Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-19
Her Private Information Is Not
Reassuring as Regards Lat.
ter's Neutrality.
MAY SUPPLY TOGO WITH COAL.
Some Evidence Pointing That Way
Fewer Battleships Appear of
Port Arthur.

St. Petersburg March 19-l p. m,
The governments prlvate information Is
not reassrrng as regards Chlnas sin
certify In observing neutrality atti-
tude. Secret advces indicate that at
least powerful party In the Chinese
government is abetting the japanese,
Although at first reluctant TO credit
II the Russian authorities continue TO
receive evidence that the japanese
contemplate landing on Chinese neutral
territory, west OF the Lion river, and
1900 men are being held especially TO
await developments In that direction,
Moreover, the emperors naval experts
who have been studying carefully the
puzzle as to where Vice Admiral Togo's
fleet Is ooaling and provisioning be-
tween its appearances off Port Arthur
are becoming more and more convinced
that 1t is using as base some quiet
spot on the Chinese coast. After
each disappearance not a word Is heard
OF the fleets whereabouts until II re-
appears, A calculation OF time and dis
lance shows II Is quite impossible for
the fleet to steam to Nagasak or Hiro-
shima, take OH board coal and ammuni-
ton and come back. Ii IL also certain
the japanese warships could not take
on coal much less heavy projectiles. at
sea IN the face OF the prevailing rough
weather. The idea that they are using
Chemulpo, Fusan or some other place
on the Korean coast for this purpose,
Is rejected. as II Is believed that II such
were the case the numerous secret cor
respondents and secret agents OF the
Russians In Korea would certainly
have reported the fact So by process
! OF elimination the Russians seem COM
| pelled TO arrive at the conclusion that
| the vessels OF thc japanese fleet must
| be reilllng their bunkers In some In
| LET on the Chinese coast, either on the
| Gulf of Liza Tung or the Shan Tung
| peninsular so far from ports ana IN"
habited centers that the correspondents
| are unable TO get wind OF II.
The dwindlins number OF japanese
battleshlps appearing off Port Arthur is
Increasing the conviction that many or
them have had 10 put back 20 Japan for
| n thorough rehtting.
A high naval officer said I'VE prob
| ably shall never know how many Of
their ships were crippled or sunk at
| least until the war Is over
/
JAPs NOT RUSHING THINGS.
The failure of the Japanese TO rush
| their operations evokes agreeable dis
appointment here, as II gives the Rus
| slams the time necessary TO complete
their preparations. A japanese land
| Ing on the Lao Tung peninsula TO be-
| siege Port Arthur would rather be well
| coined now, az IL would not be a large
force, yet would weaken the frontal at
| tack from Korea.
| IL was reported soon after the Japa-
| nese began their operations against
| Port Arthur that they had seized one OF
| the Elliott Islands, situated In the kor-
| can gulf less than 100 miles east by
north OF Port Arthur for use as a base,
| and the Toxic correspondent OF the
| London Times, March 7, cabled that n
Japanese squadron took possession OF
| Hal Yang Tao, one of the Elliott group,
| Feb. 20. The correspondent added that
| the Japanese found there only stores OF
coal and signaling flags the Russ ans
having evacuated the Island Feb, 20.
FLAG FOR ALEXUFF.
A special flag has been ordered by the
emperor for vlceroy Alexleff-white
with blue 81. Andrews cross In the
center, black double Russian eagle, II
will be saluted by 10 guns,
The daughter Of Admiral Taube, who
commanded the wooden Retvlzan, pre-
decessor OF the present battleshlp, has
written 10 Admiral Makaroff, saying
that nearly 80 years ago. while the old
VetvIzan was moored In the Neya, her
father noticed an object floating toward
him and found II 70 be an Image Of the
Savior which had remained In the
Taube family since the dlsmantling OF
the old ship. The daughter OF Admiral
Taube now sends the Image 10 Admra
Makaroff, convinced that II viii keeI
the battleshlp from harm In the future