Indianapolis Journal, Volume 54, Number 72, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 March 1904 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1904.

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KUROPATKIN SAYS FAREWELL TO THE CZAR

Later He Is Presented with a Sacred Picture, Which He Kisses on Pended Knee.

WILL SOOX GO TO FRONT

ST. PETERSBIHG. Marrh 11 Onral Kuropatkin. who Is about to leave for the tar Elast, to take command of th military forces, had a long farewell Interview with th Emperor to-dar. Hf also paid partt:i? visits to the Kaiprs and th- grand dnke. The Emperor in bidding him farewell -x-pree1 the Kreat-!"t confidence that hwould bring glory t Russian arms Later in th da.r Gnral Kuropatkin rrcelvod a deputation from thf Municipal Council, who presented him with an address and a trip! ikf-n. or sacred picture, representing th- warrior saints Alcxan ! r Xevsky. Alexis and George. The general received the iken on h nded knee and kiss' d It. In returning thinks to the deputation, he spoke modestly and sakl: "It is necessary to be calm and patient. The army will take faithful efforts to accomplish the task intrusted to it by the Emperor. Slight reer- are possible. Our troopj are assembling blowlv and in this everything depends ou the railroad. I am firmly confident that God will respond to our prayers and bless Russian arms." It can be asserted positively that there WIN be no con Ml t of authority between

Viceroy Alexi'-ff and General Kuropatkin. , The former is to retain administrative on- , trol of the vlccroyalty. General Kuropal- ! kiu. although nominally a subordinate, will : exercise complete control of the land opera- j tions and Vice Admiral Makaroff will command the fleet in the far East. About 5,W men are going forward over the Siberian railroad every day and by thmiddle of April all the troops necessary to j put Int effect the plans of the government will be in eastern Asia. The land railroad around Iake Baikal is eapected to be completed by the middle of April and thereafter the transportation of supplies and munitions of war will not, it I

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UENLKAL KUROPATKIN. Commanier-ln-CLief of the Russian Foios in Manchuria, Who Bade Farewell to th Czar Yesterday.

The Russians Bo Idly Sail Out of Port Arthur and Attack the Japanese Fleet

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remained in suspense. All sorts of rumors of the information contained in the dispatches were spread among the officials, but they did not have the texts and were under th. impression that Admiral Makaroff had directed the attack upon the enemy's fleet When the texts appeared it became ev Ideal thut the collisions between the torpedo flotillas had occurred accidentally during the night, while the Russians were scouting in search of the enemy. As far as is known here, this is the first time torpedo boats have engaged each other at sea. Although the odds were against the Russians, as the Japanese flotilla was supported by the cruiser squadron, the Russians made a heroic dash for the foe and apparently had the better of the combat, sinking a Japanese torpedo boat, until the cruisers got within range, and one of the latters' shells crippled the Stereguschtchi. The gallant action of Vice Admiral Makaroff iu transferring his Hag to the fast cruiser Novik and sailing out in the face of the enemy in an attempt at rescue, receives unstinted praise, stamping him at the ouiset of his command as a man of force and action, who insists on being in the van of the righting. Not much importance is attached here to the bombardment on account of the great d. stance of the enemy from the batteries. Their cruisers took refuge behind the Man Tiehin promontory, fearing to expose themselves to the direct tire of the forts. The removal of the battleship Retvlsan from the mouth uf the inner harbor, which marked the assumption of command by Admiral Makaroff. will permit tle free exit Of the heavy armored ship;-. It had beeil believed that the reason why the Russian ships had r.t made a sortie before waa the apprehension of meeting with a superior force, but it is now clear that the snips were unable to leave. With the channel open it is expected that Admiral Makaroff will make the squadron an aggressive force. Appreciating the misfortune of the division of the fleet before the war. it is believed that Admiral Makaroff will attempt to unite his forces by britiging the Vladivostok squadron to I'. rt Arthur Repairs on the battleship Retvixan will be completed in a few weeks, but the battleship Czarevitch Is so badly damaged that it is no: thought she can participate in any of the operations for a long time. No official reports of the recent righting have been received here up to this hour.

