The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 28, 1904, Page 2

RUSSIA'S INFERNAL MACHINES ABOARD THE BROWN MEN'S FIRE-SHIPS Modern Merchah Futile Attem the Harbor. .. A Makaroff, victory, s t that, the enemy | returned to the r eef in caused to her the cow i the harbor, thanks X crew Her com- , who was did not ips were infernal ma- | nnected with which iine was found, achine, but the removed. show that the hips were not yut 2000 tons light caliber EXIEFF A SENDS REPORT. I tch to the | n a disp steam pip ere damage! was beach- b e then she The number of men the torpedo boat ained this | lock Y gtk torpedo boats - gt th of Port Ar- r T ny's on the horizon. Tiger peninsula fleet steamed out an and the As- fired at the -, ceased in of tha ance to avoid lock it "LARS authority it is iral Makaroff's of the El- ntained the ent he had cap- 1 with Chinese regular towed by vostok says that scovered under the eading to a Chi- ussion in diplo- over the. inti- eat Bri hrough the tente ing to ad- s with Russia. The h has long been the lead- of this idea, to-day edi- is that there is no real s, aird that nothing ces of Russia, B! in to combat * and says: maintained that a would assure the not only in Europe, Great v peril always peror William | hetic realization of | encludes by urging the the Asiatic problem y apportioning terri- tery. CZARINA'S Althe DEMOCRACY. ugh the Neva is still frozen over I , the sun shines 1 is rapidly as- and the roads = clear of snow and in the Neva will go out| fortnight. e city is talking about the| ght drive of the Czarina i ital. She does not limit erigrinations to the Nevski Pros- 1d fashionable thoroughfares, but burbs, where the _th, perial carriage, | led coachmen and re-| ack footmen, creates | police these expeditions, s appearanc are purposely in ® 7 " w g # ® sister, Grand | a high favor. | s on account of | zabeth, who is Muscovi ker democratic ways, The charming and Duchess Eliza beth has succeeded in collecting enor- | mous sums from wealthy Moscow for | the war fund. 0 The Czar's attitude toward the people | shown by the orders given to the coacnman who drives the imperial cail- | dren. He has been instructed that he must stop when he sees anybody de- siring to present a petition. When the car e is stopped little Grand Duchess | Clga arises, takes the petition, smiles | and brings the document home to her | father. While the heir-apparent was | driving the other<day a man rushed up | holding out a petition. A policeman | seized him, but the heir to the throne | ordered the coachman to halt, rebuked | the policeman and accepted the peti tion. g TOKIO MINISTRY'S WAR TAX BILLS ARE AMENDED TOKIO, March 27.—The lower house | of Parliament has amended the to- pacco monopoly bill by Increasing the compensation clause from a sum equal- ling three years' income to a sum squalling the amount of sales for three | yvears. The Minister of Finance op- posed the amendment and it was ex- pected that the Govermsment would take strong ground against it in the | House of Peers. This belief, however, proved unwarranted as to-day the committee of the House of Peers hav- Ing the problem in charge formally ap- proved the measure as amended and it is now evident that the bill will pass the upper house and become a law 1 its present form. v, The committee of Peers also approv- ed all bills. relating to war taxes as amended by the lower house. The prin- cipal amendments are the exclusion of the tax on silk and the abandonment of the Government pian for the crea- tion of & salt monopoly. The committee investigating the case of Editor Akiyama has reported that it was unable to find any clear evidence l:l( Akiyama was a Budx: spy, but that Akiyama's newspaper showed that he was prepared to sacrifice the na- tional interest for private gain. g‘ committee recommended that'Akiyama | are | acquainted with the Russian fortifica- | Siberian Railway. | any | Chinese from that city, returned PORT A t Craft Used in pt to Bloc she grounded, 2 lenge. resign his seat in Parliament. * The house adopted the report and Akiyama | resigned. P ol el GERMAN KAISER LENDS ADVICE TO RUSSIAN EMPEROR BERLIN, March 26.—The most elaborate and complete plans are now livered without much delay RTHUR F SUMMARY OF THE CALL'S WAR DISPATCHES. Raussia will assume the aggressive immediately. 