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The Omaha Daily Bee. Tiin RUSSIAN ARMY. Most Complete War News. Article by a Russian ex OfBrer. Illustrated be Photos. In NEXT Bl'NDATB BEE. Cnmr-nra The Fee's Triple K T. Herald N. Y. World and Associated Preea cable srv Ire with tha meeger showing of other Ntbniakt fiir. i;.STAHLlSI!i:i JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MOHNINO, lEIlKliAHY "0, 1904. SINUL.1. COl'V THKtiE CUNTS. SHU' BURNS AT SEA 1 Fourteen Li?ei Lo t ai BmU of the Marine D:iater. VESSEL HAS HARROWING EXPERIENCE While- Luhid by Siefm Hames Shoot from EaVn. PASSENGERS CHOOSE BETWEEN DEATHS v - Behind Them Walla of Firt, Before Them VonDtahoui Ware. t TWO BOATS OF HUMAN FREIGHT CAPSIZE RrmilitiiR Pamfiirr aad Crow Flkl Flames and riaally Sas-e . the Ship, Which Reaches , for. PORT TOWKSENI), Wwh., Feb. . After suffering tho mfcet harrowing experi ence tnm HM and storm that haa ever be fnlle'n n craft on tha North Pacific roast, the steamer Quran put In here today to re port the lose of fourteen Uvea. The dead: , First class psssengere: i MIPS BTE1NER of Clellum, Wejm., drowned. MRS. ADAMS, died from exposure. Second class passengers! D. NEWSRURY of Texas. H. RUCKLEY, drowned. Members of tha crew: A. N1KLBON. J. NEII.SON. P. FRE1TAQ. Stewards: W. H. ENEM. M. HOMERS. 1 h. Douglas, a. donnelly. f.RAYMOND. Engineer department: PETER MULIN. M. FLYNN. About S:45 o'clock Saturday morning while off the mouth of the Columbia river the Queen caught fire 'In Its after aaloon .In some unexplained way. With Indescrib able swiftness ""the fire gained headway and threatened soon to envelope the whole ship.' To add to tho horror the heavy seas tneunt death to any person sent away In, .the lifeboats. The flames became more end mora tVireat- dfjths. Captain Cousins ordered the life boat launched. They were manned by tha rrew and ordered to , remain cloae to the ehlp. Into these the women and chil dren were placed. Hardly, . however, had the boats been cast loose than, unable to weather tha fierce waves, two of them were rapslsed. The passengers and those of the crew who remained on board continued their fight against the flames with Increasing success until 7:40 a. m.-, when the flre was brought under control, When It waa thought the dar.ger from fire was past Captain Cousins recalled (he. lifeboats and the occupants, were XtUon aboard. The Queen waa heocd for tha mouth of the Columbia liver and al.out o'clcck the steamer Cents Monlta waa tlgbtad. The Queen signalled an. I asked It to stand by until temporary repnlra could be made. When everything had been mnde sife the Queen continued on to the, mouth of thi Columbia only to find tha bar too rough to cross. Tha distressed craft was pointed toward Puget Sound, but bad fortune still pur sued and when It rounded Cape Flatt-ry It encountered a terrific elertrlc rtcrm. Wltn dlincuity it waatnereu ine gate ana . arrived here without further mishap and proceeded to Seattle," where It arrived about nightfall. . NEGRO SAVED FROM THE STAKE Alleged Murderer of Kaslseer .For aTarty Arrives la Jarksoat Voder Military Escort. i JACKSON. Miss., Feb. 28. The Green wood military company arrived at Jackson todny, having In charge Albert Baldwin, a efR, liei ffsj; o, who is alleged to have killed Engi neer Korgarty of the Valley road two weeks ago The negro was captured at Rates Mile and wss to have been taken to Tut sutler. When Governor Vardaman learned that he waa to have been burned today he at-, tempted to save the negro. The governor and Adjutant General Frlede went with the Greenwood company on a special train to Ratesvllle and came back thla afternoon. They met, with no resistance. The sheriff of Panola county had taken every precau tion to keep the negro from ailing into the hxnd of a mob. Ilefore tha governor and the militia ar-, rived the negro' was tukon out of Jail and walked to Sardls, ten miles distant, and buck apaln. an as to keep him out of the y of those looking for him. The gov ernor and the adjutant general report to nix lit that the trip, back to Jackson was made without Incident and that no hostile deiuotielratluna occurred. ICE IMPEDES THE SHIPPING .Several Vessels la Ckesaoaako Bay Are Damaged kyFloatlaa; Maaaee of Ice. BALTIMORE. Feb. JN -Navigation on Chesspeake bay Is greatly Impeded by the huge masses of floating tee. Today the steamer Katvhdln,' With lumber from Georgetown. 8. C, for this port, went shore at Pandry Point, was hauled off and arrived here later. The tug Britannto rtarted out with the four-masted schooner Charles A. Campbell for Roaton In tow, but was compelled to return. Tha steamer Chesapeake, which left laat night for New York, had Ita machinery disabled hy tha Ice off Annapolis, and waa towed back to this port today. , - BOILERMAKERS .QUIT WORK Mt . oa Coast Dlvlsloa of. Isalktrs Pari ae Law Dona Tkelr Toole. . RAN FRANCISCO, Fsb. B-The boilrr niakere on the entire Pacific coast system of the Southern Pacific company have gone .n a strike as a result of a long-staitdlrg controversy regarding a general advance In wages ll along the line. According to the statements of ths rall- . road officials una quit work. rhs railroad ofTU'lala were surprised when r they receded tha official notification. Inas much as the negotiation were still pml InL Tha Increase su light by Uae aHaUw luakera la a&oul is per a&l TJL"1 V . fafearrltr ef Ctrrea and lo Pro- " . C. ht by New York Herald Co.. ) rh- 2-'fNew York Herald Ca- Meg s pecial Telegram to The Bee ) By t) ' protocol signed at Seoul on Fe-l 2S. M. liayashl, the Japanese minlatei , Major General Yet-Chl-Yang, the miniver of foreign a ft airs of Cores, respectively empowered for tha purpose, agreed upon the following articles: 1. For the purpose of maintaining a per manent and solid friendship between Japan and Core and firmly establishing peace In the far east the government of Corea shall place full conildence In the government of Japan and adopt the advice of tha latter regarding tha Improvement of the admin istration. 