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RATIFICATION OF TREATY LAST STRAW
Troop on the Border Determined to Cross
the Frcntier.
SUN BLAS CHIEF HAS CANOES READY
Warned by American Officers. They Will Be
Sank if Used.
SHIPS CAN HEAD OFF COLOMBIAN FORCES
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Attack They Cannot Hrirh Rail
road Section Fast aa
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NEW YORK, Feb. 25. Ratification of the
Panama treaty resulted In the Immediate
recall of the United warships and about
one-half of the marines from the Isthmus,
aya a Herald dispatch from Panama.
The Marblehead, Petrel, Wyoming; and two
torpedo boats will remain on the Pacific
Ide. The New York. Boston and Ben
nington will proceed to Callao.
On tha Atluntla side all the warships
except two will proceed north for maneu
vers. Four hundred and fifty marines
under Major Colo will leave on Tuesday
for Quantanamo. The belief Is that they
will proceed later to Ban Domingo.
Despite Colombia's Internal disturbances,
letters Just received from there declare
that the Colombians are ready to fight
s soon aa news arrives that the treaty
has been ratified. On reneral at Carta
ten a Is quoted as saying that if the gov
ernment does not deolare war the troops
on the border will Invade Panama anyhow.
The Information from the coast Is that
another regiment has been sent from Car
tagena to the frontier. Half of the 1000
soldiers sent out to Tltumatl have been
moved up the Darlen coast toward Panama.
Indiana Visit Colombians.
It la known now that Inanqualna, the
Ban Bias chief, has visited Tltumatl three
or four times. American officers haves
given him notice that the big canoes he
has collected near the frontier, if used to
transport Colombian troops, will be sunk.
He promised to remain neutrm. and said
he wished peace.
On account of tha feeling of the Indians
the Panama government has displaced In
anqualna aa principal chief and has named
Henry Clay, whose headquarters are at
the mouth of the Rio Diablo, to be gov
ernor general with a commission in the
army. The San Bias are very friendly to
the Americans.
If the Colombians carry out the threat
to attack they cannot reach the rail
road aoctlon as fast aa vessels can be sent
from the United States after news of the
advance arrives.
The presidential election In Colombia la
still undecided, according to a Herald dis
patch from Bogota. General Reyes still
has ft" am I'll "rnajoriiy and It Is generally
believed the electoral college will declare
Mm president on Juiy E, with General
Uonsales Valencia vice president.
ANSWERS BRYAN'S DEMURRER
Another Step In the Litigation to
Seen re ftO,MH of the Dennett
Riches.
NEW HAVEN. Conn., Feb. 25. William
J. Bryan came here today from Washington
on business connected with the will of the
Isle P. 6. Bennett, of which he Is executor.
He waa In consultation this afternoon with
Judge Cleaveland of the probate court. A
new demurrer wns filed In the supreme
court today by counsel for Mrs. Bennett,
widow of P. 8. Bennett The demurrer was
to the answer recently entered by Mr.
Bryan to the suit for the construction of
the Bennett memorial.
Mr. Bryan said he had Informed Judge
Cleaveland that all parties Interested In the
will have agreed upon a plan for the dis
posal of the personal estate, which, how
aver, has nothing to do with the matters
w In litigation.
AGAINST THE INJUNCTION BILL
Representative of Three Associations
of Employee Addresses House
Committee on Judiciary.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Danlel Daven
port of Bridgeport, Conn., representing as
n attorney the American Antl-hnycott as
sociation, the Chicago Building Trades
council and the National Building Trade
association, made an extended argument
befnr the house committee on Judiciary
t day against the Gror.venor hill to limit
the meaning of the word "conspiracy" and
the use of restraining orders and Injunc
tlons. Mr. Davenport stated that he was as
oclated with James M. Beck, who pre
vented an argument to the committee yes
terday along the same line. Mr. Iaven
port Is to be questioned by the representa
tive of labor, who favor the bill, at the
conclusion of general argument.
SKELETONS GOOD AS EVER
Special Commission at Baltimore Re.
porta that steel Work of sky.
scrapers Are iot Impaired.
BALTIMORK, Feb. IB. In the house of
do leg ate at Annapolis today a bill was In
troduced authorizing a contingent fund of
1250,000 for the relief of eases of destitution
caused by the fire In Baltimore. The
loney is placed at the disposal of Gov
ernor WartWld with authority to employ
puch persons and agencies as h may think
tx-at for reliving those In need.
The special commission appointed to con-
alder the condition of the burned sky
scrapers reported today that the ContW
rental Trust and Union Trust buildings,
the two tallest structure in the city, were
riot seriously Impaired so far aa their steel
framework at concerned.
MANY WITNESSES IN THE CASE
Than On Hundred Called
Trial of Allege Mlssoarl
Murderer.
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BT. IH'IB. Feb. S6.-Th taking of testl
rnony la th ca of Frederick Seymour
Harrington, charged with killing James P.
MoCann. a well known horseman, began
th circuit court at Clayton today, after
a Jury had been selected.
In all, 111 wltnee have been summoned.
ffty-vfcn by th stat and fifty-four by
h defen. It la thought th trial will
fa ha nuiaUcd bsiara uvX Wadautdajfj
BALFOUR RECOVERS HEALTH
Comri
from Brighton to Preside
t
British Cabinet Meeting
Today at London.