19 Admiral Togo has made another unsuccessful attempt to “bottle up” the Russian fieet at Port Arthur. Four merchant steamships, convoyed by torpedo-boats, were sunk or driven ashore by the Rus- sians before reaching the entrance of the harbor. A Russian torpedo-boat, after sinking one merchant- man and turning the others from their course, gallantly engaged the Japanese flotilla. Seven of her marines were killed and her commander and twelve men wounded. This torpedo-boat was so badly damaged that but was afterward floated. On the merchantmen the Japanese had rapid-fire Hotchkiss guns, with which they raked the decks of the attacking Russian boat. Following the failure of this attempt to block the harbor, which was made several hours after mid- night, Admiral Togo's fleet appeared at dawn on the horizon off Port Arthur. Admiral Makaroff sailed out with the Russian fleet to engage it, but the Japanese commander withdrew without accepting the chal- Army men in Washington believe that with Commander in Chief Kuropatkin's arrival in Manchuria The firmness with which Admiral Makaroff is handling the mnaval situation at Port Arthur has greatly added to Russian prestige. Russia is closely watching the Chinese military operations and believes that Yuan Shi Kai, the Chinese commander, will take a hand in the war at the first fayorable opportunity. The Call's St. Petersburg correspondent says that General Kwropatkin will remain at Mukden to di- " rect the.Russian land operations, while General Daniloff will assume active command in the field. Martial law has been proclaimed at Newchwang. and the Russians are hurrying other preparations to resist the Japanese attack, which is likely to be de- The mouth of the Liao River has been mined SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 58, 1904. - LONDON, March 28.—A Times correspondent, on a dispatch boat in the Far East, reports having seen a Russian squadron of five battleships and cruisers thirty miles southwest of Port Arthur on Saturday morning. steering for Port Arthur, their ex- posed flank being protected by a line of torpedo boat destroyers. The same correspondent wires on Sunday, saying he saw the Japanese fleet leaving Port Arthur after the fight of that morning, which he was in operation to keep Emperor William accurately informed of the war’'s pro- gress during his absence on his cruise and his stay in Sicily. The Emperor took with him several huge maps of the countries and coasts involved in |, the struggle and a boxful of little paper flags, with which to mark on the maps the disposition of the Russian and Japanese land forces and the lo- cation of their warships. In his suite two military officers, intimately +- Chinese General Ma Continues . to Advance. Epectal Dispatch to The Call. PARIS, March 28.—The Matin's Har- bin correspondent says a rumor is be- ing circulated there to the effect that the war will last twenty years and that it will not really begin before September, the rains making July and August unfavorable for military oper- ations. tions in the Far East and with the structure and carrying capacity of the The Emperor’s sympathies are alto- gether with the Russians and the re- verses they have met have made these es stronger, if possible. He damantine belief in the im- of the “yellow peril.” He says often: ‘Europe will be confronted with “Despite China’s protestations of this peril if the nations of Europe do | neutrality,” the correspondent con- ot unite against 1L tinues, “General Ma persists in ad- Intimate and frequent communica- tions are passing between the Em- peror and the Czar and the Russian general staff has got valuable advice from Berlin more than once, It is hinted even that General Kuropatkin's appointment as commander in chief was at the Emperor’s suggestion. PLANS FOR CANAL TO CONNECT BALTIC AND BLACK SEAS WASHINGT( March 27. — Consul General Watts, at St. Petersburg, has informed the State Department that W. von Ruckteschell, a Russian engi- neeer, has worked out and presented to the Czar plans and specifications for | the proposed Riga and Cherson canal, which is to connect the Baltic with the Black Sea, starting from Riga, a port on the Baltic, and ending at Cherson, a port on the Black Sea, a distance of 1469 miles. The canal will cost about $180,250,000 and is designed for ships of | heavy draft. It is to be 31% feet deep, | 140 feet wide at the bottom and 256 feet | wide on the surface and the estimated | time of passage is seven days. A tow path is to be built on one side of the canal. PROCLAMATION . OF MARTIAL LAW AT NEWCHWANG TIENTSIN, March At the Russians proclaimed chwang under martial law. It is learned upon reliable official authogity that the rumors of dissatis- faction and mutiny among the Chinese | imperial troops on the border, whicn! have been current for several days, ars absolutely unfounded. | Colonel Muenthe, of Viceroy Yuan | Shi Kai's staff, who was sent to Port | Arthur ten days ago to remove the w Tientsin yesterday, having satisfactor- ily terminated his refugee mission. vancing into Manchuria. If this move- ment is combined with the Japanese operations the Russlans will be obliged to act against General Ma, who con- tinues to move northward, although the Peking Government, it is under- stood, has ordered him to retire.” | The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Echo de Paris cables as follows: “An officer of the naval general staff informs me that the "\ four steamers