Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-04-02
The Recently Reported Battle Of
Port Arthur A Very Small
Affair.
CUSTOM OFF,
GERS WITHDRAWN
V|adivostock Will Be Declared a Free
Port at the Conclusion Of the War
on Account Of Decrease Of Trade.

Seoul, April PIT is reported that
1000 Russian troops including Co.'S
sacks and infantrymen, are entranched
about the gate on the south side OF
Wiju. According to the statements
made by the Coreans, the Russians are
utilizing trained dogs to act as mes
sengers and order bearers.
Pack Train Released.
Seoul, April "A pack train carry
ing specie to the American gold mines
at Usan, which has been held up by
the authorities south of Anju, has been
released and permitted to proceed The
mining company does not anticipate
any further difficulty in it's transporta-
ton operations.
General Allen Leaves for Manila.
Seoul, April 2-Brigadier General B.
T. Allen, military observer with the
Japanese forces, is about to start for
Manila. General Allen was recently
stopped by the Japanese authorities at
Ping Yang with the request that he
go no nearer the Japanese Outposts,
and to return to Seoul till the Japan
ese could provide for military attaches
at the front. General Allen is the
chief Philippine constabulary.
Will Be Declared Free Port.
Vladivostock, April 2-Twelve of
the customs officers at Vladivostock
have been withdrawn and sent to r.
kutsk. This is the first step in the di-
rection of closing the customs house
here, because of the poor prospect of
trade consequent to the war. 1t is ex-
pected here that Vladivostock will be
declared free port after the conclW
sion of the war.
Situation Unchanged.
Port Arthur, April 2-All is quiet
here and there is no change in the sit
uation. The weather is warmer and
the sick and wounded are making good
progress towards recovery. The jap
anese who were killed in the last at
in the Chinese Cemetery outside oil
town with military honors. It is hoped
that it will be possible to raise the
Japanese ships which were sunk in an
attempt to block the harbor
Only an Exchange of Shots.
Toxic, April 2-The navy depart
ment has no information concerning
the reported Japanese attack on Port
Arthur on March 80 and 81, and Off
cials are in doubt if general attack
occurred. 1t was added, that possi-
bly, few Japanese cruisers are in the
vicinity of Port Arthur and that there
may have been an exchange of shots
with the Russians, but it is certain
that the main Japanese fleet was not
engaged at the time referred to.
Russia Again Complaining.
st. Petersburg, April PA Toxic
dispatch has been received here report
ing that members of the United States
legation there as making enthusiastic
speeches on the occasion of the Perry
banquet given at Toxic on March IL,
arouses much comment here in view
of President Roosevelt's proclamation
enjoining the strictest neutrality OF
word and speech on the part of all
government officials The speech of
the viceroy of India, Lord Curzon on
March 80, at Calcutta when it re-
viewed the last five years of the In
dian administration and referred to the
governments watchful policy, attracts
more attention than the British victory
in Thibet. 1t was considered to be par
ticularly inopportune just at the time
when the English batting in Russia is
decreasing as it tends to revive ami
mosities, but coming from Lord Cur
zon, the words carry less weight than
they would from other quarters, as he
is looked upon as having his own spe-
cial policy for India as Cecil Rhodes
had from South Africa