The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-23

Col. Coekeriil Describes the Preparations
Made by Russia in Headlines for spring.

Made by Russia i'm Readiness for spring.
TOKYO. JAPAN. Jan. ,, VIA SAN
FRANCISCO. CAL, Jan. 1.-THE reteh-
ZION of Mr Wasber. the Russian charge
A., -.eont though his successor has arrived
iu Corea is given great signiucdnce ll
official circles In Tokyo. III II peleNru
that Russia IS contemplatlns sohS sol.
az n conn I'm the spring, which only shieMu
dful0maCv on the part OF Japan can avert.
The diplomacy OF Japan seems 10 oe
rather vague and shado"y az prescnt.
IN fact SO far as IL extends 10 foreign
realms IL would appear 10 De thorouShtS
iacking-iu fact. nh. Russia Is certainly
preparing for some sort OF emergency.
have Just had a talk with a trust
worthy person who left NlanlNoStock ne
fore the ice embargo set i'm. ! am INFORM
I'd that AN through the summer every
Russian transport or supply snip arllN
ing there brought from one hundteu 10
five hunurcd soldiers. Ihe lmpIta sioh Dr.
that a large force IS dudrtered tntte uh-
der strict cover. no foreign visitor or
civilian Of any kind being permitted 10
see the quarters OF the troops oltHluS
Work was steadily pushed on inc forum
cations during the summer, the lutd
beine. seemingly. 10 make another Cron-
stadt and an impregnable rally point IN
tho Fast i'm case of military or naval
disaster 1910
iafo partnership with prOphet-an
astronomer perilaps-and has Just printed
some wonderful predictions Tor tne year
1886 II prOphesies that MarqulS lto VIII
retire. that the NiSCOunt Mlura. eN-Nlnlr-
Tor "a Corea. will be acquitted OF the
charge 81 cOnsDlrug TO mufuer the. 20
rcan Queen. bears supposed 10 pe rus
sianD will appear all over the Llaotuns
,,aufueula. "A return OF the cholera VIII
ooe,ir. much bankruptcy will De recorded
I'm Japan. the ghost OF the murdered
Queen Of Cored VIII appear IN me koyai
Palace. the Liberal party VIII 20 10
uioces. and there VIII DE mucn htdu-
b. lf "a. "A
Yokohama. The Ji1is prophet does not
seem to nave discovered any signs OF
trouble between Japan and Russia, though
pcOnla who have little or no knoWiedse
of The stars ana planets are an appre--
hcusiIc an view OF the celebration or
tho New Year, lasting for fun week.
a gOodly number OF merchants, potn IN
Yokohama ana Tokyo, may ne sdld 10
Doe suffering from headaches.
complete list OF the ships belonging
10 the Japanese navy Is published. n
shows fOrty-nine vessels, ranging rom
armored crused TO gunboats, wooden
ships and training ships Included. me
vessels captured from the chinese dur
ing the war are not I'm the list.
There has been a hitch I'm the negotia-
tions whereby the Armstrong; were TO
set up great gun plant IN Japan under
q government subsidy. At least, nothing
will be done for the present. IL Is quite
probable that the japanese VIII 20 into
The business Of manufacturing blg guns
ON their own account INfN VIII. 'fi
tainlv manufacture their own steel arnOr
before a great while.
IL is reported from China mat the Japa-
nese Will meet with trouble when they
undertake 20 make their settlement and
omen their port AT Chenkiang as provided
bv the ShimonOseki treaty. kingDei the
town opposite Cnenkiang, Is a foreign
hating settlement No missionary is per-
mitted TO show himse-f there. japanese
commissioners have already met with in
suit and threats from the hingDei I'M
Dacables.
on account Of the New Year celebration
Tokyo r. wel-nigh deprived OF news
Most Of the newspapers omitted Dublica-
ton on the last two days Of December.
They then issued a New Year Day num-
Der and proceeded 10 rest two. only one
journal, the jill. appeared without inter-
mission during the holiday. The British
and Americans m Japan. who are almost
cut OF from intelligent telegraphic news.
are still much worried about the strained
relations of their governments, and eli
sorts Of distressing rumors are IN the
air.--Tohn A. Cockerill ia New York
Herald