J..ONDON. Feb. 25.-Premier Balfour had
snoicntiy recovered mm nennu to come
urigmon in wns cn iouuj o
i cabinet meeting t noon. Prior to the
n ng the French ambassador. M. Cam
bf. -ailed st the Foreign office and had
an hour's talk with Foreign Secretary
Lansdowne.
The ambassador returned here from Paris
yesterday, and apart from an exchange
of -lews In regard to the most recent de
velopments of the wrir, on which subject
the two cah'nets nre keeping In the closest
touch one wUh each other, there Is good
reason to believe that a settlement of all
matters In dispute between France and
Great Brltlan Is on the eve of being nr
ranged. Such questions ns Egypt, Morocco,
Newfoundland, have been fully discussed
by the two governments for some months,
and the differences are being gradually
eliminated, until practically nothing remains
to prevent nn early signature of a treaty
removing all outstanding obstacles to a
complete accord between the two powers.
Premier Balfour, who nn his first ap
pearance today In the House of Commons
since his Illness was greeted with warm
cheers, replying to a question, confirmed
the statement made In these dispatches
February 20, that there was no truth In the
reports that Great Britain Intended to
seise certain points on the Spanish coast
In the event of a continental war.
Replying to a question in the House of
Commons today the Foreign under-See-retary,
Karl Percy, said the govenment was
not aware of any negotiations between
Germany and Russia, whereby, as an
nounced In some newspapers, In return for
Germany affording Russia certain ad
vantages during the war Russia would sup
port Germany In regard to the Bagdad
railroad question and a general extension
of German predominance In Asia Minor.
SETTLERS SUFFER BY DECISION
Many May Have to Pny Railroad for
Homes After Getting;
Patent.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 25. The re
cent decision of the supreme court of the
United States In awarding the "overlap
lands" to the Northern Pacific railway will
affect almost 2,000 persons In this country.
The contested grants comprise all the odd
sections In the northern and western por
tion of Clark county, most of It being fine
timber, grating and farm lands.
On this land the government has Issued
1896 patents and many of the patentees
have made their homes there for years, be
sides Improving the property. The suit has
been bitterly fought through the courts for
the last ten years and thousands of dollars
had been expended to defray the costs,
Should It be Impossible to make the rail
road company select other lands under the
lieu land act the settlers must suffer the
hardship of buying their land over again
from the company or forfeit their farms
and the Improvements.
JAPANESE PAY THE REBATE
fettle American Trading Casnpavary
Claim Growing Oat of Tariff
Lnv.
TOKIO, Feb. 25. The Japanese govern
ment today passed the famous White
whisky claim by handing to United States
Minister Grlscom the draft for $115,000 In
favor of the American Trading company.
The c'alm arose from a customs decision
rendered In lifciO, holding an Importation of
8,000 barrels of whisky to be alcohol and
increasing the duty from 40 'to 250 per cent.
Japan at flrst rejected the claim for re
payment of the amount alleged to hare
been overcharged by the customs depart
ment, but Mr. Grlscom on arriving at Toklo
renewed It and pressed the ca.se with firm
ness. His success In securing payment Is
very gratifying to American commercial
men, and a settlement of the rr after Is re
garded as another mark of the friend 'Iness
of Japan for America.
MAY JOIN THE FEDERATION
Labor 1 nlons of Porto Jtlco Vote
on Question of Affiliation
Next Month.
SAN JUAN. Torto "Rico. Feb. 25.-At a
conference yesterday between Samuel
Gompers, president of the American Fed
eration of Labor, and delegates of the two
Porto Rtcan labor unions, representing all
the organized labor of the Island, Mr.
Compear urged their amalgamation under
the American Federation of Labor. A
resolution to this effect was adopted by the
delegates and will be .voted upon by the
unions March 12.
COI.OMHIt WAT PART OK CASH.
French f'onrti Not Kspected to
Obstacles In Way of Hale.
Pnt
PARIS. Feb. 2.".-Conversations which
have occurred between M. Ho., president of
the Panama Canal company, and Ambassa
dor Porter, show that In the op'nlon of the
former no obstacles will be p'aced by the
company In the way of the transfer of the
concession to the United States.
At the Colombian legation the hope la
expressed that the United. State will delay
the purchase of the concession until the
French court pass upon the two applica
tion submitted to them first, an order pro
hibiting the company from concluding the
sale; second, an order that the company
recognize the light of Colombia to Its
shares, which the cowipany holds, passed
with the sovereignly to Panama. The court
hii fixed March 9 for the arguments. .
It was admitted ut the Colombian lega
tion that there Is every likelihood of the
court's refusing to grant the writ enjoining
the company from selling the concessions,
but every effort will be made to retain the
ownership of the Colombian shares. In or
dor that Colombia may profit In the division
uf the money paid for the concession.
FOI'K REtKIVK BISHOP
FARLEY.
Head of Archdiocese f Kw
York
(reeled by Head of Church.
ROME. Feb. 25. The pope received Arch
bishop Farley In private audlcuce today.
