half a dozen persons. When
e machine was discovered Major b,
pin was summoned and was exam G
ing the package in which the ma
inc was concealed when the explos- :,
4 occurred. Papin's legs were blown "
and he shortly afterwards sue w
mbed. a policeman who also lost m
legs by the explosion is in a pre-
rious condition. Thousands of win
VS. We're shattered. There is no clue
the perpetrators of the outrage. =,
Another outrage was attempted =.
esday March %, when an internal y"
lchine was placed on the window
of the residence of Police Commits us
ner Binet. at Liege but was discov- M
ID in time to prevent any damage sl
ing done. The authors of the out SO
yes, two French anarchists, Loabn
as Beaumanois and Gudefin, have SN
an arrested. They have confessed
d say their object is to avenge the w
oulsion from Belgium of their fell
' anarchists. =
A Batch of Marine Accidents.
The German bark Mona collided aJ
h the English bark Lady Cairns off