2. The government of Japan shall In a spirit of firm friendship Insure the safety and repose of the Imperial house of Corea. I. The government of Japan definitely r:uarantees the Independence and territorial ntegrlty of tha Corean empire. 4. In case of the welfare of the imperial house of Core or the territorial integrity of Corea being endangered by an aggressive tntra power or international atsiurnance, the government of Japan ahall Immediately take all necessary measures, such as tha circumstances require, and In this action the government of Core ahall give full facilities to promote the action of the Japa nese government. The latter may for the attainment of the above object Occupy, when the circumstances require It, such places as It la necessary from a strategic point of view. 6. The governments of both countries shall not In the future, without mutual (consent, conclude with a third power, such an ar rangement aa may be contrary to the prin ciples of the present protocol. S. The details In connection with the pres ent tirotocol shall be arranged as the clr- cumstajicos require between the representa tives of Japan snd the minister oi ioreign affairs of Corea. REFORMS It TUB BRITISH ARMY. CommUilaa Makes Report Snpple- mental to Ita First One. LONDON, Feb. 28. Tho second report of tha Lod Ellsler committee has been It sued and gives details of the proposed War office reform. Tho most Important rec ommendation of the committee Is the crea tion of a general ataff, which In the words of the committee "consl'sts of a department devoting undivided attention to military problems In the widest sense and a b?dy of officers occupied In time of peace In training all ranka of the army and pre pared to direct operatlona In the flell." Other Important recommt ndatlons are thi reorganisation of the army by brigades Instead of army corpo, the creation of five "general commanding In chief, command ing troops In five districts, freed from routln work which henceforth will be en trusted to eight administrative districts under major generals, and the abolition of the linked battalion eyatem." With a view to ensuring the Infusion of new blood the committee urge four years as the maxi mum period during which an officer rhall serve as military member of the army council. He should then resume active service for at least one year before again serving In the council. Thi same rule, the committee urges. I ahoi M be enforced throughout the military staff ef the War office. In order to em phasise, the allegiance of the army to the king the committee recommends that no body except the king or his representatives etroad should hold levses,- ami the com mittee also urges that no levels shou'd be held except by royal command. A feature of the report which meets with general approval Is the final d:ppeur ance of the Brodick system Involved In the abolition of the army corps, with the exception of the. flrit or expeditionary army corps at Aldershot, which Is still re tained. PROMI8K9 TO BE EFFECTIVE BLOW. Japaaese Flaokloa; Movement oa , Klrla Mies Thuoght Of. LONDON, Feb. 18-The correspondent of the Standard at Tien' Tain, under date of February 91, In a dispatch speaks of the Spanish flanking movement on Klrln aa promising to te the most effective blow yet delivered. This Is probably only a re-echu of the reported landing of the Japanese at Poiaset bay, which has not yet been given any authentic confirmation. Tha Dally Mail'a New Chwang corre spondent says that the Retvlsan Is fnst across the middle entrance to the harbor of Port Arthur and that there Is only room for vessels to pass between Its stern and tha eastern side at high water. TR1XU TO AVOID DISAGREEMENT. .NegotlatloMs AaTeptla- aetlns la the Balkaaa Are la Progress. ROME, Keh." 28. Negotiations are now proceeding between the government of Rusxla, Austria and Italy with a view to reaching a complete understanding con cerning the questions affecting ths Balkans in which then - governments are interested. They are endeavoring to look Into and con sider all possible eventualities, with the obr Ject of avoiding disagreements In the fu ture. FALL FROM I.ADDKR PIIOTES FATAL Oraael Island .Maa Foaad Dead la His Bara. GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. ' Feb. 28.-(8pe- rlal.) Adoipn Meinxe, a cai- enter, a as Instantly killed last night by falling down a ladder reaching to the havlolt of .. barn. At least such Is the only conclusion Coroner Sutherland and those Immediate. at the scene can reach. Melnke, who lived in the outskirts of the city, returned to his home about 1! o'clo.