The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 14, 1904, Page 2

2 THE ‘SA FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY. MARCH 14, 1904. CZAR NICHOLAS APPEARS DET [ERMINED TO LEAD RUSSIAN LAND FORGES AGAINST THE JAPANESE FOE ST VNI TOK'O EMERGES FROM SOLEM TO CELEBRAT —_—— War Correspondent of T INTY E A NAVAL VICTORY ;le Call Describas Scene Following First Port Arthur Fight. —_————— BY OSCAR KING DAVIS. TOKIO, Feb. 11.—The pall of solemn | ing their bells and making a great fuss. | e t has been lranging over ths e capital for more than a month sterday, and a ray of real broke through. hange came over Tokio. The masks and re- human beings emotions, subject to They came out of d gathered in the streets laughed and cheered 3 any other peopie have received news of a victory over a powerful en- Their joy was real and infectious A great as exc ust he contrast to the silence and i f the previous days was all remarkak That period of would go through 1 owl-like, unbroken tter what they wc to admit that they ea started by the main squadron of the iral Togo, had been fought off i a great victory won. two there had been ymething interesting was ut to happen. It was the squadron had left it haa been for so long ses were heard as to s le that had prevailed took character. It became al Then, on the evening nly, from no particular The ut e th: e -nad been a fight at he that the Japanese had I T ans had lost two ships, ne e fine mew American- wilt cruiger Variag, the other the littie Koreitz. ripple cautious round ot the with 2 of enthusiasm started city, and, of interested excitement, and the the engagement had grown to-be-expected proportions. the big news yesterday Japanese squadron had count of the to ¥ ships outside the harbor. In of midnight the Japanese aked into the en- etting behind the Then Togo's fighting endeavored to retire and were met in the mouth by the torpedoes. Three were destroyed at once, the flagship Czar- evitch, the first-class American-built batteship Retvizan and the big cruiser Pallada. The Russians drew off to wait for daylight, leaving the Japanese ir session of harbor There the report left Togo, standing between the Russian and his and defying the enemy to come harbc It was beautiful strategy, that of this report, for it left the Japanese admiral saying to the Russian, “It is either you or I mow.” If it were true, it meant that the Japanese had cleared the Rus- sians from the sea at the first encoun- ter, and e free to do their will un- interfered with in the matter of landing | troops There was no definite authority for this. report the department maintained their silence and simply replied to all questioning that there had been no report from Admiral Tog Still, every man you met assured you that it was an abso- lute fact, and details were promptly forthcoming. | The tatio ji Shimpo, which has the repu- of being the most reliable new P Tokio, got out an extra, sa ing th the information had been re- ceived by a “certain department” from liable source, which might have meant anything. But there enough’ for the people to go on. FLAMED EVERYWHERE. appeared as if by magic all the city. In the streets there iouble lines of them hang- ing from windows of the shops and dwelling yme of the more excitable of the people carried little ones about, and many wore them in buttonhole or | hatband. The soldiers of the reserve, who n flock about the streets, had 'y accepted and congratulated one an- other vigorously. Then, about noon, came certain con- firmation of the fact that there had | been a fight. The captain of a British ship reported at Chefoo that on leaving Fort Arthur he had seen two squad- rons at it, and that the Russians had lost two battleships and a cruiser. The undemonstrative Japanese let themselves go after that. Word went | around that there would be a llmernl and torchlight procession in the even- ing, and the flags muitiplied them- selves. The wild men, who peddle extras shed about the streets, clang- DOAN’S KIDNEY PILLS. Are the. Statements of San FPrancisco Citizens Not Mcre Reliable Than Those of Utter Strangers? This is a vital question. It is fraught with interest Francisco. 7t permits of only one answer. It cannot be evaded or ignored. A Ban Francisco citizen speaks here. Speaks for the welfare of 8an Fi cisco. A citizen's statement is reliable; An utter stranger's doubtful. Home proof is the best proof. Andrew Dahl, ’longshoreman, Federal street. savs had backache for four or five years, some of the attacks being so pronounced, par- ticularly when he caught cold, that it was a difficult matter to perform a day's with any degree of ease, that man s what backache is. I always thought there was some medicine which would act directly on my Kidneys and bring relief when these attacks occurred, but until T used Doan’s Kidney Pills T met with very little success. I just told my wife the other night that for the last six months my back was never in bet- ter shape. and I attribute the change to Kidney Pills.” 