Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-04

Paris. March 4--Information re- ceived here from official sources ill Korea confirms previous reports to the 7 effect that Chinampho is free from ice, that the Japanese have ceased de barking troops at Chemulpo and that they have taken advantage of the open ing of Chinaapho to land troops there, thus expediting the forward move ment.
 Official advices from St Petersburg confirm the reports that a decisive move is anticipated on the part of the Port Arthur squadron now that Ad- mirai Makaroff has arrived there, that torpedo boats especially will be brought into play, and that in spite of reports to the contrary Russia is un- derstood to have an ample supply of ttorpedoes for these craft.
 St Petersburg, March 4.-A resident of St Petersburg who has just arrived here from Port Arthur. having left the day before the first Japanese attack, J tells an interesting story which seems ! to indicate that the Japanese planned to cork the harbor before firing a shot. He says that on the day of his departure big merchantmen, flying the Japanese flag, approached the en- trance and in the narrowest part of the channel suddenly stopped, signalled fsI am sinking and commenced to settle. Luckily tug with steam up was close by and lowed the Japanese vessel into a shallow part of the outer fsu, Tfpes f1fp n ed with iron. Her captain declared he had been caught i'll q storm and the pumps. which had kept the steam CT afioat. broke down just as the en- trance of Port Arthur was reached.
 The wife of 8 Russian naval officer ,attached to the armored cruiser Ros- .gia. who has just arrived here from VIadivostok described the scene there at the outbreak of hostilities. At 8 o'clock in the morning of February 9 "a shot was fired by the flagship and signals were hoisted calling all sea- men and others who were on shore ,aeave to come on beard. There was great excitement and enthusiasm among the people in the streets. The Iwarships in the harbor were surround led with ice and crowds gathered about slthenf, watched the ships receive their i'war colors, and cheered as the ice, sbreakers opened a channel.
 At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, head ed by the Russia and accompanied by the hnTahs of the people gathered on the ice, the fleet steamed out.
 An imperial order has been issued summoning the reserve subalterns and ifirst-class reserve men of European Russia to the colors for a six weeks course of training
 A similar order has been issued to the naval reserves.
 This is Interpreted as indicating that everything is being made ready for the mobilization of the whole Russian army, if necessary.
 According to a service organ the cost of the rations of the Manchurian troops averages forty kopecks each. of which twenty eight are for meat, three flor tea and nine flor bread. The aver age for the Liao-Tung soldiers is forty live kopecks.
 The St Petersburg postoffice em- spIoyes are starting fund to build a torpedo boat, to be named the Post Telegram.
 St Petersburg, March 1.-The Rus sian press halls with great satisfaction the American dispatches of the last few days indicating a change in the disposition of the Washington govern ment toward Russia. The Bourse Ga zette and the Novoe Vremya this morning discuss ill a sober minded fashion Russo-American relations and the danger of permanent estrange-