-k last night, after being up In the city on some business matters. He went Into the house, removed his shoes, put on a pair- of house slippers, removed his coat and re marked to his wife that he had yet to give the horse a little feed. He did not return. In fifteen or twenty minutes, all being still without and ahe hearing no sound of her husband, Mrs. Melnke became alarmed. I'pon going out she found him lying on the floor of the barn, dead or unconscious. She Immediately summoned two neighbors, who found the heart still. Coroner Suther land and Sheriff Taylor were summoned. A dent In his head and a alight abrasion near bis loft eye were the only marks on him. It Is supposed the dent wss formed by coming In contact with the round, tinned edges of a toolcheet standing In the vicinity of the spot belaw the open ing to the hayloft. His money and watch were on hia person and tfiere waa no sign of any struggle. The sifpoltloo is that a rupture of a vein In the brain caused death. He had been In a cheerful disposition all day and never complained of any heart trouble, and all the evidence taken Into consideration. Coroner Sutherland thought aa Inquest unnecessary, death plainly hav ing been accidental. Melnke was a charier member nf tho Ancient Order of United WotarE.eia, Ue leave a Ue Ad A sou. AT CALL TO ARMS IN JAPAN No Pomp or Display Marked Newi of Wit with Russia. FANATICAL PATRIOTISM ALONE EXHIBITED Mobilisation nf Mllltla Wlthont Pas; entry or Fanfare, hat Earh Soldier Feels Hospred at Chance to Die for Emperor. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1M.) TOKI0, Feb. . (From a Btaff Corre spondent of the New York Herald Special to Tha Bee.) Ttie war Is on. After more than twenty-one years of negotiation with Russia about Corea. Japan has In her own phrase "taken Independent action" to safe guard what ahe conceives to be her essen tial Interests. Her navy has gone to sea equipped and ready to meet the Russian ships, and If the best Information obtain able can be relied upon, with orders to strike when they are met. Her srmy Is In motion. The men who constitute the regular peace force have either been moved to the points of concen tration already In order to take transport for the scene of land operations as soon aa the navy, has cleared the way, or are now In the barracks at their various divi sion headquarters awaiting the order to move ottt. Since Friday night, the 8th, the men of the First reserve nave been swarming to the colors. Even now more men are ready for active service than Japan has use for Immediately. All this Is whst I wrote you ten days ago would happen before that letter could cross the Pacific. That prophecy has been fulfilled. But there was another about which I cared more. Throughout the stren uous dash across the American continent to ca,tch Ihe ateamer which brought me to Japan there lurked In the back of my head the haunting fear that to miss the connec tion at San Francisco waa not merely to have to wait for the next steamer, but something far. more to miss one of the greatest stories of the war, the answer of the Japanese nation to the call to arms. I knew something of Japanese emotionalism and patriotism and I believed that when the long period of uncertainty was ended, when the severe nervous strain of ex pectant waiting reached Its climax In the decision to fight, there would be such a response from tho people as those who saw should never forget. It was a natural but erroneous attribu tion to the Japanese of qualities dominant among ourselves. Fancy what would hap pen In Now York, the day we began war with Russia. Would the stars and stripes flaunt from windows and roofs and flag polesT Would crowds gather In the streets and men cheer and bands play martial and Inspiring music? Would signs of en thusiasm and excitement be manifest, and would the newspapers be filled with de tails and reparations, the call for troops, ' their mobilisation and movement, all the grand rush and uprising of the people In answer to the call? All secretive and Serene. Well, I thought something of thae sort would happen here. There would be an extraordinary exhibition of the puUlc feeling.-chee's, flags. martl'I music and the display of popular excitement. But I was altogether wrong. Spectacle It has been, and most extraordinary, but quite the op posite of all that I had fancied. Without noise or clamor, without huste or show of excitement, calmly, quietly, with the leisure of a picnic preparation, the response hn been made to the summons so long awaited and so dearly desired. More, It has been attended with a secrecy that is astound Ing. The nation Is at grips with the huge power which fronts It on the west and north. I The people are proud and deter mined, glud that It la so and sure of them selves and their cause; yet with, their ships st sea and their troops on the move It was not until last evening thst they re. celved from their government the first ex planation of why they were going to war, or what they mean to win by .force that they could not get by peaceful means. I doubt If the government of any other civilised people on earth could do what the Japanese government has done and still retain a fragment of popular support. Yet almost the only complaint heard against this government Is that It has not acted before. There Is criticism from many quar ters that It la not a strong government, the cabinet Is not composed of popular men, and there is protest that It has been weak and shilly-shallying In the faoe of the grav est crisis the nation haa known for many years, but back of the cabinet sit the five "elder statesmen," and now that the de rision Is to act there is hardly a dissent, lug voice. To an American one of the moat extra ocdlnary phases of this extraordinary sit uutlon Is the attitude of the newspapers. It is safe to ssy that there la not one of them which haa not information whlrh would make pages of interesting reading; but thoy obey the