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TO MAKE A TEST.
Uniform to Be Issued to 18th Cavalry
at Fort Myer.

Acting upon the recommendation of the
tary of war has caused the following order
to be issued
Ordered. That the squadron of the 18th
Cavalry stationed at Fort Myer. Virginia
be completely equipped with the olive drab
overcoats and service uniforms, as pre-
scribed by general orders No. 132. A. G. o..
1902, with the following add rs and mod
ifications. viz.
"A folding field cap soon as a satisfac-
tory sample shall have been perfected.
Brown chevrons for non-commissioned
officers to be worn with the olive drab field
coats and overcOats.
Pockets of field coats to be of the choke
bellows pattern, as shown IN sample sun
mitted by the quartermaster general.
Collar ornaments for the enlisted men to
be of the same size the insignia now
worn by officers upon their field coats. fas-
Jennings of said ornaments to be such as
may be deemed most suitable by the quar-
termaSter general
improvements in blankets for issue TO
enlisted men recommended.
Ordered. That the issue of old pattern
blue clothing made to the enlisted men of
the Fort Myer Squadron of the 10Th Cav
airy at San Francisco CAL to be gratui-
tots and that the new olive drab clothing
be charged at the prices specified in general
order No. 30. a. G.. O.. 1903.
After thirty days of uniform with
the notifications as suggested above. re-
port to be made as to their utility and
adaptability and recommendations invited
of such changes as may be found necessary
or desrab le.''
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ORDERED OUT OF PORT ARTHUR.
Russians Tell Their People to Vacate
the Place

Y1NGKOW. Thursday. February lin
consequence of the attack by the Japanese
upon Port Arthur Viceroy Alexief has
dered all foreigners and civilians to leave
that place. The families of the Russian
officers in Manchuria are being sent to
Russia. and this is causing great pressure
upon the railway. Dalny was the first
place to be deserted. These non-combat-
ants and civilians have abandoned all their
property at Port Arthur and Dalny.
The Russians freely admit their un
preparedness for the japanese attack to
have been terrible blunder. Only half
the ships were in line of battle and their
officers We're ashore celebrating the ami
versary of Viceroy AleNieffs BIRTH stir
ring episode was the re-entrance into the
harhor of the warships Cesarevitch and
Noyik after the fight. They came in under
their own steam, with bands playing and
men cheering. Throughout the afternoon
and night of February wounded men were
being removed to the shore.
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the women under his protection and sent

the women under his protection and sent
them to Chan-Hai Kwang.
Mr.. Miller protested to the civil admin
istrator against the cruel treatment of the
Japanese refugees by Russian soldiers and
requested a census of all Japanese trans
ported to Port Arthur.
The consul himself was menaced by
Cossack without provocation and the Oh
ficer commanding at New-Chwang express
ed his regrets and promised to severely
punish the CoSsack. The civil adm1nistra-
tor promised to afford better protection to
the refugees.
Independent naval officers say the Cesar
WITCH Retvisan. Pallado and Noyik, dam
aged in the first naval battle off Port Ar
thur, cannot be repaired in time TO decide
the command of the sea.
They also say the Russian land forces
are demoralized. They are trying to watch
the entire coast. 2
The officers of the Russian gunboat 81
voutcdl. at New-Chwang, declare they are
prepared TO blow up their vessel in case OF
danger. They are employing a search ght
all night long over the surrounding plains.
The constant Geographic Interruptions
threaten to complete the isolation of the
war zone. except by dispatch boats. Ad-
miral Alexieff has forbidden all ships to
enter any of the ports of the Liao-Tung
peninsula. 1t is under stood that his object
is to carry out the defenses of the harbor
which hitherto had been negected. For
.eagners are not permitted to move without
military permits.
The foreign missions at Mukden, appre-
bending Chinese outbreak. are sending
the missionaries with families away.
The reports that japanese ships have been
using searchlights off New-Chwang and off
the coast near kin-Chou are Chinese fic-
tions
There are about 2,00O Russian troops now
at New-Chwang.
ORDERED OUT OF PORT ARTHUR.
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REQUESTS NOT GRANTED.
Permission to View Hostilities Not
Yet Received.

