Squadron Remains at Kambanh Bay
The report notes the squadron remains at Kambanh Bay and that ROJESTVENSKY plans to stay there for some time.
20 Apr 1905
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1905
Page
1
The report notes the squadron remains at Kambanh Bay and that ROJESTVENSKY plans to stay there for some time.
London dispatches detail Tokyo protests to France over the Russian Pacific squadron’s presence at Kamranh bay. A war conference in Tokyo weighs the threat as Vice Admiral Rozestvensky’s fleet may join Nebosatoff before the clash. News from Malacca to Formosa tracks Russian merchant ships and awaiting ships.
Reported Russian Pacific squadron remains near Kamranh Bay or Annam as third squadron may join. Admiral Rojestvensky patrols neutral shipping off Kamranh Bay, fueling Japanese irritation at France for using the port. Japanese press pushes for vigorous action while government stays silent on representations to Paris.
Port Louis Mauritius April 19 A German steamer Juliette, formerly Donnelly Castle, cleared Diego Suarez Madagascar April 14 for Batavia Java, arrived here seeking 900 tons coal. The colonial office limited to 100 tons and then stopped further loading awaiting home government guidance after crew claimed the Juliette was carrying stores to the Russian Squadron in the China Sea.
Amoy in Formosa Straits officials meet to plan action if the Russian squadron arrives. Port neutrality will be insisted upon. Japanese ships between Amoy and Formosa slow with a medical supplies building noted. The British steamer Heath Bank reportedly carries ammunition and light artillery under coal for the Russian squadron.
Washington reports the Japanese government plans another domestic loan of 50 million dollars, following rapid issues of four prior loans and an international 150 million loan. Officials say the total expenditures, about 590 million dollars, are covered by a bankers' agreement for 100 million dollars signed last March.
The Chicago strike coverage reports the teamsters threat to spread action against Montgomery Ward & Co. to all firms delivering to the store. BE. M. Forbes drivers walk out. the Coal Team Owners' association seeks arbitration talks with the Employers' association, while Montgomery Ward refuses to arbitrate and claims garments workers' places are filled.
Chicago April 19 Johann Hoch self confessed bigamist is on trial for the murder of Marie Walcker Hoch one of his wives. Mrs Amelia Fischer Hoch sister of Marie testifies she saw Hoch give white powders before death. The prosecution offers evidence Fischer Hoch was not Hochs legal wife at the time.
From St. Petersburg, April 19. The foreign office there says the report of Baron de Rosen succeeding Count Cassini in Washington is not confirmed. Cassini’s services are valued and no change is planned now. Earlier talk of a transfer to Madrid has subsided, and any move is unlikely until after peace negotiations.
At 9 o'clock tonight Joseph Jefferson was reported improving in West Palm Beach Florida. High hopes of recovery were expressed as the night wore on with a later statement that he was much better and would survive the night. He took slapefruit at noon and asked for soup.
Secretary Loeb leaves Denver for New Castle to obtain a horse and ride to the president's camp. Courier Hi mer Chapman guides him. documents requiring the president's signature accompany the party. The hunt is in the east divide with patrols guarding access and storms roughen travel.
Parson Thomas A. Uzzell of the Denver tabernacle delivered a message to President Roosevelt via Secretary Loeb requesting the carcasses of bears killed during the hunt be distributed among Denver's poor. The note was endorsed by former Adjt. Gen. Sherman M. Bell.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Havre April 19 Mike Rossa the alleged Black Hand arrested here on suspicion of murdering Piaggio Vilardo in San Francisco has been sent to Fort Benton to be held until a reply from San Francisco authorities. He will recover from injuries after leaping from the Great Northern Flyer at Cut Bank and decapitation attempt. He can talk through interpreters but refuses to discuss his arrest.
The Earl of Stanhope Arthur Philip Stanhope died in London today. Born in 1838, his death marks the passing of a titled nobleman with a long lineage and influence.