Archbishop Farley presented a letter
from Cardinal Gibbons, thanking the pope
In the name of the trustees of the Catholic
university at Washington for the letter,
Issued Immediately after he was created
pope. Indorsing the resolution of the trus
tee to have general collections In the
United States for the benefit of the uni
versity, the first collection being lllO.flro.
The pop wa moat pleased to hear of the
progress made by the university.
Regarding the Baltimore fir th pone
referred with admiration to th report he
had received that Baltimore would rebuild
without outside help and exclaimed:
"It la th tru American spirit. You do
everything on a ffraad scale, even in th
caaa ot ara
MANCIIURIANS ARE RISING
Beported from Cbe Foo that Russians Feat
Action of Natives,
TEN THOUSAND MEN IN THE MOVEMENT
Patriotic nich Said to He subscribing
to Fund to lie feed by
Troopa Against the
nnsslans.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25. Manchuria Is ris
ing against the Russians, says a World
dispatch from Che Foo. Fl-e thousand
Russian troops have been moved from Mur
den to Runmlngtung, because In the vil
lages nlong the west side of Llao Tung
peninsula the natives are making active
preparations to cut off small bodies of R is
slan troops.
Ten thousand Manchurlans have already
been enrolled in the movement, which Is
spreading Volunteers are plenty and there
Is no lack of ammunition or money, for the
patriotic rich are subscribing.
Measures are being taken for raising the
cruiser Varlag at Chemulpo, according to
a Times' dispatch from Toklo. The vessel
Is said to he not rerlotmly damagtd, but
the Korlets is a complete wreck.
RUSSIA SORE AT UNITED STATES
Merchants Arc Countermanding: Karly
Orders for American
Supplies.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 25. The Irrita
tion against the United States on account
of the supposed unfriendly attitude of that
country toward Russia, which was isllghlly
noticeable throughout the negotiations,
seems to have becoma daily more, pro
nounced. Since the Vicksburg Incident at
Chemulpo, when, the commander of this
American gunboat 1b said to have refused
to unite with the commanders of other for
eign warships at Chemulpo to protect
against the fighting which resulted 1n the
loss of the Russian warships Varlag and
Korlets, and tha fact that the Vicksburg
did not take on board survivors of the
Russian ships, American business men here
are really alarmed concerning the possible
effect upon American trade.
Within the last few days orders for
American goods have been countermanded,
the only explanation given being that the
prospective purchasers did not desire to
buy American goods under the present cir
cumstances. United States Consul Oeneral
Watts has ben appealed to In the case of
an American firm which had a large con
tract for school supplies, the contract hav
ing been peremptorily cancelled.
Orders for the Importation of a big con
signment of wood pulp have also been
countermanded, tho Intending purchaser
saying In his letter that he could not be
expected to do business with lAmerlca after
the Vicksburg Incident.
Mr. Watts has felt it to be his duty to
write to the State department pointing out
the state of public feeling here and great
prospective damage to American trade un
less measure were taken to allay the Irri
tation. Americana here believe that an
official explanation of the Vicksburg Inci
dent would be opportune s.ud lav at ex
cellent effect. The government officially
has not taken rrttlee cf the incident, being
without direct official advices :rom the far
east on the subject.
In government circles It Is seen plainly
that Russian susceptlbllltta have been
wounded and the fear Is expressed that
should Washington now disregard Russia
and procure exequaturs for the newly ap
pointed American consuls at Mukden and
Antung from Peking and at'empt to send
those efflcla's to their poets, a really un
pleasant Incident might be created.
Russia does not want to bi placed f:
position of refusing to allow those consuls
to enter upon their duties, but with ? state
of war existing and commerce at a stand
still military considerations are paramount
and Russia might .-onsider herself war
runted in interpreting such a course on the
part of the United States to be political
rather than commercial.
The refusal of Russia to allow Mr. Mor
gan, the newly appointed American consul
at Port Dalny, to go to his post at present,
is based solely upon the military situation,
which may compel all foreigners to leave
Port Dalny. The micer hope is expressed
that the United States will not embarrass
Rissla f"f"r by pressing the question of
consular repress Nation at this time.
l.F.AHX THE TRICK AT SANTIAGO.
Member of admiral Toito'i Staff Waa
wth. American Fleet There.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., IpOf)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. (New York Her
ald Service Special Telegram to The Boe.
It has Ih'Cii suggested that perhaps the
Japanese attempt to bottle the Russian
licet ut Port Arthur came more directly
from the American navy than mere Imita
tion of Hobaon's feat. I Jiuleii.int Com
mander Akl Yama of Admiral Togo's staff
was on the cruiser New York at the out
break of the Spanish-American war. The
deolslon of the Navy department not to
permit foreign officers to accompany the
flout in the Santiago campaign waa heart
breaking for him. He got as close as be
could to the fighting line, however, and
fow details escaped him. He was an
especially close student of the fight at San
tiago. Rear Admiral Chad wick, who then com
manded the New York, Rear Admiral
Sampson's flagship, was a warm friend and
gave him many valuable Ideas. He learned
all about the at torn pt to block the en
trance to Santiago harbor' with the Merrl-
iimc. However, it is a mere supposition
that he may have prompted Admiral Togo
to send In the flreshlps.
