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-ic-v. iN y 1 . i WIIiMINGTON N. C PEBRTrARY 121904. VOL. XXXVI I No 18. S1.00 PER YEAR THE TWO NAVIES. JEM RU WAR WILL USE FEDERAL TR Comparison of Russian and Japanese T7ar Yeeeela In Asiatic Waters. SHIPS OOPS 0 5 Summary of Japanese Successes in First 24 Hours of War 3 TRANSPORTS CAPTURED Bestfes the Vessels That Were Tor pedoed at Port Arthur, the Cruiser Tariac and the Cruiser Korielz TTcro Destroyed, at Chemulpo Japanese Cruisers In the Neighbor hood of Fusan, Korea Captured Two Lnrjce Russian Steamers A Dispatch From Tokio Says That Tbrec Russian Transports Having About 2,000 Troops on Board Were Also Captured The Report of a Russian Victory at Port Arthur, in Which Three Japanese Warships and Four Torpedo Bouts Were De stroyed Is Generally Discredited Viceroy Alexieff Has Begun the Mobilization of the Army Reserves la Eastern Asia A "Supreme Man ifest" Has Been Issued by the St. Petersburg Government Secretary Ray's Effort to Localize the War "In a Comparatively Small Area is Suc eessful. London February 10. Baron Haya sal. the Japanese minister here, has eeceived official confirmation from Tokio of the destruction at ChemulpD f the Russian first class cruiser Variaz and third class cruiser Korielz. The text of the official dispatch re eeived by Baron Hayashi is as follows: "Oa -Monday a Japanese squadron escorting transports met on the way to Chemulpo. Oorea. the Russian Gunboat Korielz. as the latter was coming out f port. Th Korielz took up an offen sive attitude towards the Japanese ves sels and fired on the Japanese torpedo fcoats. The latter discharged two torpe ioes ineffectively and then the Korielz returned to her anchorage in the port. "liarly in the morning of Tuesday. Admiral Urik commanding the Japu aeee squadron formally called on the Russian warships to leave Chemulpo efore noon. The admiral added that if his demand was not complied with me would be -compelled to attack them ta the harbor. The two Russian war skips left the port at about 11:30 a. m. and a battle ensued outside the Poly nesian islands. After about an hour's engagement, the Russian warships sought refuge among the islands. Towards the evening the Russian oruLser variag 6ank and at about 4 a. x today February 10. the Korielz was reported to have also sunk, having been blown up. The officers and the men or the two sunken vessels sought refuge on the French cruiser Pascal. There were no casualties on the Japanese side." A summary of losses sustains '.v Russia in the first twenty four hours f the war with Japan show tiuit tri Russian warships were placed out ol action in one way or another and that the Japanese did not lose a ship. The losses were as follows: Battleship Retvezan. torpedoed and beached at Port Arthur. Battleship Czsarevitch. torpedoed and beached at Port Arthur. Battleship Pollava. hole below water ttne. at Port Arthur. Armored cruiser Bayarin, -disabled by Japanese fire, at Port Arthur. Cruiser Pallada. torpedoed at Port Arthur and beached. Cruiser Novik, hole below water-line, at port Arthur. Cruiser Askold. hole below water-line at Port Arthur. Cruiser Diana, hole below water-line, at Port Arthur. First class armored cruiser Variiz. destroyed at Chemulpo. Korea. Torpedo gun vessel Korielz, destroyed at Chemulpo. Damage to the Itussian Fleet. San Francisco. February 10. A cable gram to The Associated Press from Na niRfliri states that the Russian cruiser Variag. which was reported to have been sunk yesterday at Chemulpo by 6ie Japanese fleet was captured and ar rived at. Sasebo. The dispatch also states that in addition to the Russian vessels damaged in the torpedo attack at Pert Arthur. Eeven other vessels were caotured. It is also reixrted at 9iaga?aki that General Kurcpatkln has arrived at Harbin to take command of the Russian land forces. Three . Russian Transport Captured. London. February 10. A special dis jvatch from Tokio today ays the Japa nese