letter and spirit of U:i law. They not only do not print any news sbout the movements of troops or shlpa or report any of the warlike preparations that .are seen now on every band, but they do not make even veiled rr Terences to them; they do not bint or, suggest. They soleipnly record the fact that the live genro statesmen snd the tablnet have had a conference lasting u certain tlne. lm" ,,1B '""- -- " uui- I nc with the amueror. that the minister of war lunched with the mil l-ier of marine. and that is nil. Not a word or a hint aa to what occurred at any if the e interest ing sessions ulihough It must be mid tiia; In most cases they tir us Un r.nt a thvlr reudcre of what was discus a . Or-'er to Hrnort. On Saturday irdets were Issued aid reached the men of the re-erVe. Trie.' had until Sunday morning at eight u'c or e to prepare, but by that time they must be under way to Join the colors. The oidr for mobilisation waa accomi anie I by un extraordinary tightening of the condition i of tha censorate and an crcier was i'tjud forbidding tho transmbslin of ckIo t 1. grams absolutely In certain places and per mitting Hum from the great seaport loan only. -where the code books were submitl'd to the office for Inspection and the transla tion, of tne messages offered. At the same time the Englb-hmen ant Americana who are offlcera in the trans port service received their marching order and the night train to Kobe waa ft lei with them, going toward one or the othe of the military basea. Before morning th word waa In every one's mouth that the reserves had been called out, but the news pspers printed as calmly as ever the often repeated go esses aborft the Russian rep.y, the time of Ita delivery and ita probable character. Saturday morning showed vacancies among the employe of ths bjstnena hiu'U4 In the hotels. In the banks evt r. whe where young men had beeu at wo.k. Ihe (Continued aa Beooud Fag.) HONORS FOR NEW NAVAL CHIEF Elaborate tremar Will Re Ob served When Makharoff Rearhea Port Arthur. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co.. 1VM ("HE FOO. Feb. (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee A Spe-1al train, conveying Admiral Makha roff. Is expected t Port Arthur today and a great reception has been prepared. An escort will consist of the naval con tingent and the chiefs of the naval stsff snd the land forces. The admiral proceeds first to the headquarters of the viceroy and after the ceremonies there embarks on the flagship Petropalovsk. The usual salutes will be fired at the moment of embarka tion, i The viceroy removes til Mukden on March 1 under a special Cossack escort. During the attack of Wednesday st Port Arthur several shots aimed at the light forts fell short,- but destroyed part of the commissary stores and others set flre to coal heaps, while. still others destroyed the dam at the naval dock. I x The following neutral Inhlps are still un able to leave Port ArthA-: The Norwegian steamers Sentls and Selfstad and the Eng lish steamer Forten Hall. The authorities hare rbsndoned the at tempt to float the RetvJ ian snd have de- rtded that It shall renfcln In Its present position as a low levtl fort. In conse- quence of the spproachl Chwang the Japanese ag opening of New lire watching the Russian gunboat Rlvoec tered there; which was win- ST. LOUIS pOUNTING EGGS Exhibits Already Ssr pass In Point of Xambrr Those of Chicago for the Same Period. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 28 -Tliat the exhibit shipments at the World's fulr are In ex cess of those at the ChUngo exposition at a similar period before the opening is con clusively shown by a statemont prepared by Chief Clerk J. E. Reagan of the traffic bureau. - According to a table ha has pre pared the shipments of exhibits at the Chicsgo fair up to March 1 preceding the opening report a total of 864 cars. The total shipments of exhibits at the St. Louis fair, to and Ircludlng February 27, aggre gate 490 cars, or an excess of 125 cars. To facilitate the handling of lafge sums of money during the exposition period, sev enteen of tha largeat banks snd trust com panies of St. Louis have organized the Rankers' World's Fair National bank. chartered by the federal government and capitalized at (200.000. The specific purpose of the bank is to hsve a convenient depository for the gov ernment funds, the gate receipts of the World's fair and the concessionaries, and for all those that wish to deposit their money for safe keeping. The bank which will be. located Inside the grounds,' will eease to exist with the close of the exposi tion. BALTIMORE PUBLISHER DEAD Edwin Franklin A bell. President of Company Which leaaes the Son, Passes Away.: PALTIMORE, Feb. 28--Edwln Franklin Abell. president of the A Abell company, publishers of the Sua' newspaper of thl City, died at his residence today, aged M. Mr. Abell was born In Baltimore and was the oldest nf twelve children of the late Arunah S. Abell, founder of the Bun, and by his death the last of the founder's sons has passed away. Upon finishing hla scho-il studies at the age of It Mr. Abell entered the counting room of the Sun office. Although always Identified with the pub lishing of the Bun he had given his at tention more closely to the management of hla father's estate, and not until the death of George W. Abell did be assume direct control of the paper. Since the death of his brother he had. been the directing head of the paper's politics and views on na tlonal questions and local affairs. As dl rector of hls.p" It