which the Japanese endeavored to sink in the channel at Port Arthur on Sun- {day morning were in excellent condi- tion and worth about $1,000,000. All the Hotchkiss quick-firing guns aboard them have been recovered. When the steamers stranded Russian officers | promptly leaped aboard and cut the | electric wires which were intended to fire the explosives | The newspapers poke fun at the | Japanese and say their admirals go on | | bembarding Port Arthur just as a man | goes daily to his office to work. Gil Blas quotes a clairvovant who foretold the operation for appendicitis | upon King Edward and the pbstpone- ment of his coronation. She foresees now that on March 29 the Japanese will capture Port Arthur; in April the apanese will win a great land battle, | threatens, and France, England and Germany will send warships to Far Eastern waters; in June the Nihilist movement will force Russia to seek peace and a treaty between Russia and Japan will be signed next Autuman. | MIKADO MAKES LARGE DONATION TO RELIEF FUND TOKIO, March 28.—The Emperor to- day donated 100,000 ven to the Soldiers’ Relief Society. Counts Matsugata and Irouye, promoters of the society, who had an audience with the Emperor, were given the donation. General Sir William Nicholson, di- rector general of military intelligence of the British War office, has arrived - = here. General Nicholson will accom- ALGIERS, March 27.—The Russian |pany the Japanese army for the pur- torpgdo boat destroyer Buini, while en- | pose of making a special study of the tering this port to-day, went aground [ methods of transportation. and sustained extensive damages. The | Captain Troubridge, the British nav- vessel must be docked. al attache, has departed for London. RUSSIANS SINK FOUR VESSELS Continued from Page 1, Cols. 1 and 2. noon to- New- Russian Destroyer Disabled. | fireships were sent toward the port, convoyed by a torpedo flotilla. Toward 2:15 a. m. the approach of the enemy’s ships was per- ceived by the guardships and batteries, which simultaneously opened upon them heavily. The fireships were preceded by torpedo- boats and followed at a considerable distance by the larger ships, which opened fire on the forts, supporting the action of the fire ships and the torpedo-boats. FAIL TO REACH HARBOR ENTRANCE. “Owing to the heaviness of our artillery fire and the boldness of our torpedo-boats the fireships did not reach the entrance to the harbor. Two of them grounded on a reef under Golden Hill; an- other sank beyond the first turn of the channel, struck by a tor- pedo from one of our boats, and the fourth sank, its bows touch- ing a Japanese steamer sunk in the previous attempt off Majat- schnaja Goroda. g “The entrance to the harbor remains clear. “A Hotchkiss one-inch caliber quick-firer was found aboard one of the sunken steamers, from which a fire had been kept up on cur torpedo-boats. 5 “A boat left each of the sunken ships, carrying their crews. One of these is believed to have been picked up. “Toward 4 o'clock this morning the enemy’s torpedo-boats retired and the bombardment ceased. : “Vice Admiral Makaroff at orice proceeded in a steam launch to inspect the enemy’s sunken steamers. TOGO DECLINES THE CHALLENGE TO BATTLE. “The enemy’s torpedo-boats reappeared at 5 o'clock this morning. They were sighted south of Port Arthur and the bat- teries reopened on them. Toward 6 o’clock the enemy’s squadron appeared on the horizon and our ships steamed out to meet it. At 6:30 the batteries opened fire. Our ships and batteries soon ceased, the Japanese drawing off to the southeast, evidently declining an- other engagement. At 10 o’clock they disappeared.” ‘It was rumored here during the day that the torpedo-boat Silni had been sunk’ during the engagement, but the official re- ports: do not bear this out. According to the early rumor, it was believed the Silni could be raised and repaired. The loss of life aboard the Silni is attributed to the fire of the Hotchkiss gun aboard the foremost-merchantman, which probably raked the deck of the torpedo-boat at close range. : ) 5 {in which both sides will lose heavily; | |in May an international conflagration | | | Schluesselberg prison Daniloff to Com- "mand Russians in Field. Special Cable to The Call and New York Her- ald. Copyright, 1004, the New York Her- ald Publishing Compa. MUKDEN, March 27.— General Kuropatkin arrived here to-day and proceeded to the headquarters of Viceroy Alexieff ST. PETERSBURG, March 27.