The Navy Department denies positively
that any American naval officers were
aboard the Japanese ships in the fighting
off Port Arthur. 1t is said that our gov
eminent requested permission of both Rus
STA and Japan to place an American naval
officer with each of the fleets. not as a
combatant but purely in the capacity of an
observer. While neither power refused the
request outright. still it did not accede.
The War Department is having equally
bad luck In trying to place American mill
tary observers with the land forces of Rus
STA and Japan. Eight officers were selected
for this duty and requests were made that
they be permitted to accompany the forces
in the field, but a favorable response has
not yet been received and it is feared that
Il will not be. This is different from naval
observation work, and in view of the cour-
tesy with which the foreign military at
taches were treated by the American army
during the Spanish American war. and the
opportunities afforded such observers by
the British during the Transvaal war a re-
fusal now would be surprising
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American Report Of Port Arthur Fight
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
FROM w-CHWANG.
Russians Said to Be Demoralized-
Arbitrary Arrests Reported,

NEw-CHWANG. Sunday February a.
About fifty Japanese men on their way to
Tien-Tsin were arrested at Tai-Hoh-Chou
February II. with their women, and ar
rived here In custody The American con-
sui, Henry B. Miller. procured the release
of the women. but Viceroy Alexieff ordered
their rearrest and transportation, together
with all the Japanese in Manchuria to Port
Arthur Mr. Miller based his action on
assurances the Russians gave the japanese
consul that all Japanese subjects would be
protected and permitted to leave when they
desired.
There are numerous Japanese complaints
of Russian iii-treatment. 1t Is said that
four hundred Japanese refugeess from Har-
bin and elsewhere. who arrived at Mukden
February 10 were arrested and that many
Of them were severely beaten and detained
until they purchased their release. When
they were liberated the Japanese were sent
in open trucks to Tai-Hoh-Chou, where
they were again maltreated and sent ON to
Port Arthur Some OF their women wsre
sent to New-ChwsnE. Consul Matter toek
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ORIGIN OF JApAN's NAVY.
Lieut.. Rhoades, q. s. NJ, Tells of His
Work in East.

From the New York Tribune.
Probably no officer of the American navy
has followed the development of that of
Japan with greater interest than Lieut..
Henry E. Rhoades, now on duty at the
Brooklyn navy yard, for he was officially
identified with the beginning of the navy
of Japan as far back as 1868. A reporter
of the Tribune called on him yesterday.
but he was disposed to express himself
guardedly, because of his official position.
When asked if he was not one of the
American navy officers who received ap
pointments in 1868 to aid in the OrganiZa-
ton Of the Japanese navy, he replied:
II believe that the credit for the Japan
csc navy may be placed to the American
navy officers. 1t really began with the
purchase OF the armor-clad Stonewall Jack
son Cater named the Adzuma} from the
United States government in 1866, although
the construction of the naval dockyard at
Yokeska was commenced in 1865, under
the supervision Of a French engineer. This
s. SOC, 600. The Stonewali Jackson was built
in France, under a contract with the Dan
ish government, and Was to be known as
the Sphynx. but as this was about the time
of the closing of the Schleswig- HOlstein
war, and there was delay In the completion
of the vessel. Denmark became lukewarm
In carrying out the terms of the purchase.
ana the boat passed into the possession OF
the confederates-
She put to sea Soon afterward, but owing
to some arrangement OF the steering ma
schinery she ran into Ferroi Spain. for re-
pairs, in February, 1850 where were lyinG
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Engagement on Yalu River.
10000 JAPANESE LAND.
st. Petersburg Confirms Rumor of Oc-
cupa tion of Chemulpo.


