Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-05
SITUATION
UNCHANGED
Japan Continues to Land TroepS
on Continent. Retvisan
Blocks Port Arthur
KOREA F RE NDL Y
Russian Niatiivostok Fleet Re-
ported tO be Cruising NORTH
ern Japanese Waters For
Merchantmen

ST. PETERSBURG, March s. The
continued dearth of war news from
the front does not occasion surprise
here, as the Russians are proceeding
deliberately with their plans. Serious
land operations are not expected for
several weeks. However, minor col
lisions In the north Of Korea may oc-
cur at any time. The report Of Ma.
jor General Pflng that the stacks Of q
Japanese crusier sunk near Chempulpo,
have been seen, confirms the theary
that the Japanese are following their
traditional policy Of concealing their
losses, A naval expert to Noyosti pre-,
predicts that Korea win prove a mouse
trap for the Japanese and adds:
Not one hundredth part Of the vel.
low Napoleons will get out alive"
The weather at Port Arthur dur.
ing the last few days has been much
warmer, indicating the approach of
spring.
How London Views the Situation.
LONDON, March 5.--Little change
in the far eastern situation Is re-
ported this morning. It is apparent
that the Japanese are busily engaged
in transporting their forces into Korea,
and this work Is facilitated BY the
enforced Inactivity Of the navy.
According TO the Sebastopol CORE.
spondent Of the Daily Graphic, Admiral
Shrdloff has learned privately from
Port Arthur that the Russian battle.
ship Retziyan. lies In such position as
to block effectually the exit Of other
tbattleships from the harbor, passage
being practicable only for the crnis'
ers. S.st ss
The Japanese officer who has charge
OF Japan's financial and commercial
interests In England, declares that his
4
government has been collecting large
stores of Welsh steam coal for years
| SO that today 1t has a supply suffi
cient for the needs Of the navy fol
years to come.
/ According to the Toxic correspond
ent Of the Standard, the mikado ha
sent a personal message to the EN-
peror OF Korea assuring him that wa
was declared solely with q view Q
securing permanent peace, and expires
q sing the sincere wish that the recent
concluded Japanese-Korean protoco
would Increase the intimacy Of the tw
countries.
i On the strength Of the statemen
made by missionary the Shanghai col
respondent Of the Chronicle, sends in
doubtful report that twenty-eight JaI
anesc sailors have landed at Tengcha,
west OF Che Foo, saying their sesst
had been sunk as the result Of an er
. gagement with Russian warshiI
which also went down.
No Russians were saved, but 200 Jal
anese were rescued by Chinese junk
This action is reported to have o
CURED between Port Arthur and Mia
islands In the Lao Thiesshau channe
Korean Emperor Greets Mkado.
TOXIC, March 5.-The emperor I
4 Korea has sent the mikado cordl
! reply to his personal message, assn
ing the former that the war with Ru
. sia was declared solely with the Vie
!, OF securing permanent peace and Z
I pressing the wish that the protocol I
Gently completed between Japan ~
d Korea will increase the intimacy b
!. tween these two countries The X
!. rean ruler appears determined to mai
Z tain friendly relations with Japan
9 Russians Make Move.
!. SEOUL. March 5.-rhe RUSSIA
( who recently retired from Anju
!, Pukcheng are reported to have NOV
= northward from the latter place
{ Russia Orders coaIlns Apparatus.
l. NEW YORK, March 5.---A rush |
n der his been placed with an Americ
.. firm for apparatus used In coalIng wi
o ships at sea. II is expected that
y Russian vessels will be In a poslti
,. 10 proceed from Russian home waite
for the far east by June II necessa
taking with them the American inv
tion for coaling at sea which will