—It is stated that General Kuropatkin will remain at Mukden. The active leader, so to speak—the Skobeleff of the war—will be General Daniloff. portant documents to the Japanese, was hanged on Tuesday last in the a traitor to his country. His name was Irkoff. The discovery of his treachery was made in the following manner: Irkoff had absented himself from his office, the chief of which, on arriving there, asked for a certain document. This happened to be in the possession of Irkoff. When told that the latter was away the chief insisted, saying the paper was important and Irkoff | express must be found. Upon this a fellow worker and friend of Irkoff was dis- covered, who said that one day when Irkoff had left the key of his desk at home he had loaned him his, at| Irkoff’s request. WHITES IN ORIENT MARVEL AT JAPAN'S WARLIKE SPIRIT PORTLAND, Or., Portland and Asiatic liner Indrapura arrived here to-day from Japanese ports with a full cargo of merchandise, which includes exhibits for the St Louis fair. She also brought S. Nagi and Y. Shimado, Japanese fair com- missioners, and forty-six Japanese pas- sengers. According to the officers of the Indra- pura, all white versons in the Far East confidence that ultimately Japan will defeat Russia. The patriot- ism of the populace is described as be- ing irftense. While the people have little real news of the progress' of events at thé front, they are given to urderstand that the war is resulting in a decided advantage to Japanese arms and with this they are satisfied to make every possible sacrifice. The wealthier class in Japan have tendered to the Government all their earthly possessions to prosecute the war, and in some cases nobles have even pawned their jewels to raise money to contribute to the war fund. Strangers arriving in Japan are re- garded with suspicion and upon land- ing from steamships are followed by detectives from the time they land un- til they depart. When leaving Yoko- hama the Indrapura sighted a fleet of eight Japanese war vessels depart- ing, evidently for Port Arthur. One of the Indrapura’s officers said: “Japan will win this fight, but when she does the United States or England will have to chastise her in turn, for victory will render Japanese arrogance unbearable.” ch ‘The ITO SUCCESSFUL IN HIS MISSION I am assured that the officlal of the | | commissary department, who sold im- | an active ally of Japan, despite the de- TO KOREAN COURT SEOUL, Korea, March 27.—Marquis Ito and his suite left here to-day. Gen- eral Ijichi, who was formerly military attache to the Japanese legation here, did not adcompany him. After a farewell audience of the Em- peror, Marquis Ito was entertained at dinner by his Majesty. The departure of the Marquis and his party was at- tended by Korean officials and the diplomatists in Seoul. During his stay here Marquis Ito was shown distinguished consideration by the Emperor of Korea and the Crown Prince. His visit has resulter in reas- suring the people of Korea and in pav- ing the way for an extension of Japa- nese influence. At state functions Mar- quis Ito always advised deliberation and gradual reform and that no in- crease be made in the Korean army, and there is no question that the ad- vice of Japan will be accepted. The mission of Marquis Ito has lessened political friction between Korea and Japan, and it will make easier the task of the Japanese advisers who ultimate- ly_will officiate here. s Korea will send a return mission to Japan. The official to head this mis- sion has not yet been chosen, but the Emperor desires that Yi Chi Ying, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, be selected for this post. Yi Chi Ying hes- itates to undertake the mission, fearing to become too much identified with the pro-Japanese party of Korea. According to a dispatch from the Seoul correspondent of the London Daily Chronicle, published on March 14, General Ijichi visited the Korean War Office and intimated that he had been appointed {ts adviser, but the authori- ties declined to recognize him as such. PSR S Tornado Ends Ninety Lives. HAMBURG, March 27.—According to a dispatch received here there were ninety killed, including thirteen white persons, in the tornado that caused . |ruin throughout the island of Reunion on March 21 and 22. < L] Passes Japanese Transports. CHEFU, March 27.—The steamship Active has arrived here from Kobe, Japan. She reports that on the 25th dnstant she passed a fleet of Japanese , convoyed by cruisers, in the Inland y were bound for Korea. ¢ —y Kuropatkin Ready to Begin Land Operations. too late to witness. A close examin- ation of the vessels showed no signs of their having any hard usage. The correspondent remarks also that the Russian ships are using Jap- anese coal, the smoke of which can be detected at from fifteen to twenty miles distant, while the Japanese are burning Weilsh coal, which makes little smoke. The Standard's correspondent at Seoul says that since the fight at Che- mulpo over 7000 Japanese adventur- ers have arrived at Seoul in search of employment. ORDERS CHINESE IN MANCHURIA TO REMAIN NEUTRAL ST. PETERSBURG, March 27.