cupal1on OF Cnemupo.
ST pETERSR1TRc February 15e.4s
a-..iaot;a 80. ~,
ooiAiioi,iea.'oh iioAi eeios
AleXlef, just received, confirms the report
of the landing of 10000 Japanese troops at
Chemulpo.
Tho ,-io.ro,, ,aas +ho+ ror,or+, h,,,o h,o,,
~ ~ " no ~
fecei'eu oi attempts 10 cut the telesraph
wires along the Chinese Eastern railway
and also to destroy one of the abutments
of tho Suneari hr;doe rrbasa .tternts ba
ii0
auoS' were ithiiieuid'eiy oe,ec'eo ana oe-
c1sive measures taken to guard the rail-
way
Communication by wireless telegraphy
has been established with Chemulpo and
Chefoo by ships stationed between these
two places
All is quiet at Port Arthur There is no
news of the enemy's fleet and no confrma-
ton of the reported appearance of Jana
nese ironclads off Tatung-Kan hut the in
dications are that the enemy's scouts are
off Inkan. The mobilization of troops ia
being successfully carried out Cen. Ba-
zileWski. chief engineer, reports that the
Port Arthur forts were not damaged dur
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WORK JUST AFTER A MEAL.
Practice is Dangerous to Both Mental
and Physical Health.

From the Journal of Medicine.
IL has long been known that a man is not
at his best for hard mental work directly
after a hearty meal but the real dangers of
work under such conditions are perhaps
hardly appreciated The tension is in
creased not only in the arteries of the body.
but also. in all probability. in those of the
brain, and this makes 1t easy for a weak
ened point to give way.
We recently have had striking instance
of death from apoplexy occurring in a
promineat physician while making an after
dinner speech. and the notable death of
William Window a few years ago, under
similar circumstances, will be remembered.
The dangers from this cause have not been
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DETAILS OF NAVAL BATTLES.
Sunken Battle Ships Blocked the Fair
way at Port Arthur.

From the New York Times.
LONDON. February 15-At Port Arthur
on February 8. says the Tokyo correspond
ent Of the Times. the Russian had in ac-
ton all the battle ships at the port except
the Sevastopol. together with the armored
cruiser Bayan, the protected cruiser Askold
and the Diana. Pallada and Novik.
These lay outside the port, with a screen
of torpedo craft five miles ahead.
battleships six armored cruisers and four
unprotected cruisers. These left Sasebo
preceded by torpedo craft. They came into
touch with the Russians at II O'Clock on
the night of February 8. and engaged them
at a distance Of six miles. For three hours
the cannonade lasted. during which the
torpedo craft managed to reach a position
in the rear Of the Russians.
Just then the CZarewitch and the Retyi-
zan left and started for the harbor, but
we're torpedoed and sank in the fairway
blocking the entrance The same fate also
befell the Pallada.
The battle was resumed On February O..
A steamship which passed at noon said six
teen Japanese ships were fighting in good
order. apparently untouched.
Rumors are now reaching Tokyo that the
Russians were signally defeated.
Four Japanese ships were engaged at
Chemulpo The firing lasted only thirty
five minutes. The Japanese ships were not
touched.
The Russian vessels fed into the harbor.
where they were sunk by their crews, who
took refuge on the French cruiser Pascal
The Russians also sank the transport
Sungari.
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these public banquets involve pretty hard
ingestion of food and a consequent rise of
blood presence IL need not be wondered at
that sudden deaths from "apopiexy' dur
ing after-dinner speeches are often record
ed
Apoplexy is n well-known possibility of
mental strain: the weak point may be un-
known to the subject himself and not be
revealed by any objective symptoms. The
individual may have passed life fnsur-
ance examination successfully only short
time before, as Is reported to have been
the case with the physician referred to.
but the special stress becomes too strong
for some point of weakness and the result
is fatal. 1t is not work, whether mental or
physical. that kills. Intellectual workers,
as a rule. are among the longer lived, but
special stress under certain circumstances
such as post-conviytai occasions, when the
normal tendency to rise OF blood pressure
In the peripherai circulation IN most mark.
ed, may be disastrous.
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Movements of Warships.