have captured three Russian .transports having on board about 2,100 OUT I Japanese Capture Commercial Steam ers. Tokio. Wednesday. February 10. The Japanese have captured at least five Russian commercial steamers, includ ing Ekaterintoslav. "Moukden. Russia, Argun and Alexander. They were cap tured by the Japanese in Korean and adjacent waters at various time3 since Saturday by small cruisers. Some of the steamers are rich prizes. The small steamer Koeik Is detained at Yokoha ma, its status not being clear TWO STEAMERS CAPTURED. Reported Arrival at Sasebo of the Ekaterinoslav and the Argun. Loneon, February 11. Dispatches to J The Daily Mail from Tokio and Nagas aki, dated February 10. report the ar- ! rivail at Sasebo. Japan, of two large Russian steamers. One is the new vol- unteer fleet association transport Eka- ( terinoslav -which recently landed troops j and arms at Port Arthur and the oth- j er is the steamer Argun, belonging to ; the Chinese Eastern Railways Comp-.i- ny. Both were 'captured by the Japa- nese cruisers Sai Tan and 'Hei Yan. in ; the neighborhood of Fusan. Korea. The Ekaterinoslav is of ten thousand tons displacement and had been fitted up as an auxiliary cruiser. She had thirty rifles on board and was on her way from Vladivostock. The Argun was go ing to Vladivostock from Nagasaki. The Russian whalers Glorige, Nicelal. Alexander and Michael, captured by the Japanese, have also arrived at Sasebo. Japan Seizes Masampho. Tokio, February 10. Japan seized Masampho Sunday and dispatched a heavy force there. Japan will fortify tVia Tnr ctnA r.ota KlioVi o" t-t- :ll s ..v- ' v 4 u..vt &obu viicii c tiavai Liiu in i i j itary base there. Masampho is an ex ceedingly important point as it "controls the Korean channel and is an excellent base for future operations. Japanese Troops ct Seoul. Bondon, February 11. Special dis patches from Tokio this morning an nounce the arrival of Japanese troops at Seoul, but beyond this the dispatches published in the newspapers here this morning add practically nothing to" the knowledge of the actual situation. The Che Foo correspondent of The Daily Express, asserts that the Rus sian cruiser Diana was injure'd by a shot from the Russian shore battery at Port Arthur and that the cruiser No-ik and the battleship Poltava have been beached at Port Arthur. Mobilizing the Eastern Asia Reserves. St. Petersburg. February 10. 1 p. m. Viceroy Alexieff began today the mob ilization of the army reserves in East ern Asia. The publication of extra editions of the newspapers containing accounts of the reported injuries to Japanese ships during the Port Arthur engagements and the sinking of the Japanese battle ship Shikishima led to a demand upon the editors for the source of their in formation. They replied "It came from the British embassy." These reports were received every where with manifestations of joy. but nothing confirming them has come from Viceroy Alexieff. Demoralization at Port Arthur. London. February 11. In a dispatch from Che Foo, dated February 10th. a correspondent of The Dally Mall says: "A northeast gale which is raging here bodes no good to the crippled Rus sian ships. "Complete demoralization reigns at Port Arthur. Advices receiv ed here from Kwang-Ting, Manchuria, say that. 10,000 armed Chinese, unoffi cially recognized as government troops, are operating in the district and are expected to attack the railroad guards when they hear of the Russian disas ter." CZAR DECLARES WAR. Announcement of the Fact Made Known to Secretary Hay. Washington. February 10. Count Cassini. the Russian ambassador, call ed on Secretary .Hay today and left with him the announcement of the Czar declaring war on Japan. It was a dispatch from the Russian foreign of fice to the ambassador and was sub stantially as follows: "During the nights of Februarv S-9. a detachment of Japese torpedo boats unexpectedly attached the Russian ! squadron lying at anchor in the outer ; roadstead of