Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-21
RUSSIA ISSUES $l5,OOO,OOO
 IN PAPER CURRENCY
Minister of Finance Says Was Not Forced-Merely an Ordinary Issue-The First Years War EXpenS- es Will Probably Be Two Hundred and Fifty hil- lion Dollars.

Port Arthur, April 2O.-The situation here is unchanged. A large launch from the Petropalovsk was brought into the harbor today.
 Two German naval officers have ar- rived here They will be attached to the Russian headquarters. The cruis CT Bayan suffered no damage from the hail of shells poured upon her from the Japanese warships when the Bay an went to the assistance of the Rus sian torpedo boat destroyers on April 13, just previous to the sinking of the Petropavlovsk. The Bayan, in driy- ing off the Japanese desrroyers which had sunk the Strashni, was subjected to the fire of six Japnaesef cruisers.
 St Petersburg, April 21.-Russia has made a new issue of $15,0O0,O00 in paper currency against free gold in the state bank At the ministry of finance it was explained that it was an or dinary issue and in no sense was forced. Under the law paper is issu- able to double the amount of gold up to $150,000,000 gold, in excess of which paper issued must be covered rouble for rOuble. In the state bank there are in round figures $40O,000,000 i'll gold, which would permit of an issue of $550000,000 in paper. But the paper issue at present only amounts to $35O,- O,O0D.
 All sorts Of figures of the cost of the war are printed abroad The cor respondent of the Associated Press is authoritatively informed that the daily expenses are averaging $75O000, and it is estimated that a years e1pendi- lures for the war will total $25O, 1000, 009 To meet this there existed free balance of $5O,OOO,000, which was in creased to $115.000,000 by. reductions of the ordinary budgets. leaving Osten- sibly $135, 100000 to be found. But a portion of the latter is made up by the increased earnings of the railroads owned by the government. It being i'll reality question of bookkeeping, how the balance is to be raised has not yet been determined. No foreign loan has been arranged and none is desired, if it can be avoided, as practically the total of the war expenditure will be raised at home.
 The ministry of finance believes it may be easy to float an internal loan late in the summer or fall.
 Berlin, April 21-A correspondent of the Fraukfurter zeitung, writing from Harbin Manchuria, under date of March 16, says:
 ssGreat bitterness has been aroused throughout Manchuria against Amerl- iestaas s-nslIl 7sa,itisks because iteis believed American and British vessels took part in the bombardments of Port Arthur under the Japanese flag. This belief apparently is due to the fact that the Japanese fleet was larger than the Rus sians anticipated and included un- known types of vessels The feeling is so strong that Americans and British are not safe anywhere in Manchuria One Rally, an American, and several others. including Davidson, a Cana dian, have disappeared. The authori- ties are looking for them.
 "It is reported that an EngliShman was arrested in Port Arthur as a spy and was taken to Mukden and hanged.
 ''The plying of the so called foul boats on the Liao river, mostly under the American flag and carrying Amer ican goods. has been prohibited.
 Southern Manchulia has been secured for several months for sup plies of flour destined for Port Arthur which is reported to be provisioned for two years"
 Tien Tsin, April 21.-The two Japan csc officers who were captured in Man chuuria disguised as Lamas and who had large quantity of explosives il their possession, have been taken tC Port Arthur An examination is being made in order to discover how they procured Chinese passports. They vii be dealt with according to martial law
 St Petersburg, April 21.-Foreigr Minister Lamsdorff has been notified that the United States reserves all the rights she may have under information al law in the event of any American citizens being affected by Russia's de cision in the case of war correspond ents using wireless telegraphy.