1 dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the United States. Remember the name, Doan's; and take to £ of 20 no substitute. A ited it with spirit and | fitted me to believe | , popular feeling when | the receipt of | to the ef-| rywhere at once, the word | rt Arthur and found the | the entrance to the | The naval authorities at | was | | was ANSWER T HONESTLY “When a man has | Tokio was really making a very un- usual demonstration of her feelings, and there were plenty of signs of ex- | citement, But merely as a demonstra- | tion it was nothing at all to one who has seen New York or London under similar circumstances. A regiment going to State camp causes almost as much commotion in New York, and if Company H of Binghamton were | ordered out on strike duty, there would be much more show of excitement in the Parlor City. It was not, in fact, the show of feeling itself that made it note- worthy, but that it was shown. It was the contrast to the awesome quiet of | the preceding days that made it sug- gestive, | demonstration that foliowed. One of the ncwspaper extras suggested that something of that sort ought to be done, but no committee was appointed, and there was nothing formal about it. It was simply the spontaneous ebulli- tion of spirits, a truly pcpular show j-of jubilation. The word went around about midday that there would be a demonstration, and of their own accord the people began to gather at Hibiya Park about dusk. At that hour, wherever one went about the city, little groups of men and boys, and even women and children, were seen hurrying along to the meet- ing place. They carried for the most part gay lanterns of bamboo and paper, all decorated with red lines or figures on the white paper. These were sus- | pended from Ilcng, slender strips of | bamboo, so that they were swung over | the heads of those who carried them | and bobbed back and forth as the peo- | ple walked. | “OLD GLORY” BORNE ALOFT. Now and then flags were carried with the lanterns, for the most part the white flag with red ball center which is the national flag of Japan, but some- ising sun banner of the army Occasionally also a Union |Jack or the Stars and Stripes showed where some marchers appreciated the the | friendship of Great Britain and | United States. And now, too, there were cheers. I {had begun to think the Japanese had | fcrgotten how to cheer, but the ban- zais that went up last night were more than enough to remove that suspicion. Even the children showed that they | could yell as well as their elders. The | crowd rushing through the streets met every ricksha with banzais, and the foreigner who looked like an’ American or an Englishman was followed where- ever he went by plenty of cheers. By 7 o'clock Hibiya Park was crowd- ed with paraders. The students of the military and naval schools were out en masse, and they carried torches instead of lanterns. Two or three bands had been engaged also and songs had been improvised for the occasion. In a re- markably orderly fashion the proces- sion was formed at the park and began to march toward the grounds of the Imperial Palace. There was no attempt at regular or- | ganization, but of their own accord and as suited them best the people fell in in a very good column and marched along. Part of the time it was column ,of fours, sometimes more and some- | times fewer. They marched when they felt like it and stopped when they pleased to cheer or sing. On the flanks of the column hung | throngs of men and women who were | not carrying lanterns or torches, but who proceeded with the column and were in fact part of it. Mounted po- licemen, carrving red and white lan- terns, rode along with the column, but | there was no occasion for the display of their authority. The crowd was good natured and orderly throughout. MARCH TO THE PALACE. At the gate in front of the Imperial Palace the head of the procession hait- ed. The paraders pressed against the gate and the railings that guard the moat and cheered and waved their lanterns frantically. From the palace there was no sign that any one within knew anything of what was going on. The building itself could not be distin- | guished in the dark from the gate, but | that did not diminish the enthusiasm | of the marchers in the least. When the head of the column halt- ed all those behind stopped also, and | there was no crowding forward. Each | seemed perfectly willing to wait pa- tiently for his turn to stand before the gate and cheer. When those at the head had cheered enough to satisfy them for a while they moved on. ‘When the next section stopped those in the lead waited also. There was no | hurry anywhere, no crowding and pushing. It was a fine, clear, starlit night, dark enough to give full effect to the lantern display, which was very fine. All over the spacious grounds in front of the palace there were lanterns carried by persons who did not care to join the marching column, and the | great mass of them, with those in the column, was like a multitude of giant firefiies swayed about by a gently moving breeze. Only the