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THE OMAHA DAILY BEK: FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 10, i1004. WE CLOSE SATLRDAT8 AT P. M. "A art4 Job annn ' rets a airftrcf - from had ma New arrivals ami they are extra valurH 25c each. Sold at 'men' furnishing counter. McnVnnCt bleached handkerchiefH, finishnl soft ready for line, narrow heniH, all linen 113c each. Men's colored border, all linen handkerchiefs, neat, narrow bor ders 23c each. Do not fail to nee the famous painting by "Zamb.V now on ex hibition in nur. Kith street window. See it nt night as this paint ing is a miraculous illusion-r-bcfore your very eyes, one picture fades away and another takes its place. , We have secured this mystery of modern art through the cour tesy of Wcingarten Uros., makers of the famous W. li. corsets. TlHIInlIF,IKI,iELEIKI Y. M. C. A. Building. Corner Sixteenth and Douglas Sfs. re we going Kn do with the millions sub scribed for the navy?" and continues: "We cannot patch up a useloR garment. Let us start afresh. tet the people decide how the money to to be spent; minister are too tuny to give the matter due attention." Count Orloff Davdkoff, the philanthropist and close friend of the late Cxar Alexander III, haa given 3O0,0uO to the Red Cross society $lXi,000 for the Immediate use of the society, 20,nnn for a hospital for wounded sailors and soldiers and 1300,000 for a school for orphans of the war. The Corean minister announces that, al though 36,000 Corean troops are stationed about Seoul, his government preferred not to take up arms against Japan, because Corea. I neutral and felt sure Russia would scran drive out the Japanese. C'OVLD NOT FOLLOW IP THE! ATTACK Alesleff Bends Official Report of the Kaa-aaemeat at Port Arthur, ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 18.-A long offi cial dispatch fro Viceroy Alexleff, re counting the details of the fight of Febru ary at Port Arthur, was given out today. It enumerates the Russian casualties and ays It Is known that a number of Japanese hips su fie red severely, which accounts for their not following up the attack. The viceroy's report Is dated February 18. and says: ' . . After the night torpedo attack the Japa n?se fleet, consisting of sixteen warships, appeared at 10 o'clock In the morning on Port Arthur. Its appearance woe notud by the coast signal stations as well as by the hips of our squadron, which lay In the outer roadstead fully prepared for battlo. Our squadron consisted of five battleships, five first and second-class cruisers and fif teen torpedo boats, under the command of Vice Admiral Stark and Rear Admiral I'kontskl. The ships Immediately prepared to re ceive tha enemy. Our squadron weighed anchor In order of battle and upon the first hot being fired by the enemy the fleet and batteries replied simultaneously with a lively cannonade. The most exposed to the enemy's fire were the ships of the squadron, battery No. 15, on Electrlo cllft and batK ry No. IS on Oolden hill. Other coast batteries, principally No. 17 and 18, were under fire. Throughout the fight the torpedo division lay to tho right of the squadron, a dis tance of from ten to fifteen cabeltarl (a Russian sea measure), awaiting orders. It Is still ditllcult to ascertain the result of the battle, but according to observations made by our ships If may be assumed that several vessels of the enemy's fleet sus tained daniagiww hlch explains why they avoided furtnw fighting, although they were much superior to us In strength. According to the reports of commanders, the men fought exceedingly well, on which account in virtue of the Imperial authoriza tion, I hive conferred six crosses of the Order of Bt. Qeorge on' each company of the first and second-class wurahlp having crews of over 30 men, four crosses on ech company of all other ships of the second rlais. one cross on each torpedo boat, one cross on the signal station at Golden hill, which operated under the heavy f.rw of the enemy: four crosses on battery No. 15. thret on batery No. 13. and one crost on a gunner, who, though se verely wounded, returned to his battery. Our losses were: Of the squadron: Five officers wnunde fourteen men killed and sixty-nine men wounded. Of the fortress and garrison: One man Villed, one man severely wounded and five men slightly wounded. In announcing the above to your majesty, I am pleased to be able to add that the naval end land forces In the far east are Inspired by the most heartfelt wish to meet their Insolent foes bresst to breast, to fulful their dutv In the sight of their sdored rulr snd firm and unshakable to fight for the honor, and glory of their be loved fatherland. A telegram from Fort Arthur says the Japanese have captured the Okohstk-Kam-skstska company's steamers Kollk and Bob rlk. PORT ARTHUR, Feb. 18 -The repairs to the Russian warships damaged during the bombardment of February are rapidly proceeding. The Ciarevltch, Retvlaan and Pallada will soon rejoin the fleet. The work