Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20

cred what this country is called in the
far east, as follows:
"Chinese-'Quock me- meaning
literally States United; Japanese
'Gah shu koku,' meaning "a collection
of nations;' misunderstanding
enny-ye Shatt-ee A-mer-e-kee,' mean
ing United States of America"
The Russians seem to regard us
purely from college yell basis
Times Herald.
The Russian squadron at Vladi-
vostok is practically bottled up by
the Japanese fleet. Japanese scouting
vessels are watching the harbor.
The Mikado, in answering a mes
sage of congratulations on the Yalu
river victory, sent by students in St.
Petersburg, expressed his thanks aud
good wishes, but praised God that he
had no such subjects as they.
Grand Duke Cyril's whole nervous
system and his heart are somewhat
seriously affected as the result of his
experiences at the time of the blow
ing up of the battleship Petropa-
vlovsk, off Port Arthur, on April 13.
Russian Military circles affirm
that the relations between Viceroy
Alexief and General Kuropatkin are
strained, the former wishing to share
in the planning of future operations.
General Kuropatkin's kilograms to
the Ministry of War indicate irrita-
ton on his part.
Reports say that Kuropatkiu will
continue to retreat as far as Hardin
and Mukden, in Siberia. The Japs
are pushing him so hard that it is
thought he will not give battle at
Lao Yang as was recently announced
he would. The army of japanese
advancing against Lao Yang is es-
timated at 100000 men, with 27O|
guns.
The Russian Red Gross Society
has received $500 from ID. NJ. Osborn
4 Co., of Auburn, N. Y, accompau.
led by letter, in which the contrib
utors say: eve shall never forget
what the Russians did for the Uuited
States in 1863" 1t was Russia's
action during our civil war that
stayed England and other powers
from coming to the aid of the Con-
federacy.
Gar Nicholas is anxious to 90 to
the front, but he realizes that condi-
tons of state demand his presence
at home. Nevertheless it is not con-
sidered impossible that he will follow
the example of all the Romanoff
dynasty during the last century and
undergo his baptism of fire. To
fight with the army is one of the
traditions of his house. Should he
finally conclude to go the emperor
would not assume active command |
of the troops, but would have an i'm
perial headquarters, taking with him
all the members of his military
cabinet.
When the Russian fleet was de-
feated by the Japanese at Port Ar
thur Russia talked of her excellent
cavalrymen and announced that all
would be well when the two nations
measured strength on land because
of the japanese lack of mounted
troops. When the japanese infantry
showed its superiority over the Rus
sian infantry on the Korean border
Russian supporters again talked of
their Cossacks and declared they
would defeat the japanese. But
dispatches received by the U. S. State
Department from Seoul indicate
that the Japanese have proved them
selves superior to the much Landed
Cossacks. Seventy Japanese, partly
protected by walls. held 500 Cossacks
at bay near Anju. The State De-
partment is informed that the Co.'S
sacks are pouring into Korea in large
and have now ridden in
bodies far to the south of the Yalu.
DESTROY MAGIC CITY.
The most striking news of the
Russo-Japanese war come from Dalny,
The "magic city of the East" A
Japanese fleet began II heavy bom- {
oardment of the place and an army
IF 10000 made an attack by land.
It is supposed that Dalny has been +,
captured by this time. {
ViceroY Alexieff has telegraphed
% the Gar announcing that the 6
Russians have blown up the docks I
md piers at Port Dalny, presumably 7
o render more difficult a Japanese
anding at that point. Later tels-
rams indicate that the whole of
Fort Dalny has been destroyed by
he Russians.
Port Dalny, on Talienwan bay, on
he east coast of the Liao-Tung pc
insula, about 90 miles from Port :.
Arthur, was intended by Russia to
re the chief commercial emporium of
is Eastern possessions. An edict d
roviding for its construction was v
'sued by the Russian Emperor on C
uly 80, 1899, and Port Dalny, fully
quipped with all modern improve
lents, docks, warehouses and rail- .
Dad facilities, was opened to com.
lerce in December, 1901. II
Talienwan bay is one of the finest y
eepwater harbors on the Pacific.
Is free from ice in the winter time, @
nd ships drawing 80 feet of water y
an enter at low tide without diff n
ulty, and without the aid of pilots S
an sail or steam alongside the i'm
lense docks and piers, where their
argoes can be loaded into railroad II
airs and run direct for 5000 miles t
nto the city of st. Petersburg. {
Over $6, 600, 900 had been expend- n
d on the harbor system before the P
nd of 1902, and it was estimated h
hat the cost of completing the works \
TOuld no nearly GOO 000 00n H.t