The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17
ALEzIEFf GOES TO KAREN
LEAVES PORT ARTHUR FOR
 INLAND STRATEGICAL POINT.
Accompanied by HI. Chief of Staff Russian Army and Navy Commands to be Reorgsuizsd-Daiiy Atroeitis. fin New chwang-Rumors of Victories on Both Sides

New chwang-Rumors of Victories on Both Sides
 New Chwang, Feb. 16.-viceroy Alex jeff left Port Arthur to-day, proceed ing to Harbin with General Pfug, the chief of staff, and the general staff.
 It is stated that the Russian army and navy commands will be reorgan- ized and that General Kerpaitsky will command the Yalu division, which is expecting to be attacked by the Japan ese forces.
 Atrocities daily perpetrated both by police and troops makes 1t impossible for the civil administrator of New Chwang to control the situation. It is feared that reign of terror will be pre- cipitated if the neutral powers remain inactive. A captain of police, with ten soldiers. without any provocation, de- stroyed the contents of hotel, owned by German, where three Japanese had
 
 civil administrator. These Japanese were bound, stabbed and robbed of food, money and jewelry. They were rescued with difficulty by United States Consul Miller, together with three women refu- gees, all of whom the civil administra- tor had assured MT. Miller would be protected. The administrator admits the gravity of the situation, but de- clares that Viceroy Alexieff alone can remedy it. It is believed here, however, that the maintnance of order at this treaty port and the prevention of these violations of International rights can be insured only by an instant international proclamation, supported by an armed force.
 Mines have been constructed and preparations made for depositing them at the mouth of the river here, where the forts have been occupied by field battery of artillery and guns from the Russian gunboat Sivoutch.
 Washington, Feb. 16.-The Japanese minister to-day received despatch from Tokio stating that trustworthy in- formation has reached the Japanese government to the effect that as re- suit of the Japanese attack on the Rus sian squadron off Port Arthur at mid night of February s, the Russian bat tleship Retvizan is still aground out side the port; the Czarevitch has been . . AL still aground at the entrance of the port. All three," the despatch says, ssare horse du combat" The despatch says that as a result of the lombard ment on the morning of the 9th the Novig was seriously damaged, but the X Askold, Diana and Poltava were only slightly damaged.
 Washington, Feb. 16.-United States Minister Allen, at Seoul, under yester- days date cables the state department the following details of the disposition made of the Russian sailors who com posed the crews of the Variag and the Kzorietz, the Russian cruisers sunk by the Japanese at Chernulpo on the 9th inst:
 Russian forces that were captured have been taken on the French naval vessel and will be conveyed by her to Saigon Cochin China) tomorrow, where they will be held until after the close of the war. Those on the British naval vessel will be taken to Hong Kong under similar understanding"
 San Francisco, Feb. 1e.-The Commer- oio Co 1oe advised that cable between Hong Kong and Foo Chow has been repaired, re- storing normal communication between Hong Kong and Shanghai and Japan.
 The Japanese government states that all telegrams to and from Nagasaki or in transit through Nagasaki since Feb ruary 15 are subject to military censor ship
 Paris, Feb. 16.--It is reported here that the loss of the Russian torpedo gunboat Yenisei will entail serious con- sequences. The captain of the vessel had placed torpedoes at various differ ent places, and the maps and plans in dicating these spots went down with the ship. It is believed that the general staff possesses duplicates of these pa- pers, but there is probability that those which were lost contained certain corrections and notifications which the others do not.
 London, Feb 17.-The Seoul corre- spondent of the Daily Mail, in the course of description narrative of the Chemulpo naval battale, says that be- fore the fight the captain of the Rus sian cruiser Variag held conference with the British, French and Italian captains aboard the British cruiser Tal- bot, in which he asked for the protec- tion of foreign warship in leaving the harbor The request was refused. The British launch delivered a protest to the Japanese admiral immediately before the action. The Americans present re- trained from attending the naval con- ference or participating in the demon- stration, although some of the Russian wounded were received on board the United States gunboat Vicksburg.
 While the Vafiag was being sunk her captain, fearing that the eJapanes would reach thu vessel before she set tied down, requ ested the captain of the Talbot to fire tt her waterline. This request was alsp refused.
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