students had attempted to make more show than by the use of lanterns. They, had rigged up. a few transparencies. About these there the only pushing along the column. The outsiders were so anx- ious to get close enough to read the inscriptions that the boys were unable |10 hold their transparencies against the rushs So they employed a couple of stout wrestlers for each transpar- ency, and after that the crowd might shove as it would with no damage to the display. A few baaners.yith long inscriptions were also carried” It took nearly two hours for all the | paraders to cheer themseives out in « front of the palace, for thege were three | or four thousand of them. When they finally got away they went down to the Navy Department and repeated the performance. But here they were not so slow. Perhaps their throats were tired with yelling. from the Navy Department the procession broke up, the paraders going away in little groups, as they had come, scattering through the streets back to their homes, but still carrying their Janterns and still with a husky cheer at the slightest provocation. It was after midnight before the grounds around the department buildings were cleared of the lantern bearers. During all this demonstration the Russian legation, which is close to the Navy Department, was dark. There was no sign of a demonstration from any of the paraders or others about the legation buildings. To be sure, the police were keeping sharp lookout to prevent any show of disturbance, but there was no occasion for their inter- ference. 4 It was not until Baron Rosen and his establishment left Tokio this evening that anything like dicourtesy was at- tempted and then it was sharply re- There was no organization about the | Arthur. was in flames. sage: “All is quiet here.” side the harbor. points in the vicinity. their annihilation. i the affair. hurrying to the front. It appeared anese here or abroad appearing to give the slightest credence to it. . Vice Admiral Togo's report to Tokio of his bombardment on Thursday and the accompanying sea * fight proves the engagement to have been one of the most desperate in which the warships have taken part. Great courage was displayed on both sides, especially in the close-range work of the torpedo craft, and there is no doubt serious damage was inflicted upon both the town and the Russian fighting craft in- The vice admiral’s report contradicts the reports from the Russian side. As predicted by The Call at the time, the report that a Japanese army had landed at Antung, defeated a Russlan force and .captured Fungwangcheng, appears to have been entirely unfounded. have appeared between the Yalu River and the Manchurian Railroad, according to advices from various incredible that the Japanese should seize a position between two strong forces of Russians, thus subjecting themselves to the danger of a combined attack that m}gh: mean The consular body at Chefu, comprising the represéntatives of the non-combatant powers, has given a practical hint that the neutrality of China must be respected. Japanese placards inciting the Chinese against the Russians were torn down by the Consfils and the attention of the Peking Government called to Sinister influences are still at work in an endeavor to embroil the Americar: and Russian Govern- ments. A false report cabled to Russia, to the effect that the United States had determined to declare the neutrality of Newchwang, now held by Russian troops and which is of great strategical importance, be- | | cause of its proximity to the Manchurian Railroad, caused much excitement in tlie Czar's capital. The canard was quickly denied, but not before the irritable Russian press had launched a broadside of denun- clation at this Government for its alleged meddling. Comihent has been aroused by the arrival on each incoming Atlantic liner of British army officers en route to Japan. As the number of military attaches each nation is permitted to send with the armies of either combatant is limited, there is speculation as to the mission of the many British officers who are General Kuropatkin, the Russian commander in chief, is now on his way to the Far East. Important land operations are expected to foilow closely his arrival at the scene of strife. GREAT BRITAIN SENDING MANY OFFICERS EAST e Each Atlantic Liner Brings Army Men on Way to Japan. PSS e Special Diepatch to The Call. NEW YORK, March 13.