VARIOUS MOVEMENTS ON LAND AND SEA

LONDON. March Although there is Some confusion of dates in the official messages from the far East regarding recent attacks on Port Arthur and other engagements which is probably due to the fact that those affairs occurred during the night time, no fresh action is known to have taken place on Frida A correspond' nt of the Daily Telegraph at S";1 .1'scribes those Japanese attacks on Port Arthur as Su cessful preparatoi v bombardments. " thereby Intimating that a greater attempt to reduce Port Arthur is Imminent. The official announcement from Mukden that the Russian army corps, which has arrived at Harbin, will be held there because of the landing of Japanese troops at different points, and the various reports of the Intentions of the Japanese commanders Is an inintentional tribute from Viceroy Alexieff to Japanese extraordinary guccest !n concealing her plan of campaign and nnystifing the enemy as to her movements. A correspondent at Chee-Foo of the Dally Mail gives alleged information of the Japanese landing movements up to March 9. and says that disembarkation is proceeding at Chemulpo and points to the northward with marvelous rapidity. During the last ten days sixteen transports have landed 10.W men at a town the Japanese call Kaistooe tprobably Hwang-Ju. ninety-four miles northwest of Chemulpo on the. Tal-Dong river), twelve miles by sea from Chemulpo. Dispatch boats began to run on Wednesday between Chemulpo and Chenampo. The correspondent calculates that up to th present TO.uno Japanese have been landed in northern Korea. The correspondent says also that a torpedo boat destroys! and a transport are aground off Chemulpo; the tormer is slightly damaged and the latter, which has the appearance of a cruiser, is completely wrecked. Cabling from Yin-Kow a correspondent of the Daily Mail savs the British and American gunboats .it N'ieu-Chwaug have received orders to leave immediately the river opeus. A Iaao-Vang correspond- at says there are now 1J. troops working night and day on the fortifications. A great fortified camp is being formed south of the towu. it ext nds three miles in every direction The Russian force on the Yalu rP er now amounts to 30,000 men. As an example of the terrible power of the Japanese "f'himoso" powder, a corn -spondent of the Standard at Tokio relates that a Russian sailor who was hurt iu the naval fight off Chemulpo and who has been brought to Matsi.v ,mi.,. Japan, has 1'U WOUUdS. The Tien-Tsin correspondent of the Standard reports that influential Chinamen living In the l uited States have telegraphed the 'hinese Foreign Board urging that the Emperor be made head of the .trmy aud that China join Japan against Russia. The 'hiuamen in question offer to raise the funds necessary to do this. Refugees from Nieu-Chwang. this c orrespondent continues, report that the Japanese are landing at a small bay on the Llao-Tung peninsula. No f urther news has been r . - . i I of the reported Japanes movements at Feng-Wang-Choni, but a correspondent ,,f the Daily Telegraph, who i n w .tt Chemulpo, maintains that th. most striking developments will take place ou th. I.iao-Tuug peninsula.

PROTEST AGAINST BLOCK IXC HARBOR

WASHING Tm.V M uch 11. -The Cabinet tp-day discusstrti the press reports that Captain Sawver. of the d States gunbof llelenu. now in the mud dock it NieuC wails', had rc tested against the blukin

by the Russians of junks at the entrance of Nieu-Chwang harbor. This government has received no official advices on the subject, but it is said that the discussion by members of the Cabinet Indicated that such an attitude, if taken by Captain Sawyer, would be sustained.

Rt SSI A PLEASED WITH PROCLAMATION

WASHINGTON. March 11 Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador, called on Secretary Hay to-day at his residence and in the course of a long conversation on Kusso-American lelations. personally and officially thanked the secretary and through him the government of the United States for the proclamation issued by th President yesterday enjoining prudence and caution on officials in speech ami action relative to the far Eastern war. The ambassador told the secretary that he was confident the proclamation would be welcomed not only by conservative Americans, but by both belligerents. The ambassador further told the secretary he was sure his government would welcome the proclamation as another evidence of the sincerity of this government' determination to maintain complete neutrality. The secretary will to-morrow communicate to the President the appreciation of the Russian government as expressed through its ambassador.

JAPANESE-KOREAN PROTOCOL PUBLISHED

TOKIO, March 11. The Japanese-Kortan protocol was published at Seoul, in an extra edition of the Gazette, yesterday. The Korean government will publicly announcethat the publication of the protocol nullifies the concessions granted to Russia, such as the nonalienation of coal mining at Kochio island and Rose island and the forestry concessions in the Clleungdo, Tumen and Yalu valleys. The Wiju-Seoul Railway concession was signed yesterday by the Japanese and Korean authorities. The Russians are engaged In building defenses at Wiju. which will co-operate with the fortifications already constructed on the left bank of the Yalu. It is reported that the Russians have 15.000 tons of coal at Wiju. which they keep drenched with kerosene, in readiness to burn should the Japanese land there.

