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1 Jtotttw'iBt VOL. XLHI. ISO. 13,486. PORTLAND, OEEGON,;TJESDAy, MAECR 1, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. IK BY SHELLS RussiansLosieTorpedo Boat in Battle. CRUISER IS SINKING Japanese Renew Fire on Port Arthur. - ; JETVIZAN AGAIN DAMAGED Battleship and the Novik Suffer Heavily. IBATTLE LASTED TWO HOURS Attacking Fleet, Which Withdraws in Good Order, Is Met Outside, but Opponents Soon Seek Shelter of the Fort. ADMIRAL TOGO'S IXKET. BATTLESHIPS.. Name. Tonnage. Mikasa . 15.200 Hatsuse 15,000 Asahal .........15.200 Shlklshlma 14.850 Fuji 12,450 TasMma 12.300 ARMORED CRUISERS. Iwate , 0.730 Idzumo 9.750 Xakumo 0,650 Adsuma ..' 0.400 Assuna .1. . 9.700 Toklwa 0.700 PROTECTED CRUISERS. Cbltese, .... Tr.kafrago Twenty-fix to.Tcdo-bo jtjjjWjj LONDON, March 1. Avdlspatclj' tolhe Dally Telegraph from Yinkow, dated February 29, says: Fifteen Japanese warships furiously "bombarded Port Arthur from 10 until 12 o'clock this morning. The Russian cruisers Novik, Askold and Bayan, ac companled by four torpedo-boats, steamed out to meet the attack. They were, how ever, forced to retire. The Askold was in a sinking condition.' The Novik was badly damaged, and a torpedo-boat was sunk. ' The Russian battleship Retvizan was again damaged. The Japanese with drew in good order. x. This battle shows a repetition of Vthe now familiar tactics of Japan, and it 'tis presumed the attack was made in bad weather, previous telegraphic advices hav ing reported a severe gale raging at Port Arthur. As usual, the Japanese did not remain long enough off the harbor to en able the gunners at the fort to get their range. Again at the time the three cruisers, 'the Bayan. the Askold and No "We Are Headquarters for All Kinds of MECHANICAL RUBBER GOOD BELTING, PACKING AND HOSE "CRACK-PROOF," "SNAG-PROOF" RUBBER BOOTS Beware of Imitations. GOODYEAR RUBBER COMPANY B. H. Pease. President. BARGAINS IN CAMERAS We have a few second-hand and old-style cameras -which we must get rid of regardless of cost, to make room for our new stock. Ypu will have to hurry. They will not last long. BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. 142-146 Fourth st. SHAW'S PURE BLUMAUER & HOCH 106 and 110 Fourth Street gol Distributers for Oreron and Washington. iMITH & WATSON IRON WORKS If you are SAW MILL. AND IMISSION MACHINERY .,-MiW. I"rbpe we can lnterwrt you. Office d Works: vik,- came out fo meet the attack, and this ' suggests that either they were the only effective ships there, or that the larger battleships were unable to get out. Many alleged dispositions of the op posing forces are published this morning, but they differ too much in detail to be, of any' great value. A dispatch from Shanai',toLtho J)aily Chronicle says the Russlahsarerftrans ferring the guns from the disabled Slips at Port Arthur to the- J torts ; there. A .dispatch from Chefoo to,thStand ard, dated February 9, ' s?.ys. a Japan ese cruiser and torpedo-boat; en te rid that harbor without lights at f o'clock on the -morning of the 22 th, and It is be lieved they 'embarked ;thec Japanese,"who took refuge there after, .the.'sttempt to bottle up Port Arthur. A Tokio correspondent of the Times cables that the steamers sunk by the Japanese on either side of the Russian battleship Retvizan at Port Arthur prac tically obstruct the entrance to the Xar- bor. The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Express says it has been officially announced that the Japanese mailboat service between Shanghai and Japan will be resumed Saturday without naval es cort. SAY FORT WILL DESTROY FLEET Russian Military Authorities Have No Fears for Port Arthur. SPECIAL CABLE TO THE LONDON TIMES AND PORTLAND OREGONIAN. MOSCOW, March 1. interest through out Russia is now fixed on Port Arthur, and- speculation as to the probable fate of that supposedly impregnable fortress takes the widest range. The publication of General Stossel's or der to the troops, while it has had the ef fect of arousing enthusiasm in Russia, had also attracted attention to the tre mendous strategic value of that fortress and to the crucial part it plays in Rus sia's plans for the defeat of the Japanese in Corea. While the failure of the Japanese at tempt to bottle up the fleet evoked, sar castic comment from the Russian press as to the Japanese cunning and the mis carriage of the enemy's plans, the Rus sian military authorities are pointing out that this attempt having been defeated. therefore it must follow Port Arthur Is impregnable and the Japanese can never capture It It is