Port Arthur. This at . tack being the beginning of military operations, obliges the imperial govern - ment to take immediate measures to . reply by armed force to the chal'.er.gs : issued against Russia. Be good enough S to inform the government of the United mates. The United States legation at Tokio made tw:o reports today to the state department upon the battles. They re lated to engagements at Port Arthur and Chemulpo and added nothing to tn 5 facts already known. Formal Declaration of War. Tokio. Wednesday. February 10. A OF ACTION formal declaration of war Is expected tonight- The proclamation has been prepared and approved br the cabinet Forpign Minister Komura has gone to tne palace to secure the Emperor'a ap proval. ftrtmnding of a Japanese Cruiser. London. February 10. A dispatch to the Central News from Port Ar thur ays the Japanese fleet return ed here Tuesday afternoon and again bombarded the Russian fleet and forts, but that it soon withdrew. The losses to the Russians, the dispatch says, were small. During the firing a Japanese cruiser grounded. A Reported Russian Victory Dis credited. St. Petersburg, February 10. Some of the newspapers here printed ex tras today claiming a Russian victory at Port Arthur. Three Japanese war ships and four torpedo boats are re ported to have been seriously crip pled. One report says the Japanese battleship Shikishma was sunk. The people began demonstrating, but there is no official confirmation of tn re port and the announcement is dis credited. Russians Route the. Japanese. Vladovostok, February 10. Private telegrams received" here report the complete route of the Japanese by the Russians on the Yalu river. These advices also claim that Che mulpo, Korea, has been occupied by Russian, soldiers and marines. Movements of the Fleet. Che Foo, Wednesday, February 10. Upon the withdrawal of the Japan ese minister from St. Petersburg, the Japanese fleet and transports pro ceeded to Masampho, which was oc cupied, and the fleet then 6alled for Port Arthur. The rest of the Japan ese ships are guarding Northern Ja pan, fearing that Russia migvt land a force from Vladovostock and for the further purpose of .preventing four Russian cruisers from Joining the Russian fleet at Port Arthur. Other Japanese war vessels are cru'eing to intercept Russian vessels coming from Singapore. The Russian battle ships damaged at Port Arthur are the Perseviet. Czarevitch and Retvizan. The cru'ser Boyarin was beached when the tide was falling and' has not been floated and will be damaged gm a northeast gale was blowing today. The Japanese fleet has probably re tired to Masampho and it ia not known whether there was another attack on Tuesday night. General Tchichikoff took command f the Russian troops in Manchuria today. The Mandjur at ShangliaL. Shanghai, February 10. The Rus sian gunboat Mandjur, reported from various sources to be under repairs at Nagaski, Japan, wbere she is said to have been seized by the Japanese, is in the harbor here. She nas had her hull and funnel repainted black and is ready for sea at a moment's notice. England Wil be Neutral. Ixmdon, February 10. It was an nounced in the house of commons today that a proclamation of British neutrality will be drawn up at a spe cial cabinet tomorrow and that it will be published shortly afterward. A SUPREME MANIFEST. Official Paper Addressed to all the Subjects of tlie Czar. St. Petersburg, February 10. The Official Messenger today contains the following "Supreme Manifest." "In our solicitude for the main tenance of peace, which Is dear to our heart, we made every exertion to continue tranquility in the Far East. In these peaceful aims we sig nified assent to the proposals of the Japanese government to revise agree ments regarding Korean affairs exist ing between the two governments However, the negotiations begun upon this subject were not brought to. a conclusion and Japan, without await ing the receipt , of the last, responsive