Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1904 — WAR NEWS IN BRIEP. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WAR NEWS IN BRIEP.

About 25,000 tons of British coal are now being loaded on Jaivnese steamer* at London for Japan. —~ Japanese mobilization Is unaccompanied by the flauntiDg of banners, wiv sic or demonstrations. Japanese officers and sailors who imbned the fated transports* at Port Arthur expected to meet death. Tokio banks report the national loan of 100,000,000 yen (40,800,000), has been covered nearly four times. All the ' Americans formerly at SunChun, with the exception of one family, have arrived at Ping-Yang. . The first complete train traversed Lake Baikal on the ice railroad Tuesday. It consisted of twenty-five cars. A further consignment of guns and ammunition has been dispatched from St. Petersburg to the far East. Japan, finding that she hns no use for so many auxiliary cruisers, will return many of them to the merchant marine. Russia will consider the proposed cable from Japan to Guam contraband of war if the United States gives consent for its construction. Russians are advancing on Korea and troops already have penetrated south of Anzu, While a landing has been effected on the east coast. Orders to Consul Edwin V. Morgan to proceed to Dalny were recalled by the government, the right of Russia to object being recognized. Alexieff has issued a proclamation to the Chinese in Manchuria warning them that they must aid Russian forces or extermination will follow. That the nations of Europe are abandoning their fear of complications growing out of the war is shown by France and England resuming work on their treaty. A committee of Slavonic citizens of New York City, headed by Francis J. Nekarda, announced their intention of raising $200,000 as a war fund in aid of Russia. The Red Cross Society at St. burg lias ordered its Siberian agents to prepare 1,000,000 additional pounds of

grain and large quantities of meat and sterilized milk. The Czar was overcome with emotion at the friendly spirit shown in Emperor William’s recent letter to him on the war in the far East. When lie read it lie burst into tears. Apparently official utterance in a Berlin paper states that the policy of German government is not to stir up strife in the war, and that peace in the Balkans is its aim. A witness of the engagement between The Russian cruiser Novik and tbe Japanese fleet in the harbor at Port Arthur praises the handling of the cruiser and the daring of its crew. Japanese have landed 20,000 troops at Chemulpo and are confining disembarkation to that of transports and supplies. Eight thousand troops believed to be marching toward Ping-Yang. An exhibition is being arranged at St. Petersburg of all the Russian art objects which it was intended to exhibit nt St. Louis. The proceeds will be devoted to the Red Cross Society. Novoo Vremyn, an important Russian newspaper, castigates Secretary of State Ilay for his recent diplomatic work and charges that the Washington officials are showing hostility to the Russians. The British commercial agent at Vladivostok has arrived at Nagasaki and reported that the commander of the Russian garrison at Vladivostok had ordered all British subjects to leave that port. According to the stipulations of the protocol the Japanese minister at Seoul has notified the Korenn government that the building of a railroad from Seoul to Wiju for military use will be begun forthwith. A detachment of 1,000 Spanish troops arrived at Ceneriffe, Canary Islands, to re-enforee the garrison in accordance with the plans of tHe Spanish government to protect Spain’s neutrality duriug the war in the far East. - Viceroy Alexieff reports to the Czar that the Japanese attempted to send n fleet of four ships laden .with Inflammables into the harbor nt Port Arthur. They were destroyed by the Russian guns and the convoy was driven back. The price of horses is rising rapidly at Irkutsk in Siberia. Over S4O is now offered, while a week ago S2O to $25 was the price. This is explained by the demand for horses nt Lake Baikal and the probable requisition for the army. Seven wounded engineers arrived at Sasebo from the stone-laden merchant steamers sunk off Port Arthur Feb. 24. They report that the sinking of the vessels was managed by wires connecting them with the Japanese torpedo-boat destroyers. Pilgrims from various parts of Russia are arriving nt Snroff to solicit the intervention of St. Seraphim in behalf of their relatives. St. Seraphim was ennonized by the Czar Inst summer on account of his fame as a miracle worker. The Noble* Club nt Moscow has voted $50,000 for the navy fund and $25,000 for the Red Cross Society. A tobacconist named Bostanioglo has given 2,000,000 cigarettes and a sugar .refiner, M. Tcreschhenke has donated a car load of sugar for the Red Cross Society. Grand Duchess Berg* is sending a field church to tbe front for the use of the anny.

RUSSIANS REPAIRING RAILROAD.