Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-04
THE RUSSO JAPANESE WAR,
EVENTS OF A WEEK IN The FAR EAST CoNCgBLY TOLD

orders to proceed to the Far East.
This shows that Russia considers the
situation extremely critical.
ALExIEFF's TYRANNIcAL MANDATE.
Viceroy Alexleff has caused a proc
lamation to be issued throup bout
Manchuria (supposed to be Chinese
province), notifying the Chinese that
Russia Is at war with Japan on ac-
count of Japan's treacherous attack
on the Russian feet.
This proclamation is under six
headings. The first warns the in.
hsb;tants that they must prevent the
encroachment of Chinese on Russian
territory.
Second. Russian and Chinese in
terests are declared to be identical.
but as China says she wishes to main
tain neutrality, therefore all officials
in Msnchuria, instead of hindaring,
must assist the Russian army.
Third. The people shall continue
their occupations and shall treat the
Russian troops with confidence.
Fourth. That railroad and tele-
graphs are left to the protection of
the people, who will be held respon-
slble in case they are injured.
The fifth heading warns che people
not to obey the threats Of the chun-
chus (baudits) who are the curse OF
Manchuria, but to assist the troops
to extermiuste them; if they do no,
assist in this they also will be treated
az robbers.
Sixth. IL the people antagonize
the troops, or show them hatred
they will exterminate them without
mercy.
CAR, ANGRY AND ILL, wEEPS.
The Gar, whose health has never
been robust, is now ill aud almost
broken down.
When the news of the Japanese
outbreak was received the Ozsr was
rent between anger and grief and
burst into tears. He has since dis
covered that the accounts given to
him of Russia's preparedness In case
she was attacked were not true.
Three years ago the Gar ordered
that a certain highly important in
vention be adopted by the whole of
the artillery. He has just LEANED
that in only one battery was it carried
out. The discovery cost two generals
their commands, aud no doubt helped
to bring about the Cars present
painful condition of health.
1t Is expected in high quarters
where the circumstances are best
understood that Alexieff's health will
before long be found to have suffered
so severely that he will feel CON-
PEELED to ask to be relieved of his
duties. 1t is understood that the
Czar has expressed grave displeasure
at the revelation by recent events of
the misrepresentation to him of con-
ditions generally obtaining in the
Far East, as in the South African
campaign.
YOUNG PHYSICIANS WANTED.
The Navy Department. at Washing
ton is in need of bright young ply.
sicians. Just at present they are
wanted for service in the far East
where the Russian-Japanese war is
expected to furnish a plentitude of
new and valuable "cases' that the
surgical world would like very much
to study.
PROF. MITCHELL ON THE WAR.
Dr.. S. @. Mitchell, of Richmond
College, startled his classes one day
last week by expressing belief that
war between Japan and Russia would
be the most terrible of the Christian
era, and that the whole world would
be drawn into it.
Prof. Mitchell is professor of his.
tory in Richmond College, and is re-
garded as one of the ablest and
brightest men of the State. His
public addresses, particularly his
lectures on history and kindred sub
Jects, have shown him to be a man
of deep insight, with an unusual
comprehensive grasp of events and
their significance. Many fear that
his belief Of events are too near cor
rect.-Richn'ond 1Mescs Leader.