was hl fixed policy to keep his r-c 'dentlty from the pub. llo gaxe, and '. ':e achieved a notable success. PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIDE Porter Turonri Switch and Allows One to Crash Into the Other. SAN , FRANCISCO; Feb. 28 The west bound California Limited and the east bound Dally Overland on the Santa Fe col lided a few miles south of Point Richmond. Both engineers,. L. L. Baker of the Limited and J. P. Bennett of the Overland, were killed . A misplaced switch was the cause of the sccldent. Alvln Taylor, a porter, who threw the switch open. Is under arrest. lie assorts that he was signalled by Engineer Bennett to open tho switch and that he obeyed without realizing the consequences. I.EAUI E BASK RAM. SCHEDI I.KS. Maiiaatei la New York to Arrange Kantea for the Seaaoa. NEW YORK. Feb. 28. Among the per sons most Interested In Uie major base ball leagues there promises to be a very busy week.. lYesldent Ban Johnson ar rived here tonight, and tomorrow he will convene the annual schedule meeting of his organization. The annual schedule meeting of the National league will' begin twenty-four hours later, and from present Indk'.itloiis there seems little doubt that both organizations will adopt nonconfllct Ing schedules for the. coming season. Ircsldent Johnson was met by C. A. Comlskey of Chicago, C. A. Somen of Cleveland and V. W. Loftas of Washing ton. 1 ogether with these three and J. Hector Clement of the Wushlngton club President Johnson held a conference after which It Wi.H annoiimed that a new com mittee on schedule, consisting of J. W. Furrell of this jMty', C. A. Comlskey of Chicsgo and , C. V. Bomcrs of Cleveland, were appointed. The same men were ap pointed to act as a committee on rules. tioes to Sleep on Track. NEHAWKa. Neb.. Feb. 28 (Special Telegram. Thla afternoon John Trust, working In the stone quarries near here Imbibed too much whtaky snd lay on the railway track to rest. A Missouri Pacific freight train came along, the pilot bf the engine struck the rleeer badly crushing one arm between the shoulder and elbow. He escaprd Internal Injury and will re cover. HltX bbavr for Creditors. PA PILLION. Neb.. Feb. M Special .) The remainder of the stock of the Murdock store at Springfield has been sold at auc tion to W. H. Davidson for J1.&7S. It had ben hi voiced at $3.TsO. Its ci editors will re ceive about t-ents on the dollar. This store went Into the bauds vl a tecelver oau month ego. DEPEND . ON BALTIC FLEET Eussia Ixpects te Bevena Balance of Naval Power bj Eendhg It Eait. COULD THEN ISOLATE JAPANESE ARMY Newo of Clash In Corea Leads to Be lief Heavy I .a ad Flghtta May Be Expected la tho Net Fwtnre. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904 ) BERLIN, Feb. . (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.i Announcement that the Russian Baltic fleet will not leave for Ihe far east until June may be regarded aa confirming the report that General Kouropatkln will not leave for Manchuria until mobilisation Is complete and an army of 400,000 la assem bled there. It Is assumed in military cir cles here that the arrival of the Baltic fleet in far eastern waters will coincide with the commencement of active opera tlona. The Russian army object will be to regain the command of the sea and cut off the Japanese army from lis base. With Russia commanding the nea the provision ing of the Japanese army would be" diffi cult. In naval circles here It is considered that the Baltic fleet will experience great diffi culty In reaching the far eaat on account of the Impossibility of obtaining a sufflcleut supply of coal on tho route. It means thMt the fleet must be accompanied by colliers and take on coat on the high seas. Such an operation, though not Impossible, Is surrounded by. difficulties thai will greatly t'.elay the progress of the ships. JAPAN'S REASON FOft CENSORSHIP One I.lne Mlht Rnln Snccesa of an Important Movement. LONDON,' Feb. 28. In reference to the severity of tho censorship exercised by the Japanese government over tho news dis patches of foreign correspondents. Baron liayashl, the Japanese minister to Great Britain, said to the Associated Press today: I have liad numerous representations from English and other newspapers upon this subject, but I believe that our position !n the case Is not only right, but will be ad mitted fo be such by tnose who look care fully Into the circumstances. We are fight ing ng.ilust numerical odds quite out of proportion to the odds of any combatant In recent Wars. We ore fighting for our exist ence snd our only hope of maintaining It Is to strike sivlftly and secretly at the be. ginning. To get In the first blows means more to us than. 1 think, it has ever meant to any belligerent, and to Insure this It Is vital for us to demand a degree of secrecy which has not been necessary in any re cent warfare. Even at the risk of alienating temporarily the friendship of the press of the world we must pre.ent even a whisper of our real intentions. Before war was declared I knew that our military authorities had decided that our censorship must be more rigid than evr before attempted. One line would have ruined our first attack on Port Arthur, one line might ruin our projected land opera tlons. When we fought China we gave the war correspondents free latitude and In many cases they took advantage of this to predict our future movements. That did not matter much when China was our enemy, but against a power like Russia, so Immensely suierlor In eventual resource, it might