The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1904-02-17
RUSSIA Is WILD
And the War Spirit Runs High AL
Over the Country.
THE JAPs MUST BE PERIsHED.

Shouts for Success Of Russian Arms
Minele With Curses Hurled
at. the Japs for Their
"Treachery."
A dispatch from St. Petersburg
says the whole city anxiously waited
Tuesday night for official news. EI-
traordinary scenes were witnessed in
and around the newspaper offices and
a crowd of people literally beseiged
the ministry of the interior, where
the Official Messenger is published,
smart carriages driving up in quick
succession and the highest and lowest
of the inhabitants waiting in the ante
room or camping In snow covered
streets waiting patiently far into the
morning for the numbers containing
the official bulletins.
The text of these communications
had leaked out among the newspaper
men, but as the law forbids the pub
lication Of such documents until they
have appeared in the Official Messen-
ger, the editors had to walt until the
government organ printed the news
before starting their own presses.
THE NEWS EAGERLY SOUGHT.
The Associated Press representa-
tive, calling on a well known editor,
found him surrounded by throng Of
officers and prominent citizens impior-
ing him to read to them the kilograms
he had just received.
The editor, pale with emotion, re-
cited the narrative Of the lombard
ment of Port Arthur. More people
kept coming in and the editor was
compelled to read it over and over
again. The crowds expressed furious
impatience at the fact that nothing
was said about injuries inflicted upon
japanese warships.
The intense Indignation with which
the news of 1.-THE stab in the back in
ficted by Japan" was received here
seems to be general throughout the
Russiass- The whole empire is fred
by the war fever.
The state Of feeling here was Illus
trated at the theatres last night,
when people demanded the national
anthem. ..a
More remarkable was the refusal of
the drosky drivers yesterday to accept
money from officers when they drove
to the palace.
JAPS BRANDED TRAITORS.
The newspapers In general de-
nounce the action of japan as treach-
cry, declaring that it is truly Ash
atic," but insisting that the issue Of
the conflict will not be decided by the
naval engagements, as the japanese
will have to meet Russia on land,
when the score will be wiped out. The
Novoe Vremye says it is quite possible
that the whole Of Korea has been
over-run by Japanese soldiers in dis
guise and that Russia may first have
to assume the defensive, but when her
forces in Southern Manchuria and
Korea are increased, the japanese
will realize what they have to meet.
"aOD ON RUssIA's SIDE"
"God, right and international law
are on our side," the Russ says, and
continues:
Zone hundred and thirty million
Russian hearts are beating with the de-
sire to eXpunge the traitorous slight
on Russian honor. Enough Of defen-
sive tactics Let us drive out the
fOe."
The Bourse Gazette says: Yes
terday we Ionged for peace. Now we
think only Of war. The world soon
will be startled by Russia's heroic
work. Japan has placed herself be-
yond the pale Of civilization. The
upstart, pigmy Japan, would not have
dared to attack the giant Russia
without the encouragement Of Eng
land and America"
DID BRITISH SAVE JAPs?
The Russians claim to have author
ity for saying that the new japanese
war ships (the Nisshin and Kasuga)
were saved from certain capture by
the Russian squadron bound for the
far east under Admiral Wirenius by
the action Of the commander Of a
British battleship in placing his YES
sells across the Suez canal and hoiStlng
a signal of distress, thus delaying the
Russians two days.
The anti-British feeling here is
bitter, it being asserted that the jap
anese attack or Port Arthur was
launched from Wei-Hai- Wei.
Am mbassador Mccormick is busy
talking over the affairs Of the Japan
ese legation.
KURINO GUARDED BY POLICE.
In spite of the state Of public feel
ing, there has been no attempt to mo-
lest VI. Kurino, the retiring japanese
minister, or his staff. The authOri-
lies are according NJ. kurinO special
police protection. lie has had no
communication with the foreign Office
since the delivery Of the last japanese
nute and has made his farewell calls.
lie left St. Petersburg quietly Tues
day night.
General Dragomirov arrived in St.
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