The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-21
NO SIGN OF ENEMY
Russians Report All Quiet About
Port Arthur.
Japanese Are Spreading Out
Along the YaIu.

Port Arthur, April 21.-AH quiet here
since April 10. There are no signs Of
the enemy's transports off the coast Of
the peninsula.
Massing at Win.
st. Petersburg. April 2L-General
Kuropatkin has sent the following tel
egram to the emperor:
Gen. Kashtalinsky reports as fol-
lows:
'An is quiet on the Yalu The Japa-
nese are throwing up entrenchmeat op-
posite GOlutsy and further to the north
The number of Japanese troops dre
increasing. They are concentrating Mt
Wiju and spreading toward the north
along the Yalu.
''Cossacks' sentinels have observed
the lights of Japanese transports near
Ching Tai Use, opposite the village Of
Potansa. rs versts west of Tatung Keu.
The vessels were anchored at a dis
tauce of so versts from the shore
According to dispatch from General
AistchenkO, japanese ships were also
seen near Sou Chou"
japanese Caught With Explosives.
Tien Tsiin April 21-Two Japanese
have been caught, disguised as Lamas
and with $50 pounds of gun cotton IN
their possession, attempting to destroy
the NOnni bridge They have been con-
Veyed to Port Arthur for examination
as to how they procured Chinese pass
ports. They Will afterwards be dealt
with according TO martial law.
United States Rights Reserved
st. Petersburg, April 21-2:25 P NJ
Foreign Minister Lamsdorf has been
notified that the United States reserves
all the rights she may have under in
ternational law in the event of any
American citizens being affeeted by
Russia's decision in the case Of war
correspondents using wireless telegra-
ply. This notification does not involve
a pOrtest against Russia's course, IT
simply reserves whatever rights may
exist in regard to the yet unadjudica-
ted use of wireless telegraphy in time
United States Commercial Agent
Greener at Vladivostok, has been in-
structcd through Ambassador McCor-
mick to inform the Japanese consul at
the island of Sakhalin, that vessel
will be spent to the island to take back
to Japan the consular staff and the
refugees. The arrangements for send
ing the ship are to be made by Japan
through the authorities at Washing
ton.
the time of the Petropavlovsk disaster,
is protesting against returning to Rus
sia. He desires as soon as he has re-
covered, to go back to Port Arthur,
but his mother, the Grand Duchess
Vladimir, is insisting on his return.
Russia Issues Paper Money.
St. Petersburg, April 21.-2:25 P. M
Russia has made new issue of $4,000
900 in paper currency against free goitl
in the state bank At the ministery Ct
finance it was explained that it was an
ordinary issue and in no sense was
forced. Under the law paper is issuable
to double the amount OF gold, UP 10
$50 600, 900 gold, in excess of which pa
per issued must be covered rouble for
rouble In the state bank there are, in
round figures S400, ,000, 900 in gold, which
would permit of an issue of $3.50, ,OOO,O9O
in paper but the paper issue at pres
ent only amounts to $500 oOO'oOo;
All sorts of figures of the cost OF the
war are printed abroad
The correspondent of the Associated
Press is authoritatively Informed that
the daily expenses are averaging SOW SOU.
600 and it is estimated that a year $
expenditures for the war VIII total
$3.50 OOO. 900. To meet this there existed
a free balance of $50, ,000, 900, which was
increased to $115. 900. 900 by reductions Of
the ordinary budgets, leaving ostensibly
S135. 600, 600 to be found. But a portion
of the latter is made up by the IN
creased earnings Of the railroads owned
by the government 1t being IN reality
a question of bookkeeping, how the
balance is to be raised has not yet been
determined. No foreign loan has been
arranged and none is desired, If the war
expenditures can be raised at home.
The ministry Of finance believes 1t may
be easy to float an international loan
late in the summer or fall
Bitter Feeling in Manchuria-
FarIfn April IA correspondent Of
the Franxfurter Zeitung writing from
4arbin Manchuria. under date of
March 16, says. "Great bitterness
has been aroused throughout Man
churia against Americans and British
beca use it is believed American and
British vessels took part in the bonn
bardments of Port Arthur under the
Japanese flag. This belief apparently
is due to the fact that the Japanese
fleet was larger than the Russians an
ticiDated and included unknown types
of vessels
ssThe feeling is so strong that Amer
leans and British are not safe any
where in Manchuria. One Rally. an
American, and several others includ-
ing Davidson, a Canadian, have dis
appeared The authorities are looking
for them
TT is reported that an Englishman
was arrested in Port Arthur as a spy
and was taken to Mukden and hang
ed.
The plying of the so-caIled flouer
boats on the Lao river mostly under
the American flag and carrying
| American goods, has been prohibited.
southern Manchuria has been
secured for several months for sup
plies of flour destined for Port Ar
thur which is reported to be provis-
ioned for two years
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