Is being carried on with the -aid of caissons The mishap was not so great as at first believed. A, magnate named Sulabek has arrived at Port Arthur, asking the viceroy's per mission to go to the front with 6, urn Kurd horsemen. He only asks the government to provide for the transportation of the men. their horses and arms. Admiral Alexl eff declined nd referred Balabek to the csar. The railroad Is undamaged and Tort Arthur Is calm. Alt the troops are esg-rly awaiting an opportunity to meet the Japa nese In an open fight. JUVENILE FURNISHINGS The hose question Is a serious matter When It come to boys' and girl's h ue. To cone effectively with the Ikjvb' and girls hose problem we have an aggregation of hose that wear longer and look better than Well! they're world beaters. Twnty-Flv Cents Is a' price at which we make every effort to give thirty-five cents worth of wear and hose satisfaction. Hea our Infant's cashmere hose at lie, with silk hrel and toe, In white, black, tan, pink, blue or red. FT r ttJ Wo aell tho celebrated Fay Stockings lor by I'rU and women. Inderwlss Sslllng twenty different styles of the leading makes of u rut fr waists, OK- prices &oo. k Use and Ot When y.iu LOOK for children's wear look for headquarters. BENSON ATH0RNC3 Phone 1701. U15 Douglas. 7 Bee, Feb. 1, 19.4. Men's Handkerchiefs LAYS BLAME ON THE CZAR Hit Deaire Said ti Bs Came of Bntsia Uapreparedcesi for War. KURIN0 TALKS OF JAPAN'S INTENTIONS Says His Country Will Rot that Oat Caucasian Race from Asia and Will Maintain Open Door Policy. , BT. PETERSBURG, Feb. 18.-An official proclamation, explaining the unprepared ness of Russia for war and the necessity for the exercise of patience by its people, has been issued here. It is as follows: Eight days have now elapsed since all Russia was shaken wllh profound Indigna tion against an enemy who suddenly broke off negotiations and by a treacherous at tack endeavored to obtain an easy suc cess In a war long desired. The Rus sian, with natural Impatience, desires prompt vengeance and awaits feverishly news from the far east. The units' and strength of the Russian people leave no room for doubt that Japan will receive the chastisement It deserves for Its treachery and provocation to war at a time when our beloved sovereign de sired to maintain peace among the na tions. . The conditions under which hostilities are being carried on compels us to wait with patience news of the success of our troops, which cannot occur before decisive actions are fought by the Russian army. Tho distance of the territory ftnd the de sire of the emperor to maintain peace were the causes of the Impossibility of more complete and earlier preparations for war. Much time Is now necessary. In order to strike "at Japan, but It was worthy of the dignity and might of Russia, and, while sparing as much as possible tha shedding of blood of Its children to Inflict Just chastisement upon the nation which has provoked the struggle, Russia must await the event In patience, being sure that our army will avenge an hundred fold that provocation. Operations on land must not be expected for some time yet. and we cannot obtain early news from the theater of war. The useless shedding of blood Is unworthy the greatness snd power of Russia. Our country disnlaya such unity and de sire for self-sacrifice on behalf of the na tional cauae that all true news from the cene of hostilities will be Immediately given to the entire nation. Japan to Keen Doors Open.' NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-M. Kurlno, the re tiring minister at St. Petersburg, leaves Rerlln today, says a Berlin dispatch to the World, to present his credentials, but will leave almost Immediately for Tokio, whore during the present crisis he will act as adviser to the foreign minister. In the course of an Interview on the far eastern situation, M. Kurlno said Japan, having gone to war with Russia for the defense of sovereignty of the Corean end Chinese empires, would reli giously respect that sovereignty If It were victorious. He added:' We pledge ourselves to the maintenance of the open door wherever the fortunes of war clothe us with ascendancy In the far east. I find commercial Oermany exploit, leg the bugbear that if we humble Russia we shall proceed to slam the open door In the face of Europe and Japan will hoist the banner of "Asia for the Asiatics." Japan has no such Intention. It Is funda mentally opposed to our national ambition to rank as a world power In the general sense of the term. The Idea that Japan plans the organisation of the yellow race for the purpose of crushing the white race In Asia Is a mere fantasy. Whoever per mits himself to be frlKhte-d by the "yellow peril" la Ignorant of the gulf separating the Japanese and the Chinese peoples. China. Indeed, regards the Japanese as traditional enemies, and the attitude of China at this hour most disturbs Japan. I fear Chins will find It difficult to main tain Internal order In the neighborhood of the fighting none. M. Kurlno added that Japanese finances were never In better condition than now, and that unless the war lasts a long time Japan will not need to seek a foreign loan, FHAftCK HAS PRAISE FOR PORTER LlWes M-saner In Which Ha Handled Hay's Sot. PARIS. Feb. lS.