turn tho scale. When you fight iur Hie every iiiiiib vvvuiiicb ui iiimw, nortjince. I cannot believe that Japan will lose friends -in the world because it hss Peen obliged to lmr"S' suri a- careful cena' shlp. I do not think the present rigor t this censorship will be continued very long, but hiemcntary the conditions of the campaign make even insignificant move ments clues toward our main naval and military objectives.' When our preliminary operations ' are complete I have no doubt the censorship will bo relaxed. Our cwn press and people are undergoing the same regime. There Is no discrimina tion. I think you will find ns much, If not more news of the war from the Japanese side In the New York snd London papers as you will In the leading Japanese organs. Baron liayashl doea nof expect that his government will Issue any proclamation of tre blorkudo of Port Arthur until the Japa nese are able to cut the communication by which food supplies now reach that place. He points out that New Chwang is prac tlcally blockaded by the he. When the Ice breaks upand If the nacal necessity still exists, the minister says that Japan probably will Issue a blockade proclama tion. It does not look as If there will be any Immediate serious land action, but It ap pears possible that Vice Admiral Togo may make another attempt to bottle up Port Arthur by sinking across the channel one of the old Chinese battleships captured during the war between China and Japan. FEAR TROUBLE IN BALKANS Appeal to War Party la Tnrkey la C.etllnar Ascend r.n. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 14.) ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. a. (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) 8erlous news comes from the near east, giving the Idea that Turkey, If It sees the opportunity, will refuse, to carry out the Macedonian reforms. A Greek au thority here, artountlng for the arming of Greece, says an agreement hus been en tered Into between that country and Tur key whereby In case of wsr Greece will oc cupy Macedonia. The "appeal to war" sentiment at the Ylldtx Kiosk has reached such a point that it may at any moment get beyond the control of the ruler, Abdul Humid. Knowledge of this accounts for Austria's eager military preparations. TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYERS Bl BY Rnaalana Coptare Three Vessels Loaded with Japaaese Coal. SUEZ, Feb. 28 The steamers laden with coal for Japan and captured by Russian torpedo boat destroyers sre' reported to be the British steamer Ettrlckdale (from Barry February for Sabang), Ihe British steamer' Frankby (from Barry February t for Hong Kong and the Norwegian steamer Matilda (from Penarth January SO for Sadeboi. A dispatch from Buakimn. Egypt, Feb ruary 24, ssld that the captain of the Brit ish steamer Durlstan (from Newport Feb ruary 8 for Bombay) reported that he waa stopped and examined by Russian tor led' bout destroyers a few miles from Da olus Island In the lt.-d sea and was in formed that three British steamers coal lsden for Jspan had been captured by them. Rl SSIANS (.ROWING SI ftPICIOl S Demand Corneals of All Telegrams eat Over Imperial Wires. TIEN TS1N, Feb. 28. Russians are In terfertng with the Imperial railway tele graphs. On February 18 they demanded lhat they be allowed to read the telegrams received at Tien Chwuiig station, where the Chinese authorities have now placed a sentry. Chinese officials say the re ported landing of Japanese troops at Pss1et bay has not been confirmed. The schedule of all regular trains on the railway has been annulled. The Nnvl Krai declares that there Is great boatlllty In Corta, especially In Che mulpo, agaluat ILe Jiipaass vrolaciurale. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Partly llossr Monday and Tuesday. Temperatnre at Iffebr. Dev. Oma ha Hoar. 1 P. esterdart Dec. m 4 . mm m , . a . , , 41 a. re T a. m a. m f a. m , m 31 at 81 : an m 4.'! 4o J .1 4 ft (I T H ft .... 4l .... 4ft . . . . 4 1 .... 4T .... 11 .... 4 .... BT .... ,'tft 10 a. n 11 a. tm lit at KYK WITNESSES AT PORT ARTHI'R. Report Port Arthur Attack and Say Rasslana Kear Investment. YIN KOW. Feb. 2S. --The first reports by eye witnesses' of the engagement at Port Arthur In the early morning of Wednesday last have been received 'here. They say that one Japanese coal hulk waa sunk and one beached near the Ketvlaan and that nineteen Japanese In civilian clothes reached I he shore and were mnde pris- onere. The Askold and Mayan npprnarlicd the Japanese fleet and .then retired, being tin- able to entice ihe enemy to attack them From long range two shells struck In the city. The Retvlian Is scrvlomble as art auxiliary, but the foreign ei.g'.neer has abandoned the hoj of riMng It as the patching on the fcrty foot cleft made by a Japanese torpedo has glean way r.n.l stojiprd proifrets snd the Russlsn engineers have Interfered with the original l line of raising It. Tho Caarovltrh is kept afloat by con stant pumping, the Novlk has been re paired anil the Pallada has Inert docket. Repeated attacks by the J,tpnnee durl !g the past week have resulted In the constant shifting of the troopa, Incltnll ig Ihe naval contingent organized from the crews of the disabled and Idle warship", to all parts of the defences und also to the hinter land. Refugees who huvt arrived her report that the Russians mnmeiitiU Hy fear a land Investment of Port Arthur from rig eon bay. , Four trains of Russian refugees fiom points south of Taschlschla went north yesterday. One American cltlsen and two British subjects, expelled from Port A' thur, without being given the right to re move their property, declare they were expelled because of alleged relatione w!th newspaper correspondents', which chajgc, they say, waa unjustifiable, though the authorities declare that they ure Jifatllled In expelling all rlvllians who are not re quired for defense. The 'authorities have refused to permit the British-Captain R d dle to take his ship, the Foxton Hall, to Che Foo. It Is understood If the ship Is released a Russlsn skipper will be sent with It for tho purpose of preventing In telligence of the Russian operations being given to (the Japanese blockaders. Heavy Land Fightlnsr la Expected. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 28.-The official announcement by Major General Fflug, chief of stnff to Viceroy AlexlefT, that Rus sian cavalry had crossed the Yalu river Is expected to be followed shortly by news of rather heavy land fighting, as. according to seemingly trustworthy reports. General Inevltch has sent a whole army corps of Infantry to support the Cossacks, who have penetrated to a point below Anju and who are -reported to have beaten the Japanese Irl several skirmishes. Nevertheless, If this movement In force le progressing. It must not be assumed that the Russians have taken the offensive, but rather that they are taking- up a strong position Ini northern Corea In order to check the advance of the formidable army of Japanese landing on both shores of Corea, while the concentration of Russian troops behind the Yalu is being completed. This concentration is making better prog ress than Is generally believed abroad. The movement of troops eastward over the Transslberlan railroad will be greatly accelerated henceforth, aa tck-graphlc re ports say that the Ire railway over Lake Baikal was completed today. Up to this time the tracks have been used as far as laid, the soldiers marching from the ter minus of the line to Ihe other shore, Major General Pflug's re,-oet that Gen. era! Ma'a-army Is west of the Llao river agrees with the statement of i-peclal corre spondent of the Rubs at Tien Tsln that tho Chinese war minister Is hurrying large bodies of troops to the northeastern fron tier of Pe Chi LI. This report says the troops are not going by rail, but are march ing by night. The military situation will be greitly complicated If General Ma's army Is reilly moving to the rear of the Russian position with the Intention of making common cause with the Japantse, as it will expose both Russian fl inks to attack. Blockade Continues. The blockade i: l'ort Arthur continues. The Russians reerrej resigned for the pres ent not to expect to accomplish much by sen, realising ihut the Port Arthur fleet l overmstehed In both .f.hlps and guns; but they hint that things may I different l:i the spring If the Baltic fleet goes out and effects a Juncture with that at Port Arthur. Serious consideration uUo Is being given to the feasibility of ependlrg about tWO.-M on torpedo boat destroyers to be sent lu sections to Vladivostok and Port Arthur. Three hundred mechanics snd cock yird artificers were sent to the far east last week and experts declare that the boat could te built, sent and fitted out there In eight months. After all, however, the hopes 'and hearts of the Russians are centered In ths armyi and with Oeneral Kouropatkln at Its head. Although ho has not faced a foa since the siege of Plevna, victory Is considered as sured. An Interesting Incident occurred on the day the news waa re-elved of the sinking of the four steamers with which the Jap anese sought to block ft is entrance to Port Arthur harbor. The first report was to the effect that four battleshlw and two transports had teen sank r.nd this caused so much confusion that a te dcum wus Immediately ordered. A member ef the council from the, winter palace burtt Into the session, saying: "Gentlemen, countermand the order ; only four old steamers were sunk. The emperor does not wish a thanksgiving service to be held." In connection with this sttempt of the Japanese on Port Arthur a report was sent thst the steamers sent In were painted to represent war ships and on arriving closx to the channel they dropis'id contact mines. This story, however, lacks confirmation from any authoritative quarters. . Rt'SSIA EXTENDS TARIFF, ONE lEtll. Affects All Import Tin Plate for Ex port Is Free, ST. PETERSBURG.' Feb. 2S.-A de.'islon of the council of milliliters approved by the emperor and published today extend:) for a period of one year the tariff on imports to Russia which was fixed . Fein a iry ?4. ll03. A similar extension of tl'ns Is m ule in case of the free admission of tinplnle used In the manufacture of kerosene bar rels and also on packing casts used In the export trade. ' PUT JAPS TO FLIGHT Rumor That Basiian Cavalry Has Bros! with the Enemy. JAPANESE CONCEDE INJURY TO WARSHIPS Two Battleshipi aaJ Dispatch Boat Are Said to Be Mieeing, ORIGINAL FLEET HAD SIXTEEN VESSELS 8urriTor of fiuakea Transporti Are Not Allowed to See Aiyone. RUSSIANS FEAR TO ASSUME AGGRESSIVE Believed Hear l.aeki Naval Strength and Thn It, Will Una- Port Ar. thnr Rumor Hint Port Has Fallen. PT. PETKR?KURil. I'd.. A dlsp toh received here n-orn Llao Yang, and dated... February 2 sns that Chinese on the Tehl river report that nu advance guard of Hue rliin cavalry, which has penetrated Corea lor- a rMstan.