The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-03-17
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

A report from the front says the
Japanese are steadily gaining. They
have defeated the Russians at Sim
mingin.
The day passed quietly at st. Pet
ersburg without disorders of any
kind being reported. Telephone re-
ports from Moscow say perfect quiet
prevails there.
General Oliu has captured nine
miles of Russian positions, eight of
which are on the banks Of the Hun
river. The battle was continued
along the whole front.
The Swedish steamer Vega, from
Barry December TO- for Hong Kong,
was seized by a Japanese warship
March 8. The place where she was
captured is withheld.
A telegram to the newspaper Stan
dard announces that the Antarctic
ship Lee Francois, with the entire
Charcot expedition, has arrived at
Puerto Madrine, Argentina.
Grand jury investigation of the
"'beef trust will go ahead regard
less of the report made by commits
sioner Garfield to President Roose-
welt and transmitted to congress.
The German battleships Mecklen-
burg and Wittelsbach grounded Off
Hatten reef east of Samsoe island.
The Wittelsbach was relocated but
the Mecklenbach was relocated but
is leaking and her bottom is dam
aged.
BY direction of the president the
war department has issued an order
relieving Brigadier General Frederick
Funston from the command of the
Department of the Lakes, with head
quarters at Chicago, to take effect
March 81.
Japanese smallboats tried to sink
the British steamer Carlisle, charter
ed by the Russians to carry supplies
to Vladivostok. The Carlisle was re-
Gently disabled and towed into the
harbor at San Miguel at the south
ern end of LuZon. The customs
guards aboard the Carlisle repulsed
the Japanese.
The feeling at st. Petersburg is
universal that the rescript of the
Car promising to call a representa-
tive assembly, indicates the dawn OF
liberalism. This feeling is a great
relief after the early manifesto. The
new development will not influence
the strike movement one way or the
other, however.
General Kuropatkin reports that
the Russians have completely evacua-
ted Jachtoolin. The Japanese have
sustained enormous losses as re-
suit of the fighting on the left flank
Unofficial kilograms from the front
state that the Japanese made six sue
cessive attempts to storm the Rus
sian central pasition. Each time they
advanced to within 200 yards of the
Russian position but were repealed
with great losses.
The British steamer Easily Abbey,
carrying coal to Vladivostok, has
beel seized.
James Moran of Superior was kill
| ed and three men sustained injuries
in the collapse of a section of an ex-
tension to the Duluth. Masabe &.
| Northern ore docks at Duluth, Mimi.
The section which fell was in course
of construction The dock is the sec
ond largest in thesworld.
| At Warsaw bomb was exploded
in the residence of NJ. Pomash a
prominent manufacturer, killing one
| of the servants. Pomash's EN-
Moves. who are involved in the
strike. are suspected Pomaski is
said to have been a hard master.
The latest reports from Norway
cause anxiety in Berlin. as it is re
cognized that the present ministerial
crisis is only the transitional stage oil
a national crisis which may end in
civil war between Norway and Swed
on. There seems to be no doubt that
the Norweglans are determined &c
bring about complete separation.
| Chancellor H. L. Muldrow, who
served as first assistant secretary o.
the interior during Grover Cleye
lands second term. is dead at T.
home at Starkyille. Miss, aged G
years.