kilograms reaching the Navy Department
announce the arrival of the cruiser Prairie
at Colon; the cruiser Hartford at Kingston;
the gunboat Elcano at Shiakwan; the gum
boat Topeka at Kingston; the gunboat Don
Juan de Austria at Malta; the tug Osceola,
the tug Potomac and the supply ship Gull
goa at San Juan: the cruiser Brooklyn at
Genoa, and the battleship Maine at Guam
tanamo. The tug Hercules has left Nor
folk for the League Island navy yard; the
gunboats Scorpion and Gloucester have
left San Juan for Guantanamo; the cruiser
Detroit and the cruiser Newark have left
Qua ntanamo for Santiago; the cruiser San
Francisco has left Suez for Bombay: the
cruiser Adams has left San Diego for cruis-
ing, and the refrigerator ship Glacier has
left New York for Guantanamo.
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GALLON, OHIO, BANK CLOSED.
Unable to Meet Demands Receiver
Appointed.

The controller of the currency received a
telegram today stating that by orders of
the board of directors the Gallon National
bank of Gallon Ohio, closed its doors this
morning The bank closed, because of its
inability to meet coming demands. The
controller has appointed National Bank Ex-
aminer Robert Lyons. receiver.
The following is statement of resources
ard liabilities of the bank as shown by the
last report of condition, dated January q,
1901.
Resources: Loans and discounts. 1888 1893;
overdra fits. 81. 172: stocks, securities, claims.
etc. s. 500: United States bonds to secure
circulation, $50. 900; banking house, $21.0o0;
due from banks and bankers, $S1 .0SS: cash
and cash items $17, $50: total. 1851 $50.
Liabilities: Capital stock, $4,000; surplus
and undivided profits, $4S,90o; circulation,
$50, $50; due to banks and bankers. 81, f92.
deposits. 1888 $50; rediscounts and bills pay
able, SO, III; total SOL ,5S5.
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OCCUPATION OF cHEMuLPo.
Notification Received of the Landing
of 1000 Japanese Troops.

Information has reached here that nearly
two thousand Japanese troops were lanGed
at Chemupo yesterday, the first division of
a large number which will be thrown into
Korea as rapidly possible, in the effort
thoroughly to occupy the strategic points in
the hermit kingdom, while the Russian fleet
is bottled up in Port Arthur. BY one con-
versant with the Japanese plans it is stated
that the repeated attacks on Port Arthur
are not for the purpose of Selling that place
at present unless unexpected weakness
in the Notifications at that place should de-
velop. They are part of well defined plan
for the harassing of the Russian fleet until
Korea can be occupied. The bottling up of
the feet enables the landing of troops in
Korea without the convoy of large war
ships. The reports of disorder in various
parts of Korea FASTENED the operations of
the Japanese that they might obtain pos
session before anarchy became prevalent
and foreign interests menaced in conse-
quence.
The taking of Port Arthur will form the
second number of the war program FIRST
however, it is learned that the japanese
propose to cut the line OF communication
we'll I'D on the railroad running from New
Chwang to Port Arthur. 1t is expected
large japanese force will land at New
C'hWang for this purpose in a few days.
Mr. Takahira, the japanese minister,
called upon Secretary Hay this morning,
and it is understood that the reported de-
tention of about 100 Japanese subjects In
Port Arthur was under discussion. There
seems to be lack of positive information
on this subject, and. until the facts are
known. the State Department is inclined to
go slowly in making representations to
Russia 1t is bound to do So however. IL
Japan formally requests It, as the depart
ment has undertaken to represent Japan so
far as the interests of Japanese subjects in
Russia are concerned.
Taking notice of the reported escape from
Port Arthur of the American cargo ship,
PIeides, under cover Of a storm, the de-
partment officials are inclined to believe
that she may have brought away some of
the detained Japanese. 1t is said that
large license is accorded by international
law to military commanders in such cases
as these, and they freely exercise discre-
tionary power as to the ingress and egress
into and from towns practically bes;e2ed
like Port Arthur of persons who might
carry damaging infoTma ton to the foe.
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NO LOCAL BILLS PASSED.
Next Monday Will Be District Day in
the House.

