Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-02-08
Geographic Briefs


giving effect to the emperor's reform
ukase Of December 18th, i'll addition
TO recommending an increase of the
powers of the senate over the minis
tiers, the safeguarding of its independ-
ence and the establishing of lower tri-
bunals connected with the senate,
also distinguished three fundamental
points as the basis for defense of the
laws as follows:
First the prevention of the violation
Of laws; second, the Investigation ct
the powers. aui the methods of action
of those responsible for the admins
tration of law; third responsibility
of officials.
In regard to the first point, the com
mittee decidei that it is necessary to
prevent the ministers from exceeding
their legal powers and the committee
decided to ask the consent of the en-
peTor, for the issuance of an interpre
.atiOn of existing laws.
The committee also agreed upon the
necessity of independence of the sen
ale, as oppo ;ed to all senators and the
internal reorganization of the senate
4 number of other changes, clarity
ing the rights of plaintiffs, under the
civil code and in u general way for Sc
curing a broader Interpretation and
construction of the laws was decided
by the committee, and all proposals
were sanctioned by the emperor on
January 10Th.
Headquarters Gen. Oku, Feb. 3.
Noon.-The Russian force remains
opposite the japanese left wing, coca
sionally firing, but no serious attacks
are attempted. Some movement Of
Russians are noticeable along their
entire front and the ombardment Of
the japanese lines continues at inter
vals.
The japanese seldom reply to the
Russian fire. 1t is evident that both
armies are preparing for hattie when
the weather moderates. The temper
allure was thirteen degrees below zero
last night. 1t is believed that the
present cold spell is the last of the
season.
ST PETERSBURG, Feb. 2.-De-
taiIed reports fled at the headquar-
tiers of the st. Petersburg military dis
trict show that in breaking up the
demonstration of January ODD, of the
thousand troops on guard only 4S0
shots we're fired. The number Of
wounded in the hospitals today is Dos.
The report of Maxim Gorky release
is apparently incorrect, or if true, he
was released on the promise to leave
ST. Petersburg without the slightest
delay. He has not returned home up
to a late hour tonight.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-The entire
aorth west and middle states will con-
tinue in the grasp of the present cold
wave for at least twenty four hours
longer, according to the information
given out by the United States wealth
er bureau tonight. The coolest spot
in the United States today was Glen
dive, Montana, where 80 degrees below
zero was reported.
Other low temperatures were
Havre, Mont, 43 below; Winnipeg, "a
below; Medicine Hat, 36 below; Bis
mark, %; DEVILS Lake, p below.
The center of the cold wave is still
in North Dakota, but is moving slow
Iy southwark and it is not expected
that the full force will be spent in the
middle vest for several days.
This was the coolest day of the year
in Chicago. Early this morning the
official reports showed fourteen below
and a mean temperature of eight de
grees below for the day. This is b
below the normal temperature.
At o'clock tonight the weather
bureau thermometer registered 5 below
and is steadily falling. Among the
poorer classes of people there is Z
great deal of suffering but no deaths
directly due to cold have so far been
reported.
OMAHA, Feb. 1.-The bitter colo
which has prevailed for forty eight
hours all over Nebraska and western
Kansas continues tonight. acUompani
ed by a snowstoIm in southern Ne
braska. The minimum Temperature
at Omaha was twenty four below zer'
early in the day. At Lincoln it wa
twenty two; at Sioux City, thirty be
low. In Omaha the street car service
was at a standstill for twenty fou
hours on account of the cold. Their,
is intense suffering of live stock il
many parts of Nebraska.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 2-The fourth
night of the Investigation of thu
charges of bribery against the fou
state senators attracted a larger Grove
than ever before in the senate cham