Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-03-11
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LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

japanese are steadily gaining. They
have defeated the Russians at Sim
mingin.
The day passed quietly at st. Pet
ersburg without disorders of any
kind being reported. Telephone re-
ports from Moscow say perfect quiet
prevails there
General Oku has captured nine
miles of Russian positions, eight of
which are on the banks of the Hun
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 8. The place where she was
captured is withheld.
A telegram to the newspaper Stan
dar1 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 Z" will go ahead regard
less of the report made by commits
sioner Garfield to President Roose-
welt and transmitted to congress.
The German battIeships Mecklen-
burg and Wittelsbach grounded off
Hatten reef east of Samsoe island.
The Wittelsbach was relocated but
the Mecklenbach was relocated 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
ed 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
guards aboard the Carlisle repulsed
the Japanese.
The feeling at st. Petersburg is
universal that the rescript of the
Car promising to call a representa-
tive assembly, indicates the dawn of
liberalism. This feeling is a great
relief after the early manifesto. The
new development will not influence
the strike movement one way or the
other, however.
General Kuropatkin reports that
the Russians have completely evacua-
ted Jachtoolin. The Japanese have
sustained enormous losses as a re-
suit of the fighting on the left flank.
Unofficial kilograms from the front
state that the japanese made six sue
cessive attempts to storm the Rus
sian central pasition. Each time they
advanced to within 200 yards of the
Russian position but were repealed
with great losses.
The British steamer Easily Abbey,
carrying coal to Vladivostok. has
been seized.
James Moran of Superior was kill
ed and three men sustained injuries
in the collapse of a section of an ex-
tension to the Duluth, Masabe &
Northern ore docks at Duluth, Mimi.
The section which fell was in course
of construction. The dock is the sec.
ond largest in the world.
At Warsaw a bomb was exploded
in the residence of NJ. Pomaski,
prominent manufacturer, killing one
of the servants. Pomaski's en-
ployes, who are involved in the
strike, are suspected. Pomasd is
said to have been hard master
The latest reports from Norway
cause anxiety in Berlin, as it is re-
cognized that the present ministerial
crisis is only the transitional stage Of
a national crisis which may end in
civil war between Norway and Swed-
en-. There seems to be no doubt that
the Norwegians are determined to
bring about complete separation.
Chancellor H. L. MuIdrow, who
served as first assistant secretary Of
the interior during Grover CIeVe-
lands second term. is dead at his
home at StarkviIle, Miss, aged IS
years
The steamer Carlisle now lying In
Manila harbor was towed in there
recently from San Miguel bay, where
she was lying disabled She was an
der charter to the Russian govern
ment TO carry supplies from Vladi-
vostok to Port Arthur. but lost her
propeller.
japanese embarked in a fishing
sampan made four attempts to sink
the British steamer Carlisle. accord
ing to a report current here. but were
repuIsed by the customs guards On
beard the vessel who fred upon the
sampans.