-Followlng another con ference between Foreign Minister Delcasse and Ambassador Porter, it is understood that Russia's formal adhesion to the Amer ican note will be announced within a week. It now appears that responsible Russian officials made known that, with the excep tion of Manchuria from the operations of the note, Russia saw no objection to its acceptance. This was considered sufficient to permit France to accept with a reserva tion excepting Manchuria, - but Russia's formal action awaits submission for the ap provul of the csar, and owing to the pressure of the war operations Its sub mission ha been deferred, although it Is expected dally. The Foreign office here haa been advise, 1 of Italy's acceptance. General Porter has been hlchly praised for the tactful and able manner In which he conducted the negotl i tlon with the French government, result ing In France being the first European country to assent to the proposltloni con tained In the American note. The prompt action of France unquestionably exerted considerable Influence In Inducing other powers to give adhesion to the note. HtsSIAKS FIRE OK BRITISH SHIP Ordered (a Dalay and Detained Four Days, Despite Protest. SHANGHAI, Feb. 18. The British steamer Ha&l Ping, which arrival h.r. to day from Chin Wang Too, reports that it wa fired on by the Russian ships and forts when seeking shelter In the outer roadstead of Port Arthur and that It wjs then ordered to Dalny. here It m u. a. talned 'our days In spite of Its captain protests. The Russian gunboat Mandjur has not gone up the river to be dismantled, as re ported. It remains at Shanghai In defiance of the orders of the Chinese official! to leave thin port A C as ra a -via care to Plies. Itctlfnv BH.il ' 1 - I Pile, lour drug! will refund moot? it ru i mi talis la cur jfit la ' f I U 14 day. M. IN JAPAN BEFORE HIE WAR la'aaderi Ao'lrel at Work and Sjttem of Espionage it Perfect. sssBSBBBsnassnn IMPORTANT WORK DONE IN SECRET Special Correspondent Writes from Toklo of Conditions on Island Previous to Formal Decla ration of War. , (Copyrighted by New York Herald Co., JfrU) TOKIO, Japan, Jan. 30 (New York Herald-Omaha Bee Special Correspondence ) The best Information now obtainable pofnts to the beginning of hostilities be tween Japan and Russia within a very short time. It seems probable that before this letter reaches the California coast the long threatened war will be an actuality, yet on the surface there is almost no Indica tion hereabout of tho serious crisis which the nation Is facing. Outwardly Toklo, an1 In fact all Japan, wears a calm such as would never be shown in the I'nlted States under similar circumstances. Tourists come, and go In the usual way and the shops do their cus tomary business. The guides are all en gaged, although it Is not the busy season, The people are occupied In their usual vocations. No crowds gather In the streets or public places, and there is no sign of general excitement, i Five weeks ago there Was much more Indication of the nation's temper and In terest than now. But then the newspapers were printing evary day reports of prepara tions for war rapidly going forward. Then came an Imperial ordinance forbidding reference to the movements of troops or war vessels. The little crowds that had gathered about the newspaper offices to read the papers posted on the bulletin boards no longer collect thsre. "War hews" has almost en tirely disappeared from the public prints, being confined now to vague bints and to talk about the "situation." A great conspiracy of silence has been formed, with the whole Japanese people as th conspirators. Reference to "the war" produces a smile and a deprecatory wave of hand, and that is all. The manner In which the nation has responded to official injunction of silence Is extraordinary. Tlie secrecy that began officially has become popular and now a dragnet would not turn up a Japanese who knew anything. Intense Activity Hidden. Only In the administrative offices are there any signs of what is going on. The general staff and the war and navy depart ments are busy, so busy that It cannot be concealed. To one accustomed to the man ner In which the American newspapers report such situations the references in the local papers are amusing. Yesterday there was an Important meet ing of the wdr council. This morning's papors gravely record that such and such gentlemen met at such and such a place yesterday morning at such and such an hour and continued in session for so many hours. Of what they did or discussed there is not a hint. The movements of different officials are thus solemnly chron icled and nothing more. Meantime the movement of troops goes on steadily, but at night. Railroad traffic is not Interfered with, at