The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 27, 1904, Page 2

THE -SAN’ FRANCISCO AL AT TRDAY. FEBRUARY 27, 1904. Is Taken b y the State Department. —_— Special l)l~|mn-h to The Call 3 CALL BUREAU, HO I. BARTON, 3TON. Feb. 26.—The United Department has taken a tern view of the duties and obliga- tions of a neutral nation in time of of Commander Mar- burg in re- naval officers 1g agains ack the Russian Koreitz in alifiedly an accusation d to rescue after the incident ncensed the Rus- t Americans, but en confirmed—it The var tior sh other to join the ipo in prote to att and an tly pulace agai 10t vet b though the charge or did right, rews had not surren- even an o from drowning ach of neu- rtagon- t Britain and ted at Chemul- nch war Russian them every cour- ranging for their F he corLp SHORE. however, that it g life. It is could have refrained from feared to CH HAVE sians v the J: 2se soldiers r t W Had Commander Mar- sh them aboard the Vicks- have taken them in a t was the status ac- Fre and the There- 1 sailors would have prisoners, »d the Vicksburg, is regarded as n having declined to receive artment this afternoon: from Commander i the United States | tes that he sent a Variag.” 1 is badly garbled, and not been able to fully of the bleg: Is have translate it. PROP( At th question CABLE TO JAPAN. Cabinet meeting to-day the of the landing of the Japanes n the isiand of Guam was con- d. A proposition has been made Government to the cable com- behalf of Japc.a, on the island of Guam in order nect Japan with the American t this point. Japan has two le lines connecting it with the out- 3oth of them run from saki across the lower end of the w a to hanghai. If these s should be cut by the Russians, an would be cut off from communi- on by cable with other countries. his question of granting permission he cable company to land its cable cable ide cab at Guam involves, to some extent, the neutrality of the United States in the pending Far Eastern conflict. Practi- cally, it is understood, a decision has reached that such permission be granted without violating the terms of neutrality United States in its proclamation. It seems not unlikely, however, that some litions may be attached to the per- if it should be granted. now is in the hands of Secre- nd a determination of it vill be reached very soon. UNITED STATES. SBURG, Feb. 26. — The mya this morning published 2 long leading article regarding the re- lations existing between the United tes and Russ In considering the endly manifestations against the latter in the United States, the Novoe Vremya argues distinction must be between the people and the Gov- and it attributes the agita- tion in the press to a campaign engi- necred by the Jews, who, it has been said, even talk of building a battleship for the Mikado, The paper insists, however, that the traditional friend- , for Russia occupies a firm position made nment, in the American mind and heart and | that the people cannot really prefer the Japanese to the Russians, who never have harmed them. The Novoe Vremya, on the other hand, contends that without reason the Washington Government has been un- friendly to Russia, and compares the most brilliant feat of the State De- partment—the telegraphic ratification of the Chinese open port treaty—to tele- graphic marriages which, it says, some- times are practiced in America. But it is idle, the article goes on, to talk now of sending United States Con- su to Manchuria. Unsatisfied with his success, Secretary of State Hay undertook to secure the neutralization, the inviolability of administration and the entity of China. Diplomatists, lexi- cographers and publicists beinr in doubt as to what all this meant, Sec- retary Hay kindly announced that he did not care to have his proposal de- fined in detail. The article concludes: THAT CHEMULPO INCIDENT. “The American Government has tak- en a position which ill accords with the former good relations with Russia, and we are convinced that the con- duct of the United States gunboat Vicksburg in refusing to protect and receive drowning Russians will not meet with wide -ympat’ in America, nor will the Americans sympathize with the naval demonstration at the mouth of the Yalu River, of which the tele- graph brought a report yesterday.” As cabled from London on February 22, the Nagasakli correspor-ent of the Lendon Daily Telegraph asserted that “the American squadron, the vessels of which are variously reported at Chefu and Shanghai, is going to make a demonstration ac the mouth of the Vel River” It Is vossible that this » . the | the | | sus- | was posted at | Mar- | boats to the as- | to land a| laid down by the| The | is the report to which | Vremya refers. STIRRING MANIFENTO , | ISSUED BY