Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-28
NEW CHWANG IS NOW
 UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Vceroy Alexieff Latest Order-Step Taken to Guard Safe Interests of the Port-vessel Arrested and
 Then Released-Civilian Functionaries at Port Arthur Must Stand by Their Guns. ...

New Chwang. March 2S.-The civil administration late last evening notl- fled all the foreign consuls and resi- dents of Viceroy AleXieff's S order plac- ing the city and port of New ChWanS finder martial law, explaining that It had been ordered for the purpose or safeguarding the commercial interests of the port .,
 Pending the publication of the full text of Viceroy Alexieff's S order the fol- flowing regulations are ordered to be immediately operative:
 "First-The entire territory of the city and port, also all persons, with out distinction of jurisdiction and na- tionality, resident in said territory, are subjected to specal regulations regard ing state of war
 s'Second-All travellers arriving by sea and all cargoes entering port are to be inspected both by naval officers and customs officials.
 ''Third-The importation of arms and ammunition is forbiddtn.
 ..FourtE-The exporta'tion of contra and ammunition is forbidden
 ..Fifth-Persons desiring to export scontraband goods are required to de posit sum equivalent to the value of the cargo. This deposit is to serve as a guarantee that the cargo is not ito be forwarded from neutral ports either to Japan or Korea.
 "Sixth-The functions of the light ship and harbor guides in the river Liao are suspended.
 ttSeventh-C Contra band of war is to consist of such articles as are men toned in the decree issued by the em-, .peror February 2S, defining contraband of war"
 A list of contraband goods then fol tlows. This list includes beans and bean cakes and other foodstuffs. The interference with this traffic here, together with the operation of Article 5. referred to above, will stop New Chwang's trade.
 Frfve ships. which arrived outside to- day. and numerous others due. will be unable to ship cargoes.
 The opinion of leading foreign resi- dents and officials is that although the rights of neutrals remain unaltered by treaty, Russia assumes the power to annul these rights. also consular ju- risdictfon and eX-terrltoriality, render ing the position of foreign consuls un- tellable
 Tn some quarters the order Is re garded as an apparent challenge to neutral powers. especially to China, on account of the appropriation of her territory, and that it renders the Unit cd States gunboat Heena and the Brit ish cruiser Espiegle liable to an order to leave port.
 The consuls will await instructions from their respective governments. in -rlsmuch as there is no law to guide the < consuls' actions.
 yI, q the foreign residents are being pre- pared for abandonment.
 St Petersburg, March 28. Large crowds gathered before the bulletin boards to-day to read the official ac- count of the second unsuccessful at tempt of the Japanese to bottle up the Russian fleet at Port Arthur. No further details have been received, ex- cept that the injury to the Silni, from grounding. is slight The Associated Press has received confirmation of the report that Admiral Makaroff, during his trip to Elliott Islands, cap- tured a Japanese junk, towing Chi nese junk. The crews were taken off and both vessels were sunk.
 St Petersburg. March 2S.-Captain 5Willam V. Judson of the engineer corps. U. s.. A., who is to accompany the Russian army during hostilities, and Lieutenant Newton A. McCully, the United States naval attache to the Russian navy, will probably leave for the front April 1. United States Am, bassador Mccormick will present them to Foreign Minister Lamsdorff March 50. Captain Judson and Lieutenant McCully have been well received by the authorities and are being shown every courtesy and attention by the military and naval staffs
 Nagasaki, March 2S.-The steamship Brisgayia was arrested at Moji on Fri day last by the authorities, her mani fest showing that among her cargo were seven field guns and 200 tons of shipbuilding material. When it was consigned to Kien-Chou, China. the vessel was released. She left yester day, the 27th inst, for Shanghai, hel destination.
 Tien Tsin, March 28-Lloyd's agency at New Chwang telegrapns as follows: "The port is now open Five junks have already arrived, sever steamers are due tomorrow and oth CTS are expected shortly. There arc no movements of troops and the towr is in perfect order.
 St Petersburg, March 2S.-Lieuten ant General Stotessel, in command al Fort Arthur, has issued an order for bidding civilian functianaries to desert their offices and seek places of safety during bombardments. General Stoes sel sarcastically observed that he ha: not seen them at the batteries whel the enemy was attacking.
 St Petersburg, March 2S.-The tex of the acknowledgment by the em press of the donation of $5000 by tht Westinghouse Go to her majesty fund for the relief of the sick ant wounded is as follows:
 ssIt has been pleasure to he majesty the Empress Alexandra Eco