Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-22

for defence are being continued. The
troops in the vicinity Of Kinchow are
active. A strong force Is guarding the
uarrowest section of the peninsula.
The authorities have mitigated war
conditions at Port Arthur by fixing the
prices of foolstuTs. The prices OF
other commodities, howes er. have adj
yarced. The authorities have taken
possession of all food supplies in the
stores which were deserted by Chinese
and other merchants.
They are providing for siege by
sending wheat milling machinery to
Port Arthur and claim that there is a
sufficient food supply there for a re-
sistanct of two years.
"JapancSe refugees unCcr the per-
sonal supervision of the viceroy and
Gen. Planson are leaving Port Arthur
on released ships.
The local agents OF two British
steamers, The Foxton Hall and anoth-
or. which were deserted during the
Japanese attack, are endeavorinS TO
induce the captains of these vessels 10
| return and reclaim them.
| THE Brand, the only ship now re-
| rianing at Port Arthur, will leave
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| pat ches.
| although the harbors on the Lao
| tung peninsula have been reopened.
| the authorizes do not expect further
arrivals. The japanese fleet, which is
| sighted at intervals from Golden hill,
completely controls the gulf, and under
the imperfect police system all in
| corners are treated as spies.
/ to tbn ,a,,
are proceeding. The cruiser Novik has
| been locked, but the condition of the
| hattloships CZarevitch and RetviZan
remains unchanged. Engineers say that
the Retvizan will be t1oated in a few
| days.
| THE official reports commend Capt.
| Essen of the NOvik and Capt. Bersain
| Of the cruiser Bayan for gallant con-
| duct on Feb. 8, and indicate that in
| spite of the fact that no Japanese losses
| were reported, the Russians did some
| damage.
| Capt. StepanOf, who was in COM
| nlaIl1 of the torpedo transport Yenisei
| (Which was reported as blown NJ from!
| accidental contact with Il mine). is de-
| clared to have met a heroic death in
| trying to save his crew.
"Shippcrs are of the opinion that the
| barber OF Dalny will be unsafe for
years to come, on account of stray
mines from the Yenisei, some of which
| Ire reported. by the last merchantmen
| arriving at Port Arthur, as drifting iii
| he open sea.
| THE Novikrai has suspended pub
| Iication and only issues bulletins.
THE city is darkened every night
but Niveroy AleXieT's house is lighted
| although the people understand that he
| is at Hardin.
| Gen. NalkOff is in command of the
| non-cambatant force at Hardin. Gems.
| Linevitch and Won Dratovitch are at
Lao Yang (about halfway between
| New ChWang and MOukden.
| when the 10th Regiment has
| reached a position near kinchoW, the
l1th Regiment near LANG Chang and
| he 18th Regiment near Lao Yang. it
| IS intended to commence Il simultane-
gus march toward the Yalu river.
while Maj. Gen. Plug is advancing
| he troops from Moukden to the Yalu
| he will at the same time be strength
ming his center and preparing to de-
| lend the railroad and the north gulf
| "oaSt i'll force. The military authOri-
les are thoroughly aware of their I'M
| Preparedness to rush reinfOrcements.
| An enormous consignment of artil-
| lery is reported to be en- route from
Russia, and it is said without hesita-
| ton that there We're not over 125.0OG
troops in Manchuria and at Eladivos-
took when the war begun.
THE administration authorities OF
Pert Arthur assert that the japanese
have landed in Corea only