Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-04-21
JAPS EAGER
TO FIGHT
Applications Written in Blood OF
the WouId.Be Soldiers Flood
the War Office.
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Russians Believe that the Car Will Not
Relieve Alexef of His Command
In The Far East.

flooded with thousands of applications
from men of every age and condition
of life for permission to go to the front.
Many of them following the Samouri
custom sign the application in their
own blood and several are wholly
written in blood. The authorities be-
lieve that 100000 volunteers will easily
be obtainable If desired.
Will Not Accept His Resignation.
Tien Tsin, April 21-The Russians
believe here that Viceroy Alexieff's
resignation will not be accepted.
Strict Orders Issued.
New Chwang, April 21-Viceroy
Alexieff has issued important orders
declaring the Yinkow Railroad station
and the native village adjoining it, to
be within the region under martial law
The station is opposite to New Chwang
and it is the terminus of the Pekin
Shan Hal Kwang Railroad and tele-
graph system. The order also estab-
fishes a censorship over all kilograms,
scrutiny of passengers and inspection
of their baggage. 1t will go into eff
feet tomorrow.
Tardy Admission BY Russians.
ST. Petersburg, April 21--There is a
growing disposition at the admiralty
to admit Vice Admiral Togo's claim
that Japanese mines sank the petro-
pavlosk and injured the Pobeida. Fail
ure of the warships to touch the mines
while going to sea is explained by the
fact that the Russian fleet passed out
of the north mine field and in return
ing after the appearance OF the Jap
anese battleships, Vice Admiral Maka-
rolf headed straight for the entrance
to the harbor moving directly into the
mines.
An Unconfirmed Rumor.
Seoul, April 21-The latest advices
do not confirm the reported occupation
by Russian troops of Peukchyong, a
town about 70 miles down from Suns
jim, on the east coast of Corea.
Will Be Shot as Spies.
Tien Tsin April 21-Two japanese
officers who were captured in Manchu'
ria disguised as Lamas and who had a
large quantity of explosives in thell
possession, have been taken to Port
Arthur. The examination is being
made in order to discover how they
obtained the Chinese passports. They
will be dealt with according to marital
law.
Escaped Unhurt.
Port Arthur, April 21-A large
launch from the Petropavlosk was
brought into the harbor today. The
cruiser Bayan suffered no damage
from the hail of shells poured upo1
her from the Japanese warships wher
the Bayan went to the assistance O.
the Russian torpedo boat destroyers
on April IS, just previous to the sink
ing of the Petropavlosk. She was
subjected to the fire Of five or sly
Japanese cruisers but escaped unhurt
Feeling High in Manchuria.
Berlin, April 21-A correspondent o
the Frankfurter Zeitung writing from
Harbin, Manchuria, under date o
March 16. says:
Great bitterness has been aroused
throughout Manchuria against thu
Americans and British because it il
believed that American and British
vessels took part in the bOmbardmen
of Port Arthur under the Japanes'
flag. This belief apparently is due u
the fact that the japanese fleet wa
larger than the Russians anticipates
and included unknown types OF yes
sells. The feeling is so strong that tn
Americans and British are not safe II
Manchuria.
An American named Bailey and sev
eral others including Davidson ga
madam have disappeared. The author
titles are looking for them II is report
ed that an Englishman was arreste
at Port Arthur and hanged as spy.