Cnmmajider Isam Takeshlta, the Japanese
naval attache, said today:
"Port Arthur and Santiago are quite
similar. The cluinnel at Port Arthur might
easily be blocked with hulks, although It
la not so narrow or sinuous as the entrance
to the harbor at Santiago. The entrance
to Pert Arthur la about four and a half
fathoms in depth. On this account the
Retvlzan and Czarevitch and other heavy
Russian ships are not able to enter the
roadstead. The Retvlzan lies In the outer
roadstead, but It la grounded. It still Is
able to Ore one side of Its batteries, but
cannot maneuver.
"We have heard nothing of this engage
ment and therefore cannot give any de
tails. I do not believe the reports of at
tempted landings at Pigeon or Society
bays. They would both be exceedingly dif
ficult landing points at this time of year
Unless it was for the purpose of blocking
th channel I would not credit th re
ports that th Japanese had attacked Port
Arthur with anything but fighting ships
Roaslaita Hold Railroad Matlnn.
TTFN TSIN, Feb. 25 The Ri;s-itns hive
r'lced n srmed sentry st 'hs Itm Kow
railroad station. A detachment of ffJO Rus
sians with two guns ts outside Bhla Ming
Tung.
MAY DELAY CANAL PAYMENT
French Litigation Indicates that
Money May ot Change Hands
Immediately.
NEW York. Feb. 25-Secretary Shaw
of the Treasury department was at the
snhtreasury today, whrre he received a
number of callers, including K. H. Hnrrl
man. pretddent of the Union rnelflc and
Southern Pacific systems; Isaac N. Sellg
mnn of the J. A W. Seligman company;
James Stlllrrfan, president of the National
City bank, snd Valentine P. Snyder. pr si
dent of the National Bank of Commerce.
Respecting the Panama canal payment, the
secretary said that no call will -be Issued
to the depository hank for payments of
the ITiO.OOti.OO'i involved until the attorney
general had passed upon the validity of the
Panama canal company's title.
It Is suggested that the Treasury deport
ment mny Hi d It necessary to send a rep
resentative to Parts to Investigate the
phases of the litigation now pending there
and If this Is done payment of the tto.i'iflO
to tho canal company will be Indefinitely
delayed.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-In an Interview
with a representative of the Evening Post,
Mr. Shaw Is quoted as f.'ll ws: "No money
will be paid over until we are sure of a
clear title. That, I think, we will secure
beyond all doubt, although It mny take a
little time to complete the formalities and
get t.e papers in shape."
"Will It be necessary for our government
to send a representative to Paris?'.' was
asked.
"It may be," Mr. Shaw replied.
"The call on tho depository lanks will be
made In time to have tho fund in hand
a woek or more before the transfer has
to be effected. If I thought that we had
to pay tho money over to Panama In ten
days I would send out the call by wire im
mediately. The banks are today fully pre
pared for It and could finance the with
drawals without difficulty."
MINNIE HEALYBURIES FIVE
Cave-In at Thousand-foot I-evcl of
Montana Mine Results In Loss
of Five Lives.
BUTTE, Mont., Feb. 25. Five lives were
Inst by a cave-In ef earth and rock In the
Minnie Healy mine this afternoon. The
dead :
THOMAS HAGGERTY, shift Koss.
THOMAS FURLONG, miner.
WILLIAM DWYER. miner.
IKE ABRAHAM, miner.
ANTON TRINETTI, miner.
The accident occurred on the sixth floor
of tho 1,000-foot level. Early In the day
Foreman Joseph Kane was Informed that
the ground In that place was very soft and
In danger of falling. Ite withdrew all the
miners who were working there. This aft
ernoon Shift Boss Haggerty took Furlong,
Dwyer, Abraham and Trlnettl Into the
place to bulkhead and otherwise strengthen
the weak spots. Just how the fall came
will never be known, as not one of the five
men was left to tell the tale. The noise of
the fall was heard In other portions of the
mine. Work was at once suspended and
every one went to the rescue.
The bodies of Hoggerty and Trlnettl were
found tonight, but It Is likely to be days
before the others a" Recovered. The Min
nie iiaJy'inlt ''iwraled by" the Montana
Ore Purchasli Pospony,
RAILROADS : TO AGREE
Rate War Threatens Between Lines In
Cripple Creek District of
Colorado.
DENVER, Feb. 25. The traffic conference
Just held between officials of the Colorado
Springs and Cripple Creek District railroad
and the Denver & Southwestern railway,
"wnlng the Midland Terminal and the Flor
ence and Cripple Creek railroads, compet
ing lines In the Cripple Creek districts, was
according to one who speaks authorita
tively, without result.
The tratlle agreement, which expired Feb
ruary 1. was not renewed, each Bide de
maiidln a greater percentage of the earn-
ngs. As a result of the failure to arrive
at an agreement octh sides are preparing
another rate war. The Denver &
Southwestern Is a New Jersey corporation,
owned largely in New York, as is almost
all the bonds of both companies. About
eighteen months ago the competing llns
waged a disastrous rate war extending over
a period of several months, and the bond
holders of the Denver & Southwestern took
over that corporation.
