Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-15


 variag and Koreitx at Chemuipo were the cruisers Naniwa, Takachiho, Aka shi, Suma and Asama. The Japanese did not lose man.
 Advices from St. Petersburg say that American and English ladies have started on the preparation of materials for the Red Cross society with just as great heartiness as the Russian ladies engaged in the same work. Various committees and sewing circles which had been already organized effected general organization at meeting held in the Anglo-Ameriean church, presid- cd over by the new pastor, Rev An drew Ritchie. These ladies realize that both armies engaged in the conflict will make large demands on humanita- rianism irrespective of ra ce, and they have naturally decided to assist the sufferers they can most easily reach namely, the Russian wounded. n@ A telegram from Khakarovsk an- nounces that General Linevitch has been appointed to the supreme com mand of the Russian army in Manchu- ria. .a The alarm occasioned by the report ed landing of Japanese in Korea ex- tends as far back as Mukden, where the Chinese are said to be in a state of panic.
 Some of the newspapers here are protesting vigorously against the cen- SorShip of war news. The Novoe Vremya says, sWe are not children. let us hear the worst" The wife of Captain Roudnef of the variag has received telegram from Viceroy Alexeieff saying that her hus. band Is alive and unhurt
 There is no official confirmation ot the rumcr from Port Arthur of the l landing of Japanese troops at Shanhai. kwan. If the rumor should prove to be 1 correct it will mean that the Japanese are trying to get in the rear of the 1 Russians from both Hanks with the ob- 1 ject of cutting communications. 1 In military ciacles confidence is ex- l pressed that the forward Japanese movement from Korea will be checked as soon as the Russian advance is en. countered. 1 The retirement of the families of Russian officials across the Yalu river l from Yongampho Is interpreted as an indication that the news of the first serious land fighting will emanate from that point
 A communication from viceroy Alex eieff just received confirms the report of the landing of 19,O00 Japanese troops at Chemulpo. The viceroy adds that reports have been received of at 1 tempts to cut the telegraph wires along the Chinese Eastern railway and also to destroy one of the abutments of the l Sungari bridge. These attempts, he l adds, were immediately detected and decisive measures taken to guard the railway. antss,
 A late cable from St Petersburg says that Major General Plug has wired that, according to private ad- vices, the Japanese after the battle at Chemulpo landed 19,O00 troops.
 Communication by wireless teIegra- 1 phy has been established with Chemul. 1 DO and Chefu by ships stationed be. tween these two places.
 The Japanese legation here has been informed that thirty-four of the Rus sians wounded in the fight between the Japanese and Russian fleets at Che l mulpo will be placed in the hospital of the Japanese Nursing home, where l they will be treated by competent Japanese doctors.
 A cable from Tokyo says the Japa- nese government denies that Pavloff, Russian minister to Korea, withdrew from Seoul under Japanese pressure, but that his withdrawal was entirely voluntary. It is stated that M. Paw lofr. through the French minister, int1- mated 8 desire to leave Seoul and in- trust Russian affairs to the care of the French legation which has placed a French guard around the legation. The Japanese government acquiesced and arranged that when M. Pavloff left the legation in place of police soldiers guarded the route to the station, where a special train to Chemulpo was fur nished. An officer escorted M. Pavloff to Pascal. The Japanese fleet was given instructions not to interfere with M. Pavloffs departure. From Pascal M. Pavloff will go to Chefu. The above disclaimer by Japan indicates that despite the fact that Korea is largely dominated by the Japanese military force the government has nu intention at present of assuming terri torial possession.
 A dispatch from Singapore says: t.
 When the Japanese ships Kasuga and Nisshin, from Genoa, Italy, left hero they proceeded south and met a Nippon Yusen steamer which had been assigned to rendezvous in the Dutch archipelago. The steamer transferred complete Japanese crews and officers to the cruisers and then took their temporary English crews The cruisers then returned to Singapore, but left immediately. with orders to watch for