Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-02-11
A NIxlED SITUATION
IN The FAR EAST
One Report Has 1t That the Russian
Fleet Was Destroyed at Port
Arthur-.-The Japanese Blow
Up Bridge on the Man.
Churidn Railway.

Arthur, seven other vessels were cap
tured. 1t is also reported at Nagasak
that General Kuropatkin has arrived
at Harbin to take command of the Rus
/ sian land forces.
Russian Reserves MobiIizing.
st. Petersburg. Feb. 11-Viceroy
Alexieff today ordered the mobiliza.
ton of the army reserves in eastern
Asia. The publication of an extra edi-
tion of the newspapers, giving reports
of the reported injuries to japanese
ships during the Port Arthur engage.
nents and the sinking of the Japanese
battleship Shikishima, led to de-
mand upon the editors for the source
of their information. They replied:
lit came from the British embassy"
These reports were received every
where with manifestations of joy, but
nothing confirming them has come
from Viceroy Alexieff The only fur
ther additional intelligence the vice.
roy has sent up to this hour is the
names of the wounded officers.
Two Russian Steamers at Sasebo.
London, Feb. 11-Dispatches to the
Daily Mail from Toxic and Nagasaki,
dated February 10, report the arrival
at Sasego, Japan, of two large Russian
steamers. One is the Volunteer Fleet
Association transport Ekaterinoslav,
which recently landed troops and arms
at Port Arthur. the other the steamer
Argun, belonging to the Chinese East
ern Railway Company. Both were cap
turned by the Japanese cruisers Sayen
and Hi Yen in the neighborhood of Fu-
san, Corea The Ekaterinoslav is 10,-
900 tons displacement and had been
fitted up as an auxiliary cruiser. She
had 30 rifles on board and was on her
way from Vladivostock. The Argun
was going to Vladivostock from Naga-
4ah.. The Russian whalers Glorige,
Nicolai, Alexander and Michael, cap
tured by the Japanese, have also ar
rived at Sasebo
Japanese RepuIsed.
Paris, Feb. 1.-THE Temps says it
has received confirmation from Off
cial sources Of the report from Port
Arthur that the Japanese attempted to
make a landing at the bay of Port Ar
thur and were Immediately repulsed.
Japanese Suffer Losses.
Paris, Feb. 1.-THE Journal Desbats
in special from st. Petersburg, an
that the bombardment of
Port Arthur occurred day before yes
terday and again yesterday. 1t says
the Japanese feet withdrew after hav-
ing suffered severe losses. Today all
is quiet off Port Arthur.
Complications in Turkey Feared.
Constantinople, Feb. 1.-THE fear is
in diplomatic circles here
that Turkey and Bulgaria will take ad-s
vantage of Russia's preoccupation to
settle their differences.
EngIand's Neutrality Declared.
London, Feb. 11-At a council held |
At Buckingham Palace this afternoon,
King Edward signed proclamation |
declaring Great Britain's neutrality |
Turing the war between Russia and
Japan.
Germany and the United States Of the
Same Mind.
Berlin, Feb 1.-THE German foreign
,ffice says Germany's aims in the far
Cast are identical with those of the
United States regarding the neutrali-
alton of China, localizing the field of
var and keeping Chinese ports open
O all traders.
Roosevelt Signs Proclamation of Neu.
traIity.
Washington, Feb. 11-President
Roosevelt signed the proclamation de-
laring neutrality in the Russo-Japan-
Sc war this afternoon