The Omaha Daily Bee.
KHTAULIHIIKI) .TUN'S 19, 1871.
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TO SAVE BALTIMOlCvi
Prompt Action to Prevent Trade Advan-
tagei front Clipping Away.
TEMPORARY BUILDINGS GO LP AT ONCE
Will Be 6aved.
CAll TO BE HADE FOR FEDERAL TROOPS
Milifanen Not Orly Elhanited, but the
Coit ii Considerable.
BELIEVED OUTSIDE HELP IS NOT NEEDED
Authorities Have Offers of Financial
Help which at Present Are Am
pic, aa !( Dealltatlon or
laRrrlag Appears.
BALTIMORE. .Feb. 10. The scene In
stricken Baltimore began to be visibly dear
today after a conference between Mayor
Mcljine, a special Joint committee of the
legislature and a formidable delegation of
representative business men. Thto confer
ence kii arranged with a view of meeting
In a practical way the awful exigency which
thin community face. At this meeting be
sides the mayor there were present Influen
tial members of the state law-making
body, a dozen bank presidents, former Gov
ernor Bmlth, t'nlted States Senator-elect
Itaynor and several of the leading citizens.
The supreme question to be decided was
that of calling on the national government
for soldiers to take the place of the two
militia regiments now doing duty In the
burned district. The constitution of Mary
land requires that no such request be made
of the president except request of the state I
legixlature. The legislative committee was I
i sent and consulted with the mayor and I
y omclals on mat point, it waa snown
that this la not a time for sentiment aa to
the ability of the state to take care of
Itself, and that the United States soldiers
were needed and needed at once. On this
.core It was shown that the militiamen
were already much exhausted, and that the
militia on active duty Is costing the state
eOO.OW) a day.
The announcement of the legislative com
mittee that It would recommend at once
the Immediate passage of the resolution
was received with pleasure by the officials
and business mon present.
Effort to Hold Trade.
For the last twenty-four hour the busi
ness men of Baltimore haVe been aroused
to the necessity of doing everything possi
ble from keeping their trade advantages
from slipping away. Merchants and bank
ers have been conferring today on this sub
ject and the prevailing opinion la that It
will require the greatest vigilance to pre
vent the deflection of trade to Philadelphia
ana new yora. i
It Is believed the situation may be saved
If the debris can be cleared away ana rem-
porary Dunaings ereciea wunm iuur The banquet wa given to the Prese club
months. That a large percentage of the by Pre,Ment Albert Q. - Whee'er and Cen
suring, Vide wlU be lo Inevitable, but mf Manarr George W. Jackson of the
there is a sot belief thatthe percentage mnAa Tunne, com y; banquet was
nan M ae smaii oe poeuic. ' ' "
HlilH J m III" vwru nium ui iiiv v-iminuv-i
of Commerce and the re crips of quotations.
the uninterrupted shipments of grain car
goes, the certainty of state aid and the
notification by some large insurance com
pantea of their readiness to pay SO per
cent on losses and the action of the legisla
ture In asking for federal troops constitute
a, chain of Incidents which have contrlb
tiled materially to tho restoration of pub
lic confidence and cheerfulness.
Mo Destitution Apparent.
Late this afternoon Mayor McLane re
considered his previous decUlon In regard
to outside help. He said:
The situation here does not Justify such
tction. There Is no destitution here aa
yet. I cannot tell what may follow. We
have a board of charities, winch lioks after
the city's destitute. This board la In cloe
touch with all tare organised charities. An
appropriation Is made annually for the pur-
Hate of taking care of cases of destitution; I
there are some fund now on hand, -and it
m. a ...... ,h. u nnnmrl ia I I. n mu II I
tin sufficient to care for those in need.
i ur course, it may on necessary to asa
I ;or t!i? "'"'f.i U . i i . yV-
I have received about I7.0HU from the outside
I and additional offers of thotiHanda of dol- I
I .IKTJJIh?? "rZ$. f m'""L,iV.
Jr' mine whether tr not to ask
help.
Baltimore has taken fresh courage today,
On all streets abutting on the burned dls-
trlct slgna have appeared on the windows
and over doorways announcing the tern-
porary resumption of business In various
lines. The pervading sentiment was well
portrayed by Governor Warfleld, who said
tudiiy :
"Baltimore will- rise gloriously from Its
ashes."
Building Inspector Preston was an ex
tremely busy man today, owing to the
clamor for permits by large business and
financial houses to rebuild. To the Assoc!,
and Press Mr. Preston said: The spirit
shown by those who suffered by the Are
Is truly remarkable. Without waiting to
have their Insurance adjusted they are
ready and anxloua to go ahead. I
Compelled, however, to withhold all buil
ding permits within the fire limits for
several days. The burned territory Is too
dangerous for any largo force to work
In Just now
It has been suggested to the city officials
that In engaging men to help clear up the
lire district that preference be given to
mn who were thrown out of work as
reeult of the fire. There are many thou
sands of those and It la practically certain
that t!ils plan will be carried out as far
as ponslble.
The committee will also report In favor
Of an Immediate reHef appropriation by the
IrglilAture. Mayor McLane announced that
be will appulnt an emergency committed
of representative citizens to act as an ad
visory board to the municipal authorities.
