The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-26

\ communication from Niceroy
Alcxiem 20 ST Petersburg confirms
the report 81 the landing Of 1900
Japanese troops ut ChemulpO The
yiceroy adds that reports have heen
received ~ attempts Ca cut the teie-
g-aph wires along the Chinese East
Cra railway aud also To destroy one,
Ol the abutmcnts of the Sungnri
bridges. These attempts. he adds.
were Immediately detected and de-
cislyc measures taken Co guard the
railway.
Japan IL deeply stirred ANA bitterly
rCseutful over the sinking of the mer-
chant ship Iensho 10y four Russian
cruisers Thursday while on her way
fran flakata 10 Otaru. On the island
NrzO. with companion steamer, ana
Is reported tn he planning reprisuls.
\ variety 81 rumors stlrs Toxic. One
says Mutsuma. In NcZo. has heen
bomharded: another that the Japanese
cruisers have engaged the Russians.
The government has not confirmed
anything except the Zcnsho lncideat.
Advicos via London are: 1t is
said that the Japanese squadron has
sealed Port Arthur The population
Is ilcclng from Port Arthur ana the
authorities are cndcHvoring 90 rid
themselves ~ useless persons. Vice
roy Aloxlcn apparently forrsccs long
siege. u rs certain that Russia II pre-
pairing % make q great effort here.
The correspondent uf the Daily tx
press. ut Ppkiu. In a cahirgrlw dated
February L.. reports that Niccr1y
A'cxisn is practically Isolated. direct
communication between Port Arthur
ans NlJGlVus'ok being suspended. IL"
adds that the rIl'ioud behind Port
Arthur has been blown MP.
The Nagusuki correspondent ~ the
paily Telegraph expresses the CON
Niriion that Russia Is quite unable 60
hold tie Lla-Tuug peninsula ana That
Port Arthur is bound Co fall in time
even without an assault.
Information reached Washington
that nearly 10000 Japanese troops
were lHnD,d 40 CAomulpo Monday. the
fT~t. division Of r. large uuMhor which
will Dee thrown into Korea as rapidly
us possible. ln Tire enurt thoroughly
90 occupy tAc strategic points while
tr' russian gcct e. bottled M in Port
Arthur
TIE rcprafrd attacks ON Port Arthur
arc NOT Cor tAc purpose uf sc.Zlng that
r'arr ut pros rf. says ono convrrSlut
With Japanese plans. unless au Uu-
rNrrctrd weakness iu the ruri.icu'iolS
tngr. should develop They urc part
e., well defined plan for the hHr-
r,s~iug cot Tie itussiuu Bcct until
Korea can lp occupied.
~" blt'!iug up Of tine lic1 there
, ,uIb'r. the luuL'ug uf troops in KCrcJ
without the convoy Of "a larg" number
81. wlrshlus.
The taking of Port Arthur VIII form
tie second number or the war pro-
-rlm. First. however 10 Is learned
thHt thr Japanese propose 90 cut the
line uf communication well up the
rII'r1nd running from New Chwang
Co. Port Arthur. II is expected "a large
Iuplucsr force will land at New
thWuns shortly for this purpose
Dispatches from Nagusaki. Japan.
say the mobilization 81 the Japanese
army has been carried ont meth0di-
cally. IL Is estimated that 100000
troops are now rrndy 20 lee placed IN
the Held. The troops ARE being moved
secretly al night toward their bases
ut SHschu. Kur,. Mil ana lokusua.
M the steamers ~ lnpancs" merchant
lines are being rapidly converted in'u
auxiliary cruisers. armed with quick
i'ring guns and fitted with torpedo
tubes.