Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-06
Japan AND RUSSIA 70 WAR
LATEST ADVicES FROM THE
ORIENT POINT TO CONFLICT.
Both Sides Are Rapidly Preparing for
War-State of Siege Declared-Mass
Meetings Being Held - Japanese
Generals MoboIizino Troops-Said
to Be Ready.

Victoria, B. c., May 6.-Advices
were received by the steamer Olympia,
which arrived from Yokohama, that
Chinese are hurrying from New
Chwang in alarm as a result of the dis.
patching Of Japanese and British war
ships in consequence of the nonevacu-
ton of New Chwang by the Rus.
SLAMS Residents of the Chinese port
are hurrying their yaluables to Tien,
tsin, Chefoo and Shanghai, fearing
war. The whole trend of the news re,
ceived by the Olympia to the 18th
instant is of warlike preparations, rush
movements of warships, etc. Japan
and Russia are seemingly both getting
ready for hostilities in the event of the
Manchurian imbroglio resulting in
war.
State Of Siege.
Dispatches are printed py Japanese
papers to the effect that a state OF
siege has been declared by the Rus.
sian authorities at Talien King Chow,
and thence to the Yalu river. Military
maneuvers are taking place involving
much tent and field work. Russians
assert that the movement Is at
tributable to the strained relations be-
tween Russia and Japan. The Japan
Herald has a dispatch from Port
Arthur that Russian troops have been
dispatched to Amokgang, in Korea,
and Japanese vernacular paper says
Japanese warships have gone there.
The Yomiuri of Toxic state that in
New Chwang, Port Arthur, Talien Wan
and neighboring localities a collision
between Japan and Russia is consid-
cred inevitable, and that the opening
of hostiities is expected at any mo-
ment. The economic market has been
seriously affected in consequence, and
correspondence with the Port Arthur
branch of the Yokohama Specie bank,
has proposed to sever this connection.
The Hochi publishes the significant
report that certain Japanese generals
have caused a notice to be issued %
the reserves to be ready for moboliza-
ton. The ASH says that Japanese
and British warships have also been
dispatched to the Yalu river. The
Russian troops in Manchuria have
been increased by an additional force
which has been sent out on the pretext
of replacing the troops.
A Japanese military officer who has
Just returned from New Chwang is
quoted by the Jill Shin Po as saying
that. according to all appearances. Rus
sia is undoubtedly preparing for war
in Manchuria, and great alarm is felt
at New Chwang. The officer also states
that the Russians detained the Mouk-
den taotai to prevent his appearance
at New Chwang in order to seize that
port on the pretext furnished by his
nOnarrival
The general feeling prevailing in
Japan is shown by the large number o!
mass meetings being held. Many are
reported by Yokohoma and Toxic pa
pers. Professor Tomidizu. OF the I'M
perial university. at a largely attended
Yokohama meeting, was loudly ap-
plautled when he declared that the
Manchurian problem could be solved
by no other means than war. He said
that despite the talk of publicists, Jap.
anese military and naval forces were
ready for the encounter. Finance was
not a stumbling block, and If Japan
had famine in the northeast Russia
was also troubled by failure Of crops
along the Amur. He held that ifJapan
failed to make itself felt China and
Korea would throw in their lot with
Russia. The Japan war Office took ex-
ceptions to these plain statements and
demanded the punishment Of the pro-
fessor. but nothing was done.