Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-03-01

today.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 28.-Ae-
cording to associated press dispatches
from Mukden, the japanese on Sunday
evening crossed the Shakhe river, but
the place of crossing was eliminated
by the censor. The advance was check
ed by the Russian advance With rein
forcements.
This is the most important news
from the scene of war fought. Fight
Ing is continuing on the Russian left
flank With indications that the Jspa-
nese are planning an attack against
the center, but the Russians claim
their positions are impregnable.
MUkDEN, Feb. 27.-The japanese
crossed the Shakhe river last evening,
having driven in the pickets on the
Russiaa vanguard. The Russian sup.
ports came up and stopped the Japa-
nese advance. The right flank is quiet
but the movements of the Japanese
indicate an intention of attacking the
Russian center, at least in the way of
demonstration.
Heavy firing continued today to the
eastward. The soldiers of the Tsin-
kherhen division are in good spirits,
in spite of the heavy losses they have
sustained and the necessity which
compelled them to retreat. They are
encouraged by the execution they
wrought upon the japanese whose bod
les were piled in heaps outside of the
redoubts at Beresneff hill and the
trenches at Tsinkhetchen. Yesterday
afternoon there was a violent storm of
heavy wet snow.
Headquarters of Gen. Kuroki, Feb.
2S.-The japanese army now holds the
front extending from the vicinity of
the Hun river to several miles east of
Tainse. The weather took q sudden
change yesterday becoming unfavo--
able for further operations. The
morning was cloudy and the afternoon
brought driving storm of wind and
snow which amounted TO almost
blizzard. Tonight is clear and cold.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The SEN
ate today concluded the impeachment
ial of Judge Swayne, by acquitting
him of all charges made against him
in the articles of Impeachment present
ed by the house, and then passed the !
naval appropriation bill.
Voting on the Swayue case began at |
10 O'Clock and continued utnil IL 40. |
There was no discussion, all the time
being consumed in taking the twelve
votes necessary to dispose of each of
the articles. The highest vote for i'm
parchment was thirty-five and lowest |
against forty seven.
On two articles charging him with |
the use of private railroad cars, only !
thirteen votes we're cast for convic- |
ton. The larger votes we're largely |
along party lines.
Naval bill was discussed by German,
McCumber, Blackburn, Carmack, |
Hale, Lodge, Martin, Perkins and |
Teller. Hale again criticized the too /
rapid increase of the navy and Lodge |
defended the policy of the administra-
ton in regard to foreign matters, and .
in the naval increase. The naval till /
as passed, carries a total of 500, 300,
900.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S. Although |
Admiral Dewey is reported to be very
much improved in health today he has
practically abandoned the plan of 60
ing to the naval station at Guantan-
amo, Cuba, to inspect and review the
vessels of the north Atlantic fleet.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Eleven per-
soGs were killed and about twenty in
jured by the collapse of the African
Methodist Episcopal church in Fleet
Place, Brooklyn tonight. Funeral
services were being held at the time
and there we're about three hundred
people in the church.
Death in nearly every case resulted
from suffocation. The building was
an ancient ramshackle structure,
erected sixty years ago in the heart OF
the coIored district of Brooklyn. 1t
was condemned several years ago as
unsafe. The congregation was waiting
in silence for the arrival of the body
when the splintering of timbers WAS
heard and in an instant half of the
nearest the roof collapsed,
down more than one hundred I
persons, who we're crushed by the
yreckage of flooring and pews. The
remainder of the audience was panic 4
stricken and fled from the doors and
windows, some leaping out sustaining
INJURIES. The police and fire derart-
nent soon had men on the scene who
ided in the work of rescue.
CHICAGO Feb 0S-Niss Mary .