The night was marked by two new alarms
of tire, the fall of a number of walla and
conditions of extreme discomfort for the
soldiers and policemen on guard, ths
temperature dropping at out ten degrees and
a kern wind blowing thruughout the night.
The weather conditions, it Is thought, were
reoitonnlbld for the falling walls, the
racking effect of the cold on ths heated
bricks and mortar aiding ths wind In
bringing down severs! of the ruins. The
firemen were called out during ths night
by a bluse originating in the engine room
of the lumber yard vf WlUlain L. Ullleaoa,
not far from the burned lumber dUnlct.
Three companies and a Ore boat responded
and eitliiguiahcd the Ore, after It had
done t.0 damage. Later aa unimportant
blase In the resldunoe district again called
eul the overworked flremen.
- The detachment of police who spent the
rVsaat In the ruins guarding the safes In
'uie financial district were fdr more safe.
CwUg to the need of police to patrol
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ARREST ,N SCHAEFER CASE
Taken to Indiana Reformatory
Charged with Killing: School
Teaeher.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 10-The gov
ernor's office was Informed by Superin
tendent Whltaker of the Jefferson vl 11
refomatory today that Sheriff Smith of
Bedford had arrived at the Institution with
James McDonald under arrest charged
with the murder of Sarah Srhaefer.
If McDonald insists upon a preliminary ex
amination he must be taken back to Bed
ford within forty-eight hours. If he waives
a preliminary examination he need not be
Immediately returned. At the governor's
office It Is not thought that the evidence
Is very strong against McDonald.
Detective Keed. at whose Instance the
arrest of James McDonald was made, said
today:
We base McDonnM's arrest on his own
Words before the court nf Innnirv ns to
his whereabouts on the night of the mur
der. We have good evidence or we would
not have made the 4est. The motive
was assault.
The two points urged against McDonald
during the secret Investigation preceding
his arrest, were thst he refrained from
telling the board of Inquiry what he claims
to know about the crime till a week ago.
and when testifying he confused J. D.
Alexander, who last spoke with Miss
Schaefer, with Superintendent W. E. Ale-
ander of the Bedford schools, although
he said he knew both well. The detectives
Insist that they have evidence
iney nave evinence stronger
than suspicion against McDonald.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Feb. 10-
Authorttles of the Indiana reformatory re
fuse to let anyone talk to James McDonald.
under arrest charged with the Bedford mur
der. With Sheriff Smith, Mayor H. Smith
and Defective Reed, he arrived here today.
heavily manacled. He walked In the gates
erect with no apparent excitement. He
denies his guilt. The officers say he will
have his preliminary hearing at Bedford
February 29.
SPREAD FEAST UNDERGROUND
Novel Banquet at Chicago
Enjoyed
Level
Forty Feet Beneath the
of City afreets.
CHICAGO, Feb. 10. A feast laid on a
table three blocks long and forty. feet under
the streets was a feature of a novel ban
quet participated In here tonight by 600
people, the guests for the most part being
of the Chicago Press club and
tne1r women
held 1 that portion of the company's un
derground workings lying on Jackson boule
vard between Franklin and Clark streets.
In the twenty miles of tunnels now nearlng
completion the company proposes to handle
much of Chicago's freight traffic, as well
as to operate a telephone system. A ride
through three miles of the tunnel was given
the guests of the banquet, the cars running
by electricity, making an average speed of
twenty ml'es an hour.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC STATEMENT
Showing- of Increase la Operating Ex-
peases Over Receipts for
Last Year.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10. The report of the
Southern Pacific company for the year
ended June 30 last waa Issued today. The
total Income from ooeratlona of rail and
water lines. Interest and dividends, rentals
ana all otner sources was sw,sk3,3b, an in
crease of 14,941.110, as compared with the
proceeding year. Operating expenses, in
eluding J10,806,737 for maintenance and
equipment, were tm.m.XO. an Increase of
I est, sinking fund provisions and all other
charges, there remained a balance of 8
961.431. a decrease of $1,577,039. Of the total
Increase In operating expenses the report
I says a considerable part was due to higher
I wagef, congestion of freight traffic and the
I additional expenae of moving traffic our
I lng the year In which a large amount of
reconstruction was under way.
During the year 277 locomotives were
changed to burn nil. making a total of 61
locomotives thus equipped.
AGREE UPON FIVE POINTS
Coaferewee of Passraarer OfBrlala
Railways Kast of the Mississippi
" Is Concluded.
NEW YORK. Feb. lo. The conference of
paaseuger officials of railways east of the
Mississippi to the number of about seventy
Ave, representing the eastern, ' central and
New England asaoclstlona, which has been
held under the auxplces of the Trunk Line
association came to an end today. The
chief matter for conference was the adop
tion of rates for the St. Iouts fair traffic.
It was agreed that, beginning April IS,
round trip tickets good until December
15 shall be wild at W per cent of double the
one way westbound rare, tickets good for
sixty days at one and one-third of the
et bound fare and tickets good for ten
duy for one westbound fare plus $1 Tha
railroads will also run day coash ex
cursions to return within ten days to New
York at 0 and $18. '
BODY OF M00RS ARE COMING
Envoy Laaaerntan Brlnga Egyptian
Antlqaltles for St. Loals Fair
and a Native of Morocco.