RUSSIAN ARMY CORPS TO REMAIN AT HARBIN

MC K DEN. Man. huria, March 11. It is officially announced that in consequence of the many conflicting accounts of the landing of Japanese troops at different points and the various reports of the intentions of the Japanese commanders, the Russian army corps, which has arrived at Harbin will be detained there. It will be most difficult to find accommodation for this great body of troops and their detention at Harbin will entail much hardship on the soldiers.

CHINESE TO RECEIVE BREECHLOCKS OF GUNS

SHANGHAI. March 11. -It has been finally arranged that a Chinese gunboat shall go alongside the Russian gunboat Mandjur. which has been in these waters since the outbreak of the war. and receive the breech locks "f her guns, her uinmanttioa and NM essential parts of her engines. The first Japanese mail ftesOMT since the war broke out arrived here to-day, thus reopening the service. JAPAXESE WOMAN GETS IM PORT AXT PLANS NEW YORK. March ll.-A daring and clever feat has been performed by a Japanese woman who escaped from Dalny by means which are still shrouded in secrecy, says a World dispatch from Tien-Tsin. It IS said she secured official plans of the harbors of Dalny and Port Arthur and took thni to Tokio, gvtting away simply as an ordinary refugee. A decoratiou for her heroism is the reported reward. RUSSIANS MOUNTING GUNS AT NIEU-CHWANG

TIEN TSIN. March 11. One held battery has been installed In the fort at NieuChwang and also o,. company of infantry, while preparations are leing 'nad to mount a siege gun. A Chinese r .o from Hsu-Yen Insists that he ha-- n Ku.-m hi? retreating from the Yalu river and destroying villages en route.

TWO RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOATS ARE MISSING

NEW YORK. March 11. -Two torpedo boats sent out as scouts from Port Arthur March 7 have not been heard from, according to a Herald dispatch from Chfefoo. It is feared, the dispatch adds, that they have fallen into the hands of the Japanese. JAPANESE PRISONERS PARADED AT MUKDEN

TIEN TSIN. March 11 One officer and four Japanese soldbrs, who recently were captujed ti.ar WUu Koita. weft paraded

through the streets of Mukden on Tuesday, March 8. On Feb. 30 Major General Pflug, chief of staff of Viceroy Alexieff, telegraphed from Port Arthur to St. Petersburg that a number of Cossacks marching from Wlji captured a Japanese major named Tatsuru with five soldiers aud two civilians. Another dispatch from Port Arthur of the same date stated that a p'eket of Cossacks had captured some Japanese on whom they found maps and, papers. Americans Aiding; Russians. ST. PETERSBURG. March 11 Ollol Petersen, of Brooklyn, N. Y., has sent $500 to the Grand Duke Alexis, the high admiral, for the relief of the survivors of the Russian gunboat Korietx and the cruiser Variag, sunk off Chemulpo by the Japanese, as a mark of sympathy with the bravery of the crews. George S Cassidy. of New Bedford. Mass., writes to the Novoe Vremya that he was with the Russian Red Cross Society in South Africa and says thousands of Americans ar- ready to help Russia and are willing to equip a Red Cross detachment. He declares Russia has more friends in the United Stutes than any other country. Vladivostok Squadron Off Gensan. PARIS. March 12 The Russian Vladivostok squadron is cruising in the neighborhood of Gensan, Korea, the Figaro's correspondent declares, and is harassing the Japanese landing operations. Part of the Japanese fleet is remaining near Vladivostok in order to prevent the return of this squadron to coal, but it is understood that the Russian ships have ample supplies. The correspondent repeats that General Kurapotakin's campaign includes the retreat id the Russian troops into Manchuria and the temporary cutting off of Port Arthur. ateliiiiK for Japanese Merchantmen. PARIS, March 11. The commander of the French steamer Sachallen, from Piraeus, Greece, on arriving at Marseilles to-day reported that two Russian cruisers and one torpedo boat destroyer were at Piraeus, about to put to sea to intercept Japanese merchant Rhips. Six of the latter are at Havre. Nantes and Bordeaux, and others are said to be coaling at English ports. Wns lonely Watched. SAN FRANC18CO, March ll.-The steamer Sileria, which arrived to-day from China and Japan, was closely watched by Japanese War vessels as she was leaving Oriental waters. At Woo g a Japanese cruiser turned its searchlights on tht steamer and irade a close inspection. The Siberia brought $2.m.000 in Japanese gold and 9990,ouu worth of silk.

