Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-31
PRIZE MONEY DISTRIBUTED
 $75.OOOFORRUSSIANBOATS
Warming Issued by the Bourse Gazette-Says Chinese Neutrality is Unreliable-Russian Steamer Quar- antined-Prefect of Pak-Chou Killed for Not Fol- lowing observation-disclosures Offer to Act as InterpreterS.

Ing Japanese mercnanrmen Ill SungaTl straits at the opening of the war, $75,- GOO has been distributed in prize money to the crews of the four cruisers or the Vladivostok squadron.
 The Invalid Russ, the army organ, concludes from General Mishtcenko's report that the Japanese are continu, ing their concentration and gradually. advancing on their way to Wiju, their advance guard being at Ka-Sen and their outposts ten miles further north. The paper declines to predict the flu ture phases of the Japanese advance upon the Yalu.
 Tn connection with the activity of the Chinese along the Shan Hai Kwan k railroad the Bourse Gazette warns the powers of the unreliability of Chinese neutrality and says it believes they, are making serious mistake, declar- i ing that the celestials are going to as tonish the world when the world least expects it. The Gazette further de- clares it to be the duty of the powers si to take collective faction to strengthen the pressure at Pekin in ordento com- pei the non- participation of China in the war. and concludes: Russia can- not forever play the solitary watch dog of civilization ill the far east
 The Novoe Vremya advises the gov ernment to protest against the viola ton Of the Geneva convention i'll the hoisting of Red Cross flags to protect the Japanese troops in the fight at Chong-Ju.
 The Russ thinks Marine Minister Yamaoto's speech Tuesday last before the Japanese parliament about the dlf- faculties encountered at Port Arthur was designed to throw the Russians off their guard, and believes that the { Japanese will do everything i'll their , power to take Port Arthur. because II they fail the Japanese will De reduced " solely to a land campaign in Korea.
 Jladiyostok, March 31.--The mem bers of the graduating class of the Oriental institute have volunteered to act as interpreters in Japanese, Ko-i rean and Chinese for the army antf navy service.
 5s Seoul, March 31.-- 1t is reported that the Russians March 27 killed the prefect of Pak-Chon. Ca short dis tance northwest of Anju, korea), for not following their instructions. , The Russians are also said to have dispersed the Korean garrison of Wijr after divesting the soldiers of their uniforms
 Odessa. March 31.-The Russian steamer Malaga has been quarantined nt Constantinople. Consequently, the survivors of the .Variag and Ko- rietz, who are on board that vessel, will not arrive here until early to- morrow.
 A letter from Chemulpo, Korea, is printed here to-day describing the. fight. 1t contains the following re- garding the rescue of the crews of the Variag and Korietz: :. Before destroy ing their ships the Russians signalled to the foreign warships to take the crews and wounded on board, which they readily agreed to. All the ships sent boats to the Variag and Koretz to transport the crews excepting American cruiser Vicksburg. Although | she did send a surgeon to dress the wounded she did not take one member of the crews on board, explaining that no permission to do so had been re- ceived from the American govern ment."
 Sebastopol. March 31.-Responding to dispatch from the commander of tile Black Sea fleet, congratulating him on the repulse of the last attempt of the Japanese to block Port Arthur. slce Admiral Makaroff has tele 1 gIaphed that the chief credit for the dcnneVement IS due to Lieutenant KriZ ] dnzkl, who commanded the tornedo boat destroyer Silni-"a man who knows his business. Through his skill ln discharging the torpedo the missile struck the brow of the first ship. de- | nect1ng the vessel from it's course and tne other Japanese steamers follower in it's wake"
 Fort Arthur. March 31.-The nro- cla lamatlon of Lieutenant Genara1 S.oessei, commanding here. declaring HI the territory lying between and in- SiueniS Fort Arthur and Tsichou in q S.d.e or siege, forbids all unauthorized peisons lo approach the notifications and batteries and announces tbat inc sentries have been ordered to sboot anyone who fails to obey the order
 Ine police measures adopted at Fort Arthur are excellent and perfect order is being maintained.
 'iauVostok, March 31-Concer, i 1eil here lest the herd Of 2 GOO rein, aeer, the last specimens of tba+ ani- mal, now on Askold Island. which i l Witnin range of the Japanese gnns shall be destroyed The herd is .y9lued at half million dollars. The horns of me animal are very valuable They are used by the Chinese in the manlI- fracture of medicine.
 seoul, March 31-It is reported mat 300 disbanded Korean soldiers near Ping Yang are becoming riotous.
 IN HANDS OF RECEIVER.
 Salt Lake, Utah, March 31.-The Majestic Copper Mining x Smeltingl company has been placed in the hands of rnnnivnrs A tx. AI.