BOSTON. Feb. 10.-J. W. 8. Lengerman.
former United States vice conxul at Tan
gier, but now a special envoy of the sultan
of Morocco, arrived here today on the
steamship Republic of the White Star line
from tha Mediterranean. Mr. Iingerman's
work Is to assume charge of the exhibit of
Morocco at the St. Louis exposition. He
Is accompanied by a native, who will act
as an atleudant at the Morocco exhibit.
Mr. Langerman said that ISO Moors would
arrive latrr. Antiquities of great value
were brought on the Republic from Alex
andla. Egypt, for the Egyptian exhibit at
the exposition. Mummies thousands of
I years old and relics aald to have existed at
. trt tuna oi i nrisi axe avaM w be included,
cullegOui, . u - , -.
CHURCH HOWE UNDER KNIFE
Consul General to Antwerp Enbmiti to Op
eration for Apoendioitifc
REPORTED TO BE IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Colonel Cirlaaby of gouth Dakota
Want to Raise Realment of Taw
bay Cavalry to Fight for
Japan.
tFrom a Ptaff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10-(8pecial Tele
gram.) Church Howe, consul general to
Antwerp, Belgium, Is a very sick man,
according to advices received at the State
department today. Mr. Howe has been
ailing for some time and it Is thought ho
has been suffering from appendicitis. A
few days ago an operation was performed,
the nature of which Is not known at tho
State department. Today, however. Deputy
Consul Halne cabled the department that
the operation had been followed by acute
Indigestion and pleurisy. Beyond this the
State department has no knowledge of Mr.
lowe'a illness.
RrlKshy Wants In.
Colonel Melvln Orlgsby of South Dakota,
who raised a regiment of rough riders for
service In the Spanish war, believes th:it
with the aid of 3.OP0 rough riders Japan
could conquer Russia.. He Is making a
thorough Investigation of the obstacles
that would be encountered In carrying out
such a plan and believes they could be
overcome without the slightest violation
of the neutrality laws. He today pre
sented his plan for the consideration of
the Japanese minister at Washington,
but received no great encouragement.
Colonel Grlgsby said: "I have during
the past week received numerous letters
from boys who were In my regiment dur
ing the war with Spain Inquiring If there
was any chance to see service In the war
between Russia and Japan. They plainly
indicate their desire to enter the service,
this war would afford every opportunity
for the display of that kind of fighting for
which the cowboy rough riders are par
ticularly well qualified for the reason that
one chance for Japan to win will be to
cut the Russian railroad and keep It closed
for repairs.
Of course, I know the law forbids en
listing men In this country to fight against
a nation with which we are at peace, but
citizen of this country, without violat
ing the law, could go to Japan for the
purpose of enlisting when he arrives. If
a ship load of such individuals happened
to leave at the same time there would be
no violation of International law provided
there were no organizations."
Representative Burkett today recom
mended the appointment of Roy B. Cox,
vice O. P. Stuart, postmaster at Murdock,
ass county.
8. H. Burnham, president of the First
National bank of Lincoln, and Mrs. Burn
ham are In Washington visiting their
daughter, -vho Is attending school In this
oily.
Pay for Hectors. I
Representative Hlr.shaw will tomorrow
Introduce a bill to pay physicians for treat
ing Bpanish-Amerlcan soldiers while they
were home on furlough.--Thl" Mil fa the
tutgrowth of the treatment given soldiers
who served through the Span'sh-Amerl-cn
war from .'ebranka. there being a num
ber of cases In that state having been
treated by local physicians and In many
cases being called miles from their homes
to treat returning volunteers. Mr. Hln
shaw, realizing that the condition In his
state would apply to other states, has con
ceived the Idea of a general bill recompens
ing physicians called to administer upon
American soldiers who went through the
Spanish-American war. Claims of course
will have to go through the resulur chan
nels.. Favorable Report oa Land BUI.
A favorable report was made today from
tho committee on public lands on Benator
Gamble's bill regulating accounts between
the United States and the several states
relative to the disposition of public lands.
Representative Klnkald today recom
mended Q. 8. Beynom to be postmaster at
Burwell, Garfield county.
i Roatlne of Departments.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska
Western, regular, Herbert W. Klerscheu
nan; substitute, James Magee. Iowa
Clarksvllle. regular. Louis Matsdorf ; sub
stitute, Mrs. Matxdorf.
Postmasters appointed: Iowa Diff, Ap
panoose county, Jesse M. White, vice Anna
L Beneneld, resigned. South Dakota Pi
oneer, Edmunds county, Charles C. Lund-
qulst, vice, William I. Prltchard, removed.
The application of C, F. Irwin. A. 8. Paul,
R. g. Btewart, T. R. Stewart and George
C. Bolleu to organise the Farmers' National
bank of Henderson. Ia., with $25,000 capital,
has been approved by the comptroller of
the currency.
CANNERS GO SIGHTSEEING
Elect Ofllrers and the Canned Goods
Brokers Take Steps Towsrd
Forming Organisation.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 10. The convention of
canners and packers spent the greater part
of today Inspecting the big display of ma
chinery at the auditorium. The Western
Canned Goods association election waa as
follows :
President, D. A. Frailer, Manitowoc,
Mich.; treamirer, Ira B. Whrtraore, Bloom
ington. 111.; vice president, L. A. Sears,
Chllllcothe. O. ; executive board, the presi
dent and secretary and treasurer and J. W.
