Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-22
RUSSIA PROTESTS AGAINST IT.
Tekio Government Denies That France,
In Behalf Of the Car, Has
Entered One.
SCANDAL ON TOBACCO MATTER.
Those Who Favored Increase Of Price
To Manufacturers We're to Get
A Big Percentage,

81, Petersburg, March %, 1850 p. M.
The Russ in an editorial today on RUS
sia's new protest against the violation
OF The Hague convention IN lombard
ment OF unfortified towns and buildings
is forbidden by the same convention.
and adds that Japans act was fiout-
Ing Of all the powers signatory thereto.
WHO knows" continues the Russ,
what excesses Japan may go to in ylo-
latlon OF the international law? The
obligations assumed by her, the feeling
OF sollditary among the nations and the
defense Of the fundamental principles
Of humanity, must compel the world, II
not today, then tomorrow to say to ia
pam Thus far and no farther
The editorial concludes with express
ing the hope that Russla's protest viii
make an impression on the other pow
ers.
JAPAN DENIES.
Toxic, March 29.-The Japanese gov
eminent denies the report from Paris
that France acting on behalf Of a Rus
STA has protested TO the Japanese gov
eminent on account OF the lombard
ment of the quarantine station at San
Shan Tao on the 10th inst. No protest
Of the kind has 80 far reached the im-
peral government at Toxic.
A LEGISLATIVE SCANDAL.
A legislative scandal Is threatening
In connection with the proposal OF the
government TO create q tobacco mon
opoly 1t Is alleged that certain mem
bers OF the diet agreed TO support a
movement TO increase the compensation
to be paid TO the manufactures for
| share of the increase secured. 1t was
originally proposed to pay the manu-
! facturers a sum equal TO three years
income from their business. It is said
that the Illicit project was TO secure
the equivalent of four years income
The police are investigating the matter.
and possibly II may be ventilated on the
floor Of the house.
The incident Is likely to have the ef-
feet Of leaving the three years provision
unchanged
FIRING WAS FOR PRACTISE.
Newchwang March 22--The firing
heard this morning has been officially
explained aspractise by the forts. The
Associated Press correspondent learns
that the Russians notified the Chinese
late yesterday evening that the prac-
tise firing would occur but not In time
for the information TO become generally
known and consequently there was con-
siderable alarm.
FIRST JUNKs ARRIVE.
Two junks. the first arrivals OF the
season, are unloading at the railway
station today. The ice in the river is
rapidly breaking up. A south wind il
expected, and should II come. the river
viii be entirely open In few days,
REFUGEES FROM PORT ARTHUR.
Two Japanese merchants, named
KautalamI and Makaya, and also five
women refugees, who had been impris-
oned from Feb. Z 10 March 20 at Port
Arthur left today, en- route to Ten
Tsln, thus satisfying the American off,
cial inquiry and negotiations covering
several weeks The merchants who were
arrested on account Of possessing
charts OF the coast at Dany, report that
altogether they were treated Kindly, es-
pecially at the military prison under
Golden Hill, where they were In custo-
dy for q days. Later they were con-
fined In the police station.
The civil administration OF New
chwang took unusual care In accom-
plishng the release OF the prisoners
and refugees and upon their arrival
here they were promptly turned over 10
the United States consul, Henry b. MIL
Ter.
PETITION BY BRITISH RESIDENTS
The British residents here have sent
O petition to Sir Ernest Satow, the Brit
ish minister at Pekn, asking that a
warship be allowed to remain at New
chwang.
United States Consul Miller proposes
the organization OF all foreigners IN
NewchWang so az to insure their intel
llgence regarding war movements in
this vicinity and also for their mutual
protection,
RUSSIANS SKEPTICAL,
st. Petersburg, March %. 4:22 p. m.--
The authorities here are skeptlcal IN
regard TO the report that the japanese
squadron has been sighted of the port
OF NewChwang.
There is no confirmation here OF tho
report. purporting to come from Lon
don. that the NadivOstok squadron has
reached Port Arthur.