proposals of our government, declar el the negotiations broken off and diplomatic relations' with Russia dis solved. "Without advising us of the fact that the breach of such relations would In itself mean opening of war like operations, the Japanese govern ment gave orders to Its torpedo boats to suddenly attack our squadron standing in the outer harbor of the fortress of Port Arthur. Upon re ceiving reports from the Viceroy in the Far East about this, -we imme diately commanded him to answer the Japanese challenge with armed force. "Making known this, our decision. we, with unshaken faith in the help of the Almighty and with a firm ex pectation of and reliance upc-n the unanimous willingness of all our loyal subjects to stand with us In defense of the Fatherland, ask Uod Merging upon our stalwart land and nara forces." To Localize the War. j Washington, February s 10. Having ? received enough favorable replies to i insure the concurrent action of Euro pean powers in this endeavor to lo calize -within as small an area as possi ble the hostilities In the far east ani to insure over as much of Chin as possible her neutrality." Secretary Hay tonight addressed notes to RussU and Japan inviting the co-operation in this endeavor and announcing that the United States stood stalwartly for IhU principle. It was known In advance -1 that both the combatant power desire the localization of the war. . JAPAN'S FLEET. The warships in the Japanese navy are as follows: Rattle Ships, First Class. Displacement. Name. " Tons. Mikasa IZ.tt lUtsusi .15.24 Aihi i 15.44X ShikisBma 15.066 Tashima 12.517 TuJI 2.4y Battle SI lips, Second Class. Chin Ten 7.335 Tnso 3,777 Armored Cruisers. Adsuma 9,456 Yakumo 9,800 Iwate 9,906 Idsumo , .. 9,906 Takiwa 9,655 Asama , 9,855 - Protected Cruisers, Second Class. Kasagi , 4.978 Caltose 4.836 Itsukushlnia 4,278 Hashidate 4.278 Matsuhlma 4,278 Takasago 4.227 Toshlno 4.225 Namwa 3,709 Takashibo 3.709 Protected Cruisers, Third Class. Akltsushima 3,172 Idsuml 2,967 Akashl 2.800 Suma 2,700 Chijoda 2.439 Mitaka : 3.420 Tsujsbdma 3.420 Otono ;. 3.000 Coast lefense Vessels. Salyen 2.481 Hiyel 2.284 Kongo . 2,284 Tsukuba 1,978 Takao 1,764 Tanriu 1,647 Katsuraki . 1,505 Tamato i 1.502 Kannon 1,367 Musashi 1.502 Gunboats, First Class. Kei Yen 2.1S5 Tsukush' 1.J72 Gunboats, Second Class. Amaki . 926 Banjo 667 Oshima 640 Akagi 622 Atako 622 Mava ' 622 Chokai 622 Sako 610 Gunboats, second class, old. no fighting value; captured from China; eaah 447 tons Chin to. Chinsei, Chin nan, Chinroku, Shincha," Chinpeu. Dispatch Boats. Miyako , 1,800 Yaveyama 1,609 Chihave 1.250 Tatsuts 865 Torpetlo-Boat Destroyers. Shiskumo Asashlo 379 379 375 375 S71 371 371 311 311 Sll 311 279 27t 279 279 279 279 380 38t Hamsame Munasame Akatsuki Kasuma Ikatsuchi Inadsuma Okebono ' Sazanaml Oboro Shinonome Murakumo . . . .' Yugdri Shiramu Kagoro Ueugunu Aeagiri . . Hayatori Torpedo-Boat Tenders. Tohaehi 4,120 Torpedo Boata. 13 120-150 26 80- 9t 27 40- 65 RUSSIA'S FLEET. Russian chips in the Far Bast are as fol'owa: Battle Shir. Displacement. Name. Tons. Retvisan 12,700 Pobieda 12.700 Porosviet 12,700 Oeliabia 12.700 Petropalovsk 10,960 Poltava 10.960 Sevastopol .,. . 10,960 Czarevitch 13.110 Armored Cruisers, First Class. Cromoboi ...12.364 RoseLa ; 12,200 Rutik : 10,923 Bayan 7,180 Protected CruLnersr, Second Class. Bayarin 3,200 Variag 6,500 Pallada 6.630 Diana . . 6,630 Bogatyr . ,. . . . 6,500 Askold 6.500 Novik 3,000 Auxiliary Cruisers. Angara . .11,400 Lena 10.250 Torpetlo-Boat Destroyers. Bezshumani . . Bezoshtchodni Bditelni Boevoi Bezstrahni Burnl Boiki Vnimateini . . . Vnuehitelni . . 250 350 350 250 250 350 312 312 312 312 350 250 350 350 350 350 350 j Vninosliv! Vlastini '. I Grozovoi J Byodovi ...... Bn'ni Bulstri Bezupretchni . Blestyaschtchi Brovi Bodri ...i , Six torpedo-boats at Port Arthur. Ten torpedo-boats at Vladlvcstock. fTra' rorpeao-Doats at Kizerta. Aurora .C30 National Soldiers Will Guard Baltimore's Fire Swept District SITUATION GREATLY CLEARS UP Almas 3.000 Unprotected Cruisers, Third Class. DJidJia i. . 