Cuvkendall, Atlantic, Ia,; Frank T. Stars,
Waukesha, Wis.
The Canned Goods brokers took steps
toward the forming of an organisation,
electing James M. Paver, sr., of Indian
apolis, president; Fred L. Dulton of New
York, secretary, and Lincoln North of
New York, vice president.
OFFICERS SPOIL EL0PMENT
Take Girl Irons Train at MeCook Who
Waa Earonle to Omaha
to Wed.
WRAY. Colo.. Feb. 10.-(BpecUI Tele-gram-e
Vickie Finn, a pretty 16-year-old
girl, disappeared Sunday, leaving a note
tied to the reins of her brother-in-law's
team saying she had left for Omaha, where
she expected to work. She requested that
her folks express no anxiety on account of
her absence. A young man with whom the
girl had been keeping company left Wray
some weeks ago to attend a business col
lege tn Omaha and the girl undoubtedly
Intended to Join hint there. Word was
sent to the authorities at McCook. Neb.,
and tha girl was taken Into custody there.
She Is now at the home of her slater In
that city. She says she will not return to
Wray. Her sister and a, friend have gone
after bar. . . , .
PUBLIC IN RUSSIA KNOW LITTLE
Even "oMIers lanoraat and Indiffer
ent ('nsrrrnlnu the War with
Japan.
(Copyright, 1!4, by James Gordon Bennett.)
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 10 (New York
Herald Cablegram 8ecl;il Telegram.)
Some time ago a rather naive correspond
ent of an English paper ra ised merriment
to those here who read his account of
Imaginary war sentiment among Ilie lower
class droskl drivers and the like In Stv
Petersburg. That class knows nothing of
the war and cares less.
I am quite sure if you were to ask a
hundred dri.skl drivers their opinion of
tho war ninety-nine would rather Imagine
you were poking fun at them or would
reply: "What war?" The same Is the
case among the workmen of the lower
classes utter Ignorance ami complete In
difference. "What has the war to do with us?"
they say. But you miitht expect to find
some spontaneous sentiment concerning
the war among soldiers. Not a bit of It
M. Majuschenakl of the Fetersburger
Vlodomestl had an Inspiration. He said
to himself "If the Russian soldier knows
tho -cause of the war he will certainly
fight with might and main. 1 will start
jou out to see whnt he has to say.
AicordliiKly. Inr.pired with a strong de
sire to nsccrtal.t the amount of under-
iitundlng the soldier had of the cause of
the war in which he Is likely to be called
upon to take an active part, M. Mi
Juschonskl proceeded to interrogate one of
the soldiers of the guard as follows:
What no you think of the war?"
"Tho war? Do you mean with the Japa
nese?" leplled the soldier
"Yes, with the Japanese."
The scldler said: "I know nothing about
... ii..,, I, will It m-nr "
l, uicj -' j ' - - - -
"That Is not what I wunt to know.
Ought we to go to war or give all the
Japs ask?'
Soldier What do they want? ' .
"They want to take Manchuria."
Soldier Does It "bcWng to us?
"It does not exactly belong to us, but we
have a railroad and two harbors there."
Soldier Indeed!
The solder remained pensive.
"Well, how Is It, should we make war or
not?"
Soldier I don't know. It la as the people
above desire.
"But what do you, yourself, think about
It?"
Soldier It Is all the same to us. We
have taken our oath to the eervlce of the
czar and our country, so we rhall do as we
are told.
There being nothing to be got from the
soldier upon the basis of the Manchurian
question, and as neither railroad nor har
bors had the smallest effect upon him, M.
Majuschenakl tried a change of tactics.
"But tho Japanese say they can beat us."
boldier They will beat us?
"They say that the Russian soldier will
not face the Japanese."
Soldier Not face him?
"Yes. They say they will beat and de
stroy Russia."
Soldier Destroy?
The soldier retired and took tip the de
fensive attitude.
"And the English say that the Japs can
beat us?"
The soldier drew hjnwtf together, his
arms moved nervousry aald bis eyes Ut up
with uncertain hatred. '
"Shall we give up Manchuria?" asked M.
X'aJ.ischennkl.
"Give up? No; let them come themselves
and take It," cried the Holdler.
RUSSIANS LEAVING JAPAN
Consular Representatives Make Haste
to Get Oat of the
Country.
(Copyright, 1904, by James Gordon Bennett.)
NAGASAKI, Feb. 10. (New York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Today sev
eral Russians are leaving upon the German
mail steamer Gera for China. The French
mall uteamer Varra will sail from Yoko
1 ama on February 12 with the consul. It
vlll nubaequently convey the Russian con
suls from Kobe and Nagasaki back to
Europe.
Baron von Rosen telegraphed his com
patriots from Toklo: "Pray do not delay
your departure." It Is reported that the
Russian merchantmen Argun and Rossla
have been taken Into Sasepo and a later
report suys other ships have been cap
tured. Three Russian warships have steamed
southward in the direction of Formosa.'
Submarine mines have been laid down at
Dalny.
