Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-04-11

KILLED BY
RUSSIANS
Germany Sells Transatlantic
Liners to Russia; France
Also Disposes Of a Few.
C0REAN PORT CLOSED
There Were no Disturbances in Euro.
pean Russia During the Easter
Celebrations.

st. Petersburg, April 1.-THE Asso
ciated Press is informed officially, that
up to the present hour the govern
ment has not received any advices OF
any Easter disturbances anywhere in
| European Russia. Complete quiet
reigns according to all reports, from
all the Jewish centers of population.
Japanese Landing More Troops in
Corea.
Paris April 11-Official advices re-
ceived by the French government to-
day confirm the press dispatch an
nouncing that Japan's first army con-
sisting Of four army corps, is now COM
pletely landed in Corea and the sec
ond army, consisting of similar num-
ber of army corps, is about to start.
The points of the debarkation of the
second army is unknown.
Russian Easter Being Celebrated.
st. Petersburg. April 1.-THE Easter
merrymaking is in progress, business
is suspended, the government depart
ments are closed and the bulletin
boards are bare, except for the order
of the mobilization of the naval re-
serves. The new model Russian three
inch quick firing guns, firing eighteen
shots per minute are being issued to
the artillery college of ST. Petersburg
for the purpose of instructing the SEN
ior cadets in the handling of these
pieces.
Berlin, April 1.-THE Russian gov
ernment has not yet ceased in it's pur-
chases of German Transatlantic lin
ers, 1t is asserted that negotiations
are pending for the purchase OF con-
siderable number of German vessels.
These are to be armed and together
with the Smolensk and the Orel of the
Black Sea fleet are to form the flying
squadron of fast cruisers. The Fuerst
Bismarck which has been renamed the
Don, will join the squadron. The
Russian government is alleged to be
negotiating also with the French Com
pagnie Trans s-Atlantique.
Russians Kill Two Chinese.
New Chwang, April 11-An official
explanation was issued today of the
firing of guns last night from the forts
here. which caused a certain amount
of excitement and the killing of two
Chimes 1t appears that owing to the
fact that the officers of the garrison
did not understand the system of Gus
toms flash signals, in use at the
mouth of the river, for the purpose of
signalling the depth of the water on
the bar, so as to put to sea, the fire
was opened last night at some pilot
boats and outward bound merchant
men. These vessels were sighted by
the forts some time after midnight and
at 1890 the artillery opened fire on
the vessels, twenty-four shots being
fired. The effect of this fire has not
been reported up to noon today, but
the firing caused excitement among
the troops, during which the sentry
fired and killed two Chinese. 1t was
generally supposed that the Japanese
had made an attack on this place.
New chwang Practically Closed to
Commerce.
Chez Foo, April 11-A Chinese
steamer has just returned from New
Chwang. The, port pilots would not
respond to her signals for them to
take the steamer up the river Two
British steamers found themselves in
the same predicament. The port OF
New Chwang is practically closed to
commerce.
Shots Exchanged on the YaIu.
Paris, April 11-A st. Petersburg
dispatch says some further exchange
of shots have occurred between the
Russians and the Japanese along the
borders of the Yalu River.
Japan Buys More Warships.
London, April 1.-THE two battle
ships ordered in England by Japan will
be exceedingly powerful, their length
445 feet, exceeding that of the most
powerful British battleships by 20
feet. In order to meet the capacity OF
docking accommodations, the beam
and draught have been fixed at IS feet
and 26 feet respectively. Each Will
have displacement of 16,40O tons.
Their main batteries, it is said, Will
be the most powerful yet devised, con-
sisting of each four twelve-inch guns,
four ten-inch and five six-inch guns.
The armored belt at the water line will
be nine inches thick, with six-inch ar
NOR continuing to the level of the
dock. A new feature will be super
structure of four-inch armor, insuring
that no part of the upper works will be
unprotected. They are to have speed
of nineteen knots and will be able 70
discharge eleven tons of projectiles
| per minute from their main batteries.