Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-25
CHlTA ALIVE WITH SOLDIERS.
Railroad so Busy CARRYING Military
Forces Cannot Transport
Provisions.
VOTE OF THANKS FOR ADM'L TOGO
Japiphllsm is Said to he Decreasing
Foreign Military Representatives
Go to the Front

Seoul. Thursday March 24.--1 p. NJ
japanese scouts report that they have
discovered that the Russian troops are
south OF the Yalu IN much stronger
force than was thought.
TROOPS IN GOOD HEALTH.
Vladlvostok, March 25.-The troops
arriving here are In good health and
spirits, weather beaten and In some
cases with frost bitten faces, but the
only other indications of their 1000
miles journey are their fur coats and
felt boots which they brought with
them, though no longer necessary as
spring Is setting In With sunny days.
ALIVE WITH TROOPS.
ST. Petersburg, March 25.-l:i5 D. NJ
A correspondent on his way 10 the far
east writes that Chlta, Siberia. (which
formerly was populated by dogs, is now
alive with troops" He saw a mounted
battery drawn by tiny Mongolian
ponies.
Prices are very high and the sup
piles cannot last more than four
months, The railroad is too busy with
troop transportation to haul provisions.
The military trains are proceeding with
clock-work regularity.
THANKS TO Toc
Toxic, March 2j--The house OF repre-
sentatiyes today listened TO a signlfl-
cant speech by NJ, Yamamoto, the min
ister OF marine. and passed with en-
thuslasm and without a dissenting
voice a vote Of thanks TO VIE Admiral
Togo and his officers for their services
to the country, When the vote was
taken the members Of the house cheer
ed the navy.
In the course OF his remarks the min
lister OF marine said II was no new
thing to be prepared for emergencies
IN Time Of pence. but that since last
october the japanese navy had been
under the necesslt' Of increasing It's
strength, and had been constantly
ready for action on account OF the ac-
lions Of Russia, This the minister re-
GREETED.
Continuing, he said Il had been man
ifest TO every observer that Russia had
constantly increased her strength IN
the far east. and that II Japan had
not purchased the cruisers Nisshin and
kasuga from Argentine, her naval
strength would have been below that OF
Russia.
Referring TO the result OF the work
OF Vice Admiral Togo and his fleet M.
Yamamoto told the house OF represent
tatlves that to blockade port success
fully the blockaders should be at least
twice rs strong as the defenders of the
nort' He said the latest reports showed
mat the RUSSIANS had four battleshlps.
nNe cruisers ana 10 torpedo boat des-
tfoyets Glloat at this time, from which
II must be concluded that the work OF
repairing at Port Arthur was being
carried forward efficiently. The latest
attack on Port Arthur had enabled the
Japanese to observe the actual strength
OF the enemy there.
Continuing, the minister OF marine
said that while he hoped for n speedy
termination Of the war. he must warn
the members Of the house not TO be over
sangulne. The united efforts of Japans
soldiers and OF civilians Of high and low
degree he concluded, would surely car
ny the war 10 glorious and success.
iul termination
JAPIPHlLIsM DECREASE.
81. Petersburg March 25.-u:45 y. ny
The Bourse Gazette In leading arti.
cle on Japiphllism maintains that the
sympathy among the
commercial nations at the outbreak OF
The war IL not being sustained owing
TO the fuller realization that the growth
Df Japan's interests IN the great com.
merclal country VIII mean the destruc-
lion of all that the Europeans have ac-
complshed In the far east,
a correspondent at Port Arthur has
n Russian officer who has
retu ned there from Shanghai. The OF.
lcer says the British there arc rejoice
ing at the news Of the japanese victor
les and that bulletins In English and
Chinese are distributed IN the streets
reporting the destruction OF the Rus.
'ian fleet and the fall Of Port Arthur.
NO REPORT ON AKNAMA.
Toxic March 25.-The committee Of
he house which Is investigating the
har@e against Tiesuke Aklyama, a
ncU ler ~ parliament, of being IN with
he ussians, did not conclude It's work
oJ y but viii probably make lis report
or Trow The proceedings have been
n secret but 1t is understood that the
estimony taken shows that Akiyama
lad met Gen. Kuropatkin and members
Il the Russian legation nj various tmes
md an effort was made to show that he
lad suddenly become possesscd OF large
ums Of money, Akikama's supporters
lain that his meetings with the Rus.
tans were In the ordinary course and
ntIroly lacked Significance. They also
Ieny that he received any Russian
money. The Toxic Manichi which
published an article defending Akiya-
mas paper Is now being prosecuted.
MILITARY REPRESENTATIVES,
START.
New York, March 2j.--Gen. Gerard
nd col Waters British military rep.
esentatlycs, have started for the front,
nd so have the German military at
aches. says q Herald dispatch from 81.
The French will start at
nee, also the Americans. To each of
he government attaches cossack or.
erly has been assigned TO look after
Is wants
HOUSES UNROoFED.
Joliet, H., March g5.-A score OF
ousos here We're unroofcd by tho storm
nd many small buildings collapsed. AZ
White Heath the Unlycrsalist church,
n elevator and small hotel were
Town down, the Methodist church was
nroofed and several houses were lift
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