Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-30

the large long range guns in Port Ar
 thur It is said that if the Manchuris
 had reached Port Arthur safely tn,
 whole situation would have beer
 changed. It is known that the Russian government regarded the Manchuria'i cargo of the highest importance.
 The cargo was valued at SSO4, OOO
 Its capture is said to account for tho inability of the Russians to make effective use of their long range guns. The Manchuria was only two days sail from Port Arthur when it was seized. It was navigated by Danish officer.
 New Chwang, March 26.-It is un- derstood that negotiations are about to begin, through Picking, for the pur- pose of arranging wireless telegraph ic communication with Port Arthur, from a rocky island opposite Chefoo which was acquired by France years ago.
 Tokio, March 2S.-A telergam has been received here from New Chwang, saying that at three o'clock yesterday morning the Japanese succeeded in sinking four steamers at the mouth of Port Arthur harbor.
 A flotiLa of torpedo boat destroyers conveyed the merchantmen, which were su ubsequentlY sunk, and then res cued the volunteer crews.
 Later the Japanese battleships bom- barded the town and Its defenses.
 St. Petersburg, March -2S.-Large crowds gathered before the bulletin boards today to read the official ac- counts of the second unsuccessful at tempt of the Japanese to bottle up Port Arthur.
 Lieut.. Krinizkis' heroic attack on the enemy's warships has evoked much enthusiasm.
 New Chwang, March 2S.-The civil administrator has notified all foreign consuls and foreign residents of Alex ieff's order, placing the city and port of New Chwang under martial law, ex- pIaining that it has been so ordered for the purpose of safeguarding the commercial interests of the port.
 In some quarters the order is re- garded as an apparent challenge to the neutral powers, and especially to China, on account of the apprOpria- tion of her territory. It is also con- strued to mean that it renders the United States gunboat Helena and the British cruiser Espiegle liable to be ordered to leave the port at any time.
 The administrator agreed with the consuls to suspend a rigid enforce ment of the order until such time as the foreign governments have takenhc tion in the matter. The flags of the United States and Great Britain were moved today from the buildings here.
 Tokio, March 29.-Admiral Baron Yamamoto, minister of marine, read Admiral Togo's account of the sixth Japanese attack on Port Arthur, in the lower house of the Japan diet this afternoon. The report. was received with tremendous applause. Yamam- oto dwelt upon the great difficulty of bottling up Port Arthur, and said that this project was still far from comple tion. The house unanimously adopt ed a resolution encouraging the gov ernment and praising the navy and pledging itself to snare no cost for the prosecution of the war.
 Vladivostok, March 29.-Since an order the chief of police has issued, directing that keen lookout be kept for Japanese disguised as Koreans and Chinese, the police seize every Asiatlc and then they pull his queue to ascer- tain whether it is real or false.
 St. Petersburg, March 29.-The war correspondent of the Russky Viedo- most, writing from HaTbin, says that he was not permitted to proceed to Port Arthur, and adds that he will not be allowed to go to the front until April 2. All correspondents have been expelled from Port Arthur because one of them mentioned in his dispatch some important information regarding the movement of Russian troops.
 Tien Tsin, March 29-A French man named Kreautlar, in the employ of the Russo Chinese bank has been appointed French consular agent at New Chwang. He hoisted the French flag over the bank buildings. It is considered probable that this is the forerunner of movement to fly the tri-color over all the Russian govern ment buildings in New Chwang.
 Washington, March 29.-Minister Conger has cabled the state depart ment from Peking that the Russian authorities have declared martial law at New Chwang, and have formally notified all foreigners to that effect. The message makes no reference to the reported hauling down of foreign flags by the Russians, nor does it re- fer to the reported notice of the Rus sian authorities to consuls, restricting consular jurisdiction.
 Irkutsk. March 29.-Traffic across Lake Baikal is being carried on as regularly as clock work. Troops cross the ice singing. The ice breaker is likely to begin work cutting a chan nel any day.
 Tien Tsin, March 29.-In the course of conversation today the Russian military agent said that he did not