stated in high Russian circles that not only will Port Arthur resist all at tempts to reduce It, but the Japanese fleet will yet be destroyed by the com bined guns of the fortress and the fleet. According to a report from St. Pet ersburg, a body of Cossacks from the South TJsuri Province, with quick-firing guns, is advancing along the east coast of Corea to prevent"" the landing of the main Japanese army, and the comment Is made that possibly the landing at Pospiot Bay nSiyna-ve bees made :Vitli the Intention of attacking this force, JAPANESE SHIPS HEADING BACK Take on Coal and Ammunition, and Leave for Port Arthur. SPECIAL CABLE TO THE LONDON TIMES AND PORTLAND OREGONIAN. WEI HAI WEI, March 1. A portion of tho Japanese squadron was sighted off the Shantung coast this morning. The warships are believed to have been coal Ing and replenishing their supplies of am munition preparatory to joining the ships at Port Arthur and renewing the bom bardment of that port. Mln Mong Chul, the new Corean Min ister to China, who is proceeding to Pe kin, paid an official visit to the British Commissioner et Wei Hal Wei today. He expressed -the opinion that the new Jap-anose-Corean treaty will greatly strength en Corea .and give the country renewed life for the future. Coreans, he said, recognize Japan's hon est intentions regarding their future wel fare, and ha considered that the future development of Corea is now assured. Ja pan will prevail against Russia, he said. and Corea will do all in her poyer to Dnng mis aDouu PORTLAND. OREGON America' ORIGINAL MALT WHISKY Without a Rival Today MALT buying POWER TRAjNS- OR LOacJlNCl.EJNQIISES BgtlmjmajghtteH Wui iron work Front and'HSifar, - ASKED TO KILL IT Roosevelt's Forest Re serve Order Opposed OFFICIALS FEAR SCANDALS Admit They Question Integri ty of Members of Congress. CAN GET INSIDE INFORMATION Senators and Representatives Say to Consult Them First Is Only Way to Put an End to Reckless Withdrawals. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 29. The order issued by President Roosevelt Saturday directing the Secretary of the Interior hereafter to make no temporary withdrawals for for estry purposes until consulting the mem bers of the Congressional delegation of the state in which the proposed reserve Is located, is not well received by those who are bound by It, and an attempt is being made to induce the President to modify or revoke the order entirely. It Is pointed out that as long as the lieu land law remains on the statute books such an order will be dangerous, inasmuch as It' will give dishonest Senators or Rep resentatives advance knowledge of localities where it is proposed to create reserves, and will place In their hands Inside information which they will be at liberty to dispose of to land oper ators, or which they will otherwise use to their own benefit, If they were so dis posed. While admitting that their objection to the new order questions the integrity of Western Senators and Representatives, it Is alleged by the officials that past ex perience has shown that there are or have been men In Congress who would not hesitate to make personal gain out of information so obtained. On the other hand. Western Senators and Representa tives are generally pleased with the President's order, asserting it will certainly check tjie reckles. withdrawing or. tanas. Tney point out mat in no other way can this recklessness be stopped. These Western men are a unit in condemning the absolute authority that has been given the Forestry Bureau to dictate what lands shall be withdrawn for forestry purposes. While with drawals are made by Secretary Hitch cock, the Secretary, for a year or more, has accepted without question recom mendatlons of the Bureau of Forestry in matters of this sort. The President has not yet given con sideration to the protests of the depart' ,ment officials against his order, but it is expected he will give it a trial before CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER "The War In tne Par East. Japanese renew bombardment o Port Arthur, sink a torpedo-boat, leave cruiser In slnkinc condition and badly damage another as -well as warship. Page 1. Czar's actions show he considers war In the Balkans as inevitable. Page 7. Port Arthur forts are running short of ammu nltlon. Page 5. Report of American commander at Chemulpo shows that Russian criticism was unwar ranted. Page 5. Russian press and military authorities all agreed that Port Arthur must not fall. Page 12. Russia will consider granting of cable conces sion by America as a breach of neutrality, Page 