Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1904 — WAR NEWS IN BRIEF. [ARTICLE]

WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.

New York capitalists have offered Moscow a loan, to be issued at 93. It is said that on the eve of the disaster to the Petropavlovsk Vice Admiral

Makaroff telegraphed to the Czar that he was about to tight a decisive action with the enemy's fleet. The European Economist of Paris says that Russia is negotiating with the principal French banks for a loan of sli>o,000,000 on 5 per cent four-year treasurybonds, to be placed at 98. A St. Petersburg telegram says the Czar has expressed the desire that the Baltic fleet be ready to sail for the far East by July 15. Orders are issued to hasten the work on the ships.

The Emperor of Korea has decided to rebuild on the site of the burned palace. The building will be of foreign style. The Emperor has appointed Yim Yung Han, former prime minister, to arrange for the rebuilding. Two suspected Japanese have been arrested on the railroad near Vologda, in northeastern Russia, 302 miles from Moscow, with plans in their possession of Archangel and the famous monastery on the island of Solovetsky, in the White sea.

Japanese troops in Korea have been ravaged by various diseases. One of these, called “imbion,” is a kind of intermittent typhus. Another, called "sottda,” which has not yet been studied by European doctors, produces premature senility. The patients lose their teeth, become extremely weak and the nails are twisted back on the fingers. Dysentery is prevalent among the Russians at Harbin. Satisfaction is expressed by the Chinese who are friendly to Russia because of the firm policy of Gen. Kuropatkin. At the time of his arrival at Liao-Yang Gen. Kuropatkin informed a Chinese deputation which waited upon him and asked for protection that he would accord it provided absolute obedience was shown to his orders by the Chinese authorities and people. In order that no doubt may exist regarding the matter Gen. Kuropatkin has repeated this statement.

Rumors are in circulation that two beggars made nn attempt to assassinate Gen. Kuropatkin while he was in Newchwang recently. The beggars were arrested and found to have knives concealed. It is said they were Japanese. Captain Crown, who went down with the Petropavlovsk, joined that ship on the previous day, having succeeded in getting through from Shanghai, where he left his vessel, the gunlmat Mnndjur, Captain Crown was a descendant of a Scotchman who fought with Russia in the wnr with Sweden, when he captured the first Retvizan.