Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-24
Today's Telegraphie News
The War in the Far East.


London. Feb. 24.-No startling de-
velopments from the scene OF hostillties
in the far East had reached London up
to this evening. The meagre news that
came told only of continued preparations
for the great land battle near the banks
OF the Yalu river, in Korea. A military
man whose business it is to know at any
cost and by any means what is transplr-
ing, said today that when the fight came
it would be found that the japanese
slightly outnumbered the Russians. He
figured that about 156, 600 Russians and
los, 900 Japanese would be engaged
This is only another example OF Russian
unpreparedness, as the Russians were
supposed to have at least 80, 900 more
men available for speedy campaign in
Korea. The report of the deposing OF
the Korean Emperor Yi-Hyeung may be
accepted as a fact Some days ago, the
japanese government sent a prince OF
the Berial house to Seoul, as an lad
wiser" to the Korean government No
one in diplomatic circles had any doubt
as to what that meant or what would
happen to the weak emperor of Korea.
London, Feb. 24.-lt has been ascer-
tanned by most careful investigation
that the European public, as a rule,
favor Russia in the present conflict in
the far East. Sufficient time has now
elapsed for opinion to have had chance
to adjust itself, and your correspondent
yesterday polled all Europe through
correspondents, and the results show
that so far as sympathy gees Napoleon's
prediction that Europe would be all re-
publican or all Cossack, has been full
filled by it being nearly all Cossack.
The enormous religious force, of which
the Vatican is the centre, regarding the
the Russians as schsmatics, is certain e
be strongly influenced by the plea which
Russia is setting forth that the contest
is between the forces of Christ and these
of Buddha. Furthermore, the Gar
recently conciliated the Vatican by
granting privileges to Russian Catholics
hitherto denied.
Washington, Feb 24.-The State
Department received advices this morn
ing that Japan and Korea have just con-
cluded the negotiation of treaty guar
anteeing to Korea her independence and
integrity. 1t is supposed that under
the terms of the treaty japan is allowed
to occupy the country temporarily with
troops, with the understanding that at
the conclusion of the war with Russia
they will be withdrawn. This move
coming as it does Immediately on the
heels of the protest filed yesterday by
Russia against Japan, is regarded here
as a most effective answer to Russia s
representations that Japan had violated
the neutrality and integrity of Korea.
London, Feb. PA dispatch from
Seoul today states that between thirty
and forty thousand japanese have been
landed at ChemulpO, and that many OF
these have been advanced toward Ping
Yang which is being fortified. The
dispatch adds that the Russians have
established their base at Win on the
Yalu river, and are stationing small
detachments along the road from that
place to ANU, about 80 miles from Ping
Yang.
London, Feb. "a. "A Russian report
has reached here that four japanese
battleships and two transports have been
sunk in an engagement at Port Arthur.
The news of the battle at Port Arthur
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adds that the Japanese attack was re-
pulsed by the Russians and that the Rus
sian battleship Retvizan covered itself
with glory.
Paris, Feb. 24.-An official telegram
received in st. Petersburg announces the
defeat Of the japanese with serious loss
at Port Arthur.
London, Feb. PA dispatch to
Reuters Telegram Company. from
Wei-Hai-Wei, states that four japanese
battleships and nine cruisers passed
there today, bound for the east. The
vessels were evidently part of the fleet
which has been concentrated about Port
Arthur.
London, Feb. 24..-Baron Hayashi,
the japanese minister here, has no in
formation of any defeat to japanese
vessels at Port Arthur, as reported from
St. Petersburg. He discredits the re.
port.
London, Feb. PA dispatch from
Chefoo to the Evening News declares
that the Russian consul there confirms
the statement that four japanese war
ships have been destroyed at Port Ar
thur. The fight occurred early in the
morning of February 30.
London, Feb. 24.-Neither the Rus
sian nor the japanese Embassies here
have any confirmation of the report of a
disaster to japanese warships.