Evening journal., 1904-02-18
Believed That Mikado's
Army Is Abont Ready
for Land Attack in
Force Upon the Rus
slams
Destruction of Russian
Warship Occurred Dur
ing Battle in Port
Arthur Harbor and Was
Not an Accident

Confirmation OF the report Of a spec
tacular dash Of Japanese torpedo boats
upon Port Arthur last sundaytmorning
has been obtained.
Two destroyers only took part in the
attack. but, in spite of bowling biz
zard and paging sea. they disabled two.
Of the Cars warships and got safely
away.
Conditions at Newchwang, the treaty
port seized by Russia, are such that
the commander of the United States
gunboat Helena is considering the DOS
sibility of landing marines TO protect
American interests.
japan has landed $4,000 men on the
east coast of Korea at Wonsop. with
the intention Of invading Manch4iria.
Berlin estimates that the Japanese
force in Korea by spring viii be ESQ.,
900 men.
Russia's Baltic Sea squadron. it is
announced. is OH its way south.
Japan has seized all the telegraph
lines in Korea.
The Korean government has declar-
ed Win an open port.
DR.. Anita Newcomb McGees offer to
take a party of American nurses to
field has been accepted by the Japan
ese government
Although displeased by American
sympathy for the Japanese, the Car
will accept Secretary Hays plan to
preserve the integrity of China.
Japan will accept the plan of Sec
retary Hay, with certain reservations.
It is reported that 100000 japanese
troops are to be thrown in Gordon
across the peninsula north OF Port
Arthur. placing that stronghold in a
state Of seige.
London. Feb. 1S.-with feverlsh i'm.
patience London is awaiting news which
shall definitely Indicate whore the l00OOl
men who have doubtless already sailed
from japanese ports are 10 be landed.
British military critics have been com.
ing round 70 the view. cabled a few days
ago. that the interiand Of Port Arthur
would be the selected locality. and Ben.
net Burleigh in his despatch from Maya.
sah. saying that Japan's main obiectiv,
win be found TO be within a hundred miles
OF the Ilau-tung Peninsula probably
makes use Of that colloquial phrase 10 sug.
sest hot scent indeed.
Dispatches published in London news
. UAHtl- Lllo IIOIlnlk commune 10 give de-
seriptions OF the embarking Of Japanes,
troops. Instead OF this embarkation oc
curing secretly from Uina. as was tn,
case during the China-Japanese war. tn,
transports, according to dispatches pub
lished in the Daily Telegraph and th'
Daily Mail, arc openly embarking troop
from Nagasaki, Moh, Kobe ana elsewhere
A cablegram TO the Daily Teleefapl
~ Nar hi
every night from these ports for Corea
and ten large steamers were enibarlxiu
troops at Nagasaki lasr Monday. All arm
OF the service were represented, but tn
cavalry horses We're such sorry and scrub
by ponies that they hardly seemed wortl
transporting. The embarkations are all re
markably we'll managed. Numerous sbai
low sampans (smail harbor boats). as wei
as ordinary boats suitable for being rowe,
or towed in shallow water or through
heavy surf. are taken on the transports
Cabling from Shanghai under date o
February II. a correspondent of tho Dali,
Telegraph declares that a combined move
ment between a Japanese fleet and a larg
landing force from NagasaH is now pro
ceeding
The reports that the japanese have can
tured the East Asatic Company's steame
Manchuria. as well as the Siberian rail
ways steamer of the same name. are con
frmed.
May Have Been Big Battle.
The correspondent at Chefoo CT the Pari
edition Of the New York Herald. in
despatch in which he reports the arrival O
1unks bearing Japanese wounded from IN
Port Arthur engagement of February i.
considers this to show tha. somethin