-e of about X0 versts acros the iver, hiid an enrounler with a detachment of Japanese, snil that the Japanese were compelled to retreat, and fled, leaving their l.orscs, which were sclxed by the Cosaacke. General l.lnrvlu h dlspntehed cavalry and a body of Infuntry In pursuit and with orders o occupy northern Corea. An ofli.Mul dlhpatuh received from Major Crner.-il Pflug, Viceroy Alexleff'a chief of staff, which is dated February 2S, says: Th" night of Februnry 27 passed quietly st l'ort Arthur. The enemy's squadron lieecs In this vicinity. Reports are coming in of movements of Chinese troops west of the Liao river, and according to rumors , nbout ton I'Wnrsp troops, under General M. are on the mad between Tung Chu and Chao Jan. CHE FOO, Feb. 2S. -While tho Japanese report that their fleet was unscathed In their latent attack on Port Arthur they nre using every endeavor In attempting to prevent tit tails of any Injury to tho Japa nese fleet from leaking ouL Survivors, said to be from sunken Jupnnese transports, who lauded here Saturday are not allowed to see any one.' They will ta sent home on parole. The original Japanese fleet In front of Port Arthur i consisted of sixteen ships. Two battleships and a dsputch boat are missing. It Is learned from two sources that two of the missing warships were ttken to Sasebo In a disabled condition. It Is being circu lated among the Chinese that Port Arthur has fallen. Close Enough to Use Rifles. The Japanese sailors who arrived Satur-. day are from the Jlnsen Maru and the Bushlu, two of the five merchant vessels with which It was attempted to block the entrance to Port Arthur on the morning -of the S4th. Lieutenant Salto commanded the Jlnsen Maru and Lieutenant Tarlshl -the Bushtu. The latter waa manned by thirty men. One man of Lieutenant Salto's command was killed while lowering a boat on the Jlnsen Maru. The details of how the steamers were taken into the entrance to the harbor and eunk are being with- , held by the sailors, but Lieutenant Salto ' stated thet they .got so rlo.y to the Ret 1aan that had they - 4en'i armed . with rifles they could have fired into lie crew. When It was found that the scheme was a failure they dropped anchor ai4 tha crews crowded Into tha remaining boats. They then blew up the steamers. . A strong wind and the glare of the light prevented tha men from reaching ths torpedo flotilla and at daylight they were driven In an easterly direction by the wind to the Mlato Inlands, which' they reached the same eve- . n'.sg. The boate did not land together, but the men found each other, on the Islands. Thev" chartered a Junk, In which they went to Tung Chou Fou. They walked fcrty miles to Che Foo, gilng two days, without food. The fate of the crews of the other steam era Is not known by tha men here SEOUL, Feb. 28. Details .of a skirmish at Ping Yang show that fifty Rurslan cav alrymen approached the north gate of tha Japaneeo camp and fired at 1,000 motors. A sharp fusillade took place and the Rus sians retired. All foreigners are safe. The Until took placu on the. morning of tha 2Hth." - The emperor has contributed 100,000 yen and the rrown prince &0.C00 yen to tha Japa nese relief fund. Russia Hilars Port itllinr. TOKIO, Feb. :-Corian foidiers on the linn Gyeng frontier have been altavked axVl dispersed by Russian troops. Ah the campaign progresses It seems that the rbnnee are growing summer for a f.i'cat pitched battle on Ihe open sea Jiy the l.eets of modern battleships, vhlch tile world has bug nwaited. It Is believed here ttiat the Kussiuns lack the strength lo assume the aggressive and that they will pi-i'.--bly stick to Port Arthur doggedly to uwalt a aea and ,1-ind investment. Whn tter wins, Port Arthur will cease to be an important base. The fortifications will pipbably be ribun.vi'ied as IJ.ey re smilt and cramped' and howeter man: guns de fend It, It U thought they ere Ir.cnpsble of Insuring protection, it Is estimated that the Rusiiniis buve 2i0 guns mounted at Port Arthur, making it theoretically one of the strongest forts M the world. la regard to the opening of Wlju, for which United States Minister Allen has long boon pressing. It was decided to wait the formal announcement of the Japanese, whose In fluence is low dominant In Corea. Skirmish at Ping Van. HEOUU Feb. 2. Details of a skirmish at Ping Vang 'est n"rldny show tSa: flftjr Russian cavalrymen approsched C'S nertk gale of the Japanese, camp snJ lire! as ),iX nifties, A sharp fusillade lo k , laeo and tie" Russians retired. All foreLfnera sre safe. LONDON, Feb. i. The following t fllclul dispatch has been received at the Japanee '.i nation here: TOKIO. I'eli. R, ? a. n. - A nu-nber ef tha enemy's cavalry ..ppeiired lit a poln TOS metres north of Ping Yang. Core i th-r Infantry tired u.xiu tlirm. carting them to reti.-ut. Troops for the Frontier, PEKING. Feb. 2S Since February four trains have left I'ao Ting Fu for thenorth eustern frontier. 'I ke last contingent leaves today on two Iraius, completing the force of lo.i men. These troops are all regulars nnrt their equipment Is excellent. They Will I b replaced by lroos from Shan Tvrg pro li ii-. Too llonuh lo I.m1 1ron.ii.. PORT ARTHUR. Feb. -There hus been no change 111 the situation In the last two (lays. A gup) blew from the ninth, accom luiuled by thunder and lightning. The se, Is very rough, rendirlng Impossible any at tempt to effect li landing. , Icero) Alcslefl el Mukden. YIN, KOW. Fib. IS. Viceroy Alexlnff haa cr rived ui Murdn. where he probably will rcni.'iln until Ihe rorvmlza i Ion of the forcer. b'is In-eti rrnn led. lie has Iteeu llvlnr, flioi.vd , r!ii. bui he will tnter bis heaJ iuarura lomuirvw.