Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29
TOday's Telegraphic News
THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST.

THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST.
st. Petersburg, March 29.-The f.
nancial situation in many OF the cities OF
Russia is fast becoming alarming. Most
of the banks at Vladivostok have been
closed on account of the scarcity OF
ready money, thus making 1t impossible
TO cash checks. The rise in the price OF
food is also causing intense distress at
MANY places. At Warsaw bread, po-
tatoes and greens have been quadrupled
in price. Pawnshops are crowded, many
private ones being forced to close as all
their ready cash has been used up in
loans. The charitable institutions are,
in many cases. unable to relieve the dis
tress among the poorec classes. Rob
berries are increasing, the pilferers
becoming more bold than ever. The
same state of affairs as prevails at War
saw holds true at Moscow, Kieff and
Tver.
Rome, March 29.-Tbe Agenzia Ii
bera reports that portion of the Rus
sian Vladivostok squadron, the location
of which has long been in doubt, has ar
rived at Nikolaievsk, Siberia, at the
mouth of the Amur river The Agenzia
further reports that the Russian army
corps has left Hardin, Manchuria, tor
Chang-Chun. General Kuropatkin, the
commander-in-chief, has reached Muk-
den and established his headquarters
there. One of his first acts, continues
the Agenzia, on arriving at Mukden,
was to ask for an interview with Gen.
Ma, commanding the Chinese troops.
Ma refused to be interviewed.
London, March 29.-The Paris cor
respondent of the Exchange Telegraph
Company wires that he learns that
Japan has decided to again forbid at
taches and news correspondents to fol-
low the operations.
London, March 20 The Seoul dis
patches, which have not been officially
confirmed, said that an engagement had
occurred on March %, between Jap
anese infantry and Cossacks at a place
between knju and Chongiu. The Jap
anese lost 80 men and the Russians 100.
The latter it is stated, were forced to
retreat.
London, March 29.-The Japan lega-
ton has no confirmation of the report
from Seoul, Korea that 80 japanese
and 100 Cossacks have been wounded in
skirmsh between An-Ju and Ting-Ju,
Korea.
St. Petersburg, March ga report
has been received this morning that an
attempt has been made to blow up a
troop train near 1atariskya, Siberia.
The attempt failed.
Washington, d. c., March 20. As
Stunning that this mornings press dis
patches from Neuchwang are correct;
namely that the Russians having pro-
claimed martial law in that town have
annulled the powers of foreign consuls
and removed American and English
flags from private property belonging to
citizens of those countries, the State
Department regards these actions as the
extreme measures of military necessity.
The removal of the flags is tantamount
to an assertion that Russia assumes the
sovereignty of the country and will there
fore protect the property Of the foreigners.
1t is intimated that the administration
will thoroughly investigate conditions at
Neuchang and elsewhere in Manchuria
and if they now warrant action or if they
do so at any future time the department
will move promptly. 1t is suggested
that should the newly appointed consuls
to Moukden and Antung find that these
places have developed into military
camps held by the Russians and are now
practically nothing more, those consuls
will be ordered not to assume their new
duties until times become more favorable.