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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-11
DETAILS OF THE FIGHT
OFF CHEMULPO PORT

LONDON, Feb. 10.-BarOn Hayashi, the
Japanese minister here, has received official
confirmation from Toxic of the destruction
at ChemulDo of the Russian frst-class
cruiser Variag and the third-class cruiser
Korietz. The text of the official dispatch
received by Baron Hayashi follows:
ION Monday a japanese squadron escort
ing transports met on the way to Chemulpo,
Korea. the Russian gunboat Korietz, as the
latter was coming out of port The Korietz
took up an offensive attitude toward the
Japanese vessels and fired on the Japanese
torpedo boats. The latter discharged two
torpedoes ineffectively and then the Korietz
returned to her anchorage in the port.
EARLY in the morning of Tuesday Ad-
miral Urik, commanding the Japanese
squadron, formally called on the Russian
warships to leave Chemulpo before noon.
The Admiral added that if his demand was
not complied with he would be compelled to
attack them in the harbor. The two Rus
sian warships left the port at about IL 80
o'clock a. m, and a battle enSued outside
the Polynesian islands. After about an
hours engagement the Russian warships
sought refuge among the islands. Towards
evening the Russian cruiser Nariag sank
and at clock a. m. to-day, Feb. TO- the
Korietz was reported to have also sunk.
| having been blown up. The officers and
men of the two sunken vessels sought
refuge on the French cruiser Pascal. There
were casualties on the Japanese side.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-Mr. Takahira,
! the japanese minister here, has received
| advices from the Japanese Foreign Office
regarding the naval engagement of
Chemulpo similar TO those made public to-
day by Minister Hayashi in London. Mr..
| Takahira thinks it is especially important
| to note that according to these advices the
| first overt act of hostilities was committed
by the Russian gunboat Korietz which fired
| upon the Japanese torpedo boats Monday
| evening.
! The following cablegram was received by
/ the general staff to-day from Major Oliver
K. Wood, United States military attache
i at Toxic, dated Feb. 10: War existing.
/ Request Instructions. Japanese navy de-
| stroyed two Russian ships at Chemulpo
and three at Port Arthur Feb. S. Details
| follow"
| TOXIC, Feb. 10.-All is perfectly tranquil
here tonight. though reports are beginning
| to reach this city of the naval engagement
/ off Chemulpo, Korea. Few facts are OBJ
| tainable. The native newspaper extras are
/ announcing the destruction of two Russian
| ships, the Variag and the Korietz. There
| are no crowds on the streets, no cheering
| and no demonstrations. Everybody main
| tains a placidity which astonishes the for
| eiRnerS
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POWERS OF EUROPE
WILL REMAIN NEUTRAL

LONDON, Feb. 10.-It was announced in
the House of Commons to-day that a
proclamation of British neutrality will be
drawn up at a special Cabinet meeting to-
morrow and that it will be published shortly
afterward.
VIENNA, Feb. 10.-Count Goluchowski,
the Observation-Disclosures minister for for
sion of the Hungarian delegation that Aus
tria-Hungary had resolved to observe strict
neutrality in the far East. The minister
added that the report that Austria Hungary
was protecting Russian interests and sub
Jects in japan was untrue.
BERLIN, Feb. 10-Secretary Hays note
integrity of China was delivered to the Ger
man government yesterday for Foreign Sec
rotary Won Richthoff. The Associated Press
understands the latter has already con-
veyed an intimation to Secretary HAY that
his proposals are likely to be acceptable to
Germany because they tend to localize the
war and avoid fresh subjects of interna-
tional dispute. The step taken by the United
States is regarded by the Foreign Office
here as being an able move.
THE HAGUE, Feb. 10.-The government
of the Netherlands to-day issued a procla-
nation OF neutrality during the war in the
far East.
COPENHAGEN, Feb. Joking Christian
decided tonight to issue neutrality proc
Iamatlon winch VIII Immediately be com
municated to Japan and Russia
PARIS, Feb; l0.-It is expected that For.
elgn Minister Delcasse will issue a circular
defining the views OF the government upor
Secretary Hays propositions in regard tc
the neutrality and integrity of China
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CAR OF RUSSIA, WITH
FAITH IN GOD, ISSUES
HIS SUPREME MANIFEST
Accuses Japan OF Opening Hostili-
ties Without Notification OF
Any Description.
ASKS DIVINE BLESSING
And Says He Has Commanded
Alexieff to Answer Japan's
Challenge with Arms.