—A proclamation issued by the Chinese Governor of Manchuria has been re- ceived here. It directs that all Chinese in Manchuria shall observe neutrality {and attend strictly to business, and particularly to refrain from damaging railroad and telegraph lines. They also are ordered to report any such attempts immediately. General Tshitshagoff, commanding the railroad guard in Manchuria, has forbidden persons to carry arms within a strip sixty versts wide which the rail- Epec:al Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, HOTEL BARTON, WASHINGTON, March 27.—Military men here are now lcoking for more rapid developments in the land cam- paign in the Far East. The firmness with which Vice Admiral Makaroff ap- pears to be handling the Russian fleet at Port Arthur, where the harbor is shown to be still open, despite previous reports that it had been closed, has caused an impression most favorable to Russian prestige. General Kuropatkin's hurried jour- ney toward Manchuria leads to the general belief that when the natural battle ground of Manchuria is released from the grasp of winter the Russian pxlan of campaign will bécome aggres- sive. Even from the meager advices re- ceived in Washington it is evident that Russia is maintaining a strict surveil- lance over sthe operations and tenden- EET ASSUMES THE AGGRESSIVE EAKAROFF'S SHIPS CRUI FAR FROM PORT ARTHUR Squadron Is Sighted Thirty Miles Southwest of the Liaotung Stronghold. — SE road traverses. The order restricts the operations of Chinese troops and pro- hibits the pursuit of Chinese bandits by Chinese militia, except with special per- mission. It appeals to the people to assist the Russians in protecting the road from injury. ot XGRS JAPAN IS MAKING INROADS UPON OUR FAR EAST TRADE SHANGHAI, March 27. — Trade re- turns of the Imperial Marlitime Cus- toms for 1303 were published yester- day. Mr. Morse, the statistical secre- tary, draws attention to the develop- ment of imports of cotton fabries from Japan, while British and American fiz- ures show a serious falling off, amounting under various headings to between 11 and 40 per cent. ’ Imports of yarn show a decline of 50 per cent in English spinnings, w Japanese spinnings show an increase of 60 per cent. 7 This result is prineipally due to the direct trade between Japan and North China. It is noteworthy that im of yarn, which in 1382 represented more than 20 per cent of total cottor imports, are now 52 per cent. i Togo's Fleet Sailing Eastward. CHEFU, March 28.—Chinese junks, which arrived here last night, report that they passed the Japanese fleet yesterday mfldway between here and Port Arthur. The Japanese fleet wa going in an easterly direction. B S A Prince Khilkoff Returning Home. IRKUTSK, March 27.—Prince Kh koff, head of the Russian military rail road communication, left yesterday for St. Petersburg. o+ STRICT RULES IN FORCE AT MINING CENTERS cies of the Chinese army in the north- ern part of the empire. General Yuam Shi Kai, the Chinese commander, is known to be a violent pro-Japanese sympathizer, who introduced the sys- tem of instruction by Japanese officers in the Chinese service. He is constant- Iy suspected by Russia of working to embroil China in_the present war as Strike Officials Protesting Against Rigorous Actions of the Military. DENVER, March 27.—Because of a rigorous censorship in force at Tel- luride and Trinidad, where martial law prevails, dispatches from those places are considerably delayed. Information arriving to-night indicates that condi- tions are quiet. President Moyer of the Western Fed- eration of Miners, who was arrested at Ouray yesterday and taken to Telluride on the charge of desecrating the flag, is still in jail at the latter place. News from Trinidad tells of the ar- rest of two Ttalians by a detachment of militia because they would not tell of the hiding places of several boxes of fire arms that were shipped in since martial law went into effect. The deportation of “Mother Jones," William Wardjon, Joseph Paggini and SERIOUS SITUATION IN ~\URTH KOREA other strike leaders is the sole topic SRR of discussion. President Mitchell of the SEOUL, Korea, March 27.—The|United Mine Workers of America has American miners in North Korea find ::5;\P;%T!Q'fi?lf:;zds:;;hazagnfi Ay T f;;'f‘se“’ef in a most difficult position. | tyom a1l returned to Trinidad under eir ability to continue work, not-| permigsion of the military authorities. withstanding the outbreak of hostili- —_———————— ties, is dependent upon their strictly clared neutrality of China. Kussia holds more grave fears than does any other power of the danger of the viola- tion of Chinese neutrality. Russia is extremely anxious to know to what length the United States will Join with the other neutral powers in enforcing the maintenance of neutral- ity by China., Secretary Hay, who ad- dressed all of the powers on the subject of Chinese neutrality, was satisfied with their adherence to the principle. Therefore no agreement was made to take action should China threaten at any future time to join in the war. AMERICANS _FACE - 4 4 z FORTUNE IS FAVORING