May Lnt'k Ainmnnitlnn. TOKIO. March 118:25 p. m. The impression prevails in certain well-informed quarters here that the reason for the ladivostok forts not replying to the Japanese bombardment of March 6 was lack of ammunition, which had been transferred to Port Arthur since the Japanese attack apparently was concentrated there. Dimtresa at Odessa. ODESSA, March ll.-The stoppage of shipping to the far East is causing great distress here among the dock laborers and men employed in similar occupations. Typhus f. ver has broken out in the poorer quarters and the price of bread has doubled, owing to the speculation of grain brokci

KUROPATKIN WILL GO TO U AO-YANG

PARIS. March 12.-The St. Petersburg correspondent of Echo de Paris has had a conversation with an aide-de-camp, who Is to accompany General Kuropatkin to the far East. This officer said that the general headquarters would be established provisionally at Liao-Yang. but he did not reveal the movements of the Russian troops. He said that members of the press would have every facility to telegraph news. The first act of General Kuropakin will be to recall the Russian troops from Korea. He exacts the Russian Baltic squadron to join the Pacific fleet by the end of July, and he expects to use this combined fleet during the month of August. The correspondent quotes General Kuropatkin as follows: "I know I am impetuous, but 1 will not sacrifice the life of a single man uselessly. We wil. operate in masses. In order to teach the Japanese a lesson we will walk through the islands after crushing th. m in Manchuria and Korea. If I have a voice in the matter, the treaty of peace will be signed in Tokio and not elsewhere." A high personage with whom the correspondent of the Echo de Paris spoke, but whose name is not given, said that if he was consulted, he would suggest that Korea remain under its 'puppet of an emperor." but that Russian suzerainty should be absolute. In return for certain concessions, this p.-rson said Russia allowed Japan to occupy Korea after our victory. Korea would be lost to the Japanese forever.

COLORED PERSONS MUST KEEP OFF WALKS

JOHANNESBURG. March 11. -Yielding to the pressure of public opinion, the commissioner of police has prohibited colored oersons. Including coolies, from using the ! walks of Johannesburg. The better i lass of colored persons ar. exempted from this ruling.

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RUSSIAN DESCRIPTION OF PORT ARTHUR FIGHT Japanese Rained Shells on Golden Hill and Damaged Three Warships. CZAR'S MEN WERE BRAVE

JAPANESE ACCOUNT OF . ATTACK MPORT ARTHUR Captain Matsuninra, of Togo's Flagship, Tells of the First Engagement on Feb. 9.

HOT FIRE EXCHANGED

ST. PKTERSBl Rd. March 11. Copies of the Novi Krae tof Port Arthur), which hap just arrived here, contain the first detailed Russian description of the naval battle at Port Arthur Feb. I. It says: "The Russian squadron, which was prepared to resist attack when the Japanese were sighted by the scouts, was composed of the battleship Petropa vlovsk. flagship; the battleship Peresviet, the battleship Poltava, the battleship Sevastopol, the battleship Pobieda, the armored cruiser Bayan, the protected cruiser Diana, the protected cruiser Novik, and the transport Angara. The battleship Retvizan and the battleship Czarevitch, which had been torpedoed on the previous night, were too badly injured to participate. "At S o'clock in the morning lour Japanese cruisers rounded the Liao- fishin oromontoiy and then headed southeast, with the intention of drawing the Russians in pursuit. The fast Boyarin was sent out to reconnoit.-r. She returned at 10:& a. m., and signaled the approach ot a large Japanes. n. et. which was sighted at 11:07. It was composed of twelve vessels, six battleships and six cruisers. They were steaming in line abreast. Four of the cruis. is took up a position behind the heavier ships. The Japanese opened fire at four miles and the Russians immediately replied. The 1. Itter which had been disposed iu line, altered their position, the Askold and Boyarin advancing abreast of laao-Tin rock, and the Novik moving down the coast towards Liao-Tishin, while the Bayan advanced and led the rest of the fleet between the heavier vessels of Russia's enemy and the coast. The land batteries followed the fleet Into Action, Viceroy Alexieff and his staff observing the engagement from Golden Hill. "The enemy steamed to within forty cable lengths (about 8.000 ards) at the end of half an hour; in three-quarters of an hour approached to within twenty-live cable lengths (50,000 yards), and then heading about toward the south, the fleet soon disappeared in the mist which veiled the horizon. , "The enemy's fire was directed chiefly against the Golden Hill and electric searchlight station batteries, upon which the Japanese rained a perfect storm of shells. Many shells fell In the West basin, a few even reaching tail Hill. Only the Novik, Askold and Diana sustained injuries. Toward the end of the engagement a column of steam and smoke poured out of one of the Japanese vessels, and it is believed she sank." The Novi Krae says it was learned later that six of the enemy's ships were damaged and that 150 men were killed or wounded. The Russian losses, as given by the Novi Krae. correspond with the official reports. The Russian protected cruiser Paliada, although torpedoed and ashore, participated in the action. The Russian torpedo boats awaited the order to attack east of the squadron, but the enemy did not approach within the distance desired. The account concludes: "Although the enemy's squadron was composed of the best ships in the Japanese fleet, all having excellent armor, while most of ours were without armor, our ships did not hesitate to approach the enemy at full speed, the pace being so rapid that the enemy could not get the range. The Novik particularly distinguished herself, several times attacking the Mikasa, the Japanese flagship." RUSSIANS ARE FLEEING FROM MILITÄR! OUT!

