Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-01
COMING NEARER.
Soldiers of the Mikado Moving
Steadily to Northward.
Commander Of Port Arthur Proc aims
State Of Siege.
Russians Get Prizes-PubIic Build
Warship-Nctes.

st. Petersburg. March 31.-For sink
ing japanese merchantmen in Sungari
straits 1t the opening of the war $75,-
ooo has Teen distributed in prize money
to the crew of the four cruisers of the
NltdiVoStok squadron.
The Invalid Russ, the army organ,
concludes from Gen. Mishtchenk's re-
ports that The japanese are continuing
their concentration and gradually adj
vancih& ON their way to Wiju, their adj
vance guard being at Kasan and their
outposts 10 miles further north. The
paper declines to predict the future
phase of the Japanese advance upon
the Yaiu.
In connection with the activity of
tho Chinese along the Shan Hal Kwan
railroad the Bourse Gazette warns the
powers OF the unreliability of Chinese
neutrality and says it believes they are
making Il serious mistake declaring
that the celestials are going to astonish
the world when the world least expects.
The Gazette further declares il to
be the duty of the powers to take col
iectiEe action to strengthen the pres
sure at Pekin i'll order to compel the
non-Iarticipation of China in the war
and concludes:
Russia cannot forever play the soli-
tary watchdog Of civilization in the Far
East"
The NOvCe Nremya advises the gov
crnment to protest against the viola
ton of the Geneva convention in the
hosting Of Red Cross flags to protect
the Japanese troops III the fight at
Chonsiu.
The Russ thinks Marine Minister
iamamoto's speech. Tuesday last, be-
fore the Japanese Parliament about the
difficulties encountered at Port Arthur
VISA designated to throw the Russians
of their guard and believes the Japa-
neSe will do everything in their power
to take Port Arthur. because if they
fail the japanese will be reduced solely
tc 4 land campaign in Corea.
st. Petersburg. March 31.-The chief
Of the commissariat department. Ros-
tkovSky. saws that not a pound Of meat
or bread is being sent to Manchuria, as
the cattle and grain available there
are more than sufficient for the de-
mand. Enormous herds and stores of
-four are being concentrated at Har-
bin by Pochinsky. the Manchuriah
commissahiat Officer. About 100000
boxes of timed meats will be kept at
lrkuskt. Siberia for the outgoing
troops and railroadmen.
All the timed meats are being put
up in st. Petersburg and at Riga ac-
cording to a German process by which
the contents can be served hot, with
out the use of fire. the tin being placed
in another filled with water and having
false bottom containing carbide
mixture which is forced into the water
when it is desired to do SO and brings
the contents Of the inner can to n boil
ing point.
Shanghai. March 31-The japanese
cruiser Akilbushma left here. today,
the dismant!ement of the Russian gun
boat Mandjur having been completed
in accordance with the agreement ar
rived at on the subject with the local
London. Anrl 1.-The CORRESPONDENT of
the Daily Telegraph at Seoul reports that
there is continuous diminishing between
Ping Yang and Win. and that many Jap
anese have been killed
The correspondent adds that n Corean
spy Mt Ping Yang has been shot by the
Japanese.
London. April IA correspondent Of
the Times at sea. in wireless telegram
via Wei Hal Wei. describing the last at
Z mpt Of the Japanese to bottle up Port
Arthur. says:
After the bombardment of March %
Vice Admiral Togo waited until better
weather before again attempting to bot
tie up Port Arthur. The officers who con-
Quoted the first attempt insisted upon
their right to complete their work. The
admiral consented and the same officers
were chosen. but the crews and stokers
were selected from new volunteers. The
moon disappeared at midnight and the sea
was like glass when the desperate enter
prise was beguns When within two miles
Of the goal the frenzied motion of
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