Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21

buts no battle has taken place, as the
distance between the opposing armies
| is great. The bulk of the Russian
forces. the dispatch adds, has not Yet
passed the Ya!u river.
The st. Petersburg CORRESPONDENT Of
the Daily Telegraph says that the mill
tAry authorities We're startled by the
attempt of the japanese to land in
Helena bay, as the nearest Russia II
force that could have been used
against them consisted of three rifle
regiments ut New ChWang The
weather having hindered the japanese
landlng, energetic measures are now
being adopted to prevent such Il Ge-
scent.
It. Petersburg. March 2O.-Vice Ad-
miral Makaron has reported the -
cape of four sailors from the torpedo
hcat destroyer Stareguschtchi. which
f"lnderod during the naval battle OFF
Pore Arthur, March .. Tie men es-
capped by swimming when the boat
SINK and succeeded in keeping aiioat
until thoy We're picked up The Metro
nolltan archbishop of st. Petersburg
has sent an ikon to the torpedo boat
l,nshitelny, Which in the conflict OF
March managed to eluIe the Jana
nese fire. This ikon, it is believed. will
safeguard the boat from further harm.
Prince AbemilIk LaZareff, a descend
ant Of the Armenian kings, is giving Il
series OF fctes for the benefit of the
Red Cross Society at his historic mani
sion on the Nows<y prospect. Society
leaders are figuring in the dancec ut
he fetes.
Moscow, March 20.-OWing to the
discontinuanCc of the trips Of the VOL
unteer fleet steamers, no tea is coming
from Ceylon by water and the practical
Suspension of freight trains over the
ans-Siberfan railroad makes it al
most Impossible to get China tea. BE
cause Of the difficulty in delivery here
the merchants have decided as a last
resort to return to the old Mongolian
| caravan route through Eiakhta. and
will petition the government to afford
them facilities.
| London. March 21.-Amone the other
devices adopted has been the concen-
| tration of troops ut Foo Chow, q miles
south Of Helena bay.
| In cabling the fact that all British
and American residents ut New
! ChWang must remain within the walls,
4 correspondent Of the Daily Chronicle
| at E"W ChWang SAYS:
| 81 WIS arrested while attcmntfng to
| leave, Yesterday"
| The correspondent SAYS it is reported
! that a japanese squadron arrived at
I +A.,K gF
night. and landed q party Whit h after
accommodating re-embarked.
Eladivostok, March 20.-The Russian
military plans are proceeding satisfac-
toriiy here. along the main coast ana
ut S:I:halin island.
! The first detachment Of the Rcd
! Cross from Russia has arrived ana has
been distributed among the field hos
rita!s- More than Il hundred nurses
nave been sent from here to Manchu-
| ria and CorCa.
The delivery of Russian mails to tire
frontier and to ports is working fairly
well ana the telegraph cxcellcntly.
/ Paris. March 2l.-According to tho
/ st. Petersburg correspondent OF the
! Natin. q member of the Russian inl-,n-
rial fII1ly has declared that the mob
| ili::1ti ii of troops is proceeding active
! ly in Trrlostan.
It is alleged that GRIND Duke Mich
otas Niconiovitch. crneral-in-chicr Gf
the cavalry,Will assume command Of
! the troops in Turkestan.
st. Petersburg, March Ca Cavalry
captain named Irnlloff, belonging t. the
general staff, has been executed. III
was found guilty Or selling secret mill
tary plans to JAPAN
Iibau. Russia. March 20.-The war
ships which have been wintoring hnra,
are now ready to 90 into commission.
Canoa, Island Of Crctc. March oa-rhr
Russian hattIcship ossIiabya. with AGlni-
raj NireniuS on hoard. sailed ~ 1l."n
clock this morning, for an unknown
deStin ton. Three torpedo boats follow
ed the hattlcship
The Russian armored cruiser Dimitri
bonskoi arrived here. this afternoon.
Washington March aO.-Count CleSf,i
the Russian ambassador. has hc,n ~ k",i
h the Russian minister of financ. to drny
| catogoricaIly the report which has hctn
current in several European capitals to
| the effect that Russia has forbidden tho
cXportation of any grain from til" ON
piTe. The Russian minister of finance IN
a clblegr.m t" Count cAssini today. SAYS
there is absolutely no ground for thr rc-
port.
Paris March oo-The Russian cmhls-
sy has received from ST PctorShur. ::
protest against an alleged intractiou of
the laws of war. and has handed il t.
Foreign Minister Dclcasse for transmits
sion to the French minister at Toxic. WHO
IS entrusted with the protection Of Rus
sian interests in Japan. 1t appears tnat
during the attack on Port Arthur March
IL. the japanese fired over 30 plGjnctilcs at
the quarantine station on the island OF
Sln-Shan-LaO. resulting in the injury OF
numerous persons.
Count Lamsdorfi. the Russian foreign
minister. considers this violation of the
laws of war. The minister therefore asks
!