Hundreds Arrive at Xew York After Escaping Across the Border to Prussian Soil.

BRIBERY OF SENTINELS

NEW YORK. March 11. Of the 2.065 steerage passengers brought here by the steamship Graf Waldersee and landed at Ellis island to-day, fully 1.&00 are Russians, many of them, it is said, being refugees who fled to escape possible army service against Japan. An imperial edict issued several weeks ago suspended the issuing of passports to any male between the ages of fourteen and forty-five, the prescribed period for army service, the result being, according to some of those ou the Graf Waldersee, a large exodus from all villages within reach of the frontier. Every possible ruse, it was said, is being resorted to in order to get across the frontier and escape to this country. Several of the refugees gave interesting accounts of their departure from Russia. Alexis Kaplan, a "drosky" driver, with five companions, fled from the village of Vilna. "On Monday morning, about three weeks ago," said Kaplan, "the news went around that the Czar had ordered all who were amenable to military duty to report to ihe proper authorities in their district for draft. As soon as assured of this I made up my mind to come to this country, l have a wife and two children at home. If 1 was drafted into the army and sent to the war they would surely starve, if 1 could get here 1 knew 1 could get work and earn money to send them for their support until I can send for them to join me here. "With five of my friends, these men here (pointing to the men around him). I left that night. I had saved a little money. We reached the frontier just before, daylight, and there found a military post. I went forward while my friends hid at a safe distance. When the soldier challenged me I found he was an old friend from my native village. I had a bottle of vodka, which I shared with him while we talked matters over. He finally agreed, for 12 rubles apiece, which we paid him, to turn i is back while we made a dash across the lit e. The border here is marked by a river about eighty feet wide and not very deep. "After the officer in command of the port had made his rounds my friend, the sentry, gave us the signal and turned his back while we made a, dash for the river. We plunged into the water expecting to have to swim for it. but found that we could wade all the way across, although in the middle the water was up to our armpits. When we clambered out on the Prussian side the sentry tired off his gun and gave the alarm, but we were safe on Prussian soil and did not fear pursuit. We made our way across country until we struck a railroad, and followed this until we reached a small station, where we took a train to Hamburg." Peter SlabofT. a young farm laborer and one of the large party of refugees, said: "There were nearly eighty in our party when we reached the frontier. Sixty-five of us were Jews and the rest Christians. We were in the hands of an agent who had provided us our passage tickets and guaranteed to get us out of the country without passports. None of us could secure passports because of the war orders. The agent charged us 100 rubles each for the whole job. He claimed that he must pay the sentries on the frontier twenty-five rubles for each of us to get us across the borders. When we reached the frontier we watted a couple of hours while he arranged matters with the soldiers. Then he lined us all up before the sentry, telling us to keep as quiet as possible until we were given the word and then to run as fust as we could for Prussia. The soldier walked down the line and counted' us. He made all the Christians fall out of the line and the agent take them away. The soldier said he could not let any christians escape no matter how much they paid. "After they went away and he had counted us again the soldier turned aw .v shouting, Now run' and we did run, never stopping until we were all across the border."