MAY WHEAT IS AGAIN HIGHER
Makes Kievr Price of fl.OO a Bushel
on Higher European
Cables.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25. Aided by strong Eng
lish grain markets wheat for May for de
livery today jumped 2'4 cents above yester
day's closing figure, touching J1.09 a bushel.
This price is above the high rocord mark
made a few days ago. Heavy realizing
sales caused a reaction, tho close being at
tl.OTVj, a net gain for I ho day of 1 cent.
The July delivery clewed 2 cents up at 9VB
cents.
BERRYS SHOT AT AN OFFICER
Kansas Lawyer Tells of Assault by
the Men Who Were
Killed.
NORTON. Kan.. Feb. 25 In the trial to
day of Chauncey Dewey and his two cow
boys for the murder of Ihirchard Berry,
Fred Robinson, an attorney of At wood,
corroborated the testimony given yesterday
by C. E. Burr.ham, sheriff of Cheyenne
county, to the effect that the Berry boy
had one shot st the sheriff In the belief
that he was Dewey.
GENERAL CARRJN ST. PAUL
Sew Commander of Department of
Dakotas Arrives at Headquarters
from Omaha.
ST. PAUL. Feb JR. Brigadier General
Carr. th newly appointed military com
mander for the Department of Dakota,
reached the city today from Omaha, and
assumed command of his department. Gen
eral Carr was accompanied by one of his
aides, ' Lieutenant Frank B. Edwards,
Fourth cavalry, his other aide. Lieuten
ant Williams, remaining In Omaha for a
fow days.
Bishop Hartley Consecrated.
RTE1BENVILLE. O. Feb. 18. Rt. Rev
James Hartley wa formally consecrated
bishop cf the diocese of Columbus today
in the Church of the Holy Name, which
h built during his pastorate of eighteen
years. Nearly all the dignitaries of the
Catholic church In Ohio wer present to
take part In the ceremonies consecrating
the sucrt-ssor to Rt. Rev. Henrv Moeller.
now the coadjutor of the archdiocese of
Cincinnati. Most Kev. Henry Elder of Cln
ctm atl was prese.it and Must Rsv. linry
Mocuar ci unanmiu waa in cnarsa.
JAPANESE PLAN BOLD MOVE
Land Foroe on Foniet Bey tor a Dash at
Russian Base at Earbia
THREATEN VLADIVOSTOK ON THE NORTH
Kit her Plan Contemplates Campaign
In Difficult Conntry Which Is In
tensely Cold at This Union
ot the Yenr.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 19H )
NEW YORK, Feb. 25. (New York Herald
Service Special telegram to the Bee.)-A
force lias been landed at Posselt bay,
which, as will be seen by scrutinizing the
map, flanks tho main Russian army on the
Yalu, threatens Vladivostok and is In a po
sition to dash for Kirln and Harbin, cutting
off all communication and isolating the
Russian troops in Manchuria from their
base of supplies. Colonel Oka of the Japa
nese general staff, In a recent Interview
with a Herald reporter, declared that a
dash for Harbin nnd northern Manchuria
would be one of the first moves of the cam
paign. "Harbin," said the colonel, "Is Ihe
key to the strategic situation."
"Russia with Its troops scattered nil over
Manchuria, with big garrisons at Port
Arthur, Mukden, New Chwang and Vladi
vostok, would, we consider, suffer by her
decentralization. We think that by a great
effort and much self-sacrifice on the put t of
our troops.'the rush upon Harbin, with Its
Immense stores of ammunition, forage and
provisions, would he a success.
"Once In occupation we should hold the
line at the vital point. To the south would
be Port Arthur and Dalny cut off from
their lines of communication. Both places
would be at the risk of assault by the
Japanese navy outside and the Japanese
army on the land side. To raise the siege
the garrisons would have to come out and
tight In the open."
Ktrln Is some 200 miles from Hln Chun,
however, and campaigning In northern
Manchuria In February is no plasant un
dertaking. The temperature rarely goes
above zero during winter In those latitudes,
it Is possible the Japanese movement Is In
tended to flank the Russian position on the
Yalu.
Berlin dispatches from Stockholm an
nounce that the Swedish and Danish For
eign offices are levlslng the neutrality reg
ulatlons, which were drawn up In 1885, when
war was expected between Russia and
England. When this Is completed It will
be submitted to England and Russia for
their approval.
The Swedish government. In view of tho
Russo-Japanese war, has proclaimed Stock
holm and Carlakron military ports.
Move Against Vladivostok.
LONDON. Feb. 26. (New York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.)
The Dally Mall prints the following dis
patch from New Chwang: Rev. W. II.
Gillespie, a missionary, arrived from
Kwang Cheng. He states that the Japa
nese have landed at Posslot bay to the
south of Vladivostok and have advanced
to Hun Chun. Th Russian garrison has
fled.
