The San Francisco call., 1904-03-17
Russian Traitor in
Manchuria Is
Shot.
Guilty of Selling
War Secrets to
japanese.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 16.-Cap-
tain Ivkov of the Manchurian commIs-
sariat service has been summarily
court-martialed and shot for acting as
a spy in the pay Of the Japanese. When
arrested on suspicion Of espionage doc
uments found in 1vkov's possession left
no doubt of the truth of the Charges
that he had long been revealing mill
tary secrets to the Japanese. The tragic
story became public through a simple
announcement in the army journal to-
day that Ivkov had been excluded from
the service
The reports OF the abandonment of
Port Arthur continue to arouse the Bit
terest resentment. the papers denounc-
ing the story as q stock jobbing
scheme. One paper remarks:
Let other countries be fed on such
talea, but while Russian blood Is fiow-
ing they should not allow the people
to be disturbed by such falsehoods. The
Official kilograms are believed and
trusted by every one"
BUILDING ARNORED TRAINS.
The Government is building some
armored trains for use on the Manchu-
rian railroad, after the model Of those
used by the British in South Africa.
They will not be employed so much on
account of the fear that the japanese
may cut the road as for their moral
effect on the Chinese robbers, who may
become emboldened by the war. 1t is
believed that when the bandits see the
iron monsters they will not come near
the railroads.
The Russ prints long leading article
controverting a series of articles in the
Novoe Vremya claiming that the war
was brought on by the Vaccinations of
the Jews in revenge for the Kishenev
occurrences. declaring that the Novoe
Vremya's contention is absurd and
scoring the latter for sowing race
hatred at such critical time.
Komanroff, the leader of the Pan
Slavists, replies in the Svet to the
statements recently made by Kurino,
the former japanese Minister in st.
Petersburg, declaring that japan was
solely to blame for the war, the polit-
ical savages Of Japan having ensnared
their country in this wild adventure"
The Novisti prints an article by an
expert TO prove the feasibility of the
Baltic feet making the northern pass
age by the way of the Bering Straits to
Join the Pacific squadron in the spring.
A military expert in the Russky In
valid contends that the Japanese ac-
ton in covering their forces at Ping
wang. Korea, and at their bases, Che
muIpo, Chenampho and Seoul, means
that detachments have moved out along
the Vellimkang, which may be COM
pared to q miniature Tugela River. A
number Of these detachments, it is
added. have crossed the vellimkang at
Panchen, eight miles from Anju.
INsPECTs NEW WARSHIPs.
The Emperor and his brother, the
Grand Duke Michael, representative
to the throne, wearing naval uniforms,
visited Galoni Island to-day and in
spected the battleships Borodino, Orel
and Andrew. They were accompanied
by the Grand Duke Alexis, high ad-
miral. and Admirals Avelan and Ri
jestvensky. Captain Seberiannikof re-
ceived the august visitors on board the
Borodino, which the Emperor inspect
cd. minutely examining the arrange
ment of her guns and torpedo tubes
and manifesting especial interest in
the stoutness Of her armor. He ex-
amined the guns already on board the
Orel The Andrew is so little advanced
in construction that she was not in
spected by the Emperor. His Majesty
conversed with the dockyard employees
and told them their work would soon
be finished, requested them to exert
their best efforts and promised to re-
peat his visit in a month.
Great crowds greeted the Emperor on
his arrival and departure. He will go
to the new admiralty yard tomorrow
and later in the week to the Baltic
works.
The Emperor to-day, receiving the
German attaches LanensteIn and Teat-
Ia, who are to- leave for the front on
March IS, said among other things:
Gentlemen, all Europe now realizes
that Russia tried to avoid war and to
obtain a peaceful settlement. Many of
the powers strove also to attain this
end. but Japan forced the war, in
fringing all international law. Gentle
men, you will be able in the Far East
to see how Russia observes humane
and correct conduct during war"
The Grand Duke Cyril arrived at
Port Arthur yesterday and will serve
as the first officer Of the battleship
DofropoIa vel