Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-26
RUSSIA SEEMS EASY.
Japs Reported to Have Destroyed
Four More Ships.
To the Powers the C2ar Protests
Against the Premature Action of
Japan in. Starting HOstiIities
Gear Fasts and Prays.

respondent OF the Daily IeleSraph,
cabling under date of February %, re-
ports that the Japanese squadron has
captured four Russian torpedo bOafs at
Port Arthur by using Russian signals.
This dispatch appears to confirm re-
ports from various quarters of fresh
attack on Port Arthur by the Japanese.
A Russian Pilot Boat Blown Up.
Wei-Hai-Wei, Feb. 23.-The British
steamer Ching-Ping, belonging to the
Chinese Engineering and Mining COM
pany at Shanghai, has arrived here
from Port DaIny and reports that she
also was fired upon by the Russians
and was hit seven times around her
water line. a Russian pilot boat that
was coming cut of Port DaJny to pilot
the Ching-Ping was blown up by a
mine.
Russia Can't Get over 1t.
Washington, Feb. 23.-Russia is adj
dressing to the powers, either through
their representatives at st. Petersburg,
the emperor's ENJOYS or probably.
through both, vigorous conmunica-
ton charging Japan with repeated vio-
lations of the laws of the 1Iations,
first, as the note. alleges, in threaten
Ing W dLIdCh d ucuIlJdI pOII,s
Korea, unless the Russian ships I9Sith-
in came out to face an overwhelming
force, and, second, it states in attack
ing Port Arthur before. war had been
declared and while the japanese min
lister at ST. Petersburg was still enjoy
ing the protection and the courtesies
of the Russian government, to which
it is claimed he had just previously
addressed a communication expressing
his belief that the interruption of dip
iOmatic relations between the two
countries would be brief.
Only 20 Foreigners at Port Arthur.
London, Feb. 23.-Viceroy Alexieff's
retirement to Hardin is now an ac-
complished fact and a correspondent
of the Associated press cables that
Port Arthur is now strictly a naval
stronghold and the forts are being
manned by naval gunners. Only 20
foreigners are now at Port Arthur and
they are traders disposing of their
merchandise Some of them are Under
suspicion and there is likelihood of
their being arrested. There are many
complaints of sunwarranted arrests,
unexplained expulsion and defamation
Of character by the Tort Arthur po-
ice. q
The Gar Fasting All This Week.
st. Petersburg, Feb: -23.-All classes
of the populace from the highest to
the lowest have begun the observance
of Lent with even more than the Gus
tomary rigor, doing penance and pray
ing for the success. Of the Russian
arms The car will pass the week
70 Of ho oxuin NJ
mediately afterward the court will re-
move to Tsarskoe-Selo, the cars ia.
vorite abode. On February 26 the car
will go to confession and visit the i'm
perial tombs in the fortress of st. Pc
ter and ST. Paul and also the chapel
of the Saviour in the house of Peter
the Great
The Japanese Were Hanged
st. Petersburg, Feb. ga dispatch
received here from Hardin, Manchuria,
dated February TO- says the railroad is
In working order and that the Japanese
who attempted to blow up the bridge
over the Sungari river have been
hanged.
The War Cloud Spreading Over Europe,
London, Feb. 22.-Fear is felt here
that the war cloud is spreading all
over Europe. The epoch marking
crashes in the far east are given sec
ond Importance in the face of; the pos
Sibility that England, France and Ger
many may be drawn into the struggle
Russia's hatred and distrust of En-.
gland are reciprocated by the latter
and so comparatively trifing an incl
dent as the British expedition into
Thibet is: being expanded into an i'm
portance that may lead to a clash. s
Russians Acting the Defensive.
Chefoo, Feb. 22:-The Russian force:
in Manchuria are so far acting entire
ly on the defensive. Extensive. prepa
rations are being made at Dalny, Por
Arthur, Niuchwang and Laioyang t,
prevent the threatened landing of TIN
japanese troops. A big force of mel
are at work on the damaged vessels il
the Port Arthur harbor and efforts ar
being made. to raise the battleshi
Retvizan. -
Dewey in Active Service Again.
Havana, Feb. 21.-Admiral Dewey i
expected to arrive here February q
Instructions have been received at til
American legation to prepare for hi
visiting President Palma oficially. H
will remain here two. days and then g
by rail to Santiago to join the feet.
Forced Marches Toward the Yalu.
Che Foo, Feb. 23.-Some division
of Russian troops are proceeding t
the Yalu and tens of thousands of Jar
anese are proceeding by force
marches from various points in Kore
toward the Yalu.
War Between Turkey and Bulgaria Likel
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Vienna and Salonica published hel
x-oStardov morning rive ALARMING n,