NICHOLAS the ~ Novoe TO RUSSL \) ARMY ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 2, —A stir: | ring manifesto to the army was issued sage to General Kuropatkin, *he nmander in chief 6f the Russian my in the Far East, as follows: Although as head of the military administration “since 1898 ““you ‘have | worked with energy. and.asstduity..to | | regrganize and perfect the army, your work is mot yet done. { my valiant army to defend the honor and soverelgnty ‘of Russia dnd her sov- | Know- | - | erign rights in the Fat East. | ing your brilliant, gifts and the emi- nent preparations for battle, I am glad to intrust tc you the responsible com- mand of my Manchurian army against the Japanese on your leaving your work as Minister. May God help you | in your @ifficult tagk, which you with such self-denial have assumed. In tak- ing leave of you and thanking you for vour stx years’ work for the good of my dear army I confer on ‘you the Order of St.. Alexander-Nevski in bril- liants. Wishing success to you and trusting to you to transmit to my brave army my . imperial greeting and niy blessing, may God‘keep you unharmed. “NICHOLAS," The diamond insignia of Order of St. Alexander-Nevksi, which . the Czar has conferred upon General Ku- ropatkin, was accompanied by an auto- graph letter from his Majesty, refer- | ring in ecomplimentary terms to General | Kuropatkin’s self-sacrificing’ readiness | to accept the difficult post of military | commander in chief in Manchuria. The Red Cross Society has ordered its Siberian agents to prepare a million | additional pounds of grain and large quantities of meat and sterilized milk. The hour has | come When I must gummon'you to head | by the Czar to-day in the form of a | ] | 1! Stern View as to Neutrality forts or the Russian fleet in the harbor. the ‘Ligotung' peninsula nnd \\'il.hdrnw her forces. . Port Arthur harbor., ‘the cnemy on the open sea. ‘communications gcnernll; in Northern Manchuria. have fled without firlng a shot. Viadivostok tends to strengthen Possiet Bay is a good harbor, but in winter it freezes for five miles from shore. l‘m:merlg. at least—was an important mmuiry post, as high as 10,000 men having been kept there during 1394. the year of the .)apuuefie-Cllhl&! ‘war, The fortifications alone call for a good sized garrison. If the Japanese have landed there they must be L'mdlted with a daring bit of strategy. & Reports from both Tokio and 'St. Petersburg indicate that the Japanese failed in their attempt to Volunteer crews of merchant sailors were on the sacrificed steamships, it being found impossible to decide between the mwnl men who wished to shm in the glory I The time of Genersd Kuropatkin's deparmm for Manchuria is made doubtful by conflicting l‘('l)om-l i He is seid to-have demanded that the army-in the Far East be increased to 400,000 men. % hon;u will aid Japan with 130,000 twopq. The Korean warriors do uot rank very high as fighters. close the Port Arthur channel. Again come reports from \fls'lsll-!«'pl trmapons lo-dln; uobps for Dalny or its vicinity. London strategists ‘apparently .m2 satisied that the Japanese have landed at ‘'Possict Bay and that their object Is to elther attack Vludl\ostok,,ln Siberia, or threaten Kirin. Hll'bhl and Russian the report of the landing at Possiét.- SUMMARY OF THE DAY’'S WAR NEWS Admiral Togo's fleet is bombarding Port Arthur daily now, damage is being done, and Tokio asserts that none of the Japanese ships have been hit by shells from the An official report from Viceroy Alexlefl's chief of staff to the ef- fect that in yesterday’s attack the Japanese: fleet was convoying transports ln(ucm‘.es that the attacks upon’ Port Arthur are being nnde to keep the Russians occupied while Japanese troops are belng landed Jon Imomng peninsula for a land attack upen the ity 1t it ever were Russia's intention to abandon rther into the interior of Manchuria, with the object or c;mipélllng the Japanese to fight at;a ’mnsldmble distance. from their base of supplies, such strategy wag ‘rendered impracticable by the pmnfin action of the Japanese in “bottling up” the Ruséian flect in Should the stronfll‘ud now be taken,.the ficet would be captured with it. As.an al- ‘ ternative the Inkwi'm admiral would lu\'e to leuw the, ‘harbor and engage the énpcflor naval force of | Russian officia! reports _state that no Military men in Berlin scout .the repon of the landing, ! pointing out that the garrison at Honchun is reported. to. consist of two regiments and that it would not General Pflug's report that eleven Japanese warships lud been seen off It is fortified and— % Russian War Chief Wants 400,000 Men —_—— Continued From. Page 1, pay for the support of 1500 of such hardened iors throughout the war if