The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-23
Her Fleet Is Engaged in Gun Practice
and There Is Talk of MobiIIxing
Another Army Division.
RUSSIA NOW WELL PREPARED
HAS TTFTY-FOUR wARsHIPS IN CHI
NEsE AND KOREAN WATERS.
More Are En- Route by Way of the
Suez CanaI-China Threatened by
the Cars Governments.

YOKOHAMA. Oct. 22.-It is currently re-
ported that the hitch in the negotiations
is due to the japanese demand for equal
railway rights in Manchuria, but it is be-
lieved that more serious difficulty exists.
Dispatches are expected here from Admiral
Alexieff, the Russian viceroy. The feeling
Of popular unrest is growing.
The Asahi, OF Toxic, announced to-day
that preliminary mobilization order had
been issued to the Thirteenth army division.
Though this was officially denied. the re-
port comedies with much open preparation
against contingencies. Thirteen vessels of
the japanese standing squadron are en-
gagged In gun practice off Saseho, twenty
five miles from Nagasaki
LONDON, Oct. GA dispatch to Reu-
ter's Telegram Company from Toxic, says:
1t Is believed that another conference of
the elder statesmen will be convened prob
ably Tomorrow when decisions having i'm
portaH bearings on the future course of
events are expected, although there is no
fear of an immediate rupture. In the
meanwhile precautionary preparations are
progressing. 1t is reported from Picking
that NJ. Lessar. the Russian minister, has
of the Chinese Foreign Office, saying that
Japan's interference in the Manchurian
question will compel Russia to adopt final
measures and threatening China with Sc
we're punishment if she sides with Japan.
This action. while the negotiations are
pending has caused deep umbrage"
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct pa request of
the Associated Press to-day for a state
ment from the Foreign Office indicating
Russia's position in connection with the far
Eastern question ELECTED only the significant
reading of less reassuring dispatch from
Toxic. The newspapers here say the Rus
sian Pacific squadron consists of fifty-four
warships, including six battleships. eight
first-class and five second-class cruisers,
seven sea-going gunboats, two torpedo
cruisers, two torpedo transports and twenty
four torpedo boat destroyers, having an
aggregate of $50 officers and 1920 men.
East two battleships. three first-class
cruisers and eleven torpedo boats of va
rious classes. with 164 officers and 1884 men.
The Novoe Vremya declares that many of
are subsidized by Americans and English
men.
NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Preliminary ar
rangements have been completed. says a
Moscow dispatch TO the Times, for the ex-
peditious calling out of portions of the Rus
sian infantry reserves. The men employed
on the Russian railway system are alone
exempted.
PEKING. Oct. 22-It has been announced
that the Russian vfceroy OF the far East.
Admiral Aliexeff, is opposed to the opening
of Manchurian towns TO foreign trade. This
has excited no surprise here. The treaty
of commerce between China and the United
States. recently signed at Shanghai. pro-
vides that suitable concessions be given at
Mukden and An-Tung for the residences of
foreigners and for their commerce. Rus
sia's latest proposals TO China, which en-
body Viceroy Alexieff's policy, stipulate
that such concessions be given only to Rus
slams. The officials of the Japanese le-
cation here say that the negotiations at
Toxic between Russia and Japan are pro-
ceeding satisfactorily.