Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-05-04
THE Rueso-JAPAN WAR.

THE Rueso-JAPAN WAR.
LONDON, May IA Reuter- dis
patch from Saigon says the Russian
fleet is lying off Port Dagal, forty
miles nor of Karranh Bay. A French
squadron is being mobilized TO en-
| force neutrality.
SAIGON, May 1.-The French Co
chin China Russian squadron is now
lying on Kamranh Bay about Orty
miles to the north and in Biuhkan
Bay. outside of territorial waters.
Russian. German and French trans
| ports are gathered on Cape st.
James in the Saigon river. The
French naval division has been mob
olized to preserve neutrality in
| French waters.
WASHINGTON, May Admiral
| Dewey expects Admiral Rojest-
venskys ships to defeat Admiral To
| go's fleet unless the inferior person
mel of the Russian navy completely
| offsets its superiority in battle ships.
According to Admiral Dewey, the bat
| tleship is the unit in naval warfare,
| and the nation which has the most of
them wins in battle.
| As Americas highest naval expert,
Admiral Deweys conclusions. shared
by many other prominent officers OF
the navy, have shaped the policy now
being pursued in the direction OF
| strengthening its battlesnip line,
1 h.ann ItG.
| carded. but has been relegated to a
subordinate position, and while gun
| boats and cruisers are being added to
the navy for service as policemen in
time of peace, the real fighting
strength is being developed by in.
creasing the number of battleships
Admiral Dewey, like many of his
fellow officers, does not think well OF
the Russian personnel, but calculat
| ing the probable outcome upon his
theory of battleship strength the Rus
slams have a decided advantage. and
this advantage should bring them vic
tory.
| The Japanese may prove faulty Ad
miral Dewey's estimate of the value
of torpedo boats, but his conclusions
are based upon careful investiga
ton, and ne is willing TO stand upoI
his prediction that in battle the tor
pedo boats of Japan will not take g
conspicuous part.
GUN SHU PASS, Manchuria. Ma,
2.-General Linevitch has been cele
brating Easter. After the morning
services all tne troops around head
quarters We're drawn mp before tn,
commanders tent. where he greeted
them and then passed down the line
saluting each soldier with a kiss. AL
the men were deeply moved and many
wept The incident served to in
crease their boundless worship of tht
old leader
| WARSAW, May 2-The firing o
the troops on crowds of working peo
pie last night in which nearly l0i
We're killed and wounded is the rea
cause of the general strike which the
social democracy of Poland and Rus
sia manifested today The genera
strike is called in consequence OF yes
l 'eTudS DloOusneu, ana Wnlle war
saw and the neighborhood is com
paratively quiet today, the situation
is most grave. A revolution is immi
nent. Workingmen going from theil
places of employment last evening
Were set upon by the troops, wno moi
only fired on them, but used the butts
of their rifles and their swords.
A bomb was thrown near the Wen
ma railroad and the troops fired on
the crowd congregater, killing -four
persons instantly and wounding 9
dozen.
The scene of last nights bomb ex
plosion Is attracting immense crowds
The strikers at LODI now number
$4,000. The temper of the people is
at white heat and there is much ap
prehension regarding the possible
events of May 9Th, the anniversary OF
the proclamation of the Polish consti
tuition.