The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-10
NlSHT ATTACK BY The
JAPS ON PORT ARTHUR
fcontinued From Page one)


DECORATIONS ARH CONFERRED.
The commanders OF the Russian war
shins Va riag and Korietz have had con-
ear,ad ,,,,on them the decoration OF the
military vder OF St George OF the fourth
cIasses ON account of their heroic con-
duct in the engagement with the japanese
at Chomul 20.
rh other officers and crews OF the yes
sells have b cen given minor decorations
including CROSSES OF the order OF OF
TORPEDO BOAT LOST.
Canea. Isl. and OF Crete, March 10
A Russian tr; ,nsp)rt from Port Said has
arrived here.
Members OF her crew say that the
Russian torped hoat mo. 22l" was lost
while on her wa W 30 this port. The crew
OF the torpedo boat was rescued by the
transport
St Petersburet March lo,othet me bn,,y 0nly
today from the spa OF war was the as
sociated Press d Va ,atch from Port Ar,
thur. Announcing a fresh attack on tha'
place by the Japa n,ise Meet , A.,
The dispatch cor VI aimed no details An
other telegram to the Associated Press
from Vladivostok Mas been received ~
makes no mention pf fighting. and II is
assumed that all isi quiet there
CHINESE TROOPS ACTIVE.
| Paris March 10 1t Is officially con-
J a haf
Mas made firm re presentations TO the
/ chInesa government concerning the activ-
! itv Of chinese tro ,ps along the Man
| nSurian frontier wi IN n pointed intim l.
| tjnn of the defensi we measures Russia
nav he compeIled IN adopt. The sub
| stayce ~ tho rppres sntationS follows.
ALL ALONG IT uE FRONTIER.
pussia has taken cognizance OF the
presence Of considera Bile forces on Chinese
troops along the fror nier For the pres
ent n is recognized { hat these forces are
| ,ndanendent OF the Direct authority and
control OF the i'm perial government
| which therefore Is not responsible fol
their presence. But the fact or theii
nresence Is called 10 fhe attention OF tho
ipnerial frovernment Ind shall their con
t,nuance on the frontier lead to depreda
lions and acts OF l5,wlessness, Russia
| viii take the measuresi necessary TO safe
| guard her interests.
ptTRPoRT OF THE TERMS
The foregoing is ncr the literal text
hut is the purport OF the terms Of th'
representations:
The Chinese troops refer red to are thos'
of Gen. Ma and Gen Yuan-Shi-Kai, th'
} oommander-in in-cinef. The latter Is th
viceroy of Chile province and his troop
originally were organizo1 by the lat
nj Hung Chang. They are subject q
u-ovincial instead OF imr control.
n is understood that piceroy Alexief
wall be entrusted WITH 10 EniinE TepitSSiN'
measures II the depredafions spread &
The extent OF endangering the Russian
I interests.
LAND FIGHT SURE SOON.
| St Petersburg. March 10.-The report
that the Japa nese have entered Manchuri
west of the Yalu river and have reache
Fenghuancheng on the Pekn road, whic
is the Rus,ian line OF communication {
the Yalu cannot be confirmed
II the Information proves true Ian
engagement Of some magnitude canno
long be delayed. as the Russians have
heavy fcro' south 81 the line. betwee
Lao Yang and Muiuien, and they are ais
occupying strong positions along IN
| Yalu.
\ japanese column between them woul
be In a desperate strait unless it move
by the fank 20 take the Russians on IN
Yalu in the rear and was energeticall
supported by a forward japanese move
ment from Corea.