I d i tor for Mayor.

KANSAS CITY. Mo., March 11. -J. H. Neff. editor of a local stock paper and well known to stockmen throughout the country, was nominated for mayor to-day by the Republican city convention here.

CHICAGO. March 11. Captain Matsumura. who 'acted as signal officer on the Mikasa. Admiral Togo 3 flagship, during the first altack on Port Arthur on Feb. 9, gives a graphic story of the fight in the Jiji Shimpo, Japan's most widely circulated newspaper, of the date of Feb. 1. Copies of the paper have just been reerred by Shezaburo Shimizu. Japanese consul for Chicago. The account by Captain Matsumura is the first from a Japanese eye-witness. The captain was wounded in the foot as he stood on the bridge of the Fuji by a shell from one of the Port Arthur batteries. Captain Matsumura's story reveals the fact that the Japanese battleship Fuji was badly damaged. but not disabled by tlie, Russian shells, while two of its officers, Commander Nakayama and Lieutenant Miura, were killed by a single shell while standing on the bridge. Captain Matsumura's description of the MVal battle and the events leading up to it follow: "Admiral Togo called the captains of the allied fleet to his flagship in Sasebo harbor Feb. 6. Plans w re discussed but, of course, were not revealed. At 2 o'clo.k that afternoon the fleet left the harbor. At 8 a. m. on Feb. 7 smoke was noticed on the hoiizon. The Tsukuba was dispatched to Investigate and discovered the Russian steamer Rossia, which was ij'tured. "Shortly after this prize was taken Rear Admiral Criu and one of the divisions of the fleet started for Chemulpo. Admiral Togo directed the hoisting of signal flags that read: 'Attack the enemy's boats as soon as they are seen.' Date that day a Russian torpedo boat chaser was seen and sinus were exchanged at a distance of about 1,000 meters. The second-class cruiser Chilose and two other smaller vessels were dispatched at. 1 a. m. on Feb. 9 toward Port Arthur to reconnoiter. They reported sighting five of the enemy's boats who fired on therrr. The fortress did not fire, so Admiral Togo signaled: 'Attack the main fleet at once.' "As the Janpanese fleet proceeded toward Port Arthur, it met coming out of the harbor a Japanese and a Russian merchantman, the Manchuria. The Russian . I was captured without firing a shot. "At 11 a. m.. at a distance of ten knots from Port Arthur, one of the enemy's COUt boat! was sighted, and two shots sent after it. It returned to the harbor. Then the Japanese fleet formed In fighting line and approached the harbor. We saw the Russian men-of-war trying to get back under the shelter of the fort guns. The Mikasa fired first and then raised the attacking flag, the enemy answered and the engagement became general. The Russian shells fell short, but the fire from the fortress damaged the fleet slightly. "Our men behaved splendidly. They showed no excitement but grew enthusiastic in their work at the guns. We wished to continue the fire, but the shells from the shore batteries were becoming alarmingly close and we feared the torpedo boats, so the signal was given to retire. "Our casualties in this first attack on Port Arthur were: Killed, two officers, three noncommissioned officers, one man. Seriously wounded, two officers, one noncommissioned officer, four midshipmen and eighteen men. Slightly wounded, four officers, five noncommissioned officers and twenty-five men.

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PARIS. Marth 11. M. Kurino, until recently Japanese minister at St. Petersburg, has arrived here on his way to Genoa, when- he will embark on his way home. It was at first thought that he might remain in Europe and po resume his post at St. Petersburg if the war was of short duration, but his departure for Japan appears to indicate his belief in prolonged hostilities. The minister to-day talked interestingly on some of the mostimportant general issues of the war. M. Kurino recalled, in connect i-11 with his recent departure from St. Petersburg, on the eve of war, the coincidence that, as director of the political bureau of the Japanese Foreign Office, he

was at Seoul on the eve of the outbreak of the Chino-Japanese war. "It is a remarkable fact," said the min