In an escape attempt, three prisoners fired the parish jail at Pontchatoula Louisiana, 48 miles from New Orleans. Two were cremated and a third fatally burned. The dead are Henry Taylor and James Reilly. Lucien Beorge Delas is fatally burned.
Augusta Greuber, famed for courage and tenderness to the wounded in the wars of 1864 1866 and 1870 71, was buried with military honors in Hirschberg Silesia on April 19. Her devotion earned her wide respect across Germany.
The Montana Stockgrowers Association annual meeting ended with speeches by J. W. Kendrick and former Senator A. W. Harris among others. Topics covered included railroad transportation, livestock handling after loading, and interstate commerce regulations. Harris praised the rosy meat outlook, noting about 67 million cattle in the US and 13.6 million killed annually, urging balanced railroad cooperation.
New York reports confirm Andrew Carnegie’s niece Nancy secretly married about a year ago to riding master Heaver met in Newport. Carnegie says the match faced no objections and the couple traveled to Europe before visiting New England.
Judge Hunt opens the Parrot Silver and Copper Mining case seeking to extend a temporary restraining order against Parrot Mining. Nipper Consolidated argues the vein apex lies in ground and seeks stop at 1200 to 1700 foot level. Four witnesses identified maps and vein trend. late subpoenas delayed evidence.
A large gathering of Equitable Life Assurance Society agents voted to urge Vice President J. H. Hyde to resign. Hyde rejected the demand calling it impertinent and preposterous. A permanent committee was formed to seek action from Albany officials and mutualization advocates, with organizers named for the National Association of Managers.
Negotiations opened today between Chicago traction representatives and the city on a plan to modernize lines and sell to the city at a fair profit. The result would be municipal ownership free of legal complications. A joint conference with the mayor traction interests and the council committee on transportation is planned soon.
Earl W. Card former president of the Medina National Bank Medina New York convicted of misappropriating bank funds and making false reports to the comptroller of the currency sentenced to six years imprisonment in Auburn prison.
A Dowieite missionary named Kennedy was attacked at a village four days from Shanghai by 100 Chinese soldiers wearing The People's Volunteers blouses. Kennedy was struck on the head and left for dead as intruders looted assets. A messenger reported he later showed signs of life and recovery hopes persisted. US Consul Davidson sent Vice Consul Cloud with 20 soldiers to the scene to curb further violence.
Edgar M. Cuhn, attorney for himself and other policy holders, files suit in civil court asking for a receivership under Louisiana law and an accounting of the company’s agencies amid the New York situation.
New York April 19. The Times reports James H Hyde has retained Joseph Choate, the returning American ambassador, as one of his legal counselors in the Equitable controversy. Negotiations closed by cable on Monday and Choate will join the Hyde campaign upon his return to the United States.
In Los Angeles on April 19 Charles FE Davie an employee of the Port Costa Milling Company and his sister Miss Helen Davie were struck by a Santa Fe passenger train near Pasadena and killed.
Havre reports a young woman Lizzie Booth died after a brutal ordeal at a local hop joint. Toy the Chinese gambler and Maggie Hickman are jailed as suspects amid an ongoing investigation and tomorrow’s inquest.
The Helena court heard closing testimony in the Northern Pacific reward case. Defendants described the Hammond and Christy arrest, with police captain James Coverly and telegraph operator H B Custer testifying on who aided the capture and who observed the suspects in Bearmouth. Custer claimed he identified Hammond by blue eyes and clothing despite darkness, while challenging a photo identification.
San Jose California April 19 officers report no crew to Weber the clairvoyant who allegedly made Mr and Mrs Frank Drew insane by persuading them to inhale a poisonous fume and then beguiled them out of 2000 The couple are in a sanitarium and today are fairly rational A letter has been sent to relatives in New Hampshire about their misfortunes.
Col. D. Emmons founder of Huntington and a leading West Virginia figure died of a paralytic stroke. He laid out the town after forming a land deal with C. P. Huntington, and his death at age 78 ends his prominent 19th century influence on the city.
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