The Japanese are marching on Kirln,
from which women and civilians ar leav
ing in i pai-ie. -
The Mall, In commenting on th fore
going statement that the objective point
of the Japanese Is Kirln, says that In
that case a long march will have to be
made over a very formidable country and
through mountain chains in extremely se
vere weather, but that the very difficulty
of the route may have led the Russians to
leave It unguarded. Though there Is a
roaj running up from Possiet bay to Kirln,
It Is yet hard to see how the troops of a
large army can be worked along It. There
are no parallel roads available for a great
distance, and the problem woidd be, one
of immense difficulty for the Japanese
staff. In view of these difficulties tho most
obvious explanation of the Japanese move
ment would be that tbeir force was seizing
and securing an advanced base for the
purpose of an operation against Vladivo
stok. For this Possiet bay is admirably
adapted, being only about nlntey miles
off. The Russian fortress and the naval
base of the Japanese action. In fact, would
be exactly analogous to that of the Ameri
cans In the war with Spain, when tlioy
occupied Guantanamo with an expedition
ary force to serve as the base of their fleet
blockading Santiago.
VAniAO WAS COMPLF.TEI.Y RIOni.FfJ
Eye Witness Describe Fearful Kse
cutlon of Japanese Shells,
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1 4)
NAGASAKI, Feb. 25. (New York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.)
In the course of a lengthy dispatch from
Chemulpo descriptive of the naval engage
ment there, where he wns an eye witness,
a correspondent says:
"The Varlag had reached Round Island,
about 8,000 metres distant from the Japa
nese ships, when the battleship Wakasa
fired the flrst shot. The big projectile
struck the Varlag nmldshli and within
lour minutes ten similar missiles had hit
It. doing terrible damnge. The Varlag cir
cled In a small radius, using nil Its guns
and endeavoring to effect an opening In
the ring of Japanese through which to use
its great speed to escape. Tha Koreltz per
formed the same movement, but It whs
too old and light and did no damnge, so
the Japanese let it alone.
"The terrible cannonadn continued for
fifty-five minutes, after thirty of which the
Varlag was afire aft and many of its guns
were disabled. Nevertheless It fought gal
lantly on and finally turned and steamed
back to Its haven.
"I was able to pay a visit to the Varlag
and the damage done by the Japanese
shells was terrible. The bridge had been
shot away and the vessel's sides were rid
dled. Everywhere was the ghastly indica
tions of slaughter. The dead were left
aboard to receive a sailor1 grave. At 1:80
p. m. It was scuttled, the decision to blow
up the ship having been changed. On
board the Koreltz time fuses had been con
nected with the magazine. At 4 o'clock
the Japanese vessels appeared In the dis
tance and as the hour struck the Koreits
exploded with two terrific reports and pil
lars of flame, while huge columns of smoke
blackened the sky. Single sheets of the
ship's papers were carried away to a dis
tance of three mile.
"The Varlag remained apparently un
moved, hut the Russians boarded It again
In the Pascal's boats and set It afire. It
blazed for on hour and a quarter and
then, slowly keeling over, settled down nt
t o'clock, finally disappearing with a low
rumble.
"Late at night th Japanese sent In a re
port that they had suffered praetlrally no
damage, but In conversation with the cap
tain of the VaHag lie said he was certain
h sank a Japanese torpedo boat and seri
ously damaged two cruisers, one of which
waa badly on fire, which Is very credible.
Moreover, foraaa fishermen report having
seen the Japsne destroy tha remains of a
sunken warship."
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RUSSIAN HOPES AND FEARS
i
Friendly to t.ermnny. Doubting; Great
Rrltiiln and Talk of Other
Intern ent Ion.
HT. PETERSBURG, Feb. 25 There Is a
growing belief here that an understanding
exists between Russia and Gernvtny rela
tive to the development of the v..ir, and
the iliplomatists are giving tnoie aitentlan
to the likelihood of other powers becoming
Involved. Fiance's enormous financial in
vestments In Russian funds and enterprises
are estimated at elore to $2.0 W,000,0w) and
It Is feared that in cae of Russian re
verses which might threaten tho empire
France may bo compelled to go to the sup
port of its ally. There are suspicions of the
motives of Great lirltaiii in the complica
tion in that event.
It is strongly intimated that the return
of the Russl.m ambassador to Great Brit
ain, Count ReiickendorfT, to St. Petersburg
was not solely to bid farewell to his son
previous to the hitter's departure for tho
far east with his regiment, but that it wns
also to consult with tho Russian Foreign
oltlce relative to the British expedition to
Thtbit.
The Russian goven ment is angry at the
latiguago Ufied by Foreign Minister Lans
downe, as printed In the recent British blue
book on tho subject of Thibet, and Ambas
sador Benckendoi tt may receive Instruction
to reply in kind If exchanges on the sub
ject continue.
The conditions in the Balkans are lo
considered e -finely critical and hltofwhrr
the d'plomats feel that If the aaivgor of a
gonerul conflagration Is to be av. hied every
energy should be directed not only to lim
iting tho sphure of operations, but toward
an attempt at mediation. Ihey arc dis
cussing the subject with great neriousness.
it la now believed that Russia will not
be disposed, while imurlir.g under the hu
miliation of defeat, to accept intervention,
but once a decisive victory is nclileved the
diplomats are ;:iclined to believe that owing
to the tzar's rineere aversion to war he
will welcome good offices.
The Novoo Vremya. declare Great Brit
ain's failure to protest agarlst the viola
tion of the noutrallty of '.'out, whose In
violability was guaranteed by the Anglo
Japanese treaty, proves that the treaty was
directed solely against Russia.
