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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1904
Page
2
A condensed look at global tensions and politics. Turkey and Montenegro verge toward conflict while Russia and Japan mobilize for Port Arthur siege. Washington state politics split districts. labor and canal posts shift as officials resign or face pressure.
Reports from Hai Wei describe Japanese landings and preparations as the 12th division and Imperial Guards disembark with a general road advance toward Ping Yang. Salvage at sea continues on the sunken cruiser Varing while British officers praise Japan's methods and readiness, noting strategic advantage in securing Chemulpo and surrounding regions.
A February 22 dispatch from Nagasaki reports a Japanese squadron has Russian torpedo boats and fresh Port Arthur attacks. News notes Port Arthur as a naval stronghold with forts manned by sailors, and foreigners under scrutiny amid arrests and expulsions. Also mentions British and French warships concentrating near Hong Kong and Indo China amid Anglo French understandings.
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports active negotiations for the Russian Black Sea fleet to pass the Dardanelles. It cites Austrian appeasement, German interests in Asia Minor, and a staged fleet movement with four coal ships ready to sail. The plan allegedly aims to shift focus to India and Korea.
Paris reports a flood of dispatches from Saint Petersburg as Russia opens up public commentary on events. Diplomats and military leaders suspect the move aims to sway the French stock market and create a distraction favorable to Russia.
Formalin is described as a powerful antiseptic with potential antidotal use for blood poisoning and puerperal fever. Caution is urged as it is administered subcutaneously in small doses to reduce high fever, with the claim that it can convert blood into an antiseptic solution in the arterial system.
Stolberg reaches Nagasaki from Vladivostok carrying 20 foreign nationals 1500 Chinese and 60 Japanese as well as 40 survivors of the Nakanoura Maru sunk by a Vladivostok squadron on February 11 Two sailors died during transfer and survivors received good care and passages. A Vladivostok squadron planned to bombard Hakodate but a snowstorm prevented entry into the Straits of Tsugaru.
Philadelphia reports a local plant set a record by building seven locomotives in one day to fulfill a rush order from the Japanese government. The engines will serve the military railroad linking Fusan in Corea to Seoul. Japan ordered 20 locomotives to be ready in 30 days. eight shipped to Fusan, twelve to be shipped this week.
The Senate confirmed W. Cameron Forbes of Massachusetts as a member of the Philippine Commission and to succeed Luke E. Wright as secretary of the Department of Commerce and Police. Washington, b. 24.
Separate ballots will be cast in the House and Senate at noon March 1 to elect a successor to the late Senator Hanna. A joint session will meet at noon March 2 to declare the result. The plan is set by a joint resolution introduced and adopted in the Senate tonight and to be ratified by the House tomorrow.
An outpost engagement on the Yalu reportedly drives back Russian advance guards with about 2500 casualties. It is