Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-23
VlCEROY AT KAREN
Headquarters of Russian Ar
 my Leaves Port Arthur.
.CRUISER FIRES OK GERMAN STEAMER
httempt Being Made te Save Gunbsat 1Eandjor From Japs s- Russian Stronghold Said to Be Short
 of Food Supplies.

of Food Supplies.
 LONDON, Feb. 23.-A 4Yink ew dis patch says Viceroy Alexeieff and his full staff have just arrived at Harbin, where headquarters have been estab- Hshed.
 Viceroy Alexeie6 before leaving Port Arthur for Harbin handed over the command of the navy to Vice Admiral Stark
 Advices from Chefu say the captain of the German steamer Pronto, just arrived from DaIny. says positively that besides the torpedo gunboat Yen- Isei, accidentally destroyed by one of her own mines, the Russians lost an other ship, the Boyarin, by accident. Tn avoiding some mines she ran upon rocks, from which she eventually sip ped off into deep water and sank. There was no loss of life. The Russian authorities insist that there is no truth in the, story that a force of 1.oo0 Japanese landed at Pi- Eeon or Dove bay had been annihilat- ed Port Arthur is said to be entirely out of beef and vegetables and draw Ing upon Dalny for a slim supply. Troops are being rushed toward the Eaiu with all expedition possible.
 The Pronto was sent from Port Ar thur to Dalny for refugees, chiefly Jap aneSe women. While leaving Port Ar thur with all lights out she was fired npon by a Russian cruiser, fifteen shots striking her upper works. It was sub- seQuently explained that she was mis- taken for Japanese torpedo boat
 A Tokyo cable received here says that the Russian minister to China. Paul Lessar. has successfully bribed Chinese officials, with the result that the instructions given the Russian gun heen cancelled.
 The Japanese government considers. this to bs breach of Chinese neutral lty and is taking steps in the matter.
 The MandJur was ordered to leave Shanghai some days ago. but did not Ho so 1t is also reported that Chi hese squadron has arrived at Shanghai to force the Mandjur to leave.
 The Nagasah correspondent of the Daily Telegraph reports that the Japa- nese squadron has captured four Rus sian torpedo boats at Port Arthur by means of using Russian signals.
 This dispatch appears to confirm re ports from various quarters of a fresh sttack on Port Arthur by the Japanese
 The report reached Nagasaki from Uhafu, and it adds that the Russian erews of the four torpedo boats have been transferred. x ,#e ssfs2
 Vtceroy Alexeieff's retirement to Harbin is an accomplished fact Port Arthur is now strictly naval strong hold, and the forts are being manned by naval gunnsrs. Only twenty for eigners are now at Port Arthur, and they are traders disposing of their stocks before getting out.
 The Japanese have landed an army corps of three divisions at Chemulpo, which is the present Japanese base. The regiments landing are proceeding to Seoul. Small detachments have al- ready been dispatched to the north to establish forage depots.
 A general advance via the Picking road to Pingyang Is expected soon.
 Russian scouting parties are known to be at Anju, and 1t is believed that two companies of Japanese are El- ready at Pingyang. s.
 Immediate skirmishing is probable at several points. rs s
 While the troops landed at Chemul- DO are variously estimated at from 5000 to 1b,O00, only part of them are visible.
 As an evidence of the Japanese in- tention it is worthy of note that cruis- ers are busy patrolling toward the northwest of Korea, and no artillery has been landed at Chcmulpo.