minding their own business and exer- MORALES' GOVERNMENT cising great caution to avoid offending either of the combatants. They have practically ceased sending out any pri- vate correspondence in the fear that some chance expression therein might be construed into evidence of partial- ity. United States Minister Allen is exert- ing pressure to obtain the release of the miners’ specie train, as the delay is causing embarrassment. The Korean laborers will not accept bullion in pay- ment for their services, while the rice merchants demand specie. A party of persons at Chemulpo, in- cluding the bride of Dr. Stryker, the physician of the miners’' hospital, is at Chemulpo desiring to go to Unsan, where the mines are located, but has been advised to wait, as Allen cannot guarantee the safety of the women. session of All the Principal Ports. WASHINGTON, March 27.—Informa- tion received at the Navy Department to-day from Admiral Wise at Guan- tanamo indicates that the Morales revolutionary movement in Santo Do- mingo, the admiral reporting that it is now in possession of all the ports of the island, except the small one of Monte Cristi on the north coast. —e————— South African Lions. | Charles Lyons notifies the public that in response to numerous applications he has had Landseer's celebrated painting Letters received from the American| .t tne lion engraved, size 43x28 inches, missionaries at Pingvang and other| wyich may be obtained at his stores, 721 points in the north indicate that they$ \arket street or 122 Kearny. Free to are allowed to continue their work un- | customers; ten cents to others; fifteen molested. cents by mail. . - Reports Indicate That it Is in Pos- | Government is making headway in the | SENATOR BURTON WAITS 2 ANXIOUSLY FOR VERDICT Long Deliberation of St. Louis Jury Worries the Man Accused of Frauds. ST. LOUIS, March the case of United States ton of Kansas, charged with illes accepting fees from the Rialto Grain Company, had not reached a verdict up to a late hour to-night. The went out at 7:30 Saturday evening. The United States District Court was kept open all day and court officials r mained on duty te summon Judge Adams from his residence and have court reconvened at any time the jury might be ready to report. During to-day and far into the night | - - + TOGO RETIRES FROM THE FRAY Continued from Page 1, Cols. 6 and 7. ing for a heavy landing of troops in the Gulf of Liaotung, either at Newchwang or on the west coast of the Manchurian neutral zone, to effect which in safety the immobilition of Vice Admiral Makaroff's fleet is absolutely essential while the transports are be- ing convoyed around the southern end of the peninsula. If the attempt had succeeded it would have required several days at least to blow up the steamships and clear away the wreckage, during which time the Japanese would be assured of non-interference in the carrying out of their purpose. The failure of the Japanese this morning may seriously hamper their plans, as the ice in the Liao River is going out, and when the river is fres from ice its mouth can easily be mined. : The conviction continues to grow here that the Japanese have concluded that it would be inadvisable to make a direct frontal attack on Manchuria from Korea against the whole Rus- sian army and that it would be necessary to land a flanking column in the Gulf of Liaotung to divide the attention of the Rus- sians, and, if possible, to seize the railroad and cut off Port Ar- thur. The ground above Newchwang is perfectly familiar to the Japanese, having used it for a year during the Chino-Japanese War. ' Some experts even go so far as to express the belief that Vice Admiral Togo was covering the movement of troops in the Gulf of Liaotung this morning and that, therefore, he was compelled to exercise great caution and to decline the Russian offer for an en- gagement. Anether view of the Japanese admiral’s purpose, which is less entertained, is that he believes that bombardments from Pigeon Bay would be disastrous to the Russian fleet if it were compelled to remain in the harbor, he having ascertained from observation that the Russian ships always pass out during the high angle bom- bardments and that a big shell dropped on a battleship could easily pierce the deck, and, exploding, might completely destroy it. Senator Burton paced the corridors the Southern Hotel, anxiously await the verdict. He declined to discuss long deliberation by the jury, simpl saying, as he turned away from thos who questioned: “I can't talk about it. ————————— The trifling man never attends to great trifles. ADVERTISEMENTS. Your negatives will be developed and printed right If you let me do the work. I know how to do it. I'm properly equipped for it, and am doing the biggest business o this kind on e coast. Besides I set the pace in low price DEVELOPING. 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