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. O.-The Ohclal
Messenger this morning contains the fol-
lowing supreme manifest"
by the grace of God. we. Nicholas II,
Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias,
etc, make known to all our loyal SUBJECTS:
I'm our solicitude for the maintenance Of
peace, which is dear to our heart, we made
every effort to consolidate tranquility in
the far East. In these peaceful aims we
signified assent to the proposals of the Jap
anese government to revise agreements re-
garding Korean affairs existing between the
two governments. However, the negotia-
tons begun upon this subject were not
brought to a conclusion and Japan, without
awaiting the receipt of the last responsive
proposals of our government, declared the
negotiations broken off and diplomatic re-
lations with Russia dissolved.
Without advising us of the fact that
the breach of such relations would. in it
self, mean an opening of warlike operations.
the japanese government gave orders TO her
torpedo boats to suddenly attack our squad
ron standing in the outer harbor of the
fortress of Port Arthur. Upon receiving
reports from the Viceroy in the far East
about this we Immediately commanded him
TO answer the japanese challenge with
armed forces.
Making known this, our decision, we
with mistaken faith in the Almighty aud
with a firm expectation of and reliance upon
the unanimous Willingness of all our Loyal
subjects 10 stand with US in defense of the
fatherland, ask Gods blessing upon ouI
Stalwart land and naval forces.
Given at st. Petersburg Jan. q, 1904, A
ID. NEW calendar Feb. 8, 1904, and in the
tenth year or our reign. written IN ful
by the hand of me, his Imperial Majesty
NICHOLAS"
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BANQUET At A TABLE
THREE SQUARES LONG
Chicago Press Club Members En-
tertained in the Tunnel Under
Jackson Boulevard.
ORDERS BY TELEPHONE

CHICAGO, Feb 1O-A feast laid on a
table three blocks long and forty feet under
the streets the feature of a banquet
participated in here tonight by six hun
dred persons, the guests, for the most part,
being members of the Chicago Press Club
and their ladies.
The banquet was given to the Press Club
by President Albert G.. Wheeler and Gen.
eral Manager George w. Jackson, of the
Illinois Tunnel Company. The banquet was
held in that portion of the company's I'M
foreground workings lying on Jackson
boulevard, between Franklin and Clark
streets. In the twenty miles of tunnels
now nearing completion the company pro-
poses to handle much of Chicago's freight
traffic. as well as to operate a telephone
system. A ride through three miles of the
tunnels was given the guests before the
banquet, the cars, running by electricity,
making an average speed of twenty miles
an hour.
The banquet room" had an orchestra at
both ends-one at Clark street and the
other at Franklin. At Franklin street also
was the culinary department This was
some distance from President Carr of the
Press Club who dined at the Clark-street
end, but, as the table was equipped with a
private telephone system, he, like others
along the route, able TO make known
his wants at the kitchen without delay
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MORE PROTECTION NEEDED
AGAINST TOUR|ST-CROOKS
Superintendent Wants Fifty Men
and Extra Patrol Wagons for
Exposition Traffic.
CRIMINALS COMING HERE

Fifty additional patrolmen and two new
one-horse patrol wagons for immediate re-
lief are the needs of the police department
recommended TO the Board of Public Safety
by Superintendent Kruger as an alternative
to the establishment Of substations. The
superintendent letter of recommendation
was filed with the board yesterday.
He says that the 146 officers on regular
patrol duty make the proportion of police
to inhabitants that of one to about 1,S42,
when it should be one to every 1000. An
other reason given for need of immediate
relief is that Indianapolis, because of its
central position and the fact that it is a
converging point for many railroads, will
be used freely by all kinds of criminal char
acters as a stOp-Over point on the way 10
the ST Louis exposition.
The additional salary cost per annum
with fifty new patrolmen would be 81, 162. so.
while the wagons and horses would cost
500 by the superintendent estimate.
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VATICAN CHIDES THE
GAR IN HIS TROUBLE

