Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-24
up1IEFF NOT OPEN TO Them
,,,,,t, That a State Of Siege Has
"' B..a Proclaimed in Siberia
Absolutely False
WHAT IS coxTRABANO OF WARP
V,,,I,,, and Japanese Difer-ob'
..r,,s, Of Neutrality Commanded
Throughout Mongolia.

G, Petersburg, March A-Ma,'-ueh'
,.n, ,,lerraphs from Mukden under
,say's date as follows
eTSsre ia absolutely no truth in the
,.,ort published in England TO the ell
~, nat the japanese have crossed the
=, T,,,r pass or that they have had
.,,,rsm.nts with the Russians. while
~ statement that the way to the MO-
az l,rotlenlng) pass, where a strong
pu,.a, detachment is allesti to be
,,toued, Is open to the japanese, Is
M pure invention To the same cate
,,r also belong the reports published
!, London papers from japanese
,s,,s, o, an engagement alleged to
s,y, aiken place at Port Arthur March
\ March lS), and OF the encounter at
IhIyong. sIyolm ton the Yalu rlveD. In
which the Russians were reported 10
have lost 900 men killed or wounded.
no STATE OF sEIGE IN SIBERIA
S. Petersburg, March 2i.--The re.
torts printed in Europe and the United
tnts 10 the effect that a state OF siege
las been proclaimed in Siberia and In
santor, southeastern Russia Through
which the Siberian railroad run9 will
y extended 10 the whole of European
Russia, Is officially declared 10 be abso-
ltely false. No such measure has even
Sen contemplated, It being considered
quite unnecessary,
The authorities express the greatest
abstraction with the internal situation
II he empire. The hearty patriotic re-
,ponse which the war with Japan has
net with In all parts Of Russia has
profoundly impressed the authorities.
All Ire reports received by the min
iNfy VI the interior Indicate that the
critics Of the government instead of
lrOfling by the war have been almost
completely dIsarmed.
Two attempts at ant-govarnment
demonstrations In Kleff and odessa, ac-
tofdng 70 these reports, found the tenn
~ Of the people violently opposed to
nsm Within the past fortnight only a
trgle Incident occurred which could be
Construed as an evidence Of dissatisfac-
tcn Tbs was the throwing OF a bomb
a chapel In Wilma the capital of the
hlhuhlan government In western Rus
va a few days ago. Up to date the
,ltho' ard the purpose OF the outrage
asW not been discovered.
WHAT is coNTRABAND OF WARP
fSIn' March 2i.-The Russian and
i , no'lllcallons regarding contra
c sla Oh war differing somewhat, the
s .n,ueSe government has applied 10 Sir
wv, esriI haf' Inspector general OF Gus
~ Sar ~ y Vhlna, for advice In the matter.
4. Eoelt mas advised It 10 prohibit
.s sNlhg OF any assistance 10 japan
'.,vT,hg 10 the Russian notification
VI v Russia according to the Japanese
s "yanoauOn' PekIn Is placarded with
s .sns prohibiting the natives from as
'"uns elmer Of the belligerents.
QUESTIONING SUSPECTS.
s, ,oko' March 2l-The house com.
5s's, s investigating the charge that
n,i.s ANyama, member OF Inc
,s ,"aHlenl' was In the pay of The Rms.
WY s, met today and prlyatelv ovas.
,nis oS number OF witnesses and en-
poEs ,' V.uet evidence submitted. The
M, a,,'shed part Of the evidence.
hr is ' aV reported that another mem.
M, = aNo implicated. II IL cxnectnd
N:t tSa v ho, ,ne committee has reported
ono,,een0. mouse IS, viii discuss the question
tIsp.'sS ne war tax measures were
Dunk u IN committee TO-DAY Tho
tosml,sae were excluded 1t is likelv the
","o.'''' will report tomorrow ,%t' '"'
y Jaw JAP ARMY MANEuvERs.
~ T 'oSs,.'Ilg March Prince Alo,.
hk eat, ,ss'sn Of Mongolia. en- route N
tay Er ns arrived at Kin Chou yas,o ~
sksft No , stnlI and also from Janan
hoSIlI,ailown' ' y, the maneuyers and
ictofdsnco" ot INC Japanese army In
chnese n,,, WIN The declaration Of
Commando gau,,,nolty Prince AlatsIn ' bo os
NJ lhropsSS,,n e Observance of nem,roi a.
ag ilevoll "V wy Mongolia, thus render.
istd ttago W., , large pony. beef ana
Ne dan. upon which Tho pna,t -
IA, four sassd' n, |, japanese sympatb Gss''h n
east WsI1 d N the region b et%eoyy ~, by
\ be comnl Stu ne LAO river Il ss sqJ
y, alleged f Pg.l,nus contrasting with
lr'llg IN tbs russian .in violation Of n msn
hi Ssy q armed pa sI9I oS S me main
IVY 70 Shan Hal Kra ana guards
", : REFUSED.
4 ior,lrSS9 T 5i,, March sl.-rhe m,r,.,,,
,sa niaTrvv 'l,s has refused ib n," RnS
.@ u Iss Chinese foreeIp passport !, to IN
v eorr sspon, cables the He IaHsn1 ira
"@r'uy hin ~ a Chinese escort t to ac,
Op Tie same Inspection