1. General. Interior repartment officials seriously object to Roosevelt's new forest-reserve order. Page 1. Clarence Mackay proposes to organize trust to handle companies originated by his father. Page 1. Alabama negro who shot mall clerks is run down, and Is now in Jail, guarded by state 'troops. Page 12. Congress. Democratic Congressmen are taken by surprise to find Cleveland dined with a negro when President. Page 2. Senate severely criticises architect who re modeled the White House. Page 2. BUI lntroducd to allow Phllimilncs to Issue $10,000,000 non-taxable bonds tor public Improvements. Page 2. Pacific Coast. Pickets at a boycotted house in Spokane at tacked with cold water. Pace 4. Man accused of passing worthless checks cap tured after two years chase. Page 4. Mrs. Ollschlagcr wins her fight for guardian ship of-.her Insane husband. Page 4. Sports. Jeffries and Munroe are matched to fight in San Francisco In May. Page 3. Young Corbett defeats Sullivan, the referee stopping the fight In the eleventh round. Page 3. Cause of dissolution of College Athletic League. Page 3. Dallas defeats Portland All-Stars at basket ball. Page 3. Schedule of State Baseball League. Page S. Commercial and Marine. ' Serious slump in .Chicago wheat market. Page 13. Stock market dull and immovable. Page 13, San Francisco produce quotations. Page 13. Decline In local butter prices. Page 13. Grain exports in February. Page 10. Weather1 officials do not look for a freshet. Page 10. , ' Portland and Vicinity. Fraternal 'societies organize association to build temple at Lewis and Clark Exposi tion. Page 34. Federated Trades will give carnival to raise funds for a. labor temple. Page 14. Letter-carriers begin preparations for conven tion of National Association. Page 1L. Barnes Road blocked by slide of clay bank. Page 11- License. committee Investigates employment , agentles." Page 14. Doctors -are puzzled at triple personality ot a?) -jHooVl;- suspected firebug.- -Page ,14. f he retracts or amends It. In the mean time a renewed effort will be made to secure the passage of a bill amending the lieu land law so. as to remove the main source of danger from the creation of forest reserves. If this can be accom plished, there will be no ground for com plaint against the President's order. GIVES ALASK A ..A DELEGATE.. House Committee on Territories Re- ' ports on Cushman Sill. . OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU", Wash ington, Feb. 29. The House Territories Committee today favorably reported Rep resentative Cushman's Alaska delegate bill as agreed upon. The bilL authorizes the election of one delegate, who shall draw a salary of 55000 and $1500 additional, in lieu of mileage. A delegate must be a citizen of the United States, 25 years old, and have resided at least one year in Alaska. Elections will be held on the second Tuesday in September, the first election to take place this fall. In view of the unanimous report, It Is ex pected Cushman's bill will pass the House at an early, day. Representative Humphrey, of Washing- ion, today Introduced a bill looking to the preservation of the salmon supply of Alaska by carrying out the recom mendations made by the Jordan. Com mission that visited Alaska last summer. Among ' other things, it provides for the establishment of Government hatcheries. Bridges and Booth Nominated. OREGONIAN" NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 29. The "President today sent to the Senate the names of Joseph F. Bridges and James H. Booth for register and receiver respectively at the Roseburg land office. It is expected they will, be confirmed not later than Wednesday. HAY AGAIN ON THE SICK LIST. Secretary of State Has a Recurrence of-tm Grip. WASHINGTON, Feb. 29. Secretary Hay is confined to his "home by a slight recur rence of hl3 old malady, the grip. As sistant Secretary Oliver, who has been confined to his bed for a long time by the grip, is somewhat improved today. Kruger Is in Excellent Health. MENTONB, France, Feb. 29. Contrary to the alarming rumors circulating in re gard to the health of Mr. Kruger, ex- Presldent of the Transvaal, Dr. Huys mans, his physician, says that not for some years has the health of Mr. Kruger been as good as at present. Harper Will Undergo' Operation. CHICAGO. Feb. 29. President W. R. Harper, of the University, of Chicago, was takeji to the Presbyterian Hospital today for the purpose of undergoing an opera tion for appendicitis. BLIZZARD RAGES DTliEW YORK Driving -Sno&- Is Acc(hpahi ins-ifelghtning. ccthipahifcd by Thunder an NEW YORK, Feb. 2?. Ift'Tnatry pdrls of New York State a blizzard Is raging to night. At Rochester a driving snow Storm was accompanied by thunder and sharp flashes of lightning. The storm at that place was one of the worst of the season THE DEATH ROLL. Noted Captain on Atlantic-Liners. NEW YORK, Feb. 29. Captain William Thompson, who was commodore of the White Star Line a quarter of a century ago .Is dead here from heart failure. He commanded the Britannic In 1S77 when the vessel crossed the Atlantic in the phe nomenal time for that period of seven days, lSMs hours. In 1S72 he saved the lives of 12 shipwrecked persons, and re ceived a Congressional medal. Leading Citizen of Tennessee. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 29. Colonel Jere Baxter died today, after an Illness of five weeks. Colonel Baxter was one of the most prominent citizens In the state and played a conspicuous part in its military and civil annals. Once Episcopal Bishop of Rome. WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 29. Father An ton Josef LeGrand, once Episcopal Bishop of Rome, died here today. He was chap lain of St. Francis' Hospital . and was 77 years of. age. Prominent Southern Financier. NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 29. Walter H. Doyle, one of the most prominent-men In Southern financial circles,. Is dead. Price of Horses Is Rising Rapidly. IRKUTSK, Siberia, Feb. 29. The price of horses is rising rapidly. Over H0 is now offered, while a week ago $20 to- $25 was. the price.' This Is explained by the demand for horses at Baikal, and the probable requisition for the army. JAPANESE ARMORED i DtesUceraeBt, -tJ50 tons. Speed, 22 knots. Bunker capacity, 130 tons'. Armor Knfer-niel): Belt. T imclies to Z, Inches; deck, 2& iacbes; aide, 5 Indies; 8-lnca. pm turrets, S laches; casemates; '4 Jae&MC Aiwuwitt: Faw- S-bte. it S-Jnch. 12 S-lach, .even sntUer gM. Torpedo, tubes, 4 submerged, 1 above water with &-ieto mmt;- ' . . N GREAT TRUST Mackay. Interests Are to Be Pooled. ALL DETAILS ARE ARRANGED A $30,000,000 Company Is Formed in Massachusetts, FORTY YEARS TO BE ITS LIFE Head of Cable and Tejegraph Com panies Desires to Perpetuate Name of. His Father and Safeguard Stockholders. NEW YORK, Feb. 29. Clarence H- Mac kay, president of the Commercial .Cable Company, today addressed a circular let ter to the stockholders of the company in viting a deposit of their stock for ex change for shares in a trusteeship created under the laws of Massachusetts under the name of "The Mackay Companies." The capitalization of the Commercial Cable Company,- which also owns the Pos tal Telegraph & Cable Company, Is $15, 000,000, upon which 8 per cent dividends are paid. The Mackay companies have I authorized for exchange for this stock j $30,000,000 par value of its own 4 per cent cumulative preferred shares, and a like amount of common shares, so that each stockholder In the Cable company will re ceive for his holdings 200 per cent in the preferred and 200 per cent In the com mon shares of the new concern. The "Mackay Companies" is an invest ment trust designed by Mr. Mackay to perpetuate the name of his father; to pro vide for the development of the com panies which he founded, and to safe guard on an even basis with his own the Interests of those who have invested In the enterprise with which John W. Mac kay was most conspicuously Identified. The agreement as well as the declaration of trust was drawn by William W. Cook, counsel to the Commercial Cable Com pany. ar ..OK-AttorneyrOaeVal RJrhp.rtL Olney, 1mfer theBfatutes.' of Massachu setts, which, in t&efr opinion, seemed.' to afforxl 'the most- adequate protection to all perties In .fnteroef$It is similar to the English Investment trusts, and will continue for 40 years unless dissolved by the shareholders in the meantime. The trustees, with power to fill vacan cies arising from death or resignation, are: Clarence i. iiackay, John I. Waterbury, President of the Manhattan Trust Company, of New York; T. Jeffer son Coolidge, Jr., president of the Old Colony Trust Company, of Boston, both directors of the Commercial Cable Com pany, and William W. Cook, counsel for the c6mpany. The plan Is practically an accomplished fact, a large majority of the Commercial Cable stock having alreadybeen deposited under the agreement. The remaining shares will be received for exchange on or before March. SO, 1904, by the Manhat tan' 'Trust Company,- In New York, and the Old Colony Trust Company, In Boston, and Messrs. Baring Bros., in London. Ac cording to the circular, the first dividend upon the preferred shares will be paid on April 9. 