The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-06
ON The VERGE
OF CONFLICT.
Russia and Japan Making Active
Preparations for War.
RUSSIA Is" BUYING GRAIN.
She Is Making Strenuous Efforts TO Collect
Big Store at Port Arthur.
JAPANESE SEE NO COURSE BUT WAR.
Foreigners Are Leaving The Treaty Pors and Even
Hong Kong In Large Numbers Japan Rsglns
MODELLING Torpedo Fleet
JAPANESE SEE NO COURSE BUT WAR.

oHdnSHdl, april o.-lne omlnouS
preparations of the Russian and Jap
anese war departments continue. The
Russians are making strenuous efforts
TO fill Port Arthur with grain, even at
war panic prices. and are importing
quantities of wheat from North China.
Japan has called out her naval re-
serves for service. during the approach
ing maneuvers. when the entire Japan
ese fleet win be engaged.
STRUGGLE IMMINENT.
Victoria, b. c., April 6.-Accc riding
to advices by the steamship Empress,
just arrived from the Orient. there is
no longer attempt in japan to conceal
the regretted imminence of war with
Russia now. that preparation for the
struggle on both sides advances. Rus
sia- has practically assumed control of
Korea by methods peculiarly Russian.
She is now hurrying her troops and
warships to the scene of future acton,
and when the long threatening cloud
does burst it will find her well pre-
pared. Japan's statesmen realize with
reluctance the inevitable. They say
that-and the conservative press OF
Japan echoes the sentiment-there
seems no recourse but war, although
CAPITAL ALARMED.
Meanwhile capital has taken alarm
and the money market is more dis
turbed by far than when the nation
was on the eve of hostilities with the
once mighty China. F.nanciers demand
higher and higher interest. From the
treaty ports, and even Hong Kong, for-
eigners are leaving by scoressand hun
dreds, determined not to be caught in
the midst of the horrors of war. Japan,
as one of her statesmen expresses il, is
compelled Ito wait with magnificent
patience the working out OF the plot
and intrigue OF her enemies"
Recently Russian energy hats been
concentrated in two directions; the Dip
lomatS OF the czar have cautiously, but
surely. insinuated themselves into the
virtual control OF Korean affairs. a
visit to the Korean emperor by NJ. Alex
less, Russian governor general of Lao
Tung peninsula. being Immediately fol-
lowed by the announcement Of 3 000-
900 yen Russian loan and tha appoint
ment of Russian dincmat as SUI
preme adviser in affairs or Korean state.
Coincidentally the Russian engineers
are hurrying to completion the trans
Siberian railway, working day and
night. They are negotiating also at
Pekin for the purchase OF the interior
Chinese railway.
TROOPS AND WARSHIPS.
An average of 5000 troops month
have been sent Ia. the Orient from Odes-
sa since September last, and warshps
are gathering at every vantage point.
on the other hand Japan has COM
menced TO mobilize her torpedo boats
and to hasten forward all naval con-
tracts, place large orders for outside
work and set all her own military sup
ply depots going, and awaits the .nitia-
tion of war by her great enemy.
Speculation as to when Russia will
strike the first blow is the absorbing
topic OF conversation. 1t was rumored
on March "a that Russian warship,
while cruising near Mok Kaito. had dis
charged "A torpedo near the side of a
Japanese warship, the latter drawing
off and returning the fire. The extreme
tension of feeling IN the Orient is
shown by the fact that the improbable
ty of such an occurrence did not appeal
to any one for time and il is only af-
ter thorough investigation that the
people Of Japan could be assured that
the storm had not already broken
WOULD NOT DISCUSS VAR.
Minneapolis, April s.-Feodor Zolyt-
koff. a Russian civil engineer. has ar
rived here en- route to Philadelphia on
business connected with the delivery
OF material under contract for Siberian
railway construction. Mr.. Zolytkoff
declined TO discuss the possibility If
war between Russia and Japan further
than TO remark that war. when Ii oc-
Cured. would be In another quarter OF
the globe. He declared that the pres
ent relations OF the Russian govern
ment with Japan were most cordial.
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