VARIAG IS A TOTAL
WRECK
Ooakoat Karris Also Destroyed
the Japs Off C'hemolpo
Harbor,
by
(Copyright, 101, by James Gordon Bennett.)
TOKIO, Feb. 10. (New York Herald Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) During yes
terday's engagement off Chemulpo the Rus
sian cruiser Varliig waa completely de
stroyed by Ore. A further message dated
off Chemulpo at 3 p. m. aays the Russian
gunboat Korets has been destroyed. Its
orew, who escaped to land, have been
captured.
A Seoul telegram says the Cor can em
peror Is taking up his quarters at the
French legation.
A Chinese man-of-war Is expected at
Chemulpo with troops to guard the Chinese
legation at Seou!. According to a Tien
Tsln telegram the Russians are making
every effort to obtain control of the rail
way from New C'hwang to Shan Hoi Kwan.
SHAW CONFERS WITH BANKERS
teerefary of the Treasnry Consults
Stir Yorkers Hegrardtaa; Pay
Ins for Canal.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-Lelle M. Shaw,
secretary of the treasury was In conference
with a number of bankers at the sub
treasury today regarding the governments
payment of Panama canal moneys.
Definite arangements have been com
pleted, the secretary said, to the end that
there may be no disturbance of local
financial conditions.
After the conference with Secretary Shaw
the banks sent $12,Cu.ijjO In bonds to the
subtreasury, which will be pledged tem
porarily to secure deposits made with them
of government funds of out-of-town banks.
These funds will be held only a few days,
but the additional deponita of collateral
have to be made In accordance with the
law. The secretary made clear today the
point that the banks would not be com
pelled to lose tha use of the money through
the transfer to the subtreasury. lie aald
that the warrants for the psyments would
be drawn on the subtreasury here and that
the demand for the withdrawals from the
banks would be made simultaneously with
the presentation of the warrants for pay
.meals - . - . . .
CAPTURES TWO THOUSAND RUSSIANS
RUSSIA DISLIKES HAY PLAN
Thinks It Indicates Moral 8npport of the
Action of Japan.
OTHER POWERS AbilNT TO THE IDEA
Beat of Reasons for Belle
Germany Maagested the
to the Inlted
States.
ng that
Mm e
(Copyright, 1904, by James Gordon Bennett.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 10. (New York Herald
Telegram Special Telegram.) The Herald B
Washington correspondent says there was
mi sir of calm dignity ihout Count Casslni,
the Russian ambassador, when he called
at the State department ut noon and was
ushered Into the audience chamber of the
secretary of state. He had called under
Instructions from the Russian imperial
government to Inform the United States
that Russia had been forced by Japan to
declare war. Count Casslni handed to Mr.
Hay a copy of a cable message from St.
Petorsburg, In French, which, translated,
read as follows:
During tho night of the Sth of February
a detachment of Japanese torpedo boats
unexpectedly attacked the Riuqdan squad
ron in tiie outer roads of the fortress of
Port Arthur. Tills attack being the begin
ning of military operations obliges the Im
perial government to Uiko Immediate meus
cres to reply by armed force to the chal
lenge issued Russia. Ba good enough to
convey this information to the govern
ment or the United States.
Following the delivery of this note. Count
Casslni and Mr. Hay dlscusoed the move
ment for the neutrality of the United
States, but the former brought no Indica
tion of how his government would receive
either that or tho suggestion that the bel
ligerents localize the radius of hostilities.
Count Canslnl this afternoon gave em
phatic denial to the statement of Baron
Hayashl. the Japanese minister at London,
that Russia was seeking to have the
powers mediate.
"This is absolutely false, and 1 with you
would express my emphatic denial of It
without reservation," said Count Caeslnl to
the Herald correspondent. "Russia did not
wish war and Admiral Alexleff was directed
not to Initiate hostilities. But now that
Japan has made this attack without any
declaration of war Russia has no Inclina
tion to draw back, and the statement that
she would seek mediation by the powers Is
absurd."
Count Casslni remained with Mr. Hay for
only a few minutes, and It was Impossible
tor any full exchange of views on the
localizing of hostilities and the neutraliza
tion of China, for which the United States
ts at this time pressing. It I" possible that
there will be a discussion of these things
very soon.
f'ot to Russia's Liking;.
I am able to state on authority that
Russia Is not likely to regard the represen
tations of America regarding the localis
ing of hostilities between It and Japan with
entire satisfaction. It la possible tnat this
will not be regarded in Bussla as being at
all in the direction of a better understand
ing between the governments at Washing
ton and ISt. Petersburg. On the contrary.
there Is a feeling here that the action will
be taken In Russia as furnishing official
signs that the sympathy of the United
States in this contest Is with the Japanese
government. Great stress has been laid in
8t. Petersburg on the apparent denli-e of
many newspapers In this country that
Japan go to war with Russia and public
utterances have been quoted as showing
that there was hostility to Russia on the
part of a large class of citizens of. the
United States. This has been refuted by
the United States ambassador, Mr. McCor-
mlck, who has said In St. Petersburg he did
not believe an unfriendly feeling did exist
here. It Is expected that the negotiations
now going on will be seized on as a pre
text !n Russia for again showing that there
may yet he official cause for irritation.
