Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-16
ALSO AN ANCHOR AND A GUN.
The Captain Of the Chiyoda Summoned
To Toxic to Recount Story Of
His Exploits.
CRUELTY TO JAPANESE REFUGEES
1t is Charged by Them That the Rus,
sian Soldiers Beat and Abused
Them Most Shamefuly.

Toxic, Feb. 1G.-The flag Of the Rus.
sian cruiser Variag, recently sunk of
the harbor Of Chemulpo. which will be
presented TO the emperor as the first
tropny Of the war, reached Sasebo yes.
t,rddy on the cruiser Chiyoda, together
with an anchor, gun and other sou.
venirs of the destroyed warship. The
captain Of the cruiser ChIyoda has been
summoned to Toxic to personally re.
count to the emperor the actions and
experiences of himself and crew. lie
VIII bring the captured flag with him
ana POSSIBLY present IL 70 the emperor.
Inc German steamer Batavia has Just
reached Mol with 1850 Japanese refu-
gees or board, including the commercial
agent Of Japan at Nladivostock. The
latter reports that ~ Russian torpedo
boats were frozen up at the port un-
able to move The commander Of the
garrison and local authorities at Vladl.
NoslOck called on the departing agent
ana complained that the japanese had
opened hostilitleS without having de-.
ciared war When news OF the opening
OF The war reached Nladiyostock the
squadron there was hastily repalntrd
ana cleared for action, leaving port on
the afternoon OF Feb, 9. He believed
that II returned to Nladiyostock after
sinking the Nakonoura Maru. There
are 10 torpedoes or mines sunk az
NlhdlNostoek and the place Is totally
unpfephred to resist attack. Massing
oi troops on the north bank Of the Yalu
continues, the Russians evidently be.
Having fh4t Ia Ia,
make their main attack there with the
object In view OF forcing their way
through the Russian lines and DESTROY
ing the railway thereby cutting off all
communication with Port Arthur and
Nmflvostock. The japanese are again
agllating the construction of the Seoul
WIN railway and great quantities of
material used on the Fusan-Seoul rail.
way are available. In the event of a
prolonged war a railway between these
points would be of immense advantage.
CRUELTY 70 REFUGEES.
The government is receiving addition.
al clrcumstantial reports of The alleged
cruelty Of the Russians toward Japan-
csc refugees irom Manchuria The
Japanese consul general at Tlen Tsln
has just teleglaphtd the authorities
mere giving a recital Of the story told
by rs women who have lust arrived
at shan Hal Kwan The 10 women
were residing at Hardin and started
south on FEB. ., with 300 companions.
one half OF these with the women
reached Mukden on the 10th and were
ordered to leave The train by Russian
soldiers who cruelty abused them and
detained the party, which they finally
divided, the men being ordered to pro-
coed to Port Arthur The women were
sent to New ChWang where United
states Consul Miller provided food ana
transportation for them 70 Shan Hal
kWan, The women say they saw sew
eral japanese refugees cruelty beaten
and wounded, They say that the Rus
sian soldiers robbed them of money and
jeWelry, Some OF the japanese es-
capped punishment by bribing the SOL
diers
The japanese government and people
are deeply stirred by these reports Of
abuse and suffering sustained by the
refugees, They point 10 their own cor
rect attitude toward the Russians IN
Japan and donounCa the Russians as
barbarI9ns.
The sinking Of the Nakonura Maru
and the treatment Of refugees Is Great
ing a feeling which betokens a bitter
and relentless war. Il Is improbable
that the japanese VIII retaliatc IN kind
whatever excuses the Russians COM
nit
The Japanese are unable to UNDER
stand why the men and women rcfu-
gees from Hardin were divided, II Is
that Russia intends to hold
the men at Port Arthur IN the hope OF
avoiding q bomhar1ment This how
ever, appears extremely improbable.