Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-29
MARTIAL LAW.
American Flags Hauled Down
by the Russians.
-Four Russian Steamers Reported to
Have Been Sunk.
Not Much Fighting Will Be Done at
Present.

It. Petersburg. March 2S.-Large
crowds gathered before the bulletin
io;iru.; today to read the official ac-
counts of the second unsuccessful at
tempt of tho japanese to bottle up the
RUSSIAN fleet at Port Arthur. Licuten-
ant HcrinZky's heroic attack on the
cEclnYs fire ships and torpedo boats
| md the action OF the three Russian Of
ficcrs in boarding the burning stemers
evoked enthusiasm. while the almost
universal exclamation applied to Vice
Adniiray Makaroff as the people turned
away vas. "Moldodctz.' which might
be literally translated Hes a dandy"
The action Of the japanese in maxi
irg use of Internal machines has
aroused Indignation. No further de-
tails have been received except that
the injury to the torpedo boat destroy
er SLIM. from grounding is slight ana
that ii can be easily repaired.
Tho Associated Press has received
confirmation of. the report that Admiral
Makarof during his recent rcconnai-
sancc of the Elliott islands captured
= Japanese vessel towing a Chinese
,. junk. but the vessel was small steam
e.. not a gunboat. The crews were
taken off after which both vessels were
sunk.
Toxic. March 2S.--i p. ma telegram
received from Newchwang. Monday af-
| tcrnu0n. says that o'clock. Sunday
! morning. the japanese succeeded in
| sinking four steamers at the mouth of
| Port Arthur harbor y fiotiila of de-
stroyers conveyed the merchantmen
which were subsequently sunk and res
cncd the volunteer crews.
! Later the Japanese battleships bonn
! bardcd the town and its defenses.
st. Petersburg, March 2S.-In the diplo-
matte circles the possibility of such new
tliplc alliance with its far-rcachinS con
sequences attracts considerable attention.
| the opinion being that ii is not so fantas
! tic rs ii at first appeared There is an in
| timation from well-nformed quarter
| that King Edward, who is now practical
; " his own prime minister. sincerely har-
| bors Il desire to compose the long stand
ing differences between Great Britain AMI
| the empire Of his nephew and that while
| the time is not yet ripe for the satsfac-
| ton of this desire. the way is being paved
| for its consummation. prominent dip
| lomat said to The Associated Press:
"a thorough understanding between
| Russia and Great Britain would be the
greatest possible guarantee of the worlds
(, peace, ard there is no reason why the
spheres of their ambitions should not lie
| del;mtCd. The mistrust of each others
purposes imposes upon both countries
enormous and useless burdens. Great Bri-
| tain has repeatedly tried to come to an
agreement with Russia. but thus far
something has always come in the way
| OF such an agreement. Personally, l
| think that there can be no AngloR Rus
sian entente for the present, but sooner
or later it is bound TO come"
St. Petersburg. March 2S-Captain Irl-
Off of the Manchurian commissariat ser
vice. who has been sentenced to y years
penal sorvitude for selling government Sc
crets> to the japanese. will be sent to the
quicksilver mines ut Norchnsk eastern
Siboria). He has wife, two sons in the
cadte corps and a grown-up daughter.
The papers in the case of Captain Leon
! ticf Of the Russian general staff. arrest
cd at Warsaw for similar offence, are in
the hands of the general staff a court
martial will be appointed TO try the cap
| tain.
London, March 28.-Thc Seoul cor
respondent Of the Daily Mail says that
on March %, japanese infantry had an
engagement with Cossacks between
ANU and Chong-K u, in which the Jap
anese We're victorious after losing 50
killed.
Paris. -.arch zS.-The Echo de Paris