1,300 Zabiak , 1,230 Razboynlk ; 1,334 Armed Gunboats. Otvashni i 1,495 Gremlatsky 1,490 Kronitse 1,413 Unarmed Gunboats. Mandjui 1.224 GIHak l.OOt Sivoutch l,05t Bobr 1.050 Transports. Amur 2.600 Yenesel 2,600 Training Ship and Transport. Okean J2.000 Torpedo Gunboats. Veadnik ... 400 Gaydamak 400 Japanese Minister and Stan Leave St. Petersburg. London, February 10. A dispatch to Reuters Telegram Company from St. Petersburg says that M Kurino, the retiring Japanese minister to Rus- eia and his staff have left there for! be decided tho ... Berlin. There was a large crowd of i 1 UPQ people at the station platform when i national government for soldiers to the party boarded the train. Police take the places of the two state mlll and gendarmes kept a space cleared tla regiments now doing police datr In for the travelers, and there was no i the burned district The ronfJt.,n hostile demonstration. Continuing. Marvin rniV,! . "'"tutloa of the correspondent says an imperial , Marna requires that no such request Ukase has been Issued which author- ; can made of the President except lzes Viceroy Alexieff to mobilize the j y authority of the state legislature, reserves within his viceroyalty. The legislative committee was rsat Thirty Men Killed. to hear the views of th mayor and London, February 11. The Shang- officers of the city on that point hai correspondent of the Dally Mail On this score It was shown that th. says an important bridge on the Man- mmtinr 1 , ! wn the churian railroad has been blown up 11Uamen were already much exaaust and thirty men have been killed. j ed by thlr Ion continued sentry duty, A Proclamation of Neutrality. ; that they ould be relieved ia arder Washington. February 10. The; that they ml8-ht return to their aaveral President has decided to issue a ; vocations and that the militia a active proclamation of neutrality. It prob- . duty is costing the state (50 0M a dar ably will make its appearance tomor-; vattax. . rr ' row. j NATIONAL SOLDIERS TO GUAltD j TILG RBGION. IS HOLDING HIS OVII ! ";rr E hundreds of millions Df treosare that SEXATOIt HANNA'S CONDITION IS if? fnea uldming UNCHANGED. No Complications HaTe Developed A Bulletin Issued on Uie Senator's Condition. Washington. February 10. Senator Banna's condition remains practically unchanged. The restlessness which fatigued him last night has been fol lowed by periods of comparative quiet and sleep during the day and the ir ritability of the stomach has again partially yielded to treatment. The physicians say that no complications have developed. It is this featur of the case that the physicians are guard ing zealously against, as they realize that if any complications develop In the senator's distressingly weak con dition the result might be fatal quickly. Dr. Osier, the Baltimore diagnosti cian, made a very thorough examina tion of the Senator during the after noon and at Its conclusion remarked to one of those at his bedside, that hi heart's action was splendid. The Sen ator's other vital organs are also work ing well with the exception of the stomach. Shortly after 7 o'clock the doctors is sued the following bulletin on senator Hanna's condition: "Mr. Hanna's temperature at p. m. was 100 2-10. pulse 13, respiration 24. "There has been some Irritability of the 'stomach. Ootherwise the symp toms are favorable and there are no complications. (Signed) "RIXET, "OSSLER, "CARTER," The Merchant' and Farmers Bank at Dunn Falls. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh. N. C. February 10- Trus tees of the Baptist Female University today paid all the debts on that prop perty. and cancelled the last mort gage. The total debt was 233,000. There was one mortgage for $20,000 to the Raleigh Savings Bank, The corporation commission is noti fied that the Merchants and Farmers Bank of Dunn, unable to meet de mands upon it, has closed its doors. An asistant bank examiner Tjas at once sent there, to take, charge. State Bank Examiner Ellington goes there tomorrow. There had for ten days I been a run on the bank. Its capital I stock Is $22,000. Last report showed assets $115,000 and liabilities $80.