Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
of War Will be Heavy.

Tokio. April GA conference was held at the imperial Headquarters. be- fore the throne to-day at which Lieu tenant-S1eneral Terauchi, minister of war; Vice-Admiral Yamaoto, minister of the navy; commanding officers i'll the army and navy; Major-General Ishimoto, vice-minister of war; Rear Admiral SaitO, vice-minister of tue navy, and number of the elder states men were present It is understood that the recent naval campaign was discussed and detailed reports of Vice Admiral TogO's operations were read by Lieutenant Saito, who was a par ticipant in the first attempt to block Port Arthur, and who reeounted in de tail this particular operation, giving his personal experiences and views. Ii any conclusions regarding future op- erationS were reached at the confer ence they were not made public.
 St Petersburg. April 6 (12.49 p. n.)- The reduction of the regular credits by $67, 7,OOO,OOO, which will go to swell the war fund, falls the heaviest on the railroad department, which loses alto gether $36000,O00, including $25,OOO,- 900 for new roads. The church loses at least $117 ,O0O, including $7, ,750 for
 
 The education department is a small loser by $553, 1858. and the foreign of flee loses $576,352 of which $216,7 4. was for the purchase of an embassy building at Washington. The liquor monopoly effects an economy of $6.- 100000, mostly by canceling the .in- demnity to liquor dealers. Agriculture and mining loses :pl,500,000, the new department of mercantile marine loses S2,OO0,OOO and the non-p participation of Russia in the St Louis exposition saves $11O,000.
 St Petersburg, April 6.'sAll is quiet" is the report which General Kachtalinky telegraphed April to General Kuropatkin, who forwarded tue message to the emperor.
 The report added that an exchange of shots occurred between Russian cav airy and Japanese skirmishers near Wiju. The Russians sustained no losses Five Japanese were killed. The number wounded is not known.
 The stores of a Russian village near Y0ngampho, south of Wiju, on the YaIu river. Korea, have been wrecked and burned by a detachment of Japan csc infantry, numbering 300 men.
 General Kachtalinky also reported that opposite Turmitchen. on the Island of AIatuzeo.siR the Yalu river, some Russian volunteers had a skirm- ish with a Japanese outpost from Wiiu.. There were no casualties on the Russian side. Six Japanese were killed.
 vladivostok, April 6.-Many wound ed men from Port Arthur have been brought here. They are receiving the greatest attention from the numerous volunteer Sisters of Mercy.
 Mukden, April 6.-In skirmish be- tween frontier guards and Chinese bandits April 2 at point on the southern section of the railroad three guards were wounded and ten bandits were killed and twenty wounded. X force has been dispatched in pursuit of the bandits.
 Cronstadt, April 6.-The boilers of the Russian battleship Alexander III have been taken out and replaced by new ones.
 A peasant in horse sleigh last night in the darkness drove into the channel made by the ice breaker Er- mak and was drowned.
 Due, Island of Sakhalln. April G. All is quiet inland There are no --f~- .ks4 4I.1 .