least not enough to attract public attention, and if It were, no attention would be paid to it. It is popularly believed that the entire army Is ready for any emergency. Cer tain preparatory steps have been taken, which it was useless to attempt to con ceal, such as the -requisitioning of the steamships of great companies. But be yond the fact that they have Ijeen takeiV over, not a word has reached the public concerning this. Many of them have Eu ropean or American officers. The captain of one of the big Nippon Yusen Kalsha liners Is a stockholder in a corporation which Is operating mines In Japan. An increase in the stock was re cently voted and word was sent to this captain to know If he desired to take up his allotment, his attorney not caring, to undertake such an important decision. There was no reply. Held Vlrtnnt Prisoner. The ehlp hod been requisitioned by the government, ond It was understood that she was at the Yokosuka naval station. The attorney tried several times to get word to the captain. He went to the Navy Ldepartmcnt and explained the business and the urgency of his need of communi cating with his client. Yesterday he re ceived word that there was no UBe mak ing further efforts. No communication of any sort would be permitted to reach the 4 aptaln, nor would he be permitted to reply IT ny communication snouia reacn mm. The theory of all this Is plausible. Japan Is not at ar with Russia as yet and it does not choose to have Russia informed as to any preparations It may be making for such an eventuality. Were they reported with official consent or authority it could be easily represented by Runsla aa an un friendly act But In being correct Japan is acting like the man who stood up o straight that he leaned over backward. A curious effect of its caution is to be found In the book and picture shops. Only a little while ago photographs of Japanese warships were on common sale and albums showing views of practically all the ves sels of the navy were hawked about. Pic tures of naval and military men were to be had at most of the photograph shops, as well aa many views of reviews, drills and sham battles. Now not one, is to be had. AH have been witlA'awn by order of the government, aa If It were possible for the Russians to obtain any information from such a source, of which they have not long ago possessed themselves. Nation's Faith in Rulers, So secretly ha the government acted that It Is doubtful If half a dozen mn In all Japan know today exactly what all the row Is about or could dtall the course of negotiations with Russia since the situa tion became dangerous to peace. There Jiave been notes and notes and replies and replies. Some were principal notes and some were principal replies, and out of It all, If one had the time and the patience, a mosaic could be patihe-1 up which prob ably would fairly represent the truth. No statement of any sort as to the causes of differences with Russia or their charac ter has been made by anyone In authority. The nation Is on the verge of war because of the demand upon Russia, the nature of which It does not pretend to know, nor does It care much. The fundamental causes of general hatred of Russia are well known to every Japanese. The authorities have no need to work up a public sentiment for the war. On the contrary, their task la more In the way of repressing the bellig erent feeling of the people. , The extaordlnary patriotism of Japanese will lead them to support the war. what ever the cause Is. When the time comes, perhaps the four or Ave statesmen at the held of affairs, who now know' what all these notes and replies have said, will think It wise to make public the Informa- ea every Always Rencmker the Full Name I axative Hromo Quinine Curt Cot' la One Pay, CrWiai Cava tlon. If they do. the people will he glad, but If they do not. It will be all right, and there, will -be no failure nt e-rrihualaBni for war on that account, , It la a situation which Could not exist In the United States. Spies Walrk K very hod y. There Is carefully directed campaign of scrutiny which- Involves watching every thing and everybody. Private and press telegrams have been closely scrutinised for some time and a secret censorship has been in force. The man who filed a press telegram had no means of finding out whether his message had been sent or pot, and If it were sent he hod no means of ascertaining whether It had been garbled hy the censor. No one knew who the cen sor was or the location of his office and It was useless to try to find out anything about It frrm any of the telegraph people. Private messages which were prepaid were in a sllgtrtly better case. When words were deleted the sender waa notified In the course of a few days and the money for those, words refunded. Ho at least had the satisfaction of knowing that his mcs snge had not gone as he wrote It. Now the censorate has been modified A little and a press correspondent can learn within a day or two after filing a mes sage whether