Arizona republican., 1904-02-16
Japanese Decline WOrId'S s
 PrOffered Help.
NO LATE DEVELOPMENTS
Dispatch From Port Arthur Reports
 an Absence of Changed Conditions There-Japanese Supposed to Be Gathering in nanchuria ndiKorea.

Tokio. Feb. 14-(Sunday)-(De in transmission)-Gira Takahira, Jap anese minister at Washington has officially advised his government that he is receiving numerous offers of large contributions to the war fund from Americans and requests instruc- tions as to the policy of the govern ment in the matter.
 It is considered probable that Japan will refuse to accept this aid, while stating that the government is deeply gratified at this and other expressions of American sympathy.
 The cabinet will consider the ques- tion and formally instruct Minister Takahira shortly.
 Many applications for permission to enlist in the Japanese army and navy are coming from various parts of the world. Some of those anxious to fight for Japan have personally applied to the military authorities here. Among this number is included a Turkish | officer. All these applications have been politely, but firmly, refused. No foreigners will be allowed to partici- pate in military or naval operations of Japan, except as spectators. l At a meeting of the bankers, news | paper proprietors, and commercial men held in Tokio today, it was re-
 solved to support the government, ir- | respective of party lines, so as to pre- vent domestic affairs from distracting
 the nation from the prosecution of the
 war Those present at the meeting approved the proposed plan of cur | tailing domestic administrative ex-
 penses and diverting the amount thus { q
 eided to heartily support the army and
 navy and devise plan for the relief of disabled soldiers and sailors. The meeting agreed to send a letter of con-
 graduation to Vice Admiral Togo. A
 detailed report of his battle at Port
 Arthur has not been received from
 Vice Admiral Togo by the navy de
 partment, and the public is as yet
 without full particulars.
 A letter from one of the men who
 participated in the naval fight say:
 the torpedo attacks succeeded through
 a clever feint. The majority of yes
 sels comprising the torpedo fotills
 maneuvered in front of the Russian line anG held it's attention while thu |. rest of the torpedo boats worked . around to the rear and got close to thu : enemy's vessels, before being discov . cred. They then fired their destructiv' . missiles and got away from danger a . quickly as possible. No further new . of the Russian Vladvistock squadrql - has been received here. It is though . to have returned to the port of Vladi . vostock, in preference to risking . fight or exhausting its fuel.
 Enormous military activities con {. tinue, but the government carefull conceal it's plans and does not indi cate the date of any projected move . ment.
 - Although every moments delay en | ables the Russians to become bette ]. prepared for the conflict, the Japanes | apparently are unconcerned and con !. fident They fully realize the limite !. capacity of the trans-Siberian railway : the distance of the Russians fror !. their base of supplies, and tn
 limitations on the proposed accom-
 plishments of Russia in Manchuri ! and Siberia.
 They feel that no danger attache
 in that quarter and are waiting tn
 completion of Japan's navel pro | Pramme