Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-08

Seoul to Ping Yang will be commeliceu,
| March 10. and the line will be coiiipie'e"
by September.
Victoria. 3. c., March 7.-Cipher dis-
patches received by the naval autnori-
| ties at Esquimalt, today, from the Din
ish admiralty, ordered the cruisers
Grafton (iagship) and Bona venture
now in Central or South American Wa-
tiers is coming out from England 10
succeed the Grafton as flagship on thls
station. The order is regarded here as
Ominously significant.
| Seoul, March 1.-THE Russian SOL
diers operating in the vicinity OF ANU
are committing all manner of eXcesses'
| maltreating the native women anu
perpetrating robbery upon every OPP
pOrtunity.
Corean soldiers attacked body III
the invaders on Friday last, the 4th
instant, and succeeded in killing 80 of
them. 1t is reported that as the result
of a collision between Russian and Co
rean soldiers at Kangge the Russians
were driven beyond the Yalu river.
ST. Petersburg March 7.-4.30 p. NJ.
Although the prevailing opinion in
| military circles continues to be that
the bombardment of Vladivostock.
Sunday, was for the purpose of lOcat-
ing the guns of the Russian batteries
and to ascertain whether the Russian
squadron was in port. some shrewd
observers believe it indicates n move
by land and sea against that city.
1
theory that the bombardment was Or
dered for political effect on the Japa-
| nese Diet.
1t is considered here especially I'M
fortunate that the japanese did not go
close enough to VladivostOck to estah-
lisE the identity of their ships. Leaving,
the question whether they We're a di-
vision of the Port Arthur fleet in
doubt. But it is not believed that the
Japanese would dare to divide the lat
ter which would involve the risk of 4
sortie by the Russians and their play
ing havoc with the Japanese transport
| flOtilla. The Japanese fleet has not
been sighted from Port Arthur for over
n week and possibly is trying to lure
the Russians outside
Toxic. March MISUNDERSTANDING the
fact that it is understood here that
Russia is pressing China to make the
| territory west of the Lao river neutral
Japan remains apparently calm, be-
cause she has made the reservation that
should Russia be allowed to obtain this
advantage Japan will use any portion
Of Chinese territory which is STRAIT
egically necessary for her operations.
| Tien Tsin, March THE report that
Russia has occupied the SIM in-Tun
| railroad and taken possession of the
| telegraph lines, is incorrect
| A resident of Tien Tsin has had an in
terview with Chang, chief of the BAN
dts called "Chunchus." According to
this man, Chang commands 1000 men.
| who are well drilled, splendidly mount
ed and armed with Eiauser rifles and
magazine pistols. Chang holds the rank
OF general. His principles are decidedly
| anti-Russian.
st. Petersburg, March THE Cars
telegram to Prince Ferdinand of Bull
garia on the anniversary of his con-
| flrmation by the Sultan as Prince of
Bulgaria. indicating the strong bond
between the Russian and Stay nations,
| is interpreted by the Russian press as
being an announcement Of Russia's de-
termination not to let the present war
distract her attention from the Bal
kans.
KharkOff, Russia, March THE To-
cal zemstov mas voted $780, for the
| war-s2oO.000 for the Red Cross Soci-
ETY. and placing $500, 200 at the disposal
| of the Car for military.
New York, March 7.-InGuiry regard
| ing the statement made, yesterday. in
| Toxic dispatch to 4 Paris newspaper.
to the effect that American subscrip-
| tons to the Japanese war loan, opened,
| March /. amounted to S39, 900, 900 shows
| that there was 4 INSTRUMENTATION and
| the word American was used erronc-
| ously. The corrected statement reads:
subscriptions to the war lean
opened. March 1. now amount to $780,
SOC. OOO."
Odessa. Russia. March 7.-Eruptive
typhus prevails here. Fifty-three cases
have been reported.
Paris. March 1.-Representatives here
OF large railroad industries in the Unit
ed states, which have been supplying
extensive equipments to Russia, are re-
ceiving reports from their agents in
1iussia and the Far East giving the ex-
! tent Of the war operations and refer
ring to their probable effect upon bus
mess. One Of these reports from an
American railroad official at st. Peters,
burg. having intimate government con-
hectlons. says it is the purpose to re-
strict Russia's military forces for the
present to five divisions-three from
siberia and two from Western Russia.
each DIVISION to number between %. 900
and 10000. Owing to this being such a
small percentage of the total active
force. it is believed that the restriction
results from the inadequacy of the
trans-Siberian railroad to carry more
men to the scene of the operations.
Concerning the effect of the war the
railroad representatives are strongly