ister, "that Korea is in a worse condition now than when I was there ten years ago. At that time a general state of ignorance prevailed, owing to the government's policy against modern methods. Recently the French minister at Seoul passed through St. Petersburg on his way to Paris, and told me that the conditions of ignorance and incompetence were worse to-day than when I observed the conditions. For that reason I do not think that the reports of the Marquis Ito s visit to Korea to introduce reforms is correct. Count Inoue tried that some years ago without success. The difficulty in the situation is that the introduction of the mere external forms of modern civiliiation is not enough, for what the Korean? need is the substance, the essence of modern methods, instead of more outward forms." When asked what would be the result of the entrance of the Japanese into Korea the former minister said there would be no attempt at territorial absorption, but that Japan would seek to better conditions in KOTM by raising the standard of Korean civilization and promoting that country's intercourse with the civilized world. M. Kurino spoke with intense earnestness concerning the noble nature of Japan's ambit ions, aud continuing, he said: "Japan, therefore, does not seek to annex Korea or politically dominate her, nor does she want any other country to annex Korea, to Japan's detriment and menace. The recent JapaneSS Korean treaty protects Korea's integrity and independence. Moreover. It is not Japan's policy to annex territory on the mainland. In that respect. Russia's policy la exactly the reverse of Japan's, for wherever Russia goes she seeks to annex and acquire exclusive political domination. Japan does not ask, and does not want political domination. she wants to be one of the liberal world powers, which are extending the benefits of commerce, communication and civilisation." Regarding Russia's contention that Japan's success would constitute a "yellow peril." M. Kurino said: "Are not Japan's interests the same as those of the miightened white races0 Moreover. China's 400.000,801 people, which form a large part of the yellow race, could not be united in any general movement, for China is not a single nation, but an assembly of small and comparatively independent states having different interests. Therefore, the o-called 'yellow peril' is an Impossibility, and even if it were possible. Japan does not want separation from, but communit ation with, the tfhite raees of Europe and America." hur mr in Potui Ksssls)ta, WASHINGTON. March ll.-The gross postal receipts at the fifty largest post offices in the country for February, i4. .-how an increase of J 79 per cent, over February. PJ03. Columbus. O.. receipts decreased over 7 per cent, and Ituffalo almost 1 per cent. The largest increase was almost 4 per cent., at New Haven. Conn. New York's gros- receipts ini reased almost 10 per cent, and Chicago's receipts o er 8 per cent. lloiifcliton tili Snowbound. HOUGHTON, Mich . March 11. -It is now forty-eight hours since a train has reached or left the copper country. The blizzard of Thursday blockaded the line six miles out from Houghton, tying up two freight trains and two of the heaviest engines in this part of the State were derailed to-day while attempting to release the freights.

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Four-Page Comic Supplement Printed in colors. Beautiful Art Supplement (See separate ad descriptive of next Sunday's picture). A Talk About the Weather Official closing of winter brings out some facts from the local weather bureau concerning the recent season and its predecessors. The Bread We Bat Indianapolis produces and consumes an enormous amount of the staff of life, as a visit to a local bakery shows. Fashions in Men's Hats The sort of u,sadgear Indianapolis men will wear when spring fairly opens. The Technical Institute Some interesting information from the Rev. S. C. Dickey concerning the great trade and technical school soon to be In operation in Indianapolis. The Order of Pocahontas Something about the benefit organization of women, auxiliary to Order of Red Men. which has many members in Indianapolis. When You Dine Out Indianapolis dinners not the elaborate functions now that they formerly were. The Street-Car Passenger Unpleasant traits that are displayed in trolley travel by people well-behaved elsewhere. Terence V. Powderly Talks Gives his views to Frank Carpenter on the relations of workmen to their employers, and other labor topics. Government as a Training School -instances of men who have gained commercial prominence as a result of their service in Washington departments. A March Prelude Advance guard of birds shows that spring Is approaching. The Emperor of Korea Facts about a man of intelligence and good ideas, but who Is really an object of pity. The Smiling Japs Even in battle they wear cheerful faces and make a terrifying impression on their foes. Literary Clubs in Columbus Women in that city show commendable intellectual activity. Art of Portrait Painting Walter Gilman Page, the artist, tells what it is that constitutes a good portrait. Henpecked Jonas Naggin's Spook a tale of ghostly revenge compiled from the almost veracious memoirs of Oliver Thumm. by Geo. R. Chester. Old-Time Indiana Schools Experiences of children in pioneer days, as related by a Clark County lady. New York Theaters Franklin Fyles recalls a notable presentation of "Hamlst," and tells of a profitable "all-star'" matinee. By a Hair's Breadth The first installment of an exciting serial story of the Russian secret service, by Headon Hill New York Financial Letter W G. Nicholas writes of matters of interest in money circles.

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