Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-02-01

ming on many of the principal lines.
The railroads are sending out trains,
ferry boats are running on time and
milk, coal, and food supplies have be-
gun to reach the city. Over two hun
dred and fifty shovelers we're treated
at the hospitals below Fourteenth
street for frost bites and scores of 9th
ers were attended at uptown institu-
tions and by physicians. Owing to the
difficulty of reaching the downtown
offices, but little business was tran
sacted during the day, and places of
amusement we're scantily attended to-
night. The Embargo on shipping was
lifted with the advent of clearing
weather and a large fleet of delayed
liners reached here partly ice covered.
All report a tempestuous voyage and
with much suffering of the crews.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The SEN
ate today passed the army appropria
ton bill after modifying the provis-
iuns concerning the assignment of re-
tired army officers to active service
with the militia organizations. The
effect of the change is to relieve Cen
eral Miles from his application. Gal
linger and others criticized the amend
ment regarding army transports, claim
ing that the use of government vessels
forced an unfair competition upon the
owners of private vessels. Hale con
demned the operation of the general
staff system of the army and said he
would oppose any efforts to establish
a similar system in the navy.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The agri-
cultural appropriation bill was con-
sidered in the house today, but the
debate was turned principally on the
topic of restricting railroads in the
matters of freight rates The Hepburn
bill forming the basis of the discus
sion. Williams of Mississippi said
the democratic party was committed
to the views such as were expressed
by the president in his message to
congress.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. IS. The
most serious feature of the strike sit
uation Is its continuous extension in
the Baltic provinces and in Poland.
The strikers are cutting the telegraph
wires and Interrupting communica-
lions, and fears are expressed of the
most serious disorders especially in
Poland
Governor Gen. Trepof has warned
some of the foreign correspondents
that if they continue to send out false
and misleading reports of the situa-
tion they will be deported.
Maxim Gorky, the novelist, has been
brought back from Riga to the st.
Petersburg fortress, to which several
leading writer's we're also taken after
their arrest. There is much gossip
about what is occurring at Tzarkoe
SeIo, but the only thing certain is
that the emperor and his advisors have
not reached decision regarding fur
Their action.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 2S.-Ac-
cording to report current in military
circles Kuropatkin has broken through
Omaya's left wing and threatens his
communications with Yinkof Whether
or not this is true, it is learned from
high military source that Kuropat-
kin has undertaken a general often
sive movement of both TANKS with the
object OF threatening both lines of
japanese communication and in fore
ing the japanese from their winter
quarters. No further news was receiv-
ed from the front on Saturday night.
Kuropatkin has something over 300, 600
men.
MUKDEN, Jan. 2S.-The most i'm
portant cannonade since the first bat
tie on Shakhe river was maintained all
day yesterday. in a continuous snow
storm, against the Japanese left, which
Field Marshal Oyama has been rein
forcing with troops from Port Arthur
since Gen. Mlitschenko's raid. The
attack centered about sew 20 miles west
of Shakhe station and il resulted in
the Japanese withdrawal from Halo
lantai and Funchuang and Chatzu
which the Russians have occupied.
Canonading and the snowstorm con-
tinues and today the firing indicates a
an extended contest is progressing.
The driving wind and snow favors the
Russians thus offsetting the advan
tages the japanese had last October,
when the sun shone in the Russian
rear. Repors indicate the japanese are
continuing to TALL back, while the
Russian cavalry have, it is under
stood, advanced their lines ten miles.
MOSCOW, Jan. 28.-The authorities
do not apprehend any disorders here
tomorrow and declare that the entire
restoration of order is certain. Never
theless if any inclination is shown to
disturb the peace they say that pre-
cautions have already been taken to
prevent it. The higher schools have