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

places are extending. the situation is
nowhere acute. An increasing num-
Der of workmen are out in Moscow,
but there is no general tie up Oh dis
turbance there. The whereabouts of
Father Gopon still remains mystery,
although it is believed he is in Mos
COW. The Russian capital presents an
almost normal appearance and the
authorities are confident that the back
bone of the strike has been broken.
Some factories and mills already have
resumed work and general resump
tion of operations is expected Monday.
The authorities expect that the failure
of the strike here will have discour-
aging effect upon the workmen in 9th
er cities to which troubles have been
spreading and believe there is no
longer any danger of complete sus-
pension of all industrial concerns in
Russia. Minister of the Intel ior Svla-
topolk Mirsky has promised delega-
ton of editors, who called upon him,
that he will investigate the arrest of a
number of prominent writer's who are
now confined for treason and secure
their release as soon as possible.
General Kurokis' Headquarters,
Jan. 26.-Heavy and continuous firing
of artillery has been heard to the
westward all day. Apparently the
largest engagement since October is
being fought. Reports received here
are to the effect that the Russian
forces have crossed the Hun river on
the japanese left wing. The Japanese
force advanced against the Russians
making the attack. The fighting must
be attended with great suffering from
the cold. A snowstnrm began Monday
following long period of remarkable
mildness The temperature is below
zero and the plains are covered with
snow several inches deep. The ground
is too hard for rapid entrenching. To-
days move by the Russians is the first
important one since Gen. Mistchenkos
recent raid.
MOSCOW, jan 26.-The day passed
with complete quiet, the strikers gem
orally remaining quietly indoors and
not visiting the heart of the city.
Several mills report that they have
offered to increase the wages of their
employees. No factories are operating
in the industrial section south of the
river with the ezAeption of one large
establishment, which was amply
guarded, in order to prevent the pos
sibIe intimidation of the workmen, but
there was no attempt at such intimi-
dation. Although the strike is stead
lily spreading the movement thus far
has not been accompanied by coils
ions of great gravity. Today's events
are restricted TO minor skirmishes in
the northern and eastern outskirts, in
which the troops successfully resisted
all efforts of the crowds to break
through the Gordon. No bloodshed is
reported.
In the meanwhile workmen and mas
tiers are negotiating for a settlement of
their differences. Several firms al
ready have offered an advance in wag-
es. which would bring up the average
earnings of their workmen to ten dol
lars per months with lodgings.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 26.-It
is believed that the freeze last night
in Florida destroyed all citrus fruit
on the trees excepting in the extreme
southern part of tine state. The total
destruction is placed at 300, 600 boxes,
possibly more. Fear is entertained that
the Jacksonville section is injured if
not killed. 1t will be impossible to
arrive at a definite conclusion before
spring. Fears as to orange trees,
however, is confined to a the northern
section of the state and it is not be-
lieved that the large part of the trees
in the orange belt proper. which is
two hundred miles south of jackson
Vile. have been seriously injured.
PTTTSBURG, Jan. %. Charles Lock
hart, a director of the Standard Oil,
and once the president of the corpora
ton, died today of old age. His wealth
is estimated at from seventy i've to a
hundred millions
] LONDON, Jan. 26. The Daily Tele-
graphs st. Petersburg correspondent
asserts that Gen. KuIopatkin has tele-
: graphed the emperor that his offensive
power is seriously hampered by the
obstinate reluctance of his troops from
the European provinces to advance
against the enemy. While the Zoos
sacks and Siberians are full of Dash,
the Europeans argue, that, now that
Port Arthur has surrendered, there is
nc object in continuing the war.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. The Pan
anna canal commission today received
delayed cablegram from Gov. Davis
of the canal zone saying that as an
emergency measure, on account of the