Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-03-03
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR.
The Balkan situation is critical.

Russia will not send the Baltic
squadron to the far east until June.
Japan threatens to enforce Chinese
neutrality if that government can not
Russia's invading army is said to
consist of forty regiments, with 300
guns.
Three japanese officers were caught
blowing up the Siberian railroad and
hanged
The Siberian railroad is reported
broken in many places and swept by
billiards.
Warships seen near the Russian
port of Vladivostok believed to be
those of Japan.
United States warships were ordered
by Secretary Moody to return from
Che:oo to Shanghai
Japanese hope 10 capture Port
Arthur. Shells from the warships
inflicted serious damage.
Russian hostility to United States
plays havoc with American trade.
Many orders are cancelled.
Four Russian torpedo boats were
captured at Port Arthur by Japanese,
who used Russian signals.
Both Russia and Japan declared they
would not undertake serious land oper-
atoms for months 10 come.
Russian captors show mercy to the
survivors of the sunken Nakonoura
Maru and grant them return passages.
Japanese army reported to have
landed at Possiet bay, south of Vladi-
vostok. and is now marching on Kirin
The Great Northern and Northern
Pacific railroad agents ordered to re-
fuse freight for Corea and Man
churia
Don Jaime, son of the Spanish pre-
tender, was received at Rome by the
pope, prior to his departure with the
Russian army.
Alexieff issued a proclamation to the
Chinese in Manchuria warning them
that they must aid Russian forces or
determination will follow
All classes of Russians pour in CON
tributions of money and jewels for the
fund to aid the navy and help the fami-
lies of war victims
Germany and Russia are believed to
have reached an understanding regard
ing war in the far east British
motives are suspected
Five thousand men are working day
and night to strengthen the Port
Arthur defenses. The garrison Is
said to number 30 900 men.
Rev Philip II. Matzinger says one
Japanese is equal tC three Russians.
and the czar will need that proportion
of soldiers to win in the far east.
Russians are advancing on Corea
and troops already have penetrated
south of ANU. while landing has
been effected on the east coast.
Kakashino Okahura, Toxic million
aire. offers to sell his private museum
in America or England for 1000 900.
to be donated to the war fund
Japan's army may not take aggres-
sive for three months, according to its
minister at London. Russia's forces
cannot be increased before April.
John T. Miller and w. T. Ballentine.
acquitted last January Of conspiracy
To defraud the customs, were rearrest.
ed at Manila upon similar charge.
Confirmation comes from St Peters,
burg of the story that Negotiations are
progressing successfully for the pas
sage of the Dardanelles by the Black
Sea fleet
Secretary Hay receives information
that Japan has negotiated a treaty
with Corea, which guarantees the in.
tegrity and independence of the hermit
kingdom.
Ex-Secretary of War Root. in an
address at the Chicago Union League
club banquet, declared that Japan's
successes show that bgness does not
bring victory.
Washington officials fear that food
will be construed as contraband of
war, to injure american trade. Brit
ish and Americans heretofore have
exempted it,
Japan seizes 1920 barrels of mess
beef shipped from Omaha to Port
Arthur. II, G. Burt. former presi-
dent of the Union Pacific. was on
board the seized ship.
All notes exchanged by the powers
on China's integrity are published at
Washington. Japan promises to
keep out If Russia does and Russia
will If Chinese remain neutral.
Russia's protest to powers against
Japan's alleged violation of interna.
tional law calls attention to the vic.
lence against Corea, neutral power,
and the invasion with troops.
Berlin made the significant an.
nouncement that China's neutrality is
only temporary, Thirty thousand
Chinese troops are ready at a mo.
ments notice. he declared. to enter
Nanchuria.
A naval battle is reported of Port
Arthur Wednesday. The Japanese
ships retired after silencing three
guns in the Russian forts. The Rus
slams claim that they sank two Japan.
ese ships.
Niceroy AleXieff reports To the cgar