the censor has stopped "from the sixth to the seventy-sixth word" or not. It is a bad time for those who have any underhand business to transact. The system of espionage covers foreigners and natives alike and if there Is anything it misses It Is very small. The care which considers the possible meaning of private telegrams also Inspects the goings and comings of private persons. The other day two Americans came out of a hotel in fToklo and started for a morning walk. Before they had gone far they dis covered that they were followed. Both were husky men, and they gave the spy a merry chose for an hour. Then they brought him back to the hotel, and while one kept him occupied the other went Into the hotel and got an Interpreter. Then they demanded to know what he meant by following them. There wa an exciting debate between the Interpreter and the other. Then the Inter preter Said: "He says he Is from the country and haa never been In Toklo before In his life. You are the first foreigners he haa ever seen, and he was so much Interested In your manner and your dress and your talk that he followed you. He meant no offense and asks your pardon." Know . All Russia's Moves. But all the time war prsparatlons go on rapidly. . There is no question but that the Japanese authorities know exactly what they have -to do to beat . Russia. Their military Information Is wonderful. When they went to war with China ten years ago they nbt only knew the character of their enemy, but they knew the topography of the country over which they expected to fight, and they knew the condition and equipment of the Chinese troops. It Is not too much to say that they are now prepared against the Russians fully as welt as against Ihe Chinese, If not better. They know as well as the Russians how many Muscovite troops there are In Man churia and Eastern Siberia and where they are stationed. . Ever since the Rusaiantzatlon of Man churia began the Japanese have looked for ward 'to the tfme when they would fight, and have prepared for It. They have studied the country In minute detail. Their maps show the results of this work. In dividual huts and clumps of trees are shown. Thrlr knowledge of the terrain Is complete. It '.s doubtful If the Russians are as well Informed aa to the topography of the battleground, be It Manchuria or Corea, as the Japanese. ( For some years there have been In the neignDornooa or lo.wo Japanese In Man churia and 30,000 In Corea. Nearly every one of them has been a source of Informa tion to the military' authorities here, and not a, few of them have been military men In one dk-guise ; or' mother. With false pigtails rnd in Chinese dres they have worked as servants for Russians, under standing and noting every word their masters said: It is an advantage the Russians can never have. Their bulk absolutely prevents them from undertaking ony such secret work with the Japanese, and they are forced to rely upon Chinese for spies or upon the very few renegade Japanese they- have been able to find, with the added diffi culty that such Japanese are almost as well known to their own government aa to the Russians. Uarrrll.ius Slaps. In the preparation 'of their war maps the Japanese have a way of making them on a rather small scale, showing a large field of operations; then smaller maps show more In detail sections of the larger. Still smaller sections are shown In still greater detail. I saw some of the maps they used In the Boxer campaign In China, and they were marvelous. Every bunoh of trees and every hut. every turn of rood, every change of elevation, was shown. The work Ing maps, by which the column was guided, wre only about two feet square, and the scale was so large that they showed but a mall section of country. Such estimates as the Japanese war au thorities have permitted to become public lix the number of Russian troops at pres ent available for this war as approximately 200,000. Including the railway guards.' It Is probable that since that estimate whs pub lished the Russians have brought forward all the reinforcements they could, but the limitations of their transportation make It doubtful If such reinforcements have ex ceeded 40,000. Oraranliailou of Army, To meet this force the Jananese are ap parently relying on their regular army. If thy have any expectation of calling out volunteers, no intimation of It has become known. The army Is organized on the skeleton plan, each company in peace times number ing about half what its full war quota Is. There are twelve regular divisions and the Imperial Guard, which constitutes a divi sion by itself. Each division consists of two brigades of infantry, each brigade be ing composed of two regiments. The regi ment Is organised like our own, of three battalions of four companies. Hut the com panies are nearly twice the sire of ours, when in active service numbering on the war footing !) men, so that a battalion Is about l.liOO strong. Besides the Infantry, each division has a regiment of field or mountain