Some old believers In the schismatics of
300 years ago, wno re among tho wealth
iest Russians, show a disposition to place
a vast sum at the disposition of the govern
ment If the occasion requires. Sccres of
millionaires are among them at Moscow,
where they enjoy valuable concessions
granted by Catherine the Great. As they
ar aot believers In banks the money would
liav to tome out ef their i,r1vate strong
boxes.
A special dispatch from Port ithur rays
Peking and Tien Tsln report that tuere is
considerable dissatisfaction In leituin Chi
nese circles at the neutrality of China and
that the Japanese minister, M. Ouchida, is
trying to force China to side with Japan.
It is asserted that Yuun Shut Kai, the Chi
nese cornmander-ln-clilef, Is under Japanese
influence and that ho secretly recommends
an alliance between Chlua mid Japan, on
the ground that If Japan gets Corea she
would not take Manchuria.
The Associated Press is authorized to
sny there Is no truth In tho rumot curreut
that thu Rqssian embassy at Washington
will be entrusted to a charge d'ufTalrus as
a sign of displeasure over the conduct of
tho commander of the United States gun
boat Vicksburg ut Chemulpo In refusing to
Join with the commanders of the other for
eign warships In the protest against he
attack of the Japanese fleet on tha Rutstan
cruisers Varlag and Korlotz. Th Foreign
office declares nothing of the sort Is con
templated. AUSTRIA EXPECTING TROUBLE
All Reaily to Mobilise lis Army
for Service in the
Balkans.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1M )
BERLIN, Feb. 26. (New York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.)
I have received Information from a trust
worthy source which Indicates that Austria
expects to have to Intervene In the Balkans
in co-operation with Russia. Orders have
been Issued to prepare for tiie mobilization
of the army. Commanders of the army
corps have hern told to grant no leaves
to officer and horses liable to requisition
have been called in and military railway
and transport officer have been already ap
pointed
AIM AT CI.OSIMi TIIK BALTIC SKA.
Scandinavian Nations to et in Cnae
Kngland Is Involved.
(Copyright, by New York 11-rald Co., 394 )
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. ZS.-i.New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The
Bee.) The active preparations of Denmark
and Sweden, combined with the recent
presence here of a special messenger front
the kaiser, may te tJiken as representing
what the Herald foretold weeks ago. In
esse England oeeomes Involved In tha war
the Baltic will lie closed by the nimPei
powers under the sgreemrut and protec
tion of Germmy. England was aimed at
directly In the late Russian note concern-.
Ing the Independence of Corea. The Novoe
Vremya takrs up the matter, saving:
"England keeps silent now, when Russia
demands the recognition of th Independ
ence of Crirea, but will howl loudly when
the time arrives, whicli will surely come,
that Russia begins to drive the Japanese
back. If England doi s not declare herself
Russia will have full right to consider the
Anglo-Japanese treaty as directly against
herself."
(Copyright, by New York Herald C.)., )
BKRIJN. Feb. 25. (New York lleruid Ca
blegram Special Telegrnm to The Bee.i
Dispatches from Usbon to the Vossl ehi
Kelturg state that the alliance with Great
Britain Imposes nt pre-erl !: a y bu ihns
on Portugal.
Not only are new rifles b'.lni; served to
the army In all haste, but a represent itlvc
of the Krupp firm Is at present ut Lisbon
Instructing artillery officers In the hanlllny
of the recently purchased field artillery.
Coast defenses are being overhauled In
Lisbon, Fayal and Lagos, whl-h could
serve ns naval stations for th- '.r1'ti.
fleet.
Te'.egram." frorp AmsterdMi, isi,,t, that
everything Is ready for the mublllr... tion of
the Dutch army. All leave is retard to
ufaevts.
SHELL PORT ARTHUR
Japanese Hret Lett the Kussiace Know it
ia Still in Business.
FIVE GUNS IN FORT ARE SILENCED
Much Pamege Done it 0 ty and t
Shipping in Inner Harbor.
AIM EVIDENTLY IS TO REACH ARSENAL
Several Shells Fall Jus4. Short and Explode
in the MnJ.
RUSSIANS SAY JAP SHIPS ARE SUNK
Three Others re Claimed to Have)
Been Disabled, but Cnrrenpondcnt
Tan Secure o Verification
of Report.
(Ci pyrinht. by New York llernld Co.. let.)
CHK FOO. Feb. a-tNew York Herald
C'ablegrnm-Spr clal Telegram to The Boe.)
Arrivals from Port Arthur report a naval
engagement at the entrance, of Port Ar
thur harbor on Tuesday uftcr midnight.
The Russians received timely wanting from
three toriedo boat destroyers, which met
the Japanese fleet .wenty miles off Port
Arthur. Thi Japanese tleet approached ti
within eight miles from the entrance and,
commenced the attack.
The lli-sl to retaliate were the forts, fol
lowed by the Petcropavlovsk, the Novlk,
the Failudu and th Askold.
The enRngement lasted until nearly day
light, when the Japanese retired. Am un
able to ascertain tho details of the losses
on both sides, but It is said the Japanese
had two ships sunk ajid three disabled.
Th Port Arthur forts had flv guns sil
enced. The damage to the town was serl
(!. One shell struck amid the anchorage
of Junks, bowling many of them to atoms.
