Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-12

The Japanese squadron, which dis appeared after Thursdays lombard ment and naval fight, has not re- turned. The Russian squadron pro- ceeded to sea this morning and re- turned this afternoon. 1t is under stood that no Japanese ships were sighted
 Although during the bornbardment Ia number of shells from the Japan ese ships burst in the streets of the town, the damage to the buildings was comparatively slight.
 The new town sustained the great est damage A shell burst few yards from the house of M. Sidorski, a lawyer. whose wife is a daughter Of Colonel Baron Frank. M. Sidorski and his daugter were killed on the spot, the latter's head being blown ] off. Mine Sidorski was injured by fragments Of the shell and, q girl named Waleritsch was wounded and died soon afterwards in hospital.
 A Chinaman was killed and several Chinamen were wounded.
 General Stoessel. the commander of the Russian troops at Port Arthur, and his staff, while watching the bombardment from a battery were peppered by splinters from she'll put sustained no injuries.
 On Golden Hill Lieutenant Wach- fin ana one soldier were wounded. ;
 Two sentries on Electric Cliff were wounded.
 A Japanese ironclad was struck ly a Russian shell and slowly withdrew
 The bombardment, which was so. were. only commenced at 245 in inc afternoon
 St Petersburg, March 12.-Admiral MaKaroH's name is on every Iip in St Ietersburg to-day. He is tho hero of The hour. The details of Thllrsdav,s nsnting at Port Arthur did not become puOlc until this morning, when eager crowds, unmindful of a heavy snow Iaii. gathered about Viceroy Alexieffs puIletlns, which were posted at every corner The sorrow over the loss of the Russian torpedo boat destroyer was swallowed up by the admiration caused by the daring exploit of the husSlan naval commander-in-chief in going personally to her rescue.
 Seoii, March 1.2-Detachments9 of Korean soldiers marching up and down the main streets in the neigh borhood of the palace at all holns of the day and evening give an air of martlal activity to this city. But few Japanese soldiers remain here. All nave gone north and the foreign lega- lions continue to be guarded by ma r1nes The American legation has Inlrty-hye men on duty in the grounds and others are quartered at Amerlcan business houses for the sake of bet ter accommodations Foreicners. however, feel perfectly safe, althouun Lnefe IS more real business activity at Chemulpo
 The Japanese authorities treat for eigners courteously and have just given American Minister Allen per mission to go to the front with a pass age on transport to Chinanpo where he IS expected to arrive to-day.
 War preparations continue here methodically, while about thirty thousand Koreans pursue their nor nal. everyday life. free from excite ment. The funeral of the late em- press dowager will take place on Monday next
 St Petersburg, March 12 (2:5O ID. m.) '--The following reply, inspired by the foreign office, to Japan's rejoinder to The Russian protest against the viola ton of Korean neutrality, may be ac- cepted as official:
 Japans argument that she was jus tified in landing troops ill Korea LeiJre the declaration of war because she had Korea's permission, and also that these troops arrived in Korea after the existence of q state of war is without value, as Korea in January promulgated her neutrality to the pow CTS, which received it warmly, Great Britain even officially conveying ex- presslons of gratitude to the Korean government Therefore no state of war gave the Japanese the right to violate her neutrality by landing troops . in her territory. Even the consent of Korea, though extorted by the Japan csc, is without force, from the fact that the dispatch of troops was not only before the war. but before the breaking off of diplomatic relations, as clearly established and, indeed, ac- knowledged by the Japanese them selves.
 .sJapan's contention. ill defense of the attack on the Russian ships at Chemulpo that the port was not neu- tral February 9, is false again, because Korea had proclaimed her neutrality.
 Japan's denial of malicious inter- ference with the transmission of Rus sian telegranns over the Danish cable cannot be sustained. A telegram to Baron DeROsen dhen Russian minister to Japan, at TokiO. sent from St Pc tersburg February 4, was not delivered till the morning of February '. That delay did not occur on the Siberian line. as shown by the fact that reply to q telegram from Viceroy AleXieff sent at the same time was received tne same day. Therefore it is conclusive that the DeRosen telegram was held by the Japanese and not delivered for two days.
 Communication with NJ. Pavloff then Russian minister to Korea. by lthe Korean telegraph ceased in the ( middle of January. As the Koreans 2 were enjoying friendly relations with Russia there is good ground for be- lieving that the Interruption was due to the Japanese. Thereafter NJ. Paw ioff lsed n mail steamer or a special warship to communicate with Port Arthur The minister of k1lssia at