U may be asserted that the concert of
the powers. If It be obtained, will com
plicate the situation. Just why Russia
fails to respond to the suggestions of the
United States, which Secretary Hay says
has been made from the friendliest mo
tives, will probably nppear In a few days.
One reason may bo the eagerness with which
Japan lias excepted the proposition, con
ditioned on Russia's acceptance. It Is
pointed out here that while the request of
Secretary Hay to the powers as to the
neutrality of China will be found when
published to Include Manchuria In a gen
eral designation of the Chines empire
and while Japan Is expressing Its willing
ness to "localize hostilities," the Japanese
have forced a state of war by attacking
tne Russians In Manchurian territory.
Japan, it Is said, has been pressing for
the integrity of China ever since the Rus
sian occupation, And the Russians, it is
said, are bound to regard the United
States as playing Japan's game at the
very outset of the war. They probably
will represent to this government at tho
proper time that the effect of this has
been to make Japan feel that It had the
moral support of the United States and
has led It to the extremity of beginning
the war In the night without a declaration.
Position of Hay.
The aim of this government In institut
ing Inquiries among the other states has
been to keep China out of the vortex of
war. Realizing the different Interests of
the powers and without prejudice to Rus
sia, Mr. Hay hus sought to make the
proposition as simple as possible. Tha
point Is that It Is to the Interest of all
powers and to the world as a whole that
I China remain neutral and that the sphere
of war be restricted as much as possible.
It Is felt that to the suggestion that China
remain neutral no nation can object or
cun any nation if It do object Justify Its
objections before the family of nations.
In the first place. If China remulna neu
tral the chunces of China maintaining Its
Integrity are enhanced.
In the second place Russia avoids the
rli k of having on her hands a was with
China and la left free to withdraw a Urge
guard from her long frontier.
In the third place, other nations, all of
which have Interests In China, escape the
constant danger which would otherwise
be threatening them of becoming involved
in the controversy.
Mr. Hay's suggestion, when publlied,
will he found to lay down the two proposi
tions In the plainest language. Ha has not
differentiated between old China and that
part of the empire known as Manchuria
and now occupied by Russia and almoat
certain to be the scene of war. Nor has
he Included the future Independence of
Core a. Thut was a question with which he
did not want to Involve the greater and
more pretsing queetlon of I he neutrality of
China and the territorial Integrity of China.
. tCutiiXoued, fen lvvus Pm
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! JAPAN SCORES AGAIN
T
Jitpnti 1ms iiiUliil to its lctori'M
nt Unit Arthur nnl Cliciiuilpn tlio
ctiptiii-i tif tlirpp tnin sports, ftiu
tilllillii,' 2,im Koltlit'ia.
At St. lVtfrsluii'K there is tin
RTpati'st fxcltcnitiit n ml oxpii-s-itlons
of lnynlt.v :tro awn on every
side. IVopli' nnxiously nwntt tnvs,
which In slow In nn'lvlntr. The
TranaHilwrlnn telegTiipli lino re
ceives no fommctvlnl 1 tislness. A
rumor of Hussiiin victory on the
Vnlu river I current. Tho cai:tr
hns Nsti(l diM'liirHtinn of war.
At I'nrli the otHelnls deny eo
operntini: with Kuaxhi In Asln. but
it Is, reported thnt I 'ranee will not
endorse the joslrion taken ly Sec
retary Hay, ns It might hamper
KiiHsla In It" program during the
war.
At Iondon Itaron ITayaabl Rlve
on official account of the pnnntte
nient In Choinu!io harbor and aays
that Japan Is preparing for a land
attack upon Port Arthur. The
British ministry will Iwue n dr!..
ration of neutrality, probably to
morrow. At Hcrlln there In much spoon
latlon as to the whereabouts of th
new Japanese rrnlHers and It Is ex
pected that without full equipment
they may attack Russian vessels
enroute to the far east Much in
terest is taken In the report of ti e ,
battle and tho inefficiency of the
Russian force Is commented upon.
At Washington Count Casslni has
presented the ciar's formal Cecla
ration cf war upon Japan.
At Toklo tho report of thtory
at Chemulpo and the capture of
KtiKslan soldiers Is received and
mmX out.
RUSSIA SHOWS BAD STRATEGY
American Vnval OOleera Comment on
Result of the avnl l".n-
Buacmeiit.
(Copyright, 1904, by James Gordon Bennett.)
NEW YORK. Feb. 11. (New York Herald
Telegram Special Telegram.) The Hcald'a
Washington correspondent says that Japan
has won control of the sea by sinking and
disabling eleven Russian warships In the
three fights which have already occurred is
the preponderance cf r.uvaj opinion here.
But the word has been quietly passed out
from the Navy department thut officers are
not to express their views on these battles
for publication for fear of wounding Rus
sian pride. Nevertheless, it can be rtated
that Secretary Moody considers the result
a mighty proof of the wisdom cf this gov
ernment's policy of constantly maneuvering
Its fleet, continually banging away at the
targets and always drilling officers and
men In an endeavor to always be In a state
of perfect preparedness. Japan, according
to the Navy department, has been per
fectly prepared for week.
"Russia was quite unprepared," Is tho
verdict of half a dozen high ranking naval
officers, expressed to the Herald corre
spondent today.
