Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-25
JAPANESE BAT
TLESHIP SUNK

LONDON, Feb. PA Russian re-
port has reached here that four Jap
anese battleships and two transports
have been sunk at an engagement at
Port Arthur.
The news Of the battle at Port ATth-
ur comes from st. Petersburg. The
dispatch adds that the Japanese attack
was repulsed by the Russians and that
the Russian battleship Retyizan Gov
cred itself with glory.
While no details in addition to the
bare statement that six ships were de
stroyed have been received, it is sup
posed that this engagement was the re-
suit of sortios the Russians had plan
ned in order to release their bottled
up fleet
Paris, Feb. 24-An official tele-
gram received in St. Petersburg an
nounces the defeat of the japanese
with serious loss at Port Arthur.
Washington, Feb. 24-The state de-
partment received advices this morn
ing that Japan and Korea have just
concluded the negotiation Of treaty
guaranteeing to Korea her independ-
ence and integrity.
1t is supposed that under the terms
Of the treaty, Japan is allowed to oc-
cupy the country temporarily with
troops. with the understanding that at
the conclusion of the war with Russia
they viii be withdrawn.
London, Feb. 24-All dispatches from
the seat of war today bring news that
the japanese are landing from trans
ports at various ports on the western
coast Of Korea that they are rapidly
advancing within striking distance Of
the vanguard of the enemy and that
the natives in the towns occupied are
panic-strlcken with fear.
London, Feb 23.-The correspond
ents Of the Exchange Telegraph com
pany at Paris wires that it is reported
there that Japan has proclaimed pro-
tectorate over Korea.
London, Feb. %. No startling devel
opmeuts from the scene Of hostilities
in the far east mad reached London up
TO early evening. The meagre news
that came told only Of continued pre-
parations for the great land battle
near the banks OF the Yalu river, in
Korea A military man. whose busi-
ness il is to know at any cost and by
any means what is transpiring, said
today that when the fight came it
would be found that the japanese
slightly outnumbered the Russians. He
figured that about l56, 900 Russians and
1866, 900 japanese would be engaged.
This is only another example Of Rus
ian unpreparedness, as the Russians
were supposed TO have at least 80 600
more men available for a speedy cam
paign in Korea.
The report of the deposing OF the
Korean emperor, Yi-Hyeung, may be
accepted as fact. Some days ago the
japanese government sent a prince of
the imperial house to Seoul, as an
adviser to the Korean government. :"
No one in diplomatic circles had any
doubt as to what that meant or what
would happen to the weak emperor of
Korea.
London, Feb "a. 1t has been ascer-
tanned by most careful investigation
that the European public, as rule,
fsvors Russia in the present conflict in
the far east Sufficient time has now
elapsed for opinion to have had a
chance to adjust itself and cor
respondents yesterday polled all Eu-
rope, through spondents, and the
results show that so far as sympathy
goes Napoleon's prediction that Eu-
rope would be all republican or all
Oossack, has been fulfilled by it being
nearly all Cossack.
England itself is loyal ally of Jap
an, though the old-fashione1 conserva-
tives, of whom the Spectator is the
mouthpiece, still deprecate the alli-
ance, as they fear it may release some
FrankensteIn in the shape of the vel
low peril.
A Paris correspondent has as
oertained while month ago Russo
French alliance seemed feeble, Rus
sia's very misfortune has re-cemented
the friendship, all circles being un-
animously pro- Russian. with the ex.
ceptiUn of the Socialists, under NJ
Jaures. Poor tradesmen and peasants
everywhere are buying Russian secur-
tiles, though the value of these is con-
stantly falling, as a tangible way of
expressing their sympathy.
In Berlin it is learned that all off
cisl and religious conservative ele-
ments of the empire are strongly pro-
Russian, as they consider that any
weakening of Russia would upset the
balance of power and undermine mon
arohial institutions. Only the Social
lists are anti Russian, and their attitude
Is the result Of hatred Of an autocracy
and not through regard for the Jap
anese.