Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-03
RUSSIA IS WAITING
 FOR JAPAN'S NEXT MOVE
Believed in St. Petersburg That the aps Losses Were Greater Than Given Out t- Heavy Reserves Brought Up to Protect Korea = The Report That China is to Join Japan is Doubtful Japanese Spies in Chinese Garb.

Japanese Spies Tn <. St Petersburg, March 3.-Since the disappearance of the Japanese fleet from before Port Arthur the Russian authorities have been awaiting anx- iously for the next move of the Jap anese on sea. There is an inclination here to believe that the Japanese have been discouraged by the failure of their attacks and perhaps by losses they have not announced. It is evi- dent from the meagre information re- garding the Russian dispositions in northern Korea that the play for checking the Japanese land advance is perfected and that heavy reserves Ire being brought up to the Yalu river.
 Every energy, O. the authorities is now directed to prevent blockade on the Siberian railroad. Twenty new sidings. each of 2,2o0 feet, are being erected. Owing to the heavy move mrnt of rolling stock carrying rein forcements, war munitions and com missariat stores eastward, there is great danger that in bringing back the empty cars the whole line may be stopped. With the sidings now build- Ing the authorities hope to be able to keep the line clear and to send eleven trains in each direction daily. e Mail advices from Siberia say that the army reserve men from the rural districts seem to be much more anX- ions to 90 to the front than the townss men. Many of the latter are present ing physicians certificates of illness.
 The government bank balance March showed a decrease of only $4,OoO,Ooo. The gold in hand amounted to S4oo'- 100000.
 Paris. March 3.-Credence is not y;ven by inc foreign office to the re- norts that China is on the eve Of joln- dna Japan in the war. All the au- vices received here indicate that China proposes to observe her declaration of neutrality and that the Chinese troops sent north have instructions to enforce her neutrality. It is. understood that China has disayowed any coliusloyn between her troops and the Chinese outlaws, explaining that those who have joined the latter are deserters, and that in the undisciplined state of the army ,s impossible to prevent them from leaving.
 It is authoritatiyely announced that France has not been approached to cede any islands to Russia for use ns coaling stations by the latter when she sends her Baltic fleet to the liar east. Should Russia make a request to this effect it will be denied as such 1 notdon would be regarded as a breach of neutrality. To show Frances pur- pose to remain neutral, it is pointedI out that Russia has 8 coal depot at 1 Villefrance, near Nice, but that Rus sian ships will not be allowed to use that station as in time of peace.
 San Francisco, March 3.--Captain l F. c. March, of the general staff, one of the United States military attaches to the Japanese army, has arrived ! from Washington The other attaches who will accompany the Mikado's l troops are Colonel Enoch H. Chowder, l judge advocate United States army and member of the general staff; Cap-l tain John K. Morrison, Twelfth In. fantry, now stationed at Manila, and l Captain Joseph E. Kuehn, engineer corps, also stationed at Manila. NTheSe | appointments were made by General l Adna R. Chaffee. Colonel Crowder l and Captain March will soil for Tokio 1 on the next steamer leaving for the l Orient.
 Seoul, March 3.-The Russian Forces at Anju are compelling the Ko- reans to supply them with rice, fod- der and fuel. The Russians are for tfyiag Antung heavily with the ap- parent Intention of preventing the l Japanese from crossing the Yalu. The commander of the British gunboat l from Sung Thong reports the death l of Prince H-Ihai-Sun. He was a l nephew of the former king and has filled all the high posts of the king dom.
 Nagasalii, March 3.-The naval l prize court in session at Sasebo has upheld the legality of the capture by l Japanese cruisers of the merchant l steamers Augun, Nuken, Micheal and Rossija and the whalers Micolina and Alexander. Other cases are now pending. An appeal was allowed within sixty days.
 Vladivostok, March 3.-The de tachment of 2,5O0 Japanese troops 1 without artillery, which arrived at l Song-Chfn, PIaksin bay, Feb. 19, land 1 ed from three steamers, escorted by : three warships, at night, and started immediately on q march to Mao Fur l Chan, South Manchuria, close to the 1 Korean bordar.