artillery, two battalions of three batteries, six guns in a battery, 120 men to a lottery. The guns are of Japanese Inven tion and makend ore capable of doing fine work. Each division has also a regiment of cavalry, such as It Is. The horses of the Japanese are very poor, and the men are not specially skilful as riders. Military observers rate the cavalry as very poor. Certainly It is not nearly the equol of the Russian Coatuwk force. Each regiment con sists of three squadrons troops we should call them of about VJ men each. There Is also In each division battalion of engineers, who are among the best sol diers of Japan, very highly trained. Be sides these there are regular commissariat and supply trains and the sanitary or medi cal corps. All told on the war footing each division consists of about 15.000 men. This makes the fighting line number about V',0O0 men. , In peace the army Is hardly half that sise. Every man on reaching the age of tl is required to eciv with the colors, but there are maay exemptiona la peao time. After three years with the colors the men go Into Ihe first reserve for five years. In war the fighting line Is at once fill Ml up to the limit from the first reserve. It is this fact which accounts for the confusion of reports, now current, as to whether the first reserve has been called out or not. In part It has and In part it Is standing-by waiting for orders to go. What movements of troops there have been have been conducted very secretly. For the most part they have been t. night, Not long ago the captain of one of the big London liners that had been requisitioned for transport service spent the night ashore In Yokohama. In the morning he was sent for hurriedly to go aboard. On reaching his ship he found It full of troops that had been put on during the night Immediately the ship sailed, and only the men high In authority know where It went. Initial Advantan-e. It Is Idle to speculate on what the move ments of the army will be when once war Is begun. Sooner or later, however, Corea will undoubtedly be occupied. Russia can not prevent that. The Japanese have the Inestimable advan tage of a well protected interior line of communication with Corea. From MoJI to Fusan It Is only a night's steaming. Mid way lies Tsushima, with Its great fortifica tions. Flanked cn either side by the Japa nese ships, the Russians would hove to exert their entire naval strength to force the passage, to get ot the Japanese trans ports, and It does not seem likely that they would risk such an engagement. It Is popularly believed here that the first move will be naval. The Japs have for bidden newspaper men to accompany the first operations, cither naval or land, and have Issued very stringent regulations cov ering tho case. Commanders of naval sta tions or of fleets are empowered to estab lish what are termed strategical sea areas, Into which no ship can come without per mission. The captain who endeavors to enter such an area against, tho wish of the commander may be sent bark In charge of an armed vessel and Imprisoned and fined. One great advantage the Japanese navy has of Inestimable value. There are three great unlts-the battleship squadron, the armored cruiser squadron and the cruiser squadron. For months eich squadron ha been maneuvering by Itself with frequent grand maneuvers embracing the entire navy. At the naval station nt Takeshlkl. In Tsushima, twenty torpedo vessels hare been practicing in one flotilla. The result Is that every officer of every vessel knows not only what his own ship will do undpr given circumstances but also wbjil every other ship will do. That Intrloato and valuable bit of naval Information, the helm anglo of each ship, Is a matter of common knowledge. They can maneuver as well In the dark ns in the llrht, and If a ship Is transferred from onr, squadron to an other she but comes back to old mates, who know her well, and no new drill Is necessary to fit her to the new conditions. In Fighting; Trim. Moreover, all tho ships are in fighting condition. On paper Russia is nearly, If not quite, as trong as Japan. In battle ships she Is one. If not two, units stronger. In armored cruisers she does not compare! In cruisers she Is approximately as strong, but In torpedo vessels the Japanese excel. The question Is, will the Russian ships prove themselves as the Japanese are al most certain to do? What part of the mobilization of the army Is not completed when war begins will take a very short time. Tho organiza tion follows the German plan. From the headquarters of each division the sub depots of supplies radiate In every direc tion. It is the old plan of tens nnd cap tains of tens. The njan whose duty It Is to bring In his tens reports to him whose duty It is to look out for a hundred. Each man knows where his outfit is, and at the call he gets It himself and reports prepared for duty. , In twenty-four hours after the call' fhe 'mobilization will have reached the transportation stage. But so much of It has already