The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-28
WON'T LET HIN QUIZ.
The Gar Has Telegraphed His Re
fusal to Alexieff's Application
for Relief.
WANTS GOOD NEWS FROM HIM.
A Gentle Hint for the viceroy to Get Busy
Complete Confidence Prevails at Port
Arthur That q Japanese Attack Can BE
Successfully Realistically In Darkness
at Night

St Petersburg. April 25.-tI is said
that the emperor, replying to Viceroy
Alexieff's application for leave, has
telegraphed his refusal. adding that he
hoped the viceroy would be able to
send good news soon.
The Associated press is enabled to
announce authoritatively that the talk
OF mediation In the Russo-Japanese
war was founded upon the personal de-
sires of King Edward and King Chris
tian of Denmark to avoid further blood
shed and end the conflict, but that the
steps initiated have utterly failed. The
emperor. with the full concurrence Of
the imperial family, and his advisers
has firmly decided not only to reject
all proposals looking to Intervention
but to prosecute the war with all the
sources of the empire until victory
crowns the Russian arms.
Port Arthur Supplied for Year.
Port Arthur, April 25.-All week
points on both the land and sea sides
have been so strengthened in the last
two months that the impregnability of
Port Arthur Is now regarded as abso-
lutely assured. The garrison has been
considerably strengthened and the
forts are provided with all necessities
for more than year. Complete con-
fidence prevails with the troops, SAIL
ors and inhabitants in the ability of the
Russians to defeat any Japanese attack
Remarkable indifference to the posi-
bility of attack is shown by the peo-
pie. In fact, by day there is little to
indicate that the town is in a state of
siege. The band plays on the boule-
ward, on which parades are held. finely
dressed people stroll about and groups
of children play. Restaurants and
shops are we'll patronized by customers
all day long. At night, however, the
city is in profound darkness. which is
emphasized by the searchlights flash
ing across the roadstead. The entrance
Of the harbor. although studded with
nine Japanese wrecks, remains perfect
ly free.
The laundering of the Petropavlovsk
is regarded as a tragic mischance with
out influence on the course of the cam
paign or preventing the Russian fleet
from still achieving brilliant results.
At each successive bombardment,
which experience shows recurs approx
imately fortnightly, the japanese fire
becomes less vigorous. Their ships re-
main out of range of the batteries and
evidently they do not intend to be
drawn into battle.
The Chicago Daily News dispatch
boat, flying the British flag, which was
boarded and detained by Russian Off
GERS off Port Arthur on Friday last,
has been liberated on the condition
that she will not again approach these
coasts.
Particular About Dispatches.
New York, April 25.-The Central
Cable Office of the Western Union COM
pany is advised by the Shanghai rail-
way administration at Tien Tsin that
kilograms to New Chwang are not ac-
cepted in code. All kilograms are sub
ject to delay and censorship when in
plain language.
Soldiers Killed Hungarian Rioters.
Budapest, April pa serious riot
is reported to have taken place at the