the Emperor accept his proposition. . What one “hears more often. dis- cussed than any other question just now is the probability of trouble be- tween thié country and the United States. Amel to-day is looked upon here a-direct and most formidable enemy of Russia and Russia's ire is intense thereat. Intense activity is shown in Danish military preparations, inecreasing the strength of the forts and raising new Reports have been received here to the | Ones on the island of Saltholm. Den- effect that spring is commencing in | Mark is keeping three military trains Southern Manchuria. The weather is | unde um for the purpose of rap- | warm and the ice on the rivers is ex- |41y focusing her strength. his at- | pected to break up daily. In Northern | tracts much attention _horc u:d b Manchuria the rigors of winter are still | reckoned as a preliminary _step unabated. closing the Baltic. The The Birshewja Viedomos ays a tel- egram has been received from Baa Guisburg, who kas a contract for su | plying coal to the Russian navy, but | whose present address is not stated, asserting that twelve armored Japanese ships are now in dock undergoing re- | pairs for the damages inflicted ypon them in their battles with the Rus- sians. | FRENCH ATTITUDE | NOT CHANGED BY THE ACTION OF KOREA “ PARIS, Feb. 26.—The French For- | eign Offfee categorically denies the re- | port published in a London paper | that Korea having become the ally of Japan, under the Japanese-Korean treaty, France is thereby repired to | | become the active ally of Russia. The | officials say the situation does not war- | rant such a conclusion and add that make the position of does not in the - the new slightest | France. The Temps' St. Petersburg corre- spondent telegraphs that the Russian warships Poltava, Novik, Askold and Diana have completed the repairs necessary. . He adds that all the ships | damaged are now available for active service and that the Vladivostok squadron mak that port, which remains open. Ad- miral Makaroff is expected to arrive at Port Arthur about March 1. It is said that the Government will ask for the authority of Parliament to expend $2,000,000 in complieting the defenses of Saigon, capital of French Cochin-China. The Foreign Office this afternoon announced that a treaty of arbitration between France and Spain had been signed to-day. The terms are identi- cal with the recent treaties concluded between France and Great Britain and Italy and Great Britain. AT O X RUSSIA'S INFLUENCE IN TIBET TROUBLES LONDON GOVERNMENT LONDON, Feb. 26.—Lord Hardwick, Under Secretary for India, in the House of Lords to-day, replying to the request of Lord Rea (Liberal) for further in- formation regarding the British mis- sion to Tibet, said the Government was determined to insist on a final settlement regarding the carrying out of the convention of 1880. The Tibet- ans had refused to have intercourse with Great Britain, but the result of their continual intercourse with Rus- sia had been to inspire the Tibetans with a feeling that they had Russia behind them and, therefore, they need not fear the British. This ::‘uation the Indian Government and his Majesty’'s Government could not toler- ate for a moment. S ‘While Lord Hardwick refused to pledge the Government regarding the limit of Colonel !ounshlubmd‘u ad- vance into Tibet, le said the mission was friendly, and Colonel Younghus- band would do nothing to pmmote hos- tilities.’ | CANADIAN PACIFIC LINERS TRANSFORMED INTO SHIPS OF WAR VICTORIA, B. C., Feb. 26.—By an order just received here from the British Admiraity the Canadian cific steamships treaty change guns and are now armed cruisers, gX frequent sorties from | | sions of their sins. | mony Vremya calls attention to the fact that British arsenals are working | night and day with feverish haste. AS IN DAYS OF KNIGHTHOOD. Like a knight of olden times before going to battle, General Kuropatkin | to-day performed the most solemn rites of the mother church. After fasting this week he went to the church in the educated, and there made his confes- sion and partook of the sacrament. The officiating priest, holding up the sfll.red, jmage of St. Sergius, which has just ar- rived in Moscow, blessed the prostrate commander and bade him godspeed. The general was shaking with emotion | and embraced many of his assembled comrades. The Metropolitan of Moscow, who ac- companied the Ikon of St. Sergius to St. Petersburg, has received letters from the Czar recalling the overthrow of the Tartar hordes under its auspices | and prophesying that it also will lead the Russians to victory over the Jap- anese. Like millions of their subjects, the Czar and Czarina to-day made confes- It was a day of praise as well as of prayer here, and | the solemn rites attending the cere- of confession alternated with thanksgiving for the news from the Their Majesties confessed in the East. church of the winter palace to Court Chaplain Yanisheff and afterward walked in the palace garden. VISIT THE IMPERIAL TOMBS. The visit of the Czar and Czarina to the imperial tombs in the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul and the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul occurred this morning. They prayed for a long time beside the tonibs of the Czar's father and brother, and a cheering multitude greeted them as they drove to’ the Chapel of the Saviour In Peter the Great's house,” which is a short dis- tance from the fortress. There they attended a special service of prayer. At Kronstadt to-night a general con- fession was given by Father John of Kronstadt in St. Andrew’s Church. Since the beginning of Lent pilgrims have been arriving at Kronstadt from throughout European Russia and the lodging-houses are full. - The chwrch was thronged with worshipers there was an immense crowd outside. With the opening of the service the congregation began to wail and their cries, groans and shouts produced a weird effect. The tumult ceased sud- denly when Father John arose and pro- nounced forgiveness of the sins of all present. SCOUTS OF RIVAL ARMIES APPEAR IN NORTHERN KOREA LONDQN, Feb. 27.—“Russian and Japanese scouts sighted each other Thursday morning . at Sukchen, twenty-five miles north of Pingyang, Korea, but did not come into con- tact,” cables the Tokio correspondent ot the Times. “The Russians ae now moving southward of the - Tumen River, where the roads are extremely bad. Column 4. | nd |, Japanese Report of Attack on Port ~Arthur. TOKIO, Feb. of the attempt made last Tuesday | night to block the entrance of the har- | bor of Port Arthur reached Tokio last night (Friday). The réport was writ- |ten by Vice Admiral Kamimura, divi- !'sion command®r under 'Admiral Togo. The. Teport recites that at a certain point ne; ing a number of merchant steamers, {escorted by a torpedo flotilla, were dis- | patched for the purpose of closing the entrance to the harbor. The torpedo | fiotilla rejoined. the fleet at 10 a. m. Wednesday at sea at a rendezvous pre- the steamer Hokoku Maru had been the left side of the entrance. | The Bushi Maru was sunk outside, 7.—The official report | 1 1 | viously agretd upon and reported that | tery for several minutes. unk at the foot of the lighthouse oni » Port Arthur Tnesday even- | €S Standing Small Damage To Either Side At Port Arthur S Continued From Page 1, Column 6. “The enemy’s squadron of sixteen warships approached from the Dalny side toward the harbor of Port Arthur at about 11 o’clock this morning and at once opened fire on our three cruis- outside the roadstead, namely, the Askold, the Bayan and the Novik, and also against the land forts. 'The bombardment lasted, a half hour.” At its conclusion our cruisers retired into the harbor. The enemy then bombarded one land bat- Then the enemy also retreated, remaining out of range of our guns. “In the meanwhile four Japanese | cruisers separated from the enemy’s is | beyond the Hokoku Maru. The Tenshin | Main squadron and went into Golu- | Maru, the Buoy Maru and Jinsen Maru | binsja Bay, where they opened a heavy almost side by side. All the above mentioned steamers were sunk by lheir | own crews, who were all safely rescued. The torpedo flotilla was unharmed. The torpedo flotilla also reported that it dis- | covered the Russian cruisers Bayan and Novik together with a few destroyers | the outer harbor. After the flotilla. rejoined it the Chdet Corps Academy, where he was)main fleet (ad¥anced slowly on Port Arthur, where it found the Russian cruisers Bayan, Askold and Novik | moving about the, oufer harbor and {under cover of the batteries. A bom- bardment began at long range and at 11:45 a. m. all the ships and batteries | were responding vigorously. Shortly |after noon the Novik retreated the inner harbor. The Askold and ed that the sinking of the steamers had not blocked the entrance of the | harbor. A bombardment of the in- ner harbor was then ordered and for | fifteen minutes all of the heavy guns of the Japanese fleet threw shells over | the hills into the harbor. The Japanese were unable to deter- mine the effect of the bombardment, but saw huge columns of smoke aris- ing from time to time. In the .mean- time the Japanese cruiser squadron dis- covered two Russian torpedo-boat de- stroyers at the foot of Laotche Hill and gave chase. One of the detroyers es- caped, but the other was pursued into Pigeon Bay where it was sunk. Vice Admiral Kamimura reports that the Japanese fleet sustained no damage and did not lose a single man. PR TR Submarines to Be Shipped by Rail. CHERBOURG, Feb. 26.