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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1904
Page
2
The day’s items include Russia and Japan trading blows in Asia Pacific. Japan mobilizes forces at Port Arthur. the Vladivostok squadron reportedly captures three Japanese cruisers. earthquakes, floods, and opium seizures surface alongside diplomacy and criminal cases in America and abroad.
Washington's agriculture department releases George K. Holmes's report on the Nations Farm Surplus. The 1903 farm product value not fed to livestock is estimated at 4.5 billion with exports totaling about 878 million. Cotton leads export value, followed by grain meats and tobacco.
Consul Gummere in Tangier reports Lon Perdicaria and Cromwell Varley are being treated well by the captors. Negotiations over ransom terms are under way as authorities liaise with the brigands. Naval leadership awaits squadron arrivals to warn Morocco of potential action.
Niu Chwang May 25 Russians reoccupy the town with artillery and mounted infantry. The Japanese fleet fate is officially unknown. Reuters reports suggest Russians are building light entrenchments south of the town and passing wreckage near Port Arthur entrance, possibly blowing up obstructions.
The May 25 report states Chinese labor will be favored to solve the local labor problem, stirring unrest among native tribes and raising the possibility of an uprising.
United States Supreme Court affirms the exclusion of English lecturer Turner as an anarchist. Chief Justice Fuller rules the immigration authority valid, rejecting claims that the law violates the First Fifth and Sixth Amendments and constitutional provisions on foreign admission and press speech. The decision upholds Congress and international law as within sovereign power to admit or bar aliens.
Lieutenant Colonel Schuyler A. A. military observer with the Russian army met Viceroy Alexieff in Mukden and then proceeded to Liao Yang. William B. Bret, U.S. engineer observer with the Red Army, helped prevent a clash between Russian factions during the reoccupation of the railroad after Japanese forces cut it at Poliade. A train carrying two sapper companies was sent south from Liao Yang with Captain Judson aboard. sharpshooters deployed and Russian uniforms were mistaken for Japanese troops, but the force was identified as a unit from the south.
The census bureau reports rapid irrigation construction in 1902 with a notable increase in irrigated area in Colorado. Many acres reported as irrigated may not have received enough water for full crops. Colorado remains first among arid states in irrigated acreage and in canal length.
Shanghai morning post report from Port Arthur says Japanese forces besieging Kinchow fort by land and sea. Sixty Japanese warships and transports sighted in Blackny bay with heavy firing heard at Kinchow bay.
Shanghai correspondent reports China sending identical notes to foreign ministers renewing neutrality and promising an imperial edict to compel Chinese people to observe neutrality.
News from St. Petersburg reports a successful Russian engagement led by General Stoessel, aided by a train with war munitions. Over 1,000 Japanese casualties and 116 Russian killed or wounded are cited. The bold action, aided by wireless links, routed Japanese defenses before Stoessel’s forces and the train returned to Port Arthur.
General Kuropatkin reports May 19 reconnaissance found no enemy in the Sedzyk and Unsing river valleys to Deoouteidzhou. A Japanese detachment occupied Deopudza with a battalion five miles beyond Siaskhuangki, and a division with guard regiments near toward Khabalin. A Cossack patrol clashed with three Japanese cavalry near Pipouza, suffering two wounded and two horses lost. Japanese infantry and an ambush were discovered. No enemy traces found between Kaichau and Liu Yen.
In Tokio on May 24 reports claim Japanese forces captured Kai Chou and pushed Russians toward Toshi Chi and Niu Chwang. Bombardment near Kai Chou is linked to a planned northwest Liaolung peninsula landing to seize Niu Chwang and aid a broader push to Liao Yang. A small landing at Kin Chou bay and Takushan near Dayan river is noted.
Washington May 24 Constructing Quartermaster Penrose at Port Townsend has been instructed to invite bids for erecting buildings to accommodate two additional coast artillery companies at Fort Worden and one more at Fort Casey. At Fort Worden the government will build officers quarters captains quarters lieutenants quarters noncommissioned officers quarters and two barracks. At Fort Casey three officer quarters and one barrack will be erected.
The United States battleship Kentucky anchored off Tompkinsville after making a world record warship run from Hong Kong and Madeira to New York. It covered 12,699 miles at 12.07 knots average, with a 2,900 mile Madeira to New York leg at 13.8 knots. The voyage used natural draught and the ship has been in commission just over four years.
Eleven military trains arrived in Liao Yang over the last 24 hours as the Russian front shows rapid movement. Sudden rain ceased and fine weather returned, improving lines of advance and transport.
A cloudburst on Cache la Poudre caused flooding that swamped Liv ingston lake dam, widening the river to over a mile at Fort Collins. At least two deaths are known, with homes in the Russian colony swept away and rescue parties awaiting dawn. The flood threatens irrigation dams and vast crops in northern Colorado.
Washington reports the interior department reviewing bids for Grand Ronde Indian reservation lands Oregon to decide whether to allow sale in small tracts or as a single 27000 acre parcel. Secretary Hitchcock may reject all bids to keep lands from concentrating in one purchaser. Half the land is timber land the rest grazing lands. The department aims to maximize settlement by many buyers.
In Tangier on May 23 an American citizen Perdicaris and his British stepson were abducted by the bandit Raisul and followers from Perdicaris summer residence three miles from the city. Perdicaris, Greek by origin and naturalized American, is wealthy and has long resided in Tangier. He married an English woman whose son is his captive companion.
From Seoul Minister Allen cables Washington that the Corean government by imperial decree has annulled all treaties with Russia. The action voids the Yalu timber concession and breaks off diplomatic relations, a major factor in the conflict.
The Russian cruiser Bogatyr grounded in fog on rocks near Vladivostok’s entrance. The vessel’s position is critical but the crew was saved.
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