been accomplished or Is now going on that It seems likely that little will be left to be done when war begins. The fleet Is ready at Sasebo; forty or more transports are prepared, and within an In cedlbly short time after the determination to strike Is reached the first bolt will have been fired. Knows Its Crisis. To understand fully the critical situation In which Japan finds Itself one must go back into its history for many yearn. Un doubtedly Russia's actioq In depriving It of fruits of its victory over the Chinese In the war of 1694-6 hue done much to crystal lie among the Japanese people the hatred which now finds expression In armed acUjn. But the ultimate cause goes much deeper. For 2,000 years Japan haa been intimately associated with or concerned In Corta. Many of Its people came from the Hermit kingdom. Its Instruction in the Buddhist history and religion was given by Coreans. The beginners of its civilization were Coreans. Subsequently when It outgrew its preceptor It conquered Corea and enforced tribute. Now It is the mentor and Corea the pupil. In sentiment and in religion their ties are strong. Japan feels that if there is to be any development of the Corean peninsula In the ways of modern civilization it must come through Its ugency. Moreover, as a matter of military necessity, the very life of the nation depends upon It. Corea must either be preserved in Its Integrity and lb dependence or come under Japanese Influ ence completely, if not into Japanese pos session. But aa long ago as lb82 the watchful Jap anese saw Russia beginning to move toward Corea. Even then it realized what that might mean, and it warned Russia that there must be no encroachment by It upon the Corean peninsula. Russia gmiled and persisted In the usual way. Even then Japan was beginning to feel the press of increasing populatlm. Now Its yearly Increase Is In the neighborhood of 600,000. Its territory Is occupied almost to the limit. Only one Island, Hokkaido, In tfee north,, yet affords an outlet to Its thronging people, and every year from 0UO to W.OOl of them find new homes there. Already the limit is In sight. Thire must be another outlet. When the war with China offered the chance of obtaining a foothold on the con tinent of Asia that might have opened a way to relief, it wus eagerly grasiied. Then, through the vigorous action of Rus sia and the Incredible stupidity of Great Britain, that chance was lost. The states men of Japan saw and realized what a blow Japan had received. Its people knew and understood the humiliating affront which had been put upon It. Suspicion Hreauie Hatred. The suspicion of Rusola, whlrh had been felt by the men at the head of affairs, be came a hatred of terrible Intensity among the common people. Then came the Rus sian lease of Port Arthur, and Japan saw It enemy In possession of the I.lao-Tutig peninsula from ahirh it had been ejected. It la an old story how It then began to prepare for the conflict now on. At the time of the Box'-r outbieak In 19H0 Japan received new evidence of Russian inten tion. Great Britain and the I'nlted Slate sked Japan to send Its troops to the re lief of the beleaguered legations In Peking. Russia protested. Already Its designs on Manchuria were becoming clear. The Boxers gave It an opportunity. Im mediately after the relief of Peking It re- A Bad Uvsr Cause a sick body, brake's Pulronto Wine lusures Ukltliy. active Liver. u4 btouttfe ud sound KiU:.ey. A boille (nr. if you Mbd 4droa to itrake Fonuuia Ciuuipaay. CiJ4i' r Capital and Surplas , $10 .000.00, Idle Funds Have yon money THro- kite awaiting Investment! Why aot let It earn 4 per cent. Interest In thli bant T It will be absolutely aafe and yield a handsome income withont any worry or bother n your part. This la the oldest and strongest Rsrinjrs bnk In the Put, and has never failed to imw every oDugauon promptly since It TT Ws furnish little steel bsnks CITY RAVINGS HANK . Brown Block, Blsttenth and iHniftUs Streets ntiiui called Its troops from Chl-LI and put thetn In Manchuria. Japan understood and prepared to coun ter by bringing Its troops from China to Corea, but It was not yet ready for tha conflict that It might have precipitated, and Its men came back to Japan. It had given up hope. At least for the time, of obtain ing the needed footing on the continent, but It now saw with increasing alarm the evi dences of Russian nggreeslon upon Corea. When the time set for Russian evacuation of Manchuria came and passed and the Russian troops still held their ground Japan knew that the time had come to act. Rus sia not only failed to leave Manchuria; It advanced toward Corea. Already Its sub jects had obtained a lease nt Maeampo, almost In sight of the Japanese coast. In spite of the explanation that It was only a private enterprise and purely commercial, Japan recognised the menace to Its Inter est. Then began the scries of negotiations, aimed ft.t reaching a settlement of the mat ter, which Japan could feel would be defl nlte. But