The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-03-09

LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

1
A report from the front says tn
japanese are steadily gaining. The,
have defeated the Russians at Sin
mingin.
The day passed quietly at st. Pet
ersburs without disorders of an!
kind being reported. Telephone re
ports from Moscow say perfect qule
prevails there.
General Oku has captured nine
miles of Russian positions, eight Of
which are on the banks of the Hur
river, The battle was continued
along the whole front,
The Swedish steamer Vega, from
Barry, December 10, for Hong Kong
was seized by Japanese warship
March 3. The place where she was
captured Is withheld.
A telegram to the newspaper Stan.
darl 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 p" will go ahead regard
less of the report made by commits.
sioner Garfield to Presidents Roose.
welt and transmitted TO congress.
The German battleships MeCklen.
burg and Wittelsbach grounded oft
Hatten reef east of Samsoe island.
The Wittelsbash was relocated but
the Mecklenbach was rehoatod 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
cd 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 Llzon. The customs
guards aboard the Carlisle repulsed
the Japanese.
The feeling at st. Petersburg is
universal that the rescript Of the
Gar promising to call representa-
tive assembly indicates the dawn Of
This feeling is a great
relief after the early manifesto. The
new development will not influence
he strike movement one way or The
other, however.
General Kuropatkin reports that
he Russians have completely evacua-
ed Jachtoolin. The Japanese have
enormous losses as re-
,ult of the fighting on the left flank,
Unofficial kilograms from the front
tate that the japanese made six sue
'essive attempts to storm the Rus
ian central pasition. Each time they |,
dvanced to within 200 yards of the
russian position but were repealed
With great losses.
The British steamer Easily Abbey,
ARRIVING coal to- Vladivostok, has
een seized.
James Moran Of Superior was kill
d and three men sustained injuries
n the collapse Of a section of an ex-
ension to the Duluth, Masabe &
,Orthern ore docks at Duluth, MINI.
he section which fell was in course
( construction. The dock Is the sec
nd largest in the world.
AT Warsaw bomb was exploded
4 the residence of M. Pomaski, a
manufacturer, killing bne
the servants. Pomaski's en-
loyes who are involved in the
trike, are suspected. Pomaski Is
aid to, have been hard master
The latest reports from Norway
ause anxiety in Berlin, as 1t is re.
ognized that the present ministerial
fisls is only the transitional stage of
national crisis which may end in
ivil war between Norway and Swed'
Il. There seems to be no doubt that
he Morwegians are determined to
ring about complete separation,
Chancellor II. i. Muldrow, who
,rved as first assistant secretary Of
le interior during Grover Cleye,
!nd's second term, is dead at his
ONE at starkvillc, Miss aged cS
ear