Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-19
RUSSIA SEIZES WIJU
Five Thousand of the Czar's
 Troops on the Yalu.
,BOYlRII WAS SUNK BY JAPANESE
DrAzaah steanasw Be&zxanw Shelter at Rert Arthuz Was Fired Upon by RRsslam Ships and Forts-Tvvo
 SsAmmexs Captured by Japn.

RxssAam Ships and Forts-Tvvo
 SsAamsxs Captured by JaPA.
 SHANGHAI, Feb. 19.--,A report from Seoul, Korea, says that Russian troops to the number of 5,OO0 have arrived on the Yaiu river. s>@
 An advance division of 20O0 has en- tered Wiju, the port of Korea lately declared open to the commerce of the world, and taken possession of 1t, leay- ing 3,o00 men on the opposite bank of the river at Chintiencheng.-~-
 Tae first collision Is expected some where near Wtu.
 Reports received here from Korea ntate that Russian troops are advanc- ing toward Seoul and that a strong position at Pingyang has been occu- pied by them.
 Dispatches from St. Petersburg say that in a mysterious manner some for eign power is attempting to sell to the government obsolete warships with the proviso that If Russia declines the bargain 1t will be offered to Japan. The correspondence is being conduct d in German. rB
 The new Japanese war loan was subscribed twice over. Japan will is- sue paper currency, redsemable in gold, for tho use of the troops in Ko- req. This 1s said to be in effect a forced loan. t#%@sa SsS
 Mr. Hays note, according to Der Nne report, did not exclusively deal with Chinese neutrality. but proposed b limit Russia's action in the event of Japan being defeated.
 Reports from Tokyo say the navy de- partment has Information that the Russian second class cruiser Boyarin was torpedoed and sunk by the de stroyer Heyatory in the torpedo attack on the Russian feet at Port Arthur. IAantenanf Commander Tokenoucht did not know the name of the vessel Hsxack by a torpedo discharged by the Heyatory. but the navy department thAt 1t was the Boyarin.
 The British steamer Hsi-Ping, which arrived here from Chingwangtao, re- ports that she was fired on by the Russian ships and forts when seeking shelter in the outer roadstead of Port Arthur and that she was then ordered 10 Dalny. where she was detained four days ia spite Of her captains protests
 The Russian gunboat Mand1ur has not gone up the river to be dismantled, as reported. She remains at Shanghai in defiance of the orders of tho Chinese officials to leave this port.
 A Port Arthur report says Manchu- rian bandits and Russian soldiers are pillag1ng everywhere in that place, and shopkeepera have armed to protect themselves. -..
 Japanese refugees who have arrived on the British steamship Wenchow at Chefu say that they were frequently left without food by the Russians and that the Wsnchow's signals for water were disregarded.
 The Japanese on their way from Harbin to Port Arthur were pillagsd aEd left penntless.
 Telegrams received from Port Arthur say the Japanese have captured the Okhotsk- -Kamchatka company's steam CTS Kolik and Robrik.
 4 magnats named Salabek has ar rived at Port Arthur, asking the vice roy's permission to go to the front with 5000 Kurd horsemen. He only asks the government to provide for the transport of the men, their horses and arms. Admiral Alexeiaff declined and referred Salabek to the czar
 The railroad is undaunaged, and Fort Arthur is secure. All the troops are eagerly awaiting an opportunity to meet the Japanese in fair light
 It is believed here that the enemy sustained heavy damage at the time of fhe bombardment and is carefully con sealing the same.
 Tha reDaigs sa Ehs Rsssian Yarshins