- i 000. It Is thought the depositors will be paid In full. f T1 Business Men Arc Aroasc lo the Stcemltj of Keeping Their Trade Advantages From IasKlng to Other Cities A Number or Vaalta mad Safes Are Opened Up mnd Their Contents Were Found to bo In Good Condition Tlie HminuUen Ifade Shortly After the FIro Are Considered Conservaiit Trie Crams of Sympathy and Offsra of Aid Are IIccoItcu From Cities. Hatty Baltimore. Md.. February 1.The sit uation in stricken Baltimore beran to isibly clear today after a conference at the Belvidere hotel between Hayor McLane. a special joint commute of the legislature and a formidable dele gation of representative business men. This conference was arranged with a. view of meeting in a practical way ths awful exigency which this conununitv now faces. The suDromo i- . I VrJX ' , .T Ior ine "trong arm af the d1ra OIdiers- The announcement of the legislative committee that it would . . w.m.u ai onco ine passaga of the necessary resolution was received with " mccTs ana Business men present, and now that ths ietfaia ture has formally acted, there Is every assurance that a national aordon around the devastated regioa will ui- ?E A feelln of hopeful confidence In the future. $ tMayor .McLane's announcement that he will appoint an emergency commit tee of citizens to act as a advisory board of municipal officials ia a great step forward In the wav At nnitit.. situation upon a practical buSiaeas-Uke shape. MUST HOLD THEIR TRAD IX AD VANTAGES. P! no doubt that witala the past 24 hours the business men of lia. timore have been aroused in an extra ordinary degree to the Important of doing everything possible to keep the--trade advantages from slipping away Merchants and banker have been con ferring today on this subject and the prevailing conviction is that it will re quire the utmost vigilance to prevent the deflection of a considerable volume of commerce to Philadelphia and Kew York. It is believed here that the sit uation may be saved if the debris can be cleared away and temporary baiid ings erected within four montha. That a large percentage of the spring trade will be lost Is inevitable, but taere l a set resolution among wholesale mer chants that the percentage shall be as small as possible. The opening today of the board room by the chamber of commerce an tls receipt of quotations, the uninterrupted shipments of grain cargoes, the certain ty of state aid the notification by some of tne large insurance companies of tiieir readiness to pay fifty per cent on losses and the action of the Irture in asking for Federal troops. eoasLtuie a chain of incidents which hare con tributed materially to the reatoraton of public confidence and cheerfulness Financial institutions are today bus ily engaged in carting their seeurtrjea and funds to temporary offlces catrlde the confines of the burned district. By 8 o'clock express wagons and their available conveyances were backed up lo banks and trust company buildings, preparatory to removing all books, pa pers, funds, etc. Th vault of the First National bank was opened today and It was found that all the securities and monies of the l bank were as safe as on the day they were placed in the vault. They were removed to the American National Bank building on Gay street where temporary o Sices will be opened. To the Associated Press Building Commissioner Preston said: SPRIRIT SHOWN IS REMAKKABLE. The spirit shown by those wao suf fered by the fire is truly remarkable. Without waiting to Jiave their insur ance adjusted, the business and finan cial concerns are readjr and anxious to go ahead. I am compelled, however, . (Continued on Page 5.
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