Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-02-22
RUSSIA IS UTTERLY
UNPREPARED FOR WAR
Japanese Do Not Look for Any Ser
ious Fighting for Three Months
Yet and Will Keep Busy by Build
ing Railroad From Seoul to the
YdIu River.

Chez Foo, Feb. 22-The captain O
the German steamer Pronto. just al
rived from Dalny says positively tina
besides the torpedo gunboat Yenesei
accidentally destroyed by a mine, tn,
Russians lost another ship by acciden
on. the 18th inst. This was q small
cruiser, name unknown.
Ran on the Rocks and Wrecked.
New York. Feb 22-The small Rus
sian cruiser referred to in the aboy,
is probably the Boyarin previously an
nounced to have been blown up by {
mine at Port Arthur on February 1;
and which another account says ran OF
the rocks while picking up the mines
brought to the surface by storm.
May Be Allowed to Slip Through.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 22--It is stated
that some morning the Black Sea fleet
may be found in the Mediterranean
Turkey being assured that this once
accomplished, no power would have q
word to say in objection Diplomatic
negotiations towards this end are al.
legged to be progressing.
Fortifying Black Sea Port.
Warsaw, Russia, Feb. 22-Heavy
guns are being put in position on the
coast about ten miles from Odessa
covering the approach to the port.
These preparations are being made in
view of possible happenings around
the Black Sea-
Russia Unprepared for War.
London Feb. 22-The latest advices
of Baron Hayashi the Japanese min
lister to Great Britain, leads him to be-
lieve that the Japanese troops may
wait possibly two or three months be-
fore undertaking aggressive opera
tions in Manchuria. He says they had
found Russia SO Unexpectedly unpre-
pared that the Japanese land forces
may content themselves with building
railroad towards the Yalu River ha,
fore they strike blow. He says Rus
sia appears to be less prepared than
China was in 1896. He discredits the
report that $500 Russian soldiers
were killed in an outpost engagement
at the Yalu River as the Japanese
force in that vicinity is not large
enough to infiict such loss.
Russian Transports Homeward Bound.
Suez, Feb. 22-The Russian trans
ports Orel and Smolensk which recent
ly traversed the canal, bound for the
far East, returned today and entered
the canal on the way to Port Said.
English Steamer Captured BY Rus
slams.
London, Feb. 22-The owners of the
British steamer Rosalee from Cardiff
for Vladivostock have been notified
that the vessel has been captured by
the Russians at Vladivostock.
Chinese Neutrality Temporary.
Berlin, Feb. 22-An interview attrib-
uted to the Chinese minister here
quotes that diplomat as having pro-
claimed that China's neutrality is only
temporary, and that no one can tell
what day will bring forth in China's |
attitude. He says it should not be for
gotten that Manchuria is Chinese ter
ritory and that the excitement of the
Chinese will increase as the war pro
crosses. The Chinese government may |
decide any day that neutrality is neith- |
Or possible nor desirable In con-
,luding, he says: "Our nation admires
he Japanese and sympathizes decided
y with their efforts"
French Neutrality Assured.
Toxic, Feb. 22-The assurances of
France that the Russian flotilla, except
;wo torpedo boat destroyers, which
ire disarmed and will be detained un-
Ill the war ends, have left Jibutal,
French Somaliland, reached Toxic to-
lay, and produced general satisfaction.
The reaffirmation of French neutrali-
" is highly reassuring to the present
diplomatic situation. It is the opinion
lere that the maintenance of the neu-
rality of oriental ports is extremely
to Japan as it assures
Ter the mastery of the naval situation.
servia a Friend of Russia.
Paris, Feb. pm. Popovitch, the
'ervian minister here says that the
of Servia are with Russia.
Ie believes there will be no revolt in
he Balkan states, for without the sup
'ort Of Russia and Austria, they
ould not hope to win. All Servia asks
to be allowed to collaborate in the
'ork Of applying reforms in Mace
onia.
Chinese Leaving vladivostoek.
Nagasaki, Feb. 22-The steamer
tolberg arrived here from Vladivos-
ock with 20 white foreigners, 1900
hinese and so Japanese. 1t brings in
ddition 40 survivors Of the Japanese ,
teamer Nakonoura Maru, which was
lnk by the Russian squadron from
on February IL. The
squadron Intended to
ombard Hakodate but = snowstorm I
revented the vessels entering the =