"Was Russia's unprepnredness unusual
and was the resp.maibillty for It criminal
on the part of the officers in command,"
was the question put to a proml-ient offi
cer. He replied: "It was rt unusual. The
Asia tin squadron Is not the best part of
Russia's fleet, for It is far away from St.
Petersburg, and the officers grow careless.
I caifhot bear testimony to the truth of the
report that the efficers o the fleet lived
ashore instead nf on their whips at Tort
Arthur, but I do know the squadron Is not
as good as that Russia maintains In the
Baltic.
"The result of these enmccments merely
shows the difference between a power like
Japan, which constantly exercises Its fleet
In battle exrreisF. and one which lets It lie
In port most of the time. Whether the
carelessness which It seems exists at Port
Arthur was-crlmlnal depends on the atti
tude of the Russian government."
Another officer, whose name must be
withheld because he pnk so frankly, said:
"Japan now controls the sea. The Rus
sians were fonllfh In allowing the Japa
nese to divide their fleet, for, as you krlow,
tho strongest Russian squadron was at
Trrt Arthur, two ships were at Chemulpo
and the remainder at Vladivostok, un
able, on account of the Ice, to come nut
and do anything. The squadron at Port
Arthur has been reduced more than, half In
strength. The Rtisslnns may he able to
make repairs there, but it will tnke a long
time even If the place does not fall Into the
hands of the Japanese. This scattered dis
position of Russia's fleet made any other
result than the complete Japanese victory
st Chemulpo Improbable. The Rusnlin fleet
at Port Arthur waa evident! v wenk or It
would never have hung under the nro-
Mton of the shore batteries, huf would
have been out at sea hunting s .a-ht.
Now the Japanese have an overwhelming
force to oppose the Russian snusdrnn st
Vladivostok, and they are sure to enpture
the Russian sousdron which recently
passed through Sues, for Asiatic wsters."
CAN REPAIR AT PORT ARTHUR
several Mouth Mast Flapse, How
ever, Before Hhlpa Can Go Into
Commission.
(Copyricht. 1904, by James Gordon Bennett.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 10 (New York
Herald Canlegram Special Telegrsm.)
Statements made In I-ondon and elsewhere
that Russia has no facilities at Port Ar
thur for the repair of the ships damaged
bv the Japanese torpedo attack ure far
from the truth. At this point Russia has
a thoroughly equipped navy yard and dry
docks and the damaged vessels can be re
paired there as readily as anywhere. Just
how serious the Injuries of the three ships
are la not made public by the authorities,
thnugh from the fact the ships steamed
some distance from the point where they
were . Injured before being beached It Is
taken that the d image Is not vltai.
The repairing of the hulls of ships of
this rl.'iss, however, is a task requiring con
siderable time, ordinarily several months
under the most favorable circumstances,
end before repclrs can be started In this
Instance the ships must be temporarily re
paired and floated in order to ret them
to the dry docks. Under" tha most favor
able tircumstsnres, therefore, it vlll be
several months before the rlilps ran again
be put Into commission.
Will Be at the Fair.
GUAYAQUIL. Feb. la-The government
of Ecuador ba decided to participate offl
fUUly la Wc. Louis cxpoaltiun.
Baport Says Japanese OfTCorean Coast Take
Transports Conveying Rmgian Troop.
RUSSIANS MAKE ATTACK AT CHEMULPO
Eefii'o to Eetirs When Requested bv
Japanoss and Offer Battle.
SINK IN HARBOR AFTER SHORT FIGHT
Hot Kiown Whether Sinking Wai Due to
Crew or to Enemy. '
ONE VICTORY CLAIMED BY RUSSIANS
Unconfirmed xleport Tails of Japaneao
Eepnlae on Tala Bivet.
APANESE VESSELS ARE NOT INJURED
Japanese Minister to Ungland ears
Military Optratloas Will Be
Hapltl After, l.andlnc of
Troops on tontlaent.
LONDON. Beb. 1. A special rtUpUch
fiom Toklo today says the Japanese have
captjred three Russian transports, having
cn board about 2,000 tr'.i.ps.'
Official dispatches from loklo recclvrd by
Baron lljy i.ihl ray (tin Japanese admiral,
on arriving st Chemulpo, Corea, sent In
word to the two Russian cruisers, giving
them a time limit tn which to leave.
Shortly afterward tne Russians came out
and attacked a Japanese turpedo boat,
which replied with a to-pedo Ineffectively.
A general exchange of sl.ots then followed.
Alter a hot fre the Russians retu-ned to
Chemulpo ard s.nk at the entrance of the
harbor. It s not yet known v hither their
Inking was aue to the Japanese te or to
the Russians' own action, but :t is .v:lleved
to be due to the former. The crews of both
the Ruhslnn vessels kought rsf-.jge on a
French warship at Chrmjlpo. TJ.ero were
o casuslt'.es smong ihe .V panese and their
vessels B'jsta.ncd no otnage. e
"We were slow in -ijo'latlon, so we are
irking up for tost t'me Cy oulckncss In
ac'.lt.n," said Baron vsshl iris morning.