1904. Mr. Mackay was seen this evening and said the plan was the outcome of his desire to put upon a permanent basis the properties created by his father, and to provide for all contingencies that may 'arise from death or changes in commer cial conditions. W ltn . these objects in view, he has selected as co-trustees men not only of established conservative repu tation, but also of ages which in the ordi nary course of nature would obtain for the company the advantages of a long continuous service and a consistent pol icy. Personally, he will continue to de vote his entire time to the active man agement of the company. Alleges Effort to Defraud Real Heirs. OGDEN, Utah, Feb. 29. George H CRUISER "ASAMA," REPORTED TO BE DISABLED BS tell i Teolomltl; consular agent for Greece, who arrived from . Butte, Mont., has served notice on the Southern Pacific Railroad Company warning It against settling claims for damages growing out of the Jackson explosion. In which IS Greeks lost their lives. He has discovered, he says, an effort on the part of interlopers to defraud, the real heirs who live in Greece. ONLY BEBEL LEADER ESCAPES American Troops Completely Subdue a Force of Moros. 'r WASHINGTON, Feb. 29. General Wade in a cablegram from Manila to the War Department advises the Department of a report of General Wood -concerning an en gagement at Jolo with the remnants of Hassan's Cotta Moros. The Amer ican expedition was In charge of Major Hugh L. Scott. During the fight General Wood states firing twice was stopped to give the Moros a chance to surrender, but they declined. The entire body, he adds, with the exception of Has san, is either dead or captured, and Has san is located. Second Lieutenant Eugene R. West, Eighteenth Battery, Field Artillery, was seriously wounded in the thigh; Hurlburt, Troop I, Fourteenth. Cavalry, right side; Hinderer, Troop I, Fourteenth Cavalry, shoulder; Whlte Eighteenth Battery, Field Artillery, right knee; Gal la way. Troop M, Fourteenth Cavalry, right arm; Cox, Eighteenth Battery, Field Artillery, shoulder; Hanlfan, Troop K, Fourteenth Cavalry, thigh, slight. Friendly dattos, states General Wade, assisted the troops in the attack. Original Force of Rebels Was 3000. MANILA, Feb. 29. General Leonard Wood reports, under date of February 15, an engagement with the Datto Moros, under Hasan, on the Island pf Jolio. Lieu tenant West and six privates were wound ed. One has since died. The Moro loss was heavy Hasan succeeded In making hl3 escape. His original force of 0000 has now been reduced to 15. The island is now under control of the American authority, and influential Moros are aiding in the pursuit of the outlaws. The members of the constabulary who revolted at Vigan are all In custody. The arms- and ammunition taken by them have been recovered and the troops have re turned to their station. DEWEY THREATENED BY BERRY Testimony Is Given in Favor of the Kansas Cattleman. NORTON, Kan., Feb. 29. In the case of the State against Chauncey Dewey, W. J. McBrlde and Clyde Wilson, Charles Wilson occupied the witness stand the greater portion of the day. He testified that when, the Dewey party arrived, at Perry's, McBrlde and Wilson went to the house and asked permission to take the tank. Mrs. Berry said to take it, and McBrlde so reported to Dewey. Dan lei P. Berry then said, to Dewey: 'What are you aping nerer iMoBride answered quickly, "We are af ter the tank.' .the tank." . ewey Insian'tjyr salto 2deBridor v Don't dispute with, hlrn." - jjrj. i"rank. Burfr then said: Dewey Don' Frank. "Go it, Dewey; you'll get It pretty soon E: Beach and Burch Berry at this point rode up, dismounted on the opposite side of the house and came around on foot. Then one of the Berrya spoke up and said: "You fellows will not take anything away from here." Dewey exclaimed: "Stop, stop, right there.' The Berrys then drew their pistols and fired, and the Dewey party immediately returned the nre. MARINES -EXPECT. TO GO SOON. Prairie Returns to Colon From Cuba, Where She Took on a Force. COLON, Feb. 29. The United States cruiser Prairie has returned to Colon from Cuba, where she disembarked the United States marines taken from .here. It. Is expected the remainder of the marines on the islands will shortly embarjt pn the Prairie. The gunboat Newport returned hero today from the coast and reports everything quiet. Colombia Increases Tariff. WASHINGTON, Feb. 29. Colombia has increased her customs tariff considerably to meet the heavy Judgments rendered against her by the various arbitration tribunals which have Just concluded their