The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
ADJOURNMENT NOW
EXPECTED BY MAY |


lived here today and reviewed about 40oa
troops on the Parade ground, outside OF
the fort One battery of horse artillery,
feveral batteries of field artillery, parts
of four regiments of Siberian rifles and
detaehments of Cossacks and regular
cavalry, participated in the review.
Russian secret service agents reported
that the tapanese intended to attack New
Chwang yesterday
On account of the mining of the river
and also because of practice firing from
the forts. merchant ships are not using
the lower reach of the river.
General Kondratovitch, the Russian
commander here, who has been praised
on account of the order and cleanliness
prevailing at New Chwang says he Is
now prepared for Japanese attack
which 1t ls evident the other authorities
Elso expect.
The command of General kondratovitcn
embraces the Seoul patrols west of TIE
Lao river and also the troops In the dis.
triets south. including Kai Chou ana
north, including the railroad and Hat
chong.
The troops now here are of better
class than when the war opened. Cen
eral kondratoviteh is opening a new nos
pital at New ChWang.
The relations of the Russian authorities
with the foreign residents here are I'M
proving and the administrator proposes
to consult and cooperate with the for
elgnefs for the protection OK neutral ilVes
and interests.
Stores Burned BY JaPs.
st. Petersburg, April 6-"All Is quiet on
the Yalu." is the report which General
Kachtalinky telegraphed April to Cen
eran kuropatkin. who forwarded the MES
sage to the emperor.
The report added that an exchange OF
shots occurred between Russian cavalry
and japanese skirmishers near Wi1u. me
Russians sustained no losses. FIVE Japa-
nese were killed. The number of wounded
is not known.
The stores of Russian village near
Yongamp (south of Wiju on the falu
river) have been wrecked and burned by
a detachment. of japanese infantry, num-
bering 800 men.
General Katchtalnsky also reported
that opposite Turmitchen on the island
of Matuzoo in the Yalu river, some Rus
sian volunteers had skirmish with
Japanese outpost from Wiju. There were
no casualties on the Russian side. Six
Japenese were killed.
Russia Economizine.
st. Petersburg, April 6.-The scheme OF
effecting retrchments in the state Of ex-
penditures in consequence of the war,
recently drawn up at special conference,
presided over by Count Solsky and sane
toned by the emperor, was gazetted to-
day
1t is proposed to devote 'the free bal
ance" in the imperial treasury to war
purposes and to increase the funds In the
treasury by economies in the budget OF
1904, especially in the civil estimates. The
reductions which will be made on the
principle of creating as little disturbance
as possible in public business and private
interests will total s67 1885, 553, of which
upwards of S57, 100000 falls upon the budget
of 1904.
Affects All Departments.
The reduction falls heaviest on the rail-
road department, which loses altogether
s36.OO0,0O0, including s25,0OO0oO for new
roads.
The church loses at least $4,000, in
Guiding $3.50 for the Orthodox church at
Seoul, Korea The education department
is a small loser by s553,S73 and the for
egn office loses $575,35 of which $216747
was for the purchase of an embassy build
ing at Washington. The liquor monopoly
effects an economy of S6.500,000, mostly by
cenceling the indemnity to liquor dealers.