—M. Pelletan, Minister of Marine, has decided that the submarine vessels destined for the Saigon (Indo-China) defense be sent te Toulon by rail. BALFOUR FORCE IS WEAKENING LONDON, Feb. 26.—It is probable that there will be a dissolution of Par- liament within six weeks and if, as it is expected, the Liberals are returned to power, King Edward will summon Lord Spencer, the Liberal Leader in the House of Lords, to form a Cabinet. His Majesty and all prominent politi- cians are fully aware of the situation created by the irremediable cleavage in the Unionist ranks by fiscal and other differences, and they are all pre- ‘| paring for a speedy fall of the Gov- ernment and a consequent general elee- tion. Those best informed on political matters, including even many persons in close touch with Joseph Chamber- lain, anticipate that the Liberals will not only win easily at the forthcom- ‘ing election, but estimate their major- ity as high as 150. The bye-election to fill the seat in Parliament from South Birmingham made vacant by the recent death of | Joseph Powell Williams, Liberal Un- “Phe changes in the Korean Cabinet | ionist, was held to-day with the fol- have brought into power the partisans | lowing gesult: Lord Metperth, Union- | of the United Statées and Japan. “Russian soldiers have séized premises of an American mining com- pany at Unsan, north of Pingyang.” e ist, 5299; H. Elowell, Liberal, 2222. the ‘Wisconsin’s Capitol Burning. - MADISON, Wis., Feb. 27.—The State Capitol is on fire and half of the build- ¥ire in Big Shipbuilding Yards. |ing may be ‘destroyed. The entire city - NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. 2.— |fire department is fighting the fire. At Fire of unknown origin broke out in [4:30 & m. the fire had been burning for News Shipbuilding Company to-night | and destroyed the building, the only ;;m structure in the shipyard. Loss, Pa-{ the angle iron shed of the Newport an hvur and was not under oonu'ol. Blind; Bleeding ar xuu P %n-—mhl al-‘hfif. into | Bayan, quickly following, demonstrat- Novoe | were sunk at the foot of Latotche Hlll‘ i i fire on one of our torpedo hoats sta- tioned in the bay and also on the coast batteries. Consequently the commander ol the fort sent troops to this point, | but no landing took place. The bom- bardment there lasted twenty-two minutes, at the expiration of which the Japanese - cruisers retreated. The loss on our side this day was one man wouynded in one of the land batteries. e officer commanding at Vladivo- stok reports that on February 24, early in the morning. ten of the enemy’s ships were seen south of the islands. They disappeared on the horizon in the evening.” FIRING RESUMED AT NIGHT. PORT ARTHUR, Feb. 26, — Last night at about 10 o'clock Japanese torpedo boats again unsucess- fully attempted to approach Port Ar- thur. Firing was heard at sea after midnight and it is presumed that Rus- sian torpedo boats or torpedo boat de- stroyers had attacked the Japanese. No details of the result are at hand. The Noviski published a condemna- tion®of the United States for proposing the neutralization of China. TWO BADLY DAMAGED JAPANESE WARSHIPS IN TOW OFF KOREA Special Cable to The Call and New York Her.ld. Copyright, 1904, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. CHEFU, Feb. 26.—The crew of a junk which arrived here to-day re- ports having passed at a distance eleven Japanese warships, coming from the direction of Port Arthur, off the coast of Korea. Two were being towed, but owing to the distance the junk crew was unable to ascertath the names of the ships. They were visibly badly damaged. The following message was sent by mail from Seoul on February 11: “It is reported that the Japanese Minister has'informed the Emperor of Korea that a director general or viceroy, who will be a Prince of the Japanese imperial house, will soon be appointed to represent Japan in Ko- rea, but the arrangement would be temporary only and the Emperor need not be alarmed.” —— WAR CORRESPONDENTS ~GUESTS OF BOHEMIANS The corps of war cerrespondents that | has been assembling here from all parts of the globe during the last few days preparatory to their departure to-day for the Orient on the steam- ship Chine were entertained at dinner last evening at the Bohemian Club by a number of members of that organiza- tion,. . Guests and hosts numbered in all twenty-four and heartily enjoyed the several hours passed in exchange of opinions on the progress of hostili- ties in the Far East and interesting stories related by the more prominent of writers present. Those present were: Richard Hard- ing Davis, who goes to the Orient as the representative of Collier's Week- ly; John