each Japanese step was met by a counter of Russian demands. Russia obtained a concession at Yongampho, south of the Yalu river. Japan bogan to prepare to tight. No one realized better than Japan the character of the undertiklng. but m one knows so well aa Japan that It is for Its very life. Conflict Inevitable. War Is not made because of failure of negotiations; It Is a conflict of peoples, a world movement which mere human agen cies cannot control. The old Russian with his Insatiable earth hunger finds himself at the close of his long Journey to the open se at the east face' to face with the new bom Japanese, feeling at last the Irrlslst lble urge of the press of population. The conflict Is Inevitable. It Is no Irruption of wild barbarians, choking down an old civili sation to obtain new homes for themselves. It is a new civilization working out Its destiny in the path of wcrld developments. The western oriental and the eastern occi dental are at grips. The Japanese reformation from centuries; of exclusion and Inactivity Is yet In Its Infancy, but It has accomplished wonders. Now Japan feels that If this civilization, with all it means to the world, is to be engrafted, even though It be but faintly, upon the effete hermit kingdom, it must be through the agency of Us people, who know and understand tho Coreans and Chinese as no other people of the world do. It Is a conflict of civilizations. -Corea will either fall under the slow moving but stead ily advancing Russian or come under the Influence of the active Japanese. For Japan It means much more than for Russia, but the Japanese statesmen realize that even If they win the war their relief is but tem porary. Cores, with Its 8,000,000 or 10,000,000 people. Is only half aa large again as Ne braska. Yet they call It thinly settled. Open to unrestricted Japanese immigra tion, it will afford relief for but a few years at the most. In cllmUte and soil it Is suit able for the Japanese. When It Is occupied there Is nothing In sight beyond. There Is a curious difference between the Japunese public and private declarations concerning Corea. Publicly they profess to desire the preservation, of the Integrity and Independence of the peninsula. Privately they admit that the destiny of Corea Is absorption by Japan. OSCAR KING DAVIS. CITY IN MOURNING (Continued from First Page.) umn, a tribute from the Union National Vmnk of this city, of which Senntor Hanna was president. Tills piece stands six feet high and is built entirely of pink carna tions, with a base of ferns and vines. It Is placed Immediately at the head of the casket. Hundreds of smaller pieces have been received from clubs nnd Individuals, both in Cleveland and from abroad. The Senator Hanna seen by the thou sands who filed past the bier was different from the Senator Hanna fauilllur to Cleve landers In life. The fae was thin and drawn, bearing plain testimony to the suf ferings that he had undergone. The bands, crosseJupon the chest, and visible through the casket, were thin to emaciation. Tha death pallor wa unusual and heightened by the grave clothes of black. At 9:30 tonight Memorial post. Grand Army of the Republic, of which Senator Hanna was a member, marched to the Chamber of Commerce In a body and In Ihe presence of their dead comrade con ducted the ritualistic funeral service of their organization. After this service the hall was closed, members of Troop A re maining to guard the body during the night I'pon the request of many friends of tha Hanna family Bishop Leonard will de liver a short eulogistic address at the Con clusion of the regular funeral services to morrow, upon the life of the dead states man. Bishop Leonard will be assisted in the services by Rev. W. M. Pierce, presi dent of Kenyon college, at Gambler, O. ; Itev. Dr. McGrew of St. Paul' and Rev. A. H. Jones of St. John's church, this city, of which Mr. Hanna was a vestry, man. At the close of tha services at th church the body will be "Conveyed to Lakevlew cemetery, and after a brief burial service In Wade Mortuary chapel, will b placed temporarily In tho Wade vault, it not hav ing yet been decided where the body shall finally be Interred. HYMENEAL Hallh-Crorkett. TECTMSEH. Neb., Feb. 1. Special.) Mis Valera Crockatt and Mr. William II. Halth were married at the home of the bride'e parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Crock ett, In this city at noon yetordy. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Bert Wil son of Lincoln In the presence of a small company of relative and friend. Mr. Halth is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Halth of Vesta and Is engaged In the har ness buslnee in that town, where they will reside. The bride I a popular young lady of this city. The young couple ar spending their honej moon In IJncoln. Trlmule.RlcharU. Dl'NLAP, la., Feb. lS.-(Bpec1al.)-Th marriage of Mr. Oeorge Trimble to Mls Nellie Richard took place here yeelerdzy, Rev. A. 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