work, according to a report from Consul General Snyder at Bogota. HEIR TO A GREAT FORTUNE. Wife of Methodist Preacher Is Left $500,000 by Relatives in Jamaica. S'J". LOUIS, Feb. 29. The wife of an Itinerant Methodist preacher, Rev. J. W. Prickett, of Fenton, Mo., has fallen, heir to a $500,000 estate through the death of Mrs. Charlotte V. S. Miller, a relative Jn the Island of Jamaica, jvbo died last week. NEW WAR Russian Deems Balkan Conflict Inevitable1. TROOPS ARE HELD. READY Regiments Ordered to the Far East Will Not Gor AT KISHINEF AND BENDARY Czar Directed Them to Leave Only Week Ago, but This Is Impossible. If Turkey and Bulgaria Clash. EFECIAIi CABTS. ODESSA, March 1. The orders that were issued a week ago to the two regi ments of infantry at Kishlnef andtha one at Bendory have been rescin'dedand the commandants of three regiments Thave been ordered to hold their coinmaa&s in readiness for action in connectloaPwith contingencies In the Balkans. p- This Is construed as meaning .that the Russian government now considers .war between Bulgaria and Turkey as In evitable. RUSSIA TAKING NO RISKS; ' Three Effective Battleships at -:Port Arthur Take No Part in Fighting. v SPECIAL WAR SERVICE. NEW YORK, Feb. 29. The Herald's. London correspondent cables aa follows? "Rear-Admiral John Inglis, in speaking last night with reference to the engage ment at Port Arthur said: 'Once more the three Russian cruisers, the Bayan, the Askold and the Novik at tacked by some torpedo boats went ou to see what was happening, but from the terms of the report there can be no doubt they retired precipitately. They never stay long, as it will be considered they are afraid of the big" guns of the forts getting, tielr .range." . Jea&fttoal. Taglls, - who for years h jiiytuiri.uu j-iii-'iiciy yru-j ajiiiiese. xurxner suggested" that the reiteration of the names-: of the three Russian cruisers in all re ports for the last ten. days or so would seem to suggest that these are the only effective ships at Port Arthur. "It is understood that the Pobleda, the Peressviet and the Sevastopol, all battle ships, are still effective. It may be that they are kept Jor safety in the Inner road stead, and cannot get out quickly. More over, they are xof slow speed. Another ex planation Is that It may be that the Rus sians do not care to run any more, risks." RATIONS ARE VERY SHORT. Little Hope That Port Arthur Can Make a Long Defense. SPECIAL WAR SERVICE. NEW YORK, Fe"b. 29. The Sun has the following cable from Its London corre spondence: '' The Tientsin correspondent of the Ex press says that the repeated attacks on Port Arthur have created a condition approaching demoralization among1 the troops. There Is little hope that the place will be able to make a long de fense. Rations there are already exceed ingly short, and It is expected that when the town is Invested, hunger will soon compel its capitulation. There are not many" civilians left In the town, but there are enough to cause the authorities anxlety.T J WILL NOT ADVANCE FOR MONTH Russia Then Expects Land Forces to Regain All Ground Lost. SPECIAL CABLE TO THE LONDON TIMES AND PORTLAND OREGONIAN. . PARIS, March L Reports received from Russian sources state that the Rus sSfcn land preparations In Manchuria will not be completed for a month, and tho general advance cannot be ordered . be fore that time. It is then expected that whatever ground the Japanese have gained, will, be overcome and they wilL be finally annihilated. Japanese Cruisers Off Chefoo. SPECIAL WAR SERVICE. ". NEW YORKj Feb. 29, The' Herald's Chefoo correspondent cables as follows: Three Japanese cruisers have been sight ed off Chefoo proceeding south. The sur vivors from the sunken Japanese trans ports are returning to Japan via Shang hai. In a further Interview, they declare the Japanese will try again by .every means to block Port Arthur. ' - Czar Anxious to Go to the Front.' SPECIAL CABLE. VIENNA; Feb. 29. The Die Zelt states that the Czar desires to go to . the-Far East, and personally assume command of-the- forces there. He. is anxious ?d malnr tain. the traditions of his predecessors, and Is also convinced of his" own military capacity. ' '-' .Strong Russian Force on Yalu. k SPECIAL CABLE. YIN KOW, March L Twenty-five .thou sand Russians are on the Manchurlan bank of the Yalu, and 40CO mounted In fantry troops and artillery hold the moun tain passest35 iailie3 south of Wlju. - .Russian ShlS Entsr tvtz. Can! r STJEZ,: Feb. Tks.Rula.n cruiser Au rora and some: of the Ruela n to "-i"tnkt. destroy ere "hav etw ik mumL. ' 9 r'Z, It y .'ff",-. ..? .- ..a