Fox Jr., representing Scrib- ners; James de Conlay Jr. of the Syd- ney Chronicle; A. G. Hales of the Lon- don News: L. T. Lawton of the Lon- don. Express; M. H. Donohoe of the London Chronicle; Paul Cowles, who is to take charge of the Associated Press bureau in China; James D. Phelan, president of the Bohemian Club; F. W, Hall, vice president; E. D. Pelxotto, secretary; Dr. F. W. @'Evelyn, Chester Bailey Fernald, Bruce Porter, Robert I Aitken, Her- man Shehuer. Ernest * Simpson, Charles 8. Aiken, John McNaught, Will Irwin, J. B. Landfield, Professor W. D. Armes, George T. Bromley and Colonel Alexander Hawes PR i ¥ ‘this morning print detailed maps of {of the hearsay order, while a Reuter | “tive testimony. | Mikado’s Troops to Besiege Two Russian Strong- holds in Orient. Special Cablegram to The Call and New York Herald. the New York Herald Copyright. 1904, by Publishing Company. LONDON, Feb. 27.—So much if- portance is attached te the report in | the Russtan Herald that the Jap- anese had made a landing at Possiet Bay that.the London newspapers of the district to illustrate the suggested movement. It is, of course, recognized that the report may be incorrect. As cabled by the Chefu correspondent of The, Call, it was given as a rumor, and the | authority cited by the Newchwang cor- respondent of the Daily Mail was a missionary, whose testimony might be dispatch which came later quoted na- | Still it is. belieyed by military and naval experts in London that there are a good many chances of the reported Japanese landing at Possiet Bay being ah accomplished fact; and one who is usually a good judge went so far as to | predict that ere long a simultaneous attack would be made on Vladivostok and Port Arthur. That, he said, would be a coup de theatre quite in line with the declaration made on Thursday by Japan's- Premier, Count Katsura, that Japan was resolved to strike hard and strike fast, if only that the agony miglit be as brief as possible. There has been, according to this view, a lifting in two places of the | veil which shrouds Japan's prepara- | tions for land operations. One was the | Possiet Bay report and the other !H‘ contained in a dispatch from Bennett Burleigh respecting the landing of troops in the vicinity of Dalny. Bur-| leigh had been at Nagasaki for several weeks, but, tiring of enforced inaction there, left Japan recently and yester- day turned up at Shanghai, whence he | sent the important news in question. | Berlin advices state that German | tacticians discredit the report of a Japanese landing at Possiet Bay, which, they say, is strongly defended, | and they utterly reject the statement that the Russian garrison retired with- out having fired a shot. The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Telegraph asserts that the Rus- sians are evacuating Dalny. The Rus- sians boast that they have mined the breakwater, wharves and railroad sid- ings at Dalny in order to prevent the | Japanese making use of these facilities. This correspondent repeats that lhel, Russians have supplies for only five months at Port Arthur. RUSSIAN EXPERT OPINION. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 26—~There is a difference of opinion among the military and naval officers in regard | to the purpose of the Japanese move- | ments at Port Arthur, but thepre- vailing opinion is that it is to effect | ! a diversion to cover their movement elsewhere. A high naval officer, speak- ing of the attempt to block the chan- nel, said: “I cannot understand what the Japa- | nese hoped to accomplish. They forget | that the days of wooden, !nflammable; ships are past. If their object really| was to block the channel it was equally | futile, as it would be easy to clear the entrance by blowing up the wreck. We believe the Japanese activity at Port Arthur was a feint to engress our at- tention while they continue their dis-| embarkation of troops in Korea. I do| not believe that at this time they \\lll\ attempt a landing in force on the Liao- | tung peninsula.” It is said that the battleship Retvi- zan, cutside the mouth of the harbor, is acting as a guardship. The remainder of the Russian squadron is inside to| avoid a torpedo attack. The idea that the Japanese serfously contemplate a bombardment of Port Arthur, inviting the exposing of their ships to a plunging fire from the guns on Golden Hill, is regarded by military experts as absurd. JAPAN IS SENDING IMMENSE ARMY TO VICINITY OF DALNY Special Cable to The Call and New York Herald. Copyright, 1904, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. SHANGHAL Feb. 26.