The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-11
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Yang Use Kiang. The Mandjur was
previously reOorted to have been uo-
dergoing repairs at Nagasaki, japan,
and TO have been seized there by the
japanese. A later dispatch. however.
stated that the vessel was at Shanghai
ready for sea at a moments notice.
WARNING AGAINST PANIC.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 1.-THE min
| lister of finance has issued a commune
cation which warns the people against
| becoming panic stricken and sacrificing
| they will only benefit the spectators.
| The ministry exhorts people to remain
calm and collected regarding events IN
| the east. which while they may Gre
ate temporary difficulties can not
shake Russia's economic power. 1t
| points out that stocks fell at the out
| break of the Russo-Turkish war in
| 1877, but that within a fortnight quo
tations recovered. This experience. it
| says. is now being repeated
Orders have been issued for the for
nation of a third Siberian army corps
and a -Baikal division of cos
| the Manchurian army
IN THE SUEZ CANAL.
Port Said, Feb. 1.-THE Russian
transport Srnolensk and one torpedo
boat have entered the Suez canal.
HOW IT WAS DONE.
New York, Feb. 11.-When informed
| by his government that the Japanese
minister at St. Petersburg was with
drawn the Japanese consul here char
| tered a British vessel and went to Port
Arthur and Dalny to take off the refu-
| gees, says a Herald dispatch from Che
| Foo. He was afforded every facility
| by the Russian officials at Port Ar
| thur.
After leaving Dalny he encountered
the Japanese fleet, about 10 miles from
Port Arthur. A high Japanese naval
commander had Travelled, the cores
pendent states, as mental in the con-
| sulS train to Port Arthur and noted
| the exact position of the Russian ships
and also that they had not got steam
| up and were not keeping a sharp look
| out.
AS soon as the Japanese fleet was
sighted signals were exchanged and
the japanese naval officer was taken
| aboard the flagship. There he made
detailed report of his observations to
| the admiral. This, the dispatch de-
| clares, would account for the accuracy
| with which the Japanese attack was
| made.
| SUBMARINE MINES AT DALNY.
New York, Feb. 1.-Several Rus
slams are leaving by the German mail
steamer Gera for China, says Herald
| dispatch from Nagasaki.
| The French mail steamer Yarra,
which will sail from Yokohama on Feb
ruary II, will convey the Russian con-
suls fl ON Kobe and Nagasaki back to
| Europe.
Baron Won Rosen telegraphed his
compatriots from Toxic:
| pray 90 not delay your departure.
1t is reported that submarine mines
have been laid down at Dalny by the
| Russians.
CzAREVITCH NOT BADLY
DAMAGED.
Paris, Feb. n.-Advices received by
| the foreign office are to the effect that
| the damage sustained by the Russian
battleship Czarevitch, beached at Port
Arthur, the night of February 8,
after having been torpedoed by the Jap
| anese, is not so serious and that she
will be able to resume active service
shortly.
The cutting of the cables compels Of
fetal messages from Korea to come here
by way of st. Petersburg, causing a de-
lay of II hours. Therefore no official
confirmation has been received of the
report that the emperor of Korea had
sought refuge in the French legation.
Nor has the foreign office been officially
notified that the crews of the Sunken
Russian warships Variag and Koreitz
took refuge upon the French cruiser
Pascal, after the engagement with the
Japanese off Chemulpo.
/ Official sentiment here is somewhat
treasured concerning the United States
note to the powers on the subject of
the neutrality and integrity of China,
United States Ambassador Porter
pointing out that the powers have a
common interest in keeping China
neutral Foreign Minister Delcasse
evinced the utmost desire to cooperate
with the United States so long as moth
ing inimical to Russia is done.
/ The friendly sentiments of the French
/ government towards the United States
are indicated by the message of both
President Loubet and M. Delcasse con-
corning the Baltimore disaster.
Il A RAILROAD ON THE ICE.
! St Petersburg, Feb. ia dispatch
from Irkutsk, Siberia, says orders have
been issued to have the railroad across
the ice-covered Lake Baikel completed
,A,--,r, Ions \
been promised a bonus of 81, 500 for
each days earlier completion.
1t was announced from ST. Peters
burg February 9 that as the passage
of Lake Baikel by train across the ice
appeared too dangerous, the Russian
reinforcements would cross the ice on
foot and the war material would be
transported over temporary line,
which is probably the undertaking re-
ferred to in the dispatch from 1rkutSk
Lake Baikel is frozen over from Janu-
airy until May.
NJ. KURINO LEAVES ST. PETERS
| London, Feb. IA dispatch to Reu-
ter Telegram company from St. Peters
burg says that NJ Kurino, the retiring
Japanese minister to Russia and his
was large crowd at the station when
/ the party boarded the train. There was
no hostile demonstration.
Continuing the correspondent says an
imperial ukase has been issued which
authorizes Viceroy Alexieff to mobilize
the reserves within his viseroyalty.
NJ. Kurino walked slowly to the train
holding in his hand bouquet of roses
which had been presented to Nine
Kurino by Mrs. Mccormick, wife of the
J American ambassador.
AS the train drew out of the station
there were a few cheers and cries Of
Long live Nicholas"
REPORT THAT ONE CRUISER WAS
CAPTURED.
San Francisco, Feb. ia cablegran
to the Associated Press from Nagasak
says that the Russian cruiser Variaga
reported to have been sunk at ChemulpC
by japanese, was captured and arrived
at Sasebo The dispatch also state:
that in addition to the Russian vessels
damaged in the torpedo attack at Por
Arthur seven other vessels were cap.
t,1,.ad h1- the Iana