Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-26
Togo has captured his designs

there.
In the meantime if the report from
Yin koW. of II Japanese landing near
N!ldivCstock, which ut present is b9s-
"a on missionary and native state
m"ntS, should prove correct, u most
i'm pOrtant ana new Development in
TIL" japanese operations will have been
revealed. as it points to an attack on
NiadiVostock, from which Possiet Bay
is only n little over 30 miles distant.
the report that the railroad has been
cut between Hardin and Nladivostock
may possibly be connected with these
operations but until more reliable i'll
formation is forthcoming this report
must be received with reserve. 1t has
already been reported from Toxic that
certain Russian forces were cOncen-
tr;ting ut Possict Bay.
No further news of an attack at Port
~ thur after the engagement in which
the japanese attempted to sink YES
Seii in such u manner as to block tho
he fbcr entrances has reached London.
Almost all the English newspapers, in
lis cussing Viccroy Alexioffs reports,
inc line to the belief that Admiral Togo
su' cecdcd in SO far as to make the
ch mel impossible for large battle
ships. even if it is still free to smaller
| craft, and presume that the reported
second attack. if it did occur, was de-
voted to an attempt to sink further
obstacles to navigation.
The Morning Post. today, devoteS Il
lOTg editorial article to an historical
rt' ord of the rapid growth OF Amer
lean activity in Far Eastern affairs.
comparing the present attitude of the
III tied States with her passive inter-
est in the Carbohydrates war. The
pa per remarks on the notable pro-
japanese feeling in the United States
| after srch Il long traditional friend
ship with Russia and contends that
American friendship for the empire
wcs always artificial Admiral
Dcwey's guns. the paper continues
literally shattered the superstition
t.; t Russia was the appointed friend
md Great Britain the appointed enemy
OF the United States.
We believe" the Morning Post con-
| cludns, that the appearance of Amer
iC" rs IL working element in internal
ticnal affairs ard her unmisi akable
hostility to Russia is destined to be-
come epoch marking if not epoch max
in"
st. Petersburg Feb. 2..-There is =.
growing b lief he:n that IN und
St@nGing exists between Russi. and
Germany relative to the developments
from tire war and the diplomatists :trc
giving Eiorp attention to the likelihood
of other powers becoming involved
Frances enormous financial invest
nt hts in Russian funds and enter
prises are estimated at close to s., OOO,-
GGt 900. and it is feared that in case of
RUSSIAN reVerScS which might threat
en- the empire, France may be COM
peeled to 80 to the support OF her ally.
ih"rc ar" 5uspicions of motives Of
Great Britain here of acharactcr TO
cause complications i'm that direction.
Sun Francisco. Feb. 2J.-Thc sailing of
tn" steamer China for the Orient mas
h"'n postponed from tomorrow until Sat
nff!hN. On board the steamer. tonight
w"rkmcn are removing 900 coo mounds; OF
be, Sold to The Russian government by
q local firm Three million pounds of beef
had been contracted for bv the Russian
government and tho first two instruments
wee shipped on the steamers Coptic and
Korea TIL" beef WAS seized by .IlpanoSc
hpliIVpl h.
crS received orders ,t ,Ip,n.t tbc I,st
moment to remove tho tbi,d ,.i,i,r,n,,t
from tho Chin, az
st pptcrsbur,- J1ob o. 7, i. .,i1 ,o
that 40 Img.;nn p,Itin .,,,,,,.,,, ~,
nrisincr .irht hattInshi,, tun irnarn,l
cruisers th,ca nrotontnJ or,;.o.. NV twn
large TRANSPORTS and IN ,nrn'do ,c,t..
will leave for tho JTor H., ~, ~, onJ -,
mnnded hv e. hdn,;r,I p W., .,,,, I'M
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to aiS'ho 10 see the cap'hin Of the cap
,ulru si!'p tio!hS. ms ac.i"il IS not IN
~ ,' St""u an" IL HAS given rise 10 sPccuid-
'i"i''
inhlo frn; --'-lh ne views Expressed ny
emperor 'Fiiiian OF GcrmanN het"lc ana
after the hc2lnhlnC OF the war. winch ar"
ch"ficterlZ"d mere M broad and diSint"r-
eStrc. nav" Greeted taN"rahle impression
ana ar" tonclnS To remove tho prejudice
winch al one time existed against him.