"The engagements at 'ort Arthur and
Chemulpo were simr.'y in s.-cordance with
pirr.s leng rri-tured. As scon fcs our forces
hie 'ar.ued In Corea Icok for an important 1
fleet i-c'lon st Port Arthur.. The Russian
,n?3els ore te likely to tive up the ad
vantage they s.'ned iy tfc'ng under the
cover cf ihelr iend ba'terles. , By going to
the Chinese . fide, however, the Japanese
fl3ct, by h'gh angle tire, can drop In shells
which should make it very uncomfortable
for the Russian ships lying moored rloso .
to one another. Thereby It is hoped tn
crive out 'Viceroy Axle:r forces. Possi
ble like Admiral Cervera, he may antici
pate Tate and come Into the ooen of his
own rvord. The present events merely
to to show the uttor uselestness of Tort
Aithur from a strategic vltw point".
lialii.g with Reoretury J-.ay's not to the
powers on the subject cf rrererving Ihe In
tcgrity of China, r-aron Hayashl aald:(
The neutrality cf China was Pst sug-.
tested tiy my government, and we received
nsKutances that Cnlnesc neutrality world
be observed. J.-.ran will certainly agree
mot heartfly to C-erietaty Hay s proposi
tion, Wfilvh tppears chiefly to be clue to
tiie suspicion that Huysliv might find a
pretext for military action Hgainst China,
if. nowever. 'he United States and ether
rowers ontempla'e the neutrality of Man
churia, the case becomes eery complicated.
So ling as there or Russian troops in
M-ini hurla, Japan canot regard It as neu
tral territory. I scarcely think the United
Htates. tlret Britain or Hiy other power
would attempt to drive tITe Russians out
of Manchuria, however they might Insist
that Manchuria is part of neutrnl Chins..
So wrile we are anxious to nsslst In s
surlng the neutrality of Chin proper, we
have every intention of waging ten aggres
sive l.-md campaign lit Manchuria ltelf.
Having resorted to srms we shall prnhablv
go further than our modest demands made
during the negotiations.
Ofiielal Report of Fight.
Tho text of the official dispatch received
by ivaion Hayashl is as follow:
On Monday a Japanese squadron, eseort-
Ing transports, met on the way to Che
mulpo, Corea, the Russian gunboat Ko
retx, as the latter was coming out cf port.
The Korets took up an orTnsive attitude
toward the Japanese vessels and hred on
tb. Japanese torpedo boats. The latter
discharged two torpedoes ineffectively erd
tlin the Korets leturned lo Its anchorsxo
in 1ih port.
Early in the morning of Tuesday Ad
miral I'rlk. commanllng the Japanese
squadron, formally called on the Russian
warships to leave Chamulpo before noon.
The admiral added that If his demand waa
not compiled with he would be compelled
to attack them In the harbor. The twi
Russian warships left the port st about
11:30 n. m. nnd a battle snsited njtslde the
Polynesian Islands. After I bout sn hour's
enn.igeiner.t the Kusslnn warships sor.ght
reruge among tne Islam's. Toward even
ing the Rimri.in cxulser Vartng sank snd at
about 4 a. m. today. February 10 tho
Korets was reported to have also sunk,
having leen blown up. The officers snd
men of the two sunken vessels sought
refuge on the French crnlaer Pascal. There
were no casualties on the Japanese side.
According to tho official advices received
by Baron Hayashl only four battalions
of Japanese lioops have up to the present
time ianded at Chemulpo, Corea.
it was announced In the House of Com
mons today that a proclamation of Bi-Huh
neutrality will be drawn up ut a apeclul
cabinet meeting tomorrow and that It will
be published shortly afterwards.
The necessary Instructions will Imme
diately bo -.fuiued to the authorities at the
British port, including tluise of the self
governing col on ley. piescrlblug their con
duct toward belligerent warship.
Homo Secretary Akers-Dougluss said in
Commons today that the Instructions would
be similar to tnose issued In the case of
previous wars, covering supplies of ooal
and restricting vessels' stay In fort to
twenty-four hours, except owing to stress
of w.i.ihcr or necessary repairs.
Koala Bank at Chemulpo.
Baron Hayaxhl has recaied cir.clat con
firmation from Toklo of the destruction
at chemulpo cf the Russian firs' -cbv'
crulstr Varug and tho tbrld-cUas crulsur
Korlets.
The cruiser Vartng. which was built at
Cramp's ship yard Philadelphia, bi 1S:.
was cf st-cl and unahauthed. It was of
C.&uO tors displacement and Its iridlcnto
horsepower was 2o, nu. On its speed irlaie
it made twenty-four knots per hour fur
t-lgl.t hour. It was j feot long, C3 feel
beam and had a d-pth cf forty feet. The
VarUK's winiatueut consisted of twelvu
six-inch quick-filing guns; twelve twelve
pounder quirk llrers; eight thres-pouadci-quick
nrers; two one-pounrls fiid Si
torpedo tubts, two of which wire tub
mergei. The Kcrets was built In Block holm It
w;.s of stuel, and was VS feet In leiiftl-,
i'5 1'ect l.i beam, 1.413 tons displaccm. hi un-
l.SCO liiuicjted hors. power. Its speed wu4
thirteen knots. The armament i( tin
Korets consisted of two six-Inch breech
luadcrs mi alx-po under ftulck Crer; fguc
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