Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-22
Rsssis Objects to the Storning
sf Quarantine Hospital By
japanese
LAND ENGAGEMENT. 7.
London Hears That Port Arthur
Has Fallen From Combined
Land and Sea Attack

ST PETERSBURG, March 22.-U.
S. Ambassador Mccormick has not
been instructed by the state depart
ment as to the request Of the Japanese
minister at Washington to ask the
Russian government what facilities
will be afforded to forty thousand Jap
anese In Siberia to return to Japan.
According Conformation received there
are comparatively few Japanese now
in Siberia. Most of them left just
previous to the outbreak OF the war.
kuropatkin Travels.
IRKUTSK, Eastern Siberia, March
22.-Gen Kuropatkin, commanding the
troops in the far east, arrived here
last evening and left this morning for
Lake Baikal.
No Protest From France.
TOXIC, March 22.-The Japanese
government denies the report that
France acting in behalf Of Russia,
has protested to the Japanese govern
ment on account of the bombardment
Of the quarantine station on San Chan
Tao islands opposite Port Dalny,
March 10. No protest on the subject
has reached the Toxic government.
Russian Grievance.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 22- The
Russ, in an editorial today on Russia's
new protest against the bombardment
Of the quarantine hospital on San.Chan
Tao islands, declares the Japanese can.
not plead ignorance Of the character
of the buildings as the bombardment
Of unfortified towns and buildings is
prohibited by The Hague convention
Who knows" queried the Russ, what
excesses Japan may go to in violation
Of international law?' The editorial
concludes with the hope that Russia i
protest will make an impression upon
other powers.
Cum Grano Sails.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 22.--Au
thorities here are skeptical in regard
to the report that the Japanese squad
ron has been sighted off the port Of
New Chwang. There Is no confirma.
tion here Of the report, purporting tc
come from London that the Vladivo
stock squadron has reached Port Ar.
thur.
japanese corruptionists.
TOXIC. March PA legislative
scandal is threatening in connection
with the proposal Of the government
to create a tobacco monopoly. It is
alleged that certain members OF the
Diet agreed to support a movement
to increase the compensation to be
paid to manufacturers for a share OF
the increase. It was originally pro
posed to pay the manufacturers a
sum equal to three years income
from their business. 1t is said the
Illicit project was to secure an equiv.
alent OF four years income. The po
lice are investigating the matter and
it probably will be ventilated on the
floor Of the house. The incident will
likely have the effect Of leaving the
three years provision unchanged.
False Alarm.
NEW CHWANG, March 22.-Ths
firing heard this morning has beer
officially explained as practice by The
forts. The Associated Press cor
respondent learns that the Russians
notified the Chinese late yesterday ev
ening that the practice fire would oc
cur but not in time for the informa
tion to become generally known, and
consequently there was considerable
alarm.
Ice Breaking.
NEW cHwANG, March 22.-Twc
junks, the first arrivals Of the sea
son, are unloading at the railway sta
ton today. The ice in the river 1:
rapidly breaking. A south wind is ex
pected and should It come, the river
will be entirely free 10 few days.
Port Arthur Reported Taken.
LONDON. Tuesday March 22.--
The Daily Telegraph's Toxic cores
pondent cables . newspaper report
Of japanese occupation OF Port Ar
thur After a combined land and ses