—That Eng- land is sending not a few of her army officers to the Far East is apparent to any one who scans the passenger lists of incoming steamships, and much speculatfon is aroused thereby. It was only two weeks ago that General Wil- liam Nicholson, chief of the intelligence department of the British War Office, passed through New York on his way to Tokio, accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel Haldane as his aid. The des- tination of several British officers who have since landed here has been the same. On the steamship St. Paul of the American line, which arrived to-day, was Colonel Apsley Smith of the Royal Field Artillery, who, beyond admitting that he was going to Tokio, would not discuss his mission. He is accompa- nied by Mrs. Smith. Maj. Sitwell of the British army was another passenger on the St. Paul. Lieutenant G. H. Betton-Foster of the Royal Artillery and Lieutenant F. S. G. Piggott of the Royal Engineers, who had among their baggage a com- plete field equipment, were among the passengers on the Umbria of the Cu- nard line, arriving here this morning. Both are under orders to report to General Nicholson in Tokio. Hon. Florence Cloborne, who was a passenger on the St. Paul, is going to Tokio to engage in- Red Cross work with the Japanese army in the field. Prince Nashimoto of Japan, whe is related to the imperial family and who is hastening back to his country to take the field, arrived to-day on the Umbria. The Prince, who is traveling incognito, came under the name of “Mr. Nagai” and registered at the Holland House under one of his titles, Count Tada. The Prince is a captain in the in- fantry of the Imperial Guards and for the past year has been studying the French language in Paris. Accompany- ing the Prince was Major Yamaue of the general staff and Captain Inouye of the infantry, who also have been studying in Paris. The Prince and his companions will sail from Vancouver on March 24. —— ES CANARD EXCI' RUSSIANS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES ST. PETERSBURG, March 13.—A telegram received here from General Zhlinsky, General Kuropatkin’s chief of staff, says that, according to reports published in Korean newspapers, 18,000 Japanese have landed at Chenampho, Korea, and are marching to Pingyang. Five hundred Japanese are said to have landed at Kienghueng, on the north- east coast of Korea. All is quiet at Port Arthur and Vladi- vostok., There are no Jzpanese troops anywhere in Manchuria and only small patrols of the enemy are to be seen in Northern Korea. The fifteenth army corps at° Moscow and the tenth army corps at Kharkoff will start for Far East in a few days. After the war these two corps will re- turn to their stations, but the other troops that are already in the Orient will remain permanently in the Asiatic provinces. The circulation here of an untrue re- port to the effect that the Washington Cabipet has decided to support the pro- test of the commander of the United States gunboat Helena, now at New- chwang, against the action of the Rus- sian authorities in sinking Chinese Junks in the channel of the Liao River, and that Washington would notify Russia that the neutrality of New- chwang must be respected, has created something of a flurry. The Novoe Vremya makes this the subject of an editorial entitled “More American Meddling,” in which it is ccntended that as Newchwang is with- in Manchuria and is only six miles from the railroad to Port Arthur, Russia has a perfect right to take defensive meas- ures there, and that unless the United States is seeking a cause for a quarrel it would not insist upon supporting the protest of the commander. Fortunately a denial of this story reached here to- night in time to head off what might have proved a fresh cause of irritation. pltabar e a i i pressed.. There had been an oppor- tunity for the Russian Minister to leave Tokio .by a British ship earlier in the week, but he had not desired to take it, preferring to wait for a French ship which sails from Yokohama to- MOrrow. TR L TR e To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative magmmum-mnnznu g E. .Mam_h-”,h;‘g‘ e .G-l-VE VA-RWNG' STATEMENTS OF RUSSIAN LOSS Eye-Witnesses Differ in Accounts of the Fighting. ~— TIENTSIN, March 13.—An uncon- firmed report has reached here that Port Arthur has fallen. A Russian refugee who arrived here to-day throws valuable additional light on ‘the bombardment of Port Arthur last Thursday. He says that the at- tack was intended for the forts, but the Japanese® fire overreathed. There was small destruction, and the casualties were not numerous. Twenty soldiers and two civillans were killed and three civillans Injured. Colonel Vershinin, Governor of Port Arthur, was slightly wounded. The Japanese used 300 or 400 Russian shells, which they found on the captured transport Manchuria. The refugee says only four Japanese cruisers were actively engaged. The forts replied with several shots, when- ever the Japanese left the cover of the Laothieshan promontory. Besides the Retvizan, the battleship Petropolavsk received slight damage from a shot. DARING OF MAKAROFEF. The action of Vice Admiral Makaroff on the cruiser Novik in taking a por- tion of .the fleet out of the harbor on Friday morning appealed to the pat- riotism and excited the admiration of the garrison. The food supply of Port Arthur is reported to be about normal, though it is necessary to govern prices by ordi- nance. Three merchants have been punished for raising prices. The French caviare restaurants and the Russian cafe chantant are running and the naval band plays in the parks daily. Replying to the inquiry of the com- mander of a foreign gunboat at New- chwang, the