—A large number of transports have returned to Nagasaki, where they are busily engaged in embarking more troops for the vicinity of Dalny. More than forty transports will be the total that have sailed since February 10, and still larger embarkation is proceeding from Ujina, near Hiroshima. The lat- ter and not Kioto will be again made army and navy headquarters during the war. More than thirty big trans- ports are now at Ujina, which is the principal troop embarking station, and an enormous force of soldiers has been quartered there. RUSSIANS PLEASED BY AMERICAN’S GIFT TO HOSPITAL FUND ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 26.—The giving of $10,000 by Charles A. Crane of Chicago to the “Young Empress” fund for Russian soldiers and sailors has been received everywhere with ex- pressions of appreciation. Her Majes- ty was deeply touched by the donation. The gift was made by Crane through Count Rostosoff, his Majesty’s Chan- cellor. Crane has cabled that it was be- lieved in America ' done everything to maintain peace, but that her hand had been forced by a treacherous enemy. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—Count | day | Japanese women at Port Arthur | sent | torpedo-boat newed evidence of kindly spirit on the part of the Americans, and that, though the Government of the peror is profoupdly appreciative these offers, the overwhelming number of doctors and nurses in Russia will scarcely permit her to accept aid from other countries. It seems that the St. Petersburg au- thoriti e besieged with requests from all over Russia from subjects to S0 to the front either in a military or medical capacity. One hundred and fifty letters received at the Russian embassy from persons expressing their sympathy for Russia in the Faf East- ern war. Many of these are from business men, who express the hope that the relations between Russia and the United States may continue } friendly. CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY EXPELLED FROM MANCHURIA YINGTSE, Manchuria, Feb. 26.—An American refugee from Harbin- says the authorities there have discriminated in the expulsion of Americans, Japan- ese and British subjects. Persons of were to- | other nationalities have not been mo- lested. This is virtually the situation at other places, and especially at Port Arthur, where nearly all the Germans are officers. The few American and British sub- jects at Port Arthur have been required to sign an agreement to leave within a given time. The authorities say that all Japanese have left Port Arthur in installments on the last steamships from there, but an English refugee says there were 200 un- able to secure a passage and who were north again by the authorities last Sunday. These women cannot be accounted for, although Henry B. Miller, United States Consul at Newchwang, has re- peated his inquiries concerning their whereabouts. As a result of the repr sentations made by Miller as to his rights to investigate the cases and care for them personally, the civil istrator of wchwang has see Viceroy Alexieff. The rumors of numerous ments on the Yalu River discredit- ed here. It is said that Russia has no definite plan of campaign, and t she does not intend to move before the reorganization of the Manchur iment, which cannot be effect be- fore two or three weeks or a month. admin- gone to engage- L The expectation that the powéfs will nterfere to secure the protec Newchwang has almost been doned. fon of aban- | BRITISH STEAMSHIP STOPPED BY A SHOT FROM RUSSIAN CRAFT ADEN, Arabia, Feb. 26.—A Russian destroyer stopped and hoarded the British Indian steamship Mombassa, in the Red Sea, on Febru- | ary 22. The destroyer fired a gun, which the Mombassa disreglirded, but a second shot caused the liner to stop. A Russian officer boarded the Mom- bassa and examined her papers, after which she was allowed to proceed. SUEZ, Egypt, Feb. 26.—The Russian squadron from Jibutil is reported to be anchored in the Gulf of Suez, twenty- five miles south of Suez. A torpedo- boat destroyer which had already en- tered the canal, bound northward, has sailed southward again .o rejoin the squadron. JAPANESE FUGITIVE WANTED IN HONOLULU WILL BE EXTRADITED WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—The Jap- anese Government has agreed to sur- render a Japanese subject to the United States, under extradition proceedings. Samuro Adachi, a Japanese living in Honolulu, was charged there with per- jury committed in connection with the trial of cases involving alleged importa- tion of Japanese women for immoral purposes. He fled to Japan. The State Department has just been informed that the Japanese Government has granted its request for the man's ex- tradition and has surrendered him to an agent for Hawali, who will sail with him for Honolulu from Yokohama on the Siberia to-day. ADVERTISEMENTS. 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