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No. 18.
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JAPS LAND AT YALU
In Face of Terrific Russian Fire And j
Suffer Heavy Loss—Rnssians Sink'
Pontoon Bridges Drowuing Many!
Special to the Forum.
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St. Petersburg, April 27.—The
crossing of the Yalu river by the
Japanese forces has not disheart
ened the Russians, as the Japs only
, gained their point after heav}' loss.
The Russians were entrenched on
the Manchurian shore and by con- j
centratiug a heavy fire from ma- j
chine guns on the pontoon bridges, ■
destroyed them, precipitating aj
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large force of Japanese into the
river. The Japanese loss from
Russian fire iyas heavy. !
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TKI.EGKAPHIC NEWS NOTES |
Richmond, April 27.—Henry j
- Morrison, one of the most promi-j
nent men of this city, killed his:
wife and daughter while suffering j
from temporary insanity. i
Drewill, Ark., April 25.—A race !
war has been in progress at St. j
- Charles, near here, for several days.
Kieveu negroes have been lynched;
the authorities are powerless.
Indianapolis, April 27.—J. F. |
Ham ley, of Lafayette, was nomi
nated for governor today on repub
lican ticket bv the convention now
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m session.
Denver, April 27 —The supreme
'• court of Colorado has refused to
admit Charles B. Moyer to the bar.:
Moyer is charged with deserting a!
client.
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Vancouver, B. C., April 27 —
» The Dolphin left for Skagway yes
terdey carrying officers and crew
for the police steamer Vidette.
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AN EARLY BREAK-UP
Special to the Forum
Eagle, April 26.—There will be
no more down-river mail until alter
river breaks The upper Yukon is
open at Whitehorse and is expected
to break here and at Dawson about
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May 6 or 7. The liver is in very!
bad condition.
New York, April 26.—Negotia
tions fora new loan of $160,000,-!
000 between Russian and Paris!
syndicate are about complete4. !
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St. Charles, Ark., April 27.—As!
a result of a race war here this
place is now under martial law. j
Military will be kept here until ex
citement abates. :
New York, April 27.—Prominent
democrats are very angry over the
speech made by Bryan at Chicago, j
in which he scored Judge Parker
and the eastern democrats. Bryan!
seems to be opposed to anything j
approaching harmony.
New York, April 26.—Dispatches
from Austin, Texas, says cattle are1
dying off by hundreds in the east
ern part of the state for lack of
water and grass. Many thousand
head are too weak to be moved to
more distant pastures and have
been abandoned to die.
St. Petersburg, April 22.—A
battleship and a number of torpedo
boat destroyers are to be sent to |
the Orient via the Suez canal. The!
admiralty entertains no fear regard
ing restrictions imposed by canal
regulations. The matter has been
well looked over and all possible
interruptions provided for. The
fleet will sail in a few days.
BOMBARD NEW CHWANG
Alter Pouring Shells on Town And Dis
mounting Heavy Russian Guns Jap
Fleet Retires—Russians off Gensa
Special to the Forum.
Seoul, April 26.—Vladivostok
squadron has disappeared from
Gensa. It is .reported here that
last night the Japanese squadron
bombarded New Chwang, pouring
shells into place from six miles dis
tance in perfect showers. The bom
bardment was most effective, and
had the Japanese so desired they
could have followed it up by taking
the place. The Russians answered
from big Krupp guns recently
placed, but shells from Japanese
fleet silenced them one by one.
SINK JAPANESE MERCHANT
Tokio, April 28 —Russian Vlad
ivostok squadron suddenly ap
peared off Gensa, on the Korean
coast, this morning and sank a
Japanese merchant steamer of 600
tons. It is thought that this move
ment was made on the hope of
finding some unprotected body of
Japanese troops. It is not believed
the squadron remained long.
A BOLD HOLD-tP
San Jose, Cal., April 27.—A
masked man entered rooms of a
social club here last night and
lined six men up against the wall,
securing valuables amounting to
$9,000. He also grabbed $500.
from a table and backed out of the \
room. He was afterward shot dead
and .found to be Bert Tborndyke,
one of the most prominent and best
known men in the city. His mother
is a wealthy widow.