civil administrator charac- terized the report of Russia’s intention to block the Laio River by sinking junks as calumnies. The latest report from Fungwang- cheng, brought by a courier of the regular native courier service, who left that place on March 8, states that there were no Japanese there or in that vi- cinity. Therefore the reports of en- counters at the outposts there must be discredited. LOSSES OF THE RUSSIANS. Information from an official who was an eye-witness of ‘the bombardment of Port Arthur on Wednesday and Thurs+ day is to the effect that the Russians had twenty-five killed on the battle- skip Sevastopol, twenty on the Ret zan and twenty in the town. .The Rus- sians claim to have sunk a Japanese cruiser.. The Russians assert that their dam- aged cruisers have been repaired and are ready for sea. The battleship Cesareyitch will be ready shortly. There is no dock there capable of taking in the Retvizan. 3 The Russians are preparing for the defense of Newchwang, finding it im- possible to stop the landing of the Jap- anese. Riots have occurred at Tszechau and Lunwan, along the line of the Belgian Railroad in the Southern part of Shansi province. A Frenchman named Perion has been captured by a mob and fears are entertained for his safety. Roma, an TItalian, fought his way out of the same mob. It is reported that twenty foreigners employed along the railroad are in danger. SAYS AMERT€A’S EXT WAR WILL BE WITH GERMAM ST. PETERSBURG, March 14— “From a political point of view the United States has gocd reason to fear that the hostile nature of - American and British behavior will force Russia to throw herself into the arms of Ger- many,” says the Soyet, in commenting on the attitude of the United States. “It is known that military circles in the United States are convinced that their next war will be with Germany. They recall the Venezuelan blockade. If the German fleet had been sufficient- ly strong at that time, war would have broken out between Germany and the United States. Germany drew back, but she has not renounced her world policy nor her cherished designs on weak South American republics, . “Concerning the furtively whispered story of a treaty between Germany and Russia, it may be simply stated that it is untrue; but, on the other hand, there will be nothing to wonder at when Americans come to think of it, if for her friendly services in the present circum- stances Germany should also bargain for Russia’s services in the event of her war with the United States. “Bismarck, in directing hostilities against Russia and organizing a coali- tion against France, established a Franco-Russian alliance, and America may do a similar thing if it imitates Bismarck’s poli — e Japan has in school one in every nine of her pupils of school age; Russia one in every forty. | RUSSIAN PEOPLE EPITOME OF THE SPECIAL WAR DEPATCHES TO-THE CALL. The report gained currency in ‘the Far East yesterday that the Russlans’ had decided to evacuate Port From Tokio Shanghal heard that the evacunation practically had taken place and that the town The Russians were prompt to denv the report, adding that Port ated and would not be under any circumstances. From Port Arthur itself iast night came the brief mes- That the rumor is baseless is evident, not éven the most enthusiastic pro-Jap- hur was not evacu- No Japanese + RUSSIAN RULER WILL LEAD HIS FIGHTING MEN ——— Decides to Take" Com- mand of Slav Legions in the Far East. —_— PARIS, March 14.—“It is almost cer- tain,” telegraphs the St. Petersburg correspondent of.Gil Blas, “that the Emperor will assume command of the troops in the Far Bast after the first important engagement.” From other Russian sources it is learned that the Czar appears to have definitely made up his mind to go to the front. It is affirmed in Paris that Prince Itchijo, naval attache to the Japanese legation, will leave France shortly as a result of a conference between Foreign Minister Delcasse and Japanese Min- ister Motono on the subject of the Mar- tin treason case. Martin is now under arrest. He was employed in the Min- istry of Marine and is said to have at- tempted to sell French naval secrets to the Japanese Minister. It is alleged that Martin also sold important official documents to an Italian attache, who since has been recalled: NOT MISINFORMED BY GOVERNMENT ST. PETERSBURG, March 13.