The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-29
RUSSIANS ARE REFUSED

| in command of the French eastern
squadron, has cabled to the minister of
marine that Russia has chartered
ship to go to Saigon, capital of French
| Indo-China, to take on board refugees
1t is presumed that these are the Rus
sian sailors rescued by the French
cruiser Pascal at Chemulpo, korea,and
that it may involve the question of the
propriety of their being turned over to
Russia.
JAPAN's PROTEST.
| The Hague, Feb. 29.-The protest OF
1 the Japanese minister against the re-
marks made by M Muravfeff, president
/ of the arbitration tribunal and Russian
minister of justice, in the speech whlcn
he made February %, after announcing
the tribunals decision in favor of the
| blockading powers, as against others,
/ says:
1.-The government, convinced that the
permanent arbitration court can not
properly be used as a means of attack
ing the action, motives, or good name
of a power signatory to The Hague
convention of 1899, protests formally
and seriously in the defense of its honor
and dignity and to prevent further mis-
use of this high court against the in
sulting remarks of M Muravieff con-
cerning the Japanese government
Japan further requests the insertion OF
this protest on the minutes of the court
and that it be given publicity equal to
| that given to the remarks which called
! it out"
HARD MARCHING IN KOREA.
! London, Feb. 29.-The Times Che
mulpo correspondent, under date of Wei
| Hal Wei, by De Forest wireless teleg-
raphy says that the japanese disem-
/ barka tions Of the last few days were
confined to supplies for the transport
corps and to 4,500 ponies. The total
number of troops landed is 20O0O, IN
cluding the First division and a portion
of the Second division. Another dis
embarkation believed to be on a smaller
scale is taking place Immediately south
of Haiju, whence the troops will ad-
vance parallel to the Pekin road ad5o1n-
! ing those not in the British neighbor-
| hood of Hwangja, thus effecting a gain
of five days on the march.
| 1t is supposed, says the correspondent,
that 5000 troops with few guns are
now advancing beyond Seoul towards
Ping Yang, where $50 Japanese have
arrived.
| The advance of the Russian patrols is
steadily marked by the interruption of
the telegraph which was broken at Anju
/ on February 21.
| There is no trustworthy information
| concerning the Russian movements. The
! Koreans estimate that up to February
| q, three thousand Russians crossed the
frontier, 1000 being at Wiju, 1000 at
Chasun and the remainder scattered IN
small parties.
The approach of warmer weather and
| the gradual breaking up of the roads,
continues the correspondent, is apt to
| make marching laboriOuS north OF
Seoul This circumstance together with
| the fact that Chenampho Will open a
fortnight hence, doubtless explains the
| lull in the process of Decentralization 1t
is believed the Japanese will not COM
! NIT themselves to a definite plan of
campaign which would entail marching
through Korea without first endeavoring g
to gain possession of the Lao Tung
/ peninsula.
! JAPANESE CAMPAIGN PLANS.
i New York, Feb. 29.-It would appear
assured that the Japanese will not
commit themselves to a definite plan
of campaign entailing marching
through Korea without first endeavor-
ing, says a Times dispatch from
Chemulpo, to gain possession of the
Liaotung peninsula
i The approach eof warmer weather in
dicates the gradual breaking up of the
roads. There is a report that troops
south of Seoul find marching Iaborious.
This circumstance, together with the
fact that Chinampho will be open in IA
days doubtless explains the lull in dis
embarking.
/ Between Pingyang and Sunchon
there is a tract of comparatively level
country The hills starting at the
southern border constitute a strategical
position of some value, now particular
ly augmented. Presumably the troops
as they are landed will close up to this
point and intrench it as a protection
for the projected base Chinampho.
! Decentralization, believed to be on a
small scale, is taking place on the coast
line Immediately south of Hai-Ju,
whence the troops will advance paral-
lei with the Pekin road, joining those
in the neighborhood of Hwang-Ju, thus
effecting a gain of five days in the
march.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 29.-The Courier
de Tien Tsin says that in spite of Jap
anese measures to conceal their losses,
it is known that the battleship a
shima and the armored cruisers Asama,
and Takiwa have been towed to Naga-
saki to repair the damage they have
sustained.
PORT ARTHUR LIKE SEBAsTOPOL
st. Petersburg, Fe. 29.-The Novoe
Vremya today publishes a remarkable
editorial on the parallel between Port
Arthur and Sebastopol, pointing out
that the ports are identically situated.
The editorial, however, warns the Rus
slams to adjure fatalistic beliefs. AL
though written without knowledge of
General Stoessers equally remarkable
general order. issued at Port Arthur
yesterday, the Novoe Vremya's editor
ial comes as a strong reinforcement of
it's purport that Port Arthur must not
in any case be surrendered. Both seem
to foreshadow a siege at Port Arthur
and a bombardment. which q dispatch
from. Lioa Vans says it is rumored at
New Chwang will occur tomorrow.
Official opinion continues to be that
the Japanese will make no attempt to
invest Port Arthur Immediately, al
though it is added that they evidently
are determined to force matters as
rapidly as possible. In 1894 they land
ed on the northern part of the peninsu-
la and the Chinese made no resistance,
still it took twenty-eight days before
Port Arthur was really invested The
object of the japanese now may be to
! avoid this preliminary delay by dis
embarl1ing their troops at Pigeon Bay.
If they do said a naval expert,
"they will meet with opposition which
will render their plain impracticable. /"
MUST TAKE PORT ARTHUR.
Lao Tang. Manchuria, Feb 29.-For-
e1gners living at Yin Kow say that the
japanese fleet has received orders to
attack and capture Port Arthur on
March at all COSTS
ENTER THE CANAL