The Newsky works and the engine work
were struck three times. Several ' fc'iell
fell just Khort of the rsenal, but struck:
tho mud wull surrounding It and doing no
damage. Judging from this the Japnnesa
evidently attempted to destroy the nrnenal.
Several guards were killed by hsrstlng
shells. Civilians took refuge In the new
part of Port Arthur.
The Japanese tried- to sink two trans
ports at the entrance to Port Arthur th
night of February 22. out the plan miscar
ried. The two ship were sunk outslda
tiie entrance, one being stranded. Th
Japanese nombarded Ineffectually.
Five thousand men ure now working day
and night strengthening th defense of the
garrison, which Is 80,000 strong i.nd well
provisioned. Tha Japanese have no chance
of success. Thre merchant steamers are
still at Port Arthur.
Story from St. Petersburg.
ST. FETERSBURG. Feb. 2S.-At o'clock
till evening rumors are In c'-cula'.:on to
tho effect thut n t'. mba.'dmint cf Port
Arthur Is r.ow going on.
Major General Pflug, the chief of. staff of
Viceroy Alexloff, tei.-KKptd us fallows,
under today's date: "The emrny cgufn at
tacked Fort Arthur from 1 to 3 a. m. and
was everywhere repulsed. Details follow.
It Is row snia that the Pussla.ii Hal lo
squadron, comprising eight bbttleshlp v,
two irm.ircd cruisers, three protected cruis
ers, two (urge transports and thirty tor
pedo boats, will leave for the far east at
ihe end of June. It Is added that It will
be commanded by Rear Admiral Rojest
vensky. According to Information received by well
informed military men, the Russian army,
which is Intended to oerato In Corea, will
consist of an advance, guard of two regi
ments of Siberian sharpshooters, a van
guard of wlxteen regiments of infantry,
with ninety-six quick-firing guns, three bat
teries of mounted guns and a correspond
ing force of cavalry. The main body will
consist of forty regiments. Including Cos
suck cavalry, with 300 guns.
It Is added that no Important military
cpo-t,tlons will be possible before the melt
ing of the Ice and that the present opera
tions will be confined to necessary prepara
tions. Japanese Torpedo Boats In Injured.
LfrVDON, Fob. 20. The British Foreign
effree has received an official dispatch say
ing that not ono of the .'apaneeo torped
boats was injured In the attack on Fort
Arthur of Wednesday, l'vbriury H.
A special ulspatch fom Hong Kung Says
the British admiralty olllclals arc serving
out clothing to the Russian sailors rescued
nt Chemulixi, Corea, uml that tho crews of
the vessels forming part of the British
squadron have given half a day's pay to
provide luxuries for tho Russian woundwl.
Tells Plan ot Attack.
TOKIO, Tuesday. I'eb. 23.( IVIayed In
Transnils! ion.) Auvlces aru hourly antici
pated here of the third naval cngagomont
1 W illi h has taken place nt Port Arthur. It
vr.-iF h:::iwn that the flwt Under command
of Admiral Togo lias leeh In. motion, but
thu uai ure f thn opi rations about to bo
ui.lrtakin had not lu eu dlsi h sod to th
Navy ucpa, ! u:i nt. 'i he h.tter admits antici
pating information, but u-iys. It dots not ex
po. t to recti vo any beforo Wednesday. It
is thought hue that Admiral Togo first at-
1 to ked Alth hhi lorpido boats and then
sht lied port Artnur. Tiie opinion expressed
by thu foreign ml'ilst ry here l:, howevor,
almost united ugainst tho ability of ihs
Jaiane'w ships to shell ihs place without
dangerous exposure to the heavy gun ot
the shore batteries. The Japanese, how
ever, are confident that the place Is vul
nerable nt three points on tho sua side and
In pioof of their opinion cite the explosion
of a number of shells In the town
on' the occasion of the recent night
t'.r.ht. The jtvia one wer In
1'oii Arihur and they have moat
complete Information In regard to distances
snd lauges. A bombardment of the place
iliouid prove highly destructive, a It Is
narrow and cramped. A few shells thrown
over the hill into the basin holding the bay
and town could not fail to do ser'ous
execution. Tho Jspanesu shells ar
charged with .i high explosive and are
very effective, and It Is ImJioved posi.lblu
to render the harbor untenable for Russian
warship by bombardment and force them
to put to n a and tight in the open.
It is tnought here that the withdrawal
of dmlral AlexiefT from port Arthur and
the removal of hei.iif;uariei's and records
to Hsrbln Is sn admission of the weakness
of tii" place and of Its Inability to muko
a s istaiued defense. It is believed that
the Jfip.mese Intend to mul.e a vigorous
or.slr.iight on I'ort Arthur. Its possession
wuld deprive the Russians of a naval has
and insiie the Jspanrse a base for future
operation on th Llao Tung pcnlnsuln.
Hulnn Uracil th Llao Hirer.
PKKING, Feb. 21. The director ft-nt ral
of r:Jlrj:.l reports that lrJ Russian ln
far.tryroen, an officer, a gun and, a larg
supply of ammunition are at Yao Yang
llu, and that 'M Russian ca-vaJryauB aud