— The confidence displayed by the Rus- sian people in the reports of the Gov- ernment on the progress of the fighting in the Far East, which is one of the most notable features in Russia of the war, has thus far been largely due to an entire change-of policy instituted by the Emperor some time ago with the abolition of the censorship on foreign newspaper dispatches. This abolition was followed, when the war broke out, by the Emperor's decision to make public, as fully as possible, all reports regarding the war in the the belief that the loyalty of his subjects would be only strengthened by acquainting them with the truth in victory or de- feat. It was an appeal to the sentimental side of the Russian character which has been more than justified. Hitherto the Government has considered it un- wise to give the people information freely at critical moments and the result was that the people, being pes- simistic, were often inclined to imagine things to be much worse than they really were. & The press is assured by a high au- thority that all official telegrams al- ways have been given out accurately, in so far as their sense was concerned, and in most cases textually, although occasionally words have been changed where the original words were subject to misconstruction. For instance, in one case the words “‘the enemy was at our heels’ were altered to read “the enemy was behind us,” lest the official language should give the ignorant the impression that the Russians were flying before the Japanese. Even the habitual critics of the Gov- ernment have been astonished at the manner in which the authorities are taking the people into their confidence in the war, and this policy of fair deal- ing would seem to be uniting the na- tion as never before in her history. General Kuropatkin’s open warning to the people, in his speech to the Mu- nicipal Council, not to expect too much at first, but to exercise patience, is an evidence of the frankmess with which the people are being treated. The ut- terances of the general on that occas- fon were commended warmly by the press as much better than.glittering promises which might not be redeemed. The Emperor and the Empress and their -children spent to-day at Tsar- koye Selo and went sleigh riding in the park. To-morrow the imperial family will resume its fast, the fourth week in Lent, like the first and last, being rigorously observed. J RUSSIANS SEIZE ALL FOOD SUPPLIES IN MANCHURIA PEKING, March 13. — Privaté Chi- nese reports that are being received here state that the whole of Manchuria is in a state of utter confusion, owing to the Russians having seized all food supplies and other commissariat neces- sities. The natives are streaming south toward the ports and are , suffering great hardships. The late’ military governor at Kirin has committed sui- cide, owing to his inability to relieve the people’'s distress or stop the Rus- slan depredations. ‘The reports that have been circulated regarding a Russian force occupying Kalgan are untrue. Moreover, the Russian garrison at Urga has been reduced to thirty men. 1 —_— The Central Pacific and Western Pa- cific railroads owe the United States $32,340,993 and interest, less amount due for transportation. _— AMERICA AND FRANCE MAY MOVE FOR PEACE AT OPPORTUNE TIME No Action to Be Taken Until Belligerent Na- tions Show Disposition to Welcome Friendly Offices. PARIS, March 14—The Figaro this| morning prints an interview with a person of much impertance in the dip- lomatie world who declares that al- though the recent rumors of probable mediation between Russia and Japan are premature, the positive denials of these rumors are equally baseless. “I can assure you,” this person says, “that, favored by the comparative calm which prevails at this moment, a most acute change of views is going on be- tween European cabinets. “The chancellories have begun to play the part of ‘international firemen’; in other words, they are trying to re- strict the spread of the conflagration and to protect adjoining states.” After referring to the wild rumors that have been circulated of late, the informant of the Figaro said in con- clusion: . “‘One thing remains certain, namely, the new and striking affirmation of the close friendship uniting Nicholas II and King Edward VII. Everywhere | peace is desired and governments are working for it with all their strength. | “China is not a source of danger. | The Empress and court hate Japan., The treaty of Shimonoseki has not been forgotten and, moreover, the race | question in Asia has not the import- ance which Europe attributes to it.” AWAIT OPPORTUNE MOMENT. PARIS, March 13.—The informal sug- | gestion that France and the United States act jointly as peacemakers in the Far Eastern war has been made | within the last week and, although the officials consider that any peace over- tures would be futile at the present| stage of the conflict, yet the suggestion leads to the belief in very high quar- ters that France and the United States will become the peacemakers. The suggestion comes from one of the most prominent railroad men, who probably has the largest railroad deal- ings with Russia of any American. During a recent visit here he called at | the American Embassy and other of- | ficial quarters, In the course of his| visit he strongly urged that France and the United Stiftes, by reason of the international friendships toward the two belligerents, were especially quali- | fied to initiate a peace movement. | = The suggestion was entirely unoffi- | cial and formal; but, nevertheless, it was expected that it would prove a germ for official action. However, no | such official action is likely at the pres- | ent time, as it is the accepted view of | the French and American