No District business was transacted in
the House of Representatives today, con-
trary to general expectation. According to
the calendar last Monday was District day.
1t was allowed to go over. however. The
understanding was that today would he sot
apart in lieu of last Monday. A search OF
the record, however. disclosed the fact that
neither Chairman Babcock nor any other
member of the committee had made the
point of reserving today for District bust
ness. The House proceeded to the consd
Grafton of general matters. Next Monday
will be District day Under the House rules.
There are at present three bills on the cal
endar ready for consideration-one to
amend the personal tax law printed in de-
tail in The Star saturday: one to prevent
the fraudulent sale of merchandise. and
one to extend the time for the completion
of the East Washington Heights railway.
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THE PORT ARTHUR FIGHT.
News From Russian Source Says Battle
Was UndecisiYe.

ST. PETERSBURG, February 15.--The
first unofficial account of the battle at Port
Arthur of Tuesday has been received in a
telegram dated Port Arthur February 8.
1t is as follows:
''At II 80 o'clock this morning Japanese
squadron of fifteen vessels began the bonn
bardment of Port Arthur. Our squadron
and fertresses replied, and the battle lasted
forty minutes. The Japanese squadron
could not stand the well-placed first fire
of our feet. and particularly of the forts,
and began "A rapid retirement. The Jap
anese flagship was seriously damaged, and
according to the testimony of an eye-wit-
ness, five other Japanese ships were con-
siderabiy injured. Boats belonging to the
port report that they saw two Japanese
ships sinking at sea.
Our losses afioat were two officers wound
ed. one so slightly that he continued fight
ing; six men killed and fifty-four wounded.
At the forts two men were slightly wound
ed. The bombardment OF the fortress and
town did no damage. but frightened the
people. At intervals during the night firing
was heard at sea-"
The dispatch adds that the temper OF the
army and navy Is excellent. and that the
bulletins circulated by the Noxykrai have
begun to tranQuiIlise tbe Dsop1e. Nc ct
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ALARM IN THE BALKANS.
Reactionary Party Takes Advantage
of Eastern War Situation.

From the New York Times.
LONDON, February 15-The Paris pa
pers. says the Times correspondent in the
French capital, betray increasing concern
lest those interested in promoting COM
plications in the Balkan peninsula take ad-
vantage of the far eastern crisis to fur
Their their designs.
1t is clear, says the correspondent, that
the guarantee for the maintenance of peace
afforded by the Austro-Rnssian entente
has weakened since the outbreak of war
between Japan and Russia.
On the other hand, however, there is a
closer understanding among the other pow
ers, which though less directly concerned
than Austria and Russia in the affairs of
the near east, are quite as des-rous of the
maintenance of tranquility in those re-
gionS
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RUSSIA HAS NOT RESPONDED.
Ne Reply to Secretary Hays Note Yet
Received

The Russian response to Secretary Hays
recent note regarding limitation of the area
of hostilities has not yet been received but
in view of the practical adhesion of Eng
land. Germany and France, the last two
certainly not unfriendly to Russia. to the
principles laid down by Secretary Hay not
much doubt is entertained here that the
belligerents will recognize the binding force
OF the propositions relative TO neutrality
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the American war vessels Niagara and
Sacramento The commander of the Amer
lean vessels allowed the Stonewall to es-
cape. and she went to Lisbon, and thence
across the Atlantic to Havana. Here she
lay until after the close of the civil war,
and was then given up by Spain TO the
United States. Later the Stonewal was
sold to Japan, and she was sent over
there by the United States under command
of Captain (now Rear AdmiraD George
Brown, and delivered at Yokohama in the
latter part of the spring of 1865
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To Preserve Neutrality.

The entire text of the Presidents neu-
trality pro. lamation has been cabIed to
the Philippines for PRONUNCIATION there.
This was done at great expense for the
reason that the Philippines would prob
ably be the most likely scene Of breach
es Of neutrality, owing to their contfgufty
to the scene OF war.
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Lieut.. Mills to Reply to Charges

Lieut.. Frederick w. Mills. jr.. 7th In
fantry. is at Fort Leavenworrh, Kans,.
where he is required to present himself be-
fore a corrt-martial and answer charges
which have been preferred against him
That officer was in the Philippines on duty
wben the accusations were made. alleged
offenses having occurred at Fort Leaven-
worth while Lieut.. Mills was on-duty there.