Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-10

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with the prospect of. their rather lengthy
continuance.
News Very Meager at st. Petersburg.
ST. PETERSBURG. February 10. 2:3O
pm.-No further details of the fighting off
Port Arthur have been made public here.
beyond the official bulletins. No kilograms
from abroad concerning the attacks have
been received All newspaper dispatches
over the Siberian line have been stopped
and the telegraph office. refuses to accept
private messages for the far east. except
over the Persian line
Scepticism is expressed in certain quar-
ters that the full extent of the Russian
losses has not been given out but in gov
eminent circles the official bulletins are ac-
cepted as accurately representing the extent
of the disaster. the general expression beng
that the Russian authorities did not expect
early success. especially at sea. :
Extraordinary Scenes Witnessed.
The whole city awaited anxiously last
night for official news. Extraordinary
scenes were witnessed in and around the
newspaper offices and crowd of people lit
orally besieged the ministry of the interior.
smart carriages driving up in quick success
sion and the highest and lowest of the in
habitants waiting in the ante-room or
camping in the snow-covered street, waiting
patiently till far into the morning for the
first numbers containing the official bulle4
tins. 4
The text of these communications had
leaked out among the newspapermen, but as
Ea la w ba
documents until they have appeared in the
Official Messenger the editors had to wait
until the government organ printed the
news before starting their own presses.
The Associated Press representative, call
ing on a well-known editor, found him sur
rounded by throng of officers and promi-
nent citizens imploring him to read to them
the kilograms he had just received. The
editor, pale with emotion, recited the nara
tive of the bombardment- of Port Arthur.
More people kept coming in and the editor
was compelled to read 1t over and over
again.
Crowds Were Impatient.
The crowds expressed furious impatence
at the fact that nothing was said about in
juries inflicted upon Japanese warships.
This morning the city was placarded with
the Imperial MANIFESTO.
The intense indignation with which the
news of 1.-THE stab in the back inflicted by
Japan was received here seems to be gen.
eral throughout Russia. The whole empire
is fired by the war fever. From Kieff,
Kharkoff Ekaterinosav and Moscow come
stories of patriotic demonstrations Public
balls and other festivities have been coun-
fernandez and the Red Cross Society is
.{tl, foi,.
to the front.
The state of feeling here was illustrated
at the theaters last night, when the people
demanded the national anthem. More re-
markabIe was the refusal of the drosky
drivers yesterday to accept money from
officers whom they drive to the palace.
Newspapers Denounce Japan.
The newspapers in general chorus de-
nounce the action Of Japan as being treach-
cry, declaring that it is truly Asiatic,"
but insisting that the issue of the conflict
will not be decided by the naval engage
ments. as the Japanese will have to meet
Russia on dry land, when the score will be
wiped out.
The Novoe Vremya says 1t is quite posi-
bic that the whole of Korea has been over
run by Japanese soldiers in disguise, and
that Russia may first have to assume the
defensive. but when her forces in southern
Manchuria and Korea are increased the
Japanese will realize what they have to
meet
God, right and international law are on
our side" the Russ says zone hundred
and thirty million Russian hearts are beat
Ding in unison in the desire to expunge the
traitorous slight on Russian honor Enough
Of defensive tactics! Let us drive out the
foe,"
Think Now Only Of War.
The Bourse Gazette says: Yesterday
we longed for peace. Now we think only
Of war. The world soon will be startled
by Russia's heroic work. Japan has placed
herself beyond the pale of civilization. The
upstart. pigmy Japan would not have dared
to attack the giant Russia without the en-
enlargement of England and America
In this connection the Russ claims
to have authority for saying that tba
two new Japanese warships, the Nisshin
and kasuga, were saved from certain
capture by the Russian squadron bound for
the far east under Admiral Wirenius by the
action of the commander of a British bat
tie ship in placing his vessel across the
Suez canal and hoisting signal of distress.
thus delaying the Russians two days.
Anti-British Feeling Bitter.
The anti-British feeling here is bitter 1T
being asserted that the japanese attack on
Port Arthur was launched from wei-Hai-
Wei.
Ambassador Mccormick is busy taking
over the affairs of the Japanese legation
In spite of the state OF public feeling
there has been no attempt to modest NJ Ku-
rino. the reiring Japanese minister. or his
staff. The authorities are according M.
Kurino special police protection He has
had no communication with the foreign of