Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-26
EMPEROR GETS PRIVATE
WAR DISPATCHES.
Japanese Suspects After Examination ReleasedRus-
sian Paper Criticizes the Russian Navy--Russians
Have Completed Concentration of Forces at Import.
ant Points.

st Petersburg, April 26.-The em-
peror has received three official dis
patches, two OF which are understood
to relate to the fighting on the Yalu
river Their contents will be given
out tonight.
st Petersburg, April 26.-The No
voc Vremya to-day contains a remark
ably free CRITICISMS of the Russian
navy, which reads as follows,
"It would be well to put an obelisk
in front OF the admiralty inscribed
Remember Makaroff.' His death
should be the signal to destroy the old
order of things Of which he fell a vic
tim after heroically doing his best
with the defective weapons at his dis
posal. Makaroff's death marks a
new era for the Russian navy. The
old days marked by a muddle of care
lessness and inefficiency are over and
we have learned our lessons.
'TThe nation understands them just
as well and learns from the first les
son the necessity Of reform Of the
personnel OF the navy. The present
system Of promoting officers according
to the number of nautical miles they
sail may work well in highly eff
cient navy, but It is absurdly danger
Gus for ours, where the capacities of
the officers fiuctuate. AS result
many of our best officers are discour
aged into retirement
''The present war Is unlike any pre-
vious war in that the whole nation is
following its phases with breathless
anxiety.
"Our nerves are strained much as
are those of the defenders of Port Ar
thur. We weep over our reverses
and rejoice at the slightest success.
Like the English in the Boer war we
are one of the greatest of the world
powers fighting smaller one and the
sentiment Of patriotism overwhelms
all other considerations !.
st Petersburg April 26.-Advices
from Mukden indicate that the Rus
SLAMS have completed the concentra-
ton OF their forces on the Mukden-
Yang-Yalu and Mukden-N New
Chwang lines Forty thousand men
are occupying fortified positions along
the Yalu river and 10000 are posted
at Taku-Shan, (at the head of Korea
bay, where the Japanese have threat
ened to make landing). The Rus
slams also occupy the banks of the
T1men river from Russo Korean from
tier. to Lake Tai-Tji Padk- Tou-San)
on the Manchu- Korean frontier, near
the source of the Yalu. Detachments
of Russian cavalry and light artillery
hold the towns of Ixio-Lin, Musan
and Zungluyan, along the river, and
points on the east coast of Korea Of
fering facilities for landings
Kharkov, Russia. April 26 6-Some
or the officers Of the Vardag and Ko-
rietz declare that they do not consid-
er themselves prisoners of war but
merely as shipwrecked sailors who
can fight again. The reception ac-
corded here to the survivors of the
two warships' crews was very enthus-
Ndastic. The officers were repeatedly
embraced by the women.
Taen Tsln, April 26-1t is reported
upon good authority that the Japanese
fleet bombarded the town of New
Chwang last night The Russians
here declare there is no truth in the
report.
Seattle, Wash, April pa large ex-
porting firm of this city has just re-
ceived advices from its Yokohama rep
resentatives that the Japanese govern
ment has secured from Korea con-
cession granting fishing privileges
along the entire Korean shore line.
New Chwang, April 26.-After hay-
ing been detained for two weeks and
thoroughly examined by the Russian
authorities, the two Japanese ser
wants who came into port on the press
boat, have been released. They were
deported to Chefoo to-day.
st Petersburg, April 26.-The au-
thorities here have no news to con-
firm the reported bombardment Of
New Chwang last night.
CABINET FORMED.
Melbourne, Victoria, April 26.-Mr
Watson, the labor leader, (who was
called upon to organize a ministry af-
fer the defeat of the cabinet April %,
on labor motion) has formed cabi-
net with himself as premier and treas
urer. All the members of the new
cabinet belong to the labor party, with
r.