ROME, Feb. 10-The Voce Della Verita,
the Vatican organ, to-day referring to the
war in the far East, says that "illegitimate
interference" prevented the late Pope from
participating in the peace conference at
The Hague. adding: THE absence of a
papal representative has brought no good
fortune TO the conceiver of the conference,
as the Car is the first to fight with a
foreign country and Europe has separated
herself from the questions in dispute. If
the late Pope had participated at The
Hague conference perhaps the influence of
the present Pope might have resulted in
avoiding a conflict. the consequences of
which are unmeasurable."
The Vatican authorities are most pre-
occupied with the condition of the Catholic
missions in Korea, Manchuria and Japan.
which are entrusted to bishops belonging to
the foreign mission of Paris, who have
spiritual control over $1,000 Catholics i'm
Japan, 400 in Korea and 3, 400 in Manchuria,
1t being predicted that the Catholics will
suffer in the event OF either a victory or
defeat OF Japan.
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JAPAN NAY STRIKE
Il BLOW EVERY Day

BERLIN, Feb. I0.-Naval men were doing
little else at the Admiralty to-day than
talking about the Japanese-Russian en-
gagements and the deductions TO be drawn
therefrom. One conviction was that Japan
had acquired such a superiority that her
command of the sea practically results. The
unwillingness of the Russian feet at Port
Arthur to leave the protection Of the shore
batteries enables Japan. in the opinion Of
the naval experts here. TO conduct her
landing operations unmolested. 1t is be-
lieved Port Arthur will be invested on the
land side as quickly as possible.
One of the objects of the japanese in
engaging the forts. it was further pointed
out. was doubtless 10 draw the Russian
fire and locate the Russian guns on the
shore. That the japanese ships withdrew
was not regarded as indicating losses.
A contrast is also made between the con-
dition of japanese and Russian ships. All
the former were locked within six weeks,
and every bit OF internal apparatus was in
perfect order and turned up for action
while some OF the Russian vessels, 1t was
added, had not been locked for year.
Which way did Japan's new cruisers, the
Nlsshln ana kasuga, go after leaving S s.ie
apore Is one Of the subjects for speculation
on the part of the German officers, the
faVOrfte view being that they sailed west
ward so as TO lie in the course of the Rus,
sian troopships bound eastward, one. and
possibly two. of which were beyond Alden
sailing eastward before the hOstihdes be-
gan. Although the two new japanese
cruisers are far from completely equipped
they might be even match for the Rus
sian armored cruiser Dimitri Donskoi and
her accompanying torpedo boats.
The breaking of the Manchurian Railroad
at one or several points far westward OF
Hardin is expected as the Japanese work
ing in Manchuria are thoroughly familiar
with the topography and are likely to have
been prepared TO act, only waiting for the
announcement that the war had begun
japanese troops. il is said here, have prob
ably arrived with bands Of Chinese ma
RAIDERS TO break the railroad and TO try tC
keep Ii broken
Expert opinion here believes that JapaI
will strike a blow every day.
The German mails for the East are nov
forwarded by way of New York.
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FRANCE NAY INCREASE
FLEET IN FAR EAST

PARIS Feb. 10.-The Ministry Of Marine
has taken precautionary measures to have
ships in readiness to reinforce the French
fleet in Asiatic waters. n number of YES
sells at Brest, CherbOurg and Toulon are
being placed in readiness to move eastward.
but definite sailing orders have not yet
been issued. In the meantime the French
naval authorities in the far East will be
instructed to maintain strict neutrality in
cOnformance with the government general
policy, which will be officially declared in
a day or two.
The Foreign Office discredits the reports
from Tien-TSin yesterday of the French Oc-
cupation of Shan-Hai-Kwang, on the Gulf
of Liao-Tung The officials here say the
negotiations on this subject occurred six
months ago. without definite results and
the officials believe that the reported ar
rival of the French troops there results from
the shipment of the small garrison detach-
ments. The officials add there certainly can
be no significance in the French occupying
the forts vacated by the Russians.
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JAPAN'S PLANS WERE
PERFECTED LONG AGO

LONDON, Feb. 10-'We were slow i'm ne
gOtiating, so We are making up for lost time
by quickness in action" said Baron Ha-
yashi this morning. THE engagements at
Port Arthur and Chenulpo were merely in
accordance with plans long matured. As
soon as our forces are landed in Korea
look for an important fleet action at Port
Arthur. The Russian vessels are not likely
TO give up the advantage they gained by be-
ing under the cover OF their land batteries.
BY going TO the Chinese side, however the
Japanese feet, by high angle fire. can drop
In shells which should make il very uncom-
Portable for the Russian ships lying moored
close 20 another. Thereby il is hoped TO
drive out Viceroy Alexieff's forces. Posi-
bly,, like Admiral Cervera, he may. antici-
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Description of the Two Cruisers.

