The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-24
INVESTIGATE A CHARGE
Publisher in Toxic Is Accused
OF Selling Out.
R0ASTS The GOVERNMENT
Aids the Enemy by AssaiIing
His Own Country.

sentatives today appointed committee
of eighteen members to investigate the
| charge that Teisuke Akiyama, member
Of parliament. is in the employ of the
Russian government. Akiyama is the
publisher OF the Kirokushibun, a Toxic
paper which has been bitterly assailing
the government, particularly upon its
| financial policy. II has also charged the
government with having forced capital
lists to subscribe TO the war bonds re-
Gently issued and has predicted that
second loan Will prove failure. y local
prosecution which was instituted resulted
in decision yesterday ordering the per
manent suppression of the publication
and the imprisonment of the paper
signatory for four months. The case
was subsequently appealed and both Aki
yama and his friends vigorously deny
the charge that he is a spy. Hearing be-
fore me committee and the later discus
sion of the question in the house prom
ises TO be exceedingly bitter.
EMBARGO ON NEWS.
st. Petersburg March S.-Further de-
tails of yesterdays attack on Port Ar
thur are expected during the day, but
nothing in the way of private or news
paper dispatches supplementing the Of
fetal accounts has been received up TO
the present time. According to the in
formation here there now exists en-
barge upon newspaper dispatches direct
from Port Arthur.
The military authorities seem to mani
fest no displeasure at the Japanese tao
tics yesterday. On the contrary, they de-
clare that such bombardments only wear
out the guns and machinery of the ships
and waste ammunition without COM
pensating advantages. They point to the
comparatively insignificant damage done
by the bombardments Of Santiago by the
American fleet as proof of their futility
From the positions taken by the Japa-
nese. the latter could not see either the
tSwn or the batteries The range was
from six to eight miles, with high an
gle of fire, and precision was impossible
Although the general target was large,
only a lucky chance could really damage
the batteries or ships So far as known
the Japanese accomplished nothing yes
terday On the other hand, the Rus
slams had better luck, a shell from the
battleship Retzivan, which was firing over
the hill, landing on one OF the japanese
battleships. OF course, it is admitted
that these pot shots are trying to the
garrison.
Vice Admiral Makaroff, the naval COM
mander at Port Arthur, is being COM
mended for his safe restraint in not risk
ing his ships in an engagement with the
enemy.
y
to the correspondent of the Associated
Press how absolutely essential conserva-
usm on the part of the Russian naval
commander at Port Arthur was al pres
ent. He said:
IF Admiral Makaroff. whose disposi-
tion would be to go out and meet the
enemy, should give battle upon the ap
proach of the Japanese and defeat them.
his victory would be fruitless. as neces-
sarily it would be purchased by some
injuries to ships, and our lack of ade-
quate docking facilities at Port Arthur
would render it impossible to refit them,
whereas. the japanese have ample docks
in which to repair their vessels
The feeling here is that the Japanese
tactics are preliminary TO a landing on
the peninsula in an attempt to cut off
Port Arthur simultaneously with a gem
eral bOmbardment and commencement of
a siege. For this the Russians declare
they are fully prepared. During the last
ten days a general shutting down upon
newspaper kilograms from the far east
has been noticeable This is owing TO in
creased precautions TO prevent the enemy
obtaining news Of the movements OF the
Russian troops.
The Russians are being massed in force
along their first line, from Feng-Huang
Cheng northward for thirty miles, Will.
their second line extends from Mukden to |
All the rolling stock required for use !
in the far east has now crossed Lake /
BaikaI. The last locomotive was taken /
over yesterday. Prince Khilkoff. the min
lister OF public works and railroads. who 1
has been personally experimenting this /
work, leaves Baikal in a few days Forty /
trucks OF grain reach Port Arthur daily.