Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-01-12
RUSSIA IN MANCHURlA.
Troops of the Car 100000 Strong Gar
rison the Country.

Troops of the Gar 100000 Strong Gar
rison the Country.
Regarding Russia's strength In Man.
churia, every place Of Importance on
and off the railroad is held by troops
whose number inclusive Of the garri-
SON Of Vladivostok, Is not less than
200, 900.
It is a fact that Russians are oc-
cupying every city Of even the most
trifing Importance in Manchuria, but
except for few immigrants who have
commenced farming on a very small
scale near Hailar, the old Mongolian
capital in northern Manchuria, there
Is no evidence of any attempt to bring
immigrants into Manchuria for the
purpose of the occupation Of agricul-
tural lands. There Is a spirit Of COM
mercial unrest as to the future Of the
country. 1 found in the remoter cities
that the Russian shopkeepers were very
doubtful as to the duration Of the oc-
cupation, so much so that they refused
to invest heavily in commercial enter
prises. The Russian position along the
lines of railway Is, however, quite an
other matter, and splendid cities are
springing up along the track. From
commercial standpoint Harbin, Is the
foremost. But three years old, this
place has a Russian population exceed
ing 40, 900, and in its rapid growth and
general social conditions resembles very
closely boom" mining town in Amer
lea. With its large flour mills and I'M
portant wholesale establishments, 1t
has a stability which will make In a
few years not only the greatest market
Of Manchuria, but in my opinion one
of the most important cities of the
far east. Here an administration build
ing is being erected at a cost of 10000
pounds. There are commercial
school costing $4,000 pounds, techni-
cal school costing $4,000 pounds, and
eight other schools for teaching Chi
nese, Russian and Russians Chinese.
Harbin will be the great railway CEN
ter for all Manchuria, and engine
shops costing 251,000 pounds are In
course Of erection. A hospital. open
to all nationalities, is being built for
$4,000 pounds.
The new town of Port Arthur is be-
ing constructed on lines which will
make it the most attractive residential
city in China. The government board
requires that every building erected
shall have architectural beauty, and the
Chinese are not permitted to live or
build in the new town. The result is
that the city, which already has a
population of 10000 is one Of excep-
tional beauty. 1t has often been re-
ported that Admiral Alexieff favored
Port Arthur, and that Dalny would
therefore lose it's commercial import
ance. On this point the Russian vice
roy himself told me that he had en-
couraged the construction Of retail
shops in Port Arthur, so that the SOL
diers might be able to buy in cheap
market. It was however, his intention
that Dalny should be the great COM
mercial and manufacturing city, and
all applicants who wished to erect fac
tories in Port Arthur were always told
that they must be built at Dalny. One
point that will favor the eventual sue
cess and prosperity Of Dalny is that
| the custom house will be established
there or close by, and that while the
government can at any time close
| Port Arthur to all foreign shipping
the assurance has been given that Dali
ly will always remain open.-London
| Chronicle.