Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-03-22

latest dispatch from Manchuria indi
 cates that the retreat of the Russian
 army is being conducted uneveutfully
 The last few days were unmarked by | lighting of a serious nature. The
 Russians are neglecting no precautior
 to impede the progress and hamper
 the construction of permanent lines
 of supply by the Japanese.
 TOXIC, March 20, on.-The fol.
 lowing official announcement has been
 made: "Our detachment entered and
 occupied Kaiyusn on Sunday morning at o'clock. On the same day at half
 past ten the enemy's cavalry, about sixty strong, with three companies of
 infantry attempted counter attack,
 but was completely repulsed.
 Howard the northeast the bridges on the main road south of Kaiyuan have
 been burned by the enemy. Railway bridges have been partly destoyed also the number of guns captured near Mukden is increasing daily owing to the discoveries of those buried by the enemy before retreating."
 LONDON, March 21.-General Line vitch's report to the emperor that he had inspected the newly arrived troops has caused much speculation in Lon don aS ipdioofiDO 4bof fba oo.,-.ox. ! = in chief of the Russian army has eith- CT gone much farther north than had been supposed or that Russian rein forcements are still being sent south from Harbin.
 The latter is considered as hardly possible, in view of the fact that the Russians are trying to effect the speed jest possible retirement to Harbin.
 Clearly a rigorous censorship is be- ing enforced from both the Russian and Japanese sides. The St. Peters burg correspondent of the Morning Post declares that the Russians are stubbornly prolonglng the useless struggle in the hope of dragging in foreign intervention to dictate set tlelnent more favorable to her than can be possible by direct negotiations with Japan.
 GENSHU PASS, March 20, morn- ing. last two days have been ut terly without incident, except for the removal of the censor to Kudzihu pass. The Russian rear guard is re- treating slowly and is engaging in oc- casionsl skirmishes. 1t has now reach ed position twenty seven miles north of Tie Pass.
 The Japanese are slowly advancing pressing the Russians. In the course of the retreat the Russians are destroying bridges, the railway and the highways carrying all stores and demolishing buildings md everything which is not portable. l
 Reports of wide turning movement 1y the Japanese are no longer being | 'eceived. There is increasing difficult | y however in securing any reliable beyond the limits within which the scouting parties are active, m account of the defectIon of many Chinese to the Japanese side. Many if the natives who have been employ d as servants by the Russian officers Iave run away and other consequences f the evacuation of Mukden are no- iceable in the attitude of the Chi ese.
 The troops parted in sadne IS 7ith General Kuropatkin whose labors D shaping the army are fully recog- ized and who was ever attentive to he wants of the soldiers in the mat CTS of food, clothing and shelter. of the fact that he has been he commander in chief, Kuropatkin ffered to remain here as subordi ate of General LinevitUh, as a corps 
 According to an associated press dis atch from Gunshu Pass the appoint lent of General Linevitch has made good impression with the army. The CIV commander is enjoying the affec- ion and confidence of the troops al- lost in the same measure as aid Ku- opatkin.
 BROCKTON, Mass, March 20.-At .ast sixty persons were killed early ,day by the explosion of boiler in large shoe manufactury in the Cam sllo district, conducted by the B. rover company. The explosion was followed by flash of ,me, which consumed the entire fac ry, four story structure. as if 1t gre a house of cards. An incident
 the fire was the unknown number
 men and women, who were unable
 get out of the tangled wreckage, rmed by the terrific upheaval in the N ,iler room. More than fifty of the lployees in the building were maim- burned and bruised by the time at fhov raaohad Safa oroupd Soma