authorities | that neither of the belligerents would listen to any peace overtures. SQUADRON TO BE SENT. The Petit Parisienne published a dis- pateh from St. Petersburg this morning saying that a Russian squadron, com- posed of the battleships Oslabya, Almaz and Alexander IIL, the cruisers Dmitri Donskoi and Aurora and a number of torpedo-boats and sub- marine vessels will go to the Far East in May. Two submarine vessels are being constructed at Port Arthur, the correspondent continues, and six are being built on the Neva. According to the St. Petersburg cor- respondent of the Echo de Paris, Gen- | eral Poulivanoff, manager of the Russky Invalid of St. Petersburg, said in an interview that Russia was pre- | pared to make every sacrifice to pun- | ish the Japanese and had not underes- timated the enemy, whose fighting | qualities undoubtedly were consider- | able. The general expected serious | fighting on the Yalu River within a week. The Russian naval attache here. commenting on the Port Arthur bom- bardment of March 10, points out the similarity of the four Japanese attacks —destroyers by night and bombard- ments by day. NO CHANGE IN TACTICS. “Their attacks are audacious, but al- ways ineffegtive,” he said. ““The bom- bardments are always of the same fashion at about the same hour, of about the same duration and in full daylight. Their strategy lacks va- riety. This probably is due to the comparative youthfulness of the Japan- | ese navy organization. “It is noticeable that Admiral Maka- roff’s report says that he hoisted his| flag on the Novik, which had been rep- resented as out of commission from damages, and it is also notable that he says our ships are ready to resume the struggle. With Admiral Makaroff com- | manding we expect sharp, aggressive action.” Pierre Gifford, writing to the Matin from Port Dalny, graphically describes the country and the conditions. While traveling from the north he saw oceans of snow stretching off inevery direction, suggesting_ terrible hardships endured during the military concentration now going on. Below Mukden the snow had almost disappeared and the plains were being cultivated by the Chinese. Martin, the non-commissioned offi- cer accused of having disposed of French naval secrets to a Japanese na- val attache, was lengthily interrogated yesterday. The proceedings were se- cret. The magistrate in charge of the case has summoned the general staff to testify on Monday. The staff is serious- ly concerned over the document Martin obtained. In the investigation he indi- cated that general instructions for war times were among those documents. ‘WHY JAPAN BEGAN WAR. The Temps has published an inter- view with Kurino, the late Japanese Minister to Russia, who is quoted as saying that there is no doubt the Jap- anese Government decided to sever dip- lomatic relations with Russia on Janu- ary 31, when, in answer to repeated in- quiries, Count Lamsdorf, the Russian Foreign Minister, informed Kurino that the Czar had not yet reached a decision with regard to thg reply of Russia to the latest Japan note. In response to a question Kurino sald he did not believe the report that Baron Hayashi, the Japanese . Minister to Great Britain, had endeavored to foree a rupture between Japan and Russia. ‘The only thing responsible for the rup- ture, he said, was the anxiety caused by Russia’s prolonged silence. The news that the Russian reply had been sent too late to affect the situa- tion was published on the evening of February 4 and the instructions of Kurino to break off relations with Rus- ruary 5. Discussing the events that led up to the breaking out of hostilities Kurino said that Russia had not sufficiently appreciated the state of popular feel- ing in Japan, and moreover, although the peaceful disposition of the Czar Alexieff personally had not wished for war, but that he had come to regard it as inevitable, which was a poor way of_preventing it. During the six months preceding the outbreak, Kurino concluded, diplomats had been forced to a second place in the negotiations, in which the military element had predominated. REVOLUTIONIS IN BULGARIA ARE EAGER FOR WAR VIENNA, March 13.—Reports have been recelved here from Sofia, Bulgaria, that revolutionary circles are stirred up in consequence of the attitude of the Sultan on the gemdarmerie question, and it is believed that the revolutionists are prepared for a new outbreak. The Zontcheff party has directed its sup- porters to commence the collection of arms and money, and the internal or- gan has sent messages to Macedonia to ascertain what preparations for a fresh campaign are being made. No open revolution is expected be- cause of the presence of a large Turk- ish force, but activity on the part of the revolutionary bands soon may be evidenced. —— i Russians Stop Lloyd Liner. PORT SAID, March 13.—The Russian cruiser Dmitri Donskol has stopped several vessels at sea, including the North German Lloyd liner Stuttgart, and demanded to know their destina- tion. 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