The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-12

will sail from Yokohoma on February Z
will convey the Russian consuls from
Kobe and Pagasak back 10 Europe.
Baron Won Rosen teIegraphed his com
patroits from Toxic:
Pray do not delay your departure"
1t is reported that submarine mines
have been laid down at Dalny by the Rus
slams.
SPY AS A MENIAL.
New ork, Feb 11.-When informed by
his government that the Japanese minis
ter at ST Petersburg was Withdrawn
the Japanese consul here chartered a
British vessel and went to Port Arthur
and Dalny to take off the refugees says
Herald dispatch from Che Foo He was
afforded every facility by the Russian
officials at Port Arthur After leaving
Dalny he encountered the Japanese fleet
about IS miles from Fort Arthur.
A high naval Japanese commander had
Travelled. the correspondent states, as a
menial in the consuTs train to Port Ar
thur and noted the exact position of the
Russian ships and also that they had not
got up steam and were not keeping
sharp lookout AS soon as the japanese
fleet was sighted signals We're exchanged
and the japanese naval officers were
taken aboard the flagship There he made
a detailed report of his observations 10
the admiral This. the dispatch de-
clares. whul account for the accuracy
with which the Japanese attack was
made.
GLOWING VISIONS.
st. Louis. Feb. 1.-THE members Of the
Japanese Worlds Fair commission row
in st. Louis have sent a cablegram TO
the Mikado. congratulating him on the
victory won by him:
I'VE will have victory after victory
now said one of the commissioners as
he laughed and bowed thanks for con-
gratuations. In two weeks YOU viii hear
that our soldiers have crossed the YaIu
and cut Russia line of communicat tons.
Then what will the Russians do2 With
their supplies gone 1 guess they will have
to surrender"
NO DETAILS.
St. Petersburg. Feb 1880 p. Mo
further details of the fighting at Port
Arthur have been made public here be
yond the official bulletins. No teIegra ms
from abroad concerning the attacks have
been received. All newspaper dispatches
over the Siberian line have been stopped
and the telegraph office refuses-to ac-
cept private messages for the far east.
except over the Persian line.
Skepticism is expressed in certain quar-
ters that the full extent Of the Russian
losses has not been given out. but in
government circles the official bulletins
are affected as accurately representing
the extent of the disaster. the single OK.
preston being made that the Russian
authorities did not expect early success,
especially at sea
The whole city awaited anxiously hast
night for official news Extraordinary
scenes were witnessed fn and around the
newspaper Offices and a crowd Of people
literally besieged the ministry Of the in
terror where the Official Messenger is
published. smart carriages driving TAP ~
quick succession and the highest and
lowest OF the inhabitants waiting i1 the
ante-room or in the snow-covered street.
waiting patiently until far into the morn
ing for the first numbers containing
the official bulletins. The text q
these communications had leaked out
among the newspaper men hut ss thu
law forbids publication of such docu-
mentS until they have appeared in The
Official messenger. the editors had -
wait until the government organ printed
the news before starting their own
presses
The Associated Press represe utative.
calling on a well-known editor. found him
surrounded by a thronC of officers and
prominent citizens. impioring him o. read
70 them the kilograms he had just re-
ceived The editor, pale with emotion.
recl,ed the narrative OF the bombsrd-
meut of Port Arthur More people kept
coming in and the editor was compelled
70 read Il over and over again The
crowds expressed serious irnpatience a.
the fact that nothing was said about in
iuries indicted upon japanese varships.
This morning the city was plarsrded Ttrh
the imperial manifesto Tho intense ia-
digration with which the news = "the
stab in The back inflicted ~ Izpsr vac
rcelved here seems To D. genera through
out Russia The whoie eFnpigs ts arfd
ty TIE var fever From Kieer. KAaricdsr
EsatsrsrosIav and Moscow Genes stories
q -atriotics de-oostratio1s- Publ5c aa
and Other festivities have ben counter
rnandet and tfs Ped Cro~s soeetY is hs-
s5eeed v.th faiy applicants ANXIOUS % 80
q the front The state of f-eaag here
was Illustrated az the thesters Las sisst
when people demanded TIE national ar
then Nor uarkabie VS. the q flsa1
% lh- 1oEslSE drivers yss;eTssay % arcess
rrc1ey frou officers zh1rn they sT.rs .e
tNe palace
Port said. FEB. U--fhe Russian granF- ?
port S7aoleask and ta-r%5o 5oat have
entered the Sues canal