The Brandon news., 1903-05-14
RUSSIAN COUP
LOOKS WARLIKEl'
Large Force Reported to Have Taken
Possession Of New Chwang.
STRONG GARRlSONS In FORTS
Fourteen thousand Troops, Strength
ened With Big Guns, Distributed Be-
tween Mouth of the Lao and Port
Arthur...-Are Constructing New Forts.


tween Mouth of the Lao and Port
Arthur....Are Constructing New Forts.
Peking. The Russians, it is stated
have re-occupied New Chwang
with a large force and have also put
garrisons in the forts at the mouth
OF the Liao river. They are report
ed to be making extensive warlike
preparations The rews OF Russian
activity, which comes from a most
trustworthy source at New Chwang,
adds that on their return to New
Chwang the Russian troops brought
with them several large guns. A
large force has been ordered to re-
occupy Tien Chwang Tai. The
Russians have $4,000 regular troops
between the mouth of the Lao and
Port Arthur.
The Russians are reported to be
constructing forts en- the hills near
Liao Tung, commanding the road
between there and the Yalu river.
ard they have arranged to have a
large quantity of provisions de-
livered at New Chwang. A dispatch
from the officials at New Chwang
point strongly to these active prep
aratlons being intended to guard
against the Russians IN Manchuria.
JAPAN PROTESTING.
Yokohama. Japan.-There are
persistent rumors in circulation re-
garding the movement of Russian
troops along the Yalu river. De-
tachments have entered Korea os-
tensibly to protect the Russian tim
ber concessionaires and a large
body of Russian troops Is reported
to be approaching Wiju, Korea.
The japanese government is pro-
testing against these actions.
PROBABLY MEANS WAR.
London. THE Chinese ambassa-
dor here In an interview is quoted
as saying be has not received Off
:ial confirmation Of the Russian
action in New Chwang. If true, he
added, it means that Russia will
eventually occupy the whole
and though China, is rot
prepared for war, she probably will
resent any attempt to do such bust
ness.
The Russian proceedings at New
Chwang are attributed here to Chi
na's refusal to comply with the de-
mands of Russia recently submitted.
The announcement from Peking
that the Russians have "re-occu-
pied" New Chwang must not be un-
derstood as implying that they fully
evacuated the place. The news is
taken here to mean that the town
has been re-occupied by the force,
the withdrawal of which was an
nonuced in April when tie Rus
slams said that all the troops except
the men necessary for the police
had been removed.
TRIPLE PROTEST Likely.
Washington. The state depart
ment has received official conhrma-
tion from its agents in China of the
Increase of the Russian garrison in
New Cwang, Manchuria. and there
Is reason to believe that if Presi-
dent Roosevelt approves, that it is
preparing to take vigorous steps in
the matter. Secretary Hay is
in communication with President
Roosevelt In California and upon
the latter's decision the secretary's
course will depend. It is said that
the department has had its patience
taxed by the course of events in
Manchuria and that it now contem-
plates more radical step than any
which has heretofore marked the
negotiations between the powers on
this subject. The proposed step
contempiates joint action by Japan,
England and the United States.
French Warship Sails.