Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-22
ENFORCING NEUTRALITY.
Russian Gunboat Ordered Out of
Shanghai Harbor by Chinese.

A cablegram from Shanghai last night
says: Urged by the Japanese consul here,
the taoti ordered the Russian gunboat
Manjur to leave the harbor before 5
o'clock this afternoon. but the order was
ignored. 1t is reported that a Chinese
squadron has been ordered to enforce the
taoti's demand, and to enable Japanese
steamship companies to resume service be-
tween Japan and Shanghai.
Russian Fleet Reported.
A cablegram from Alden last night says:
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steamer Mongolia encountered on Saturday,
400 miles north of Alden, a Russian battle
ship and four torpedo-boat destroyers. At
ter the vain attempt of a destroyer to cut
off the Mongolia, all the warships gave
chase but being unable to overtake her,
they slgnaled her to stop The Mongolia
obeyed. and destroyer, after close scru-
tiny, sgnsled beg to be excused
Russian Military Censorship.
A cablegram from Paris last night says:
The st. Petersburg correspondent of the
Echo de Paris says there has been APP
pointed committee of seven military and
naval officers to censor all kilograms from
the seat of war, with the object of prevent
ing information useful to the Japanese
from getting out.
Japanese Fleet Divided.
In a dispatch from Hardin the CORE
spondent of the Paris Matin says General
Velkoff, who is on guard along the Mon
golian line, has arrived there with Gen.
eral Dasilevsky of the engineer corps Half
OF the japanese fleet, the correspondent
also says, is covering the landing Of troops
IN Korea and the other half is seeking the
Vladivostok squadron.
Consul Miller's Efforts Blocked.
A cablegram from Yin-Kow last night
says: All United States Consul Miller's eff
forts to arrange for his representative to
meet the Japanese refugees at Niuchwang
nave failed. The obstacles which the vice
regal and civil administrations placed in
his way seem to indicate that it is the in
tention of the authorities to control and
remove the refugees SO as to prevent their
lodging complaints and laying evidence of
their treatment before foreigners.
Offer Of Mediation.
A cablegram from Paris last night says:
The Petit Parisien's London correspondent
says that during an interview preceding
the departure from London for St Peters
burg yesterday of Count Benckendorff the
Russian ambassador, Lord Lansdowne, the
British foreign minister, intimated TO him
that King Edward was willing to offer his
mediation in the war in the far east, if
The car thought he could accept it.
Loan is Oversubscribed.
A cablegram from London last night
says: Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama, SAYS
the Times correspondent in Japanese capt.
tai, are ready to subscribe 80, GO0.OOo ven
($15 .O00.O00) toward the 100000 OOo yen loan.
The emperor has. given orders that the
whole of the Japanese imperial treasury.s
large stock OF old gold and silver coins and
bullion be handed to the Bank of Japan for
the purpose of strengthening the specie re-
serve.
Korean Maps Disappeared at a Func-
ton.
A cablegram from London last night
says: According to the Nagasaki cores
spondent of the Daily Telegraph. while
William F. Sands, the Emperor of Korea's
adviser, was entertaining officers of the
French cruiser Pascal and number of
other friends at dinner in his official resi-
dence at Seoul some geographical, statisti-
cal and military maps and papers were sto
len. This caused great scandal and re-
cessitated Mr.. Sands withdrawal Mr.
Sands was appointed United States secre-
tary of legation at Seoul in President Nc
kinleys first administration In 1890 he
became advisor to the Korean government
succeeding two other Americans Early I'm
1913 The announcement of Mr. Sands resic-
nation was received in WASHINGTON. hut
the reason for his withdrawal was not then
made public.