The cruiser Variag. which was built at
Cramps shipyard, Philadelphia, in 1893. was
of steel and unsheathed. She was of $500
tons displacement and her indicated horse
power was 10000. On her speed trials she
made twenty-four knots per hour for eight
hours. She was 400 feet long, 50 feet in beam
and had a depth of hold Of 20 feet. The
Var.ags armament consisted of twelve six
inch quick-firing guns, twelve twelve-pound-
er quick-firers, eight three-pounder quick
firers, two one-pounders and six torpedo
tubes, two of which were submerged.
The Korietz was built in Stockholm. She
was of steel and was zoo feet in length IS
feet in beam and LAB tons displacement
and 800 indicated horse power. Her speed
was thirteen knots. The armament of the
Korietz consisted of two-eight-inch breech-
leaders, one six-inch breech-loader, four
4.7-inch quick-firers, two six-pounder quick
firers, four One-pOund revolving cannon
and two torpedo tubes.
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WILL CARRY Mr.. HAYS
INSTRUCTIONS TO TOXIC

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1o.-J. NJ Ferguson.
the second secretary of the American lega-
ton at Toxic. who has been in this coun-
try on leave of absence called at the State
Department to-day and will sail from Van
couver Feb. p for Yokohama, whence he
will proceed at once to his post He had a
long conference with Secretary Hay on the
far East situation, and carries personal in
structions for the officials of the legation
at Toxic 1t is the wish of the department
that 1T be kept fully informed of every move
and full reports are desired from Toxic Mr.
Ferguson was also very fully acquainted
with the policy of Secretary Hay. an
nounced In his note to the powers. calling
for the neutrality of China. On his arrival
in Toxic he will be in a position to advise
Minister Griscom personally of the secre-
tary's wishes. On the same steamer with
Mr. Ferguson goes James w. Davidson the
newly appointed American consul at An
tung.
Edwin V. Morgan, who goes as consul gem
eral at Dalny, will sail on Feb q for san
Francisco on the steamship China.
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CHINESE OFFICIAL
DECOYED AND BEHE4DED

LONDON, Feb 1.-THE newspapers this
morning are barren of important dispatches
from the far East. The correspondent of
the Daily Mail at Tien-Tsin says that Lii,
the favorite court official of the DOwager
Empress of China, has been decoyed away
and beheaded by order of Yuan Shi kai,
commander-in-chief of the Chinese army
and navy. Lii was pro-Russian in his feel
ings.
The Che-FoO correspondent of the Daily
Express asserts that the Russian cruiser
Diana was injured by a shot from the Rus
sian shore battery at Port Arthur and that
the cruiser Novik and the battleship PoltaVa
have also been beached at Port Arthur.
Special dispatches from Toxic report that
fugitives from Vladivostock accuse the Rus
slams of openly looting Japanese houses
without interference by the police.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

NEW YORK, Feb. 10-Arrived: Vader-
land, from Antwerp. OF Nantucket Oscar
III. from Copenhagen and Christiansand.
Sailed: Oceanic, for Liverpool
MOVILLE, Feb. 10.-Arrived Partisan.
from Halifax. n. s.. for Liverpool and pro-
ceeded; Ethiopia, from New York, for Glas-
gov.
QUEENSTOWN, Feb 10.-Arrived: Ma
jestic, from New York for Liverpool.
Sailed: Ultonia, from Liverpool for Boston.
PLYMOUTH, Feb. l0.-Arrived Graf
Waldersee, from New York. for Bremen.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 10.-Sailed: Cedric.
for New York, via Queenstown.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10-In the river:
Haverford, from Liverpool.
ANTWERP. Feb. 1O-Sailed: Rhynland,
for Philadelphia.
Philadelphia.
NAPLES, Feb. lO.-Sailed: Calabria, for
New York.
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FIGHTING BOB" WILL
GO IS FAR As SHANGHAI

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-It was decided
to-day that the cruiser squadron of the
Asiatic fleet with propriety should go as
far north as Shanghai, and orders 10 that
effect have been sent. From there one of
the vessels will be sent nOrthward to Che
mulpo, Korea, to maintain communication
with the legation at Seoul. Probably the
vessels OF the cruiser squadron will take
turn about at this duty. II is possible that
several naval attaches may be sent to Man
churia. II has been suggested that naval
officer at Dalny and one at Mukden or An
tung could be of assistance to the consuls
this government is sending there.
Admiral Uria, of the Japanese fleet, was
graduated from the Naval Academy at An
napoIiS in 1882.
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RUSSIANS DISTRUST
UNCLE SANS NOTIFIES

ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. Io.-The state
ment that Secretary Hay had issued a note
to the powers asking them to join I'm in
sisting upon the recognition OF the in
tegrity of China and Korea, during and
after hostilities. created much comment in
diplomatic circles here, where any action
taken with the view OF localizing the thea
ter of war is welcomed. There seemed IN
be great doubt. however. Of the propriefv
OF adhering TO the latter clause of Mr.
Hays note pending more definite advices
AT the Foreign Office, where there is some
disposition 10 distrust the purposes of the
United States, an authoritative expression
was not obtainable
Foreign Minister Lamsdorf talking TO the
diplomats at his reception this afternoon
spoke feelingly of Japan's action and de-
clared the Car had done all I'm his power
10 avoid a conflict, but the events of the
past few days had proved Japan TO be
bent upon war and that no concessions
Russia could have offered would have re-
strained her
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PROPOSED UNION OF
METHODIST SCHOOLS
Plan to Divide the Country Into
University, College and Acad-
envy Districts.

CHICAGO Feb. 10.-A union of Methodist
universities, colleges and academies through
out the country was proposed to-night by
President James of Northwestern UNIVERSE
~, at meeting of the College Presidents
Association. The proposition is that the
territory occupied by the Methodist church
be divided for educational purposes into
three kinds of districts, to be known as uni
versity, college and academy districts re-
sepectively.
4 small number of institutions, centrally
located, and best endowed. will be selected
10 serve as universities. The university dis
tricts are 10 be suhiivided into college dis
tricts, which in turn will be divided into
academy districts.
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Messages at sender's Risk.

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-The Western Union
Telegraph Company announces that the
central cable office is advised that tele-
grams of all kinds for Japan and Korea
can now be forwarded by any route except
that of the Great Northern Company, at
longer restricted to Japanese, English
or French languages
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STEAMSHIP GAELIC
SAILED FOR ORIENT
Loaded with Supplies for Japan,
Including 400 Tons of Lead
Forty Japs Aboard.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1O.-The steam
ship Gaelic sailed to-day for the Orient
with LOO tons OF -four for japan, 100 bales
of cotton. 400 tons of lead and five tons of
shoe nails for use in the manufacture of
footwear for the Japanese army. Among
the passengers was John Fowler. United
States consul at Che-FOo, who has been
home on leave Of absence. In the steerage
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JAPANESE CRUISER IS
SAID TO HAVE GROUNDED

LONDON, Feb. 10.-A dispatch to the
Central News from Port Arthur says the
Japanese fleet returned there Tuesday after
noon and again bombarded the Russian fleet
and forts, but that it soon withdrew. The
loss TO the Russians, the dispatch says, was
small During the firing a Japanese cruiser
grounded
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terday al Chemulpo by the japanese feet,
was captured and arrived at Sasebo. The
dispatch also states that In addition 10 the
Russian vessels damaged in the torpedo at
tack at Port Arthur. seven other vessels
were captured. 1t is also reported at Ma
gasaki that General Kuropatkin has arrived
at Hardin TO take command OF the Rus
sian land forces
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UNEASY CONCERNING
THE AMERICA MARU

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1O.-The agents
here of the Japanese steamer America
Maru, which left this port last month on her
last trip TO the Orient, are apprehensive re-
garding her arrival at Yokohama. She sailed
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Russian Gunboat at Shanghai.

SHANGHAI, Feb. 10-The Russian gun
boat Mandjur. reported from various sources
TO be under repairs at Nagasaki, Japan,
where she is said to have been seized by
the japanese, is in the harbOr here. She
has had her hull and funnel reprinted
black and is ready for sea at a moments
notice.
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Guns for Russian Batteries.

MOSCOW. Feb. 1O.-A final consignment
of material to complete the rearmament of
the Russian artillery in the far East was
dispatched from here Sunday. 1t consisted
of seventy-two quick-firing mountain guns
and seventeen carloads of ammunition
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UNCONFIRMED RUMOR
OF Il JAPANESE DEFEAT

VLADIVOSTOCK, Feb. 1O.-Private tele-
grams received here report the complete
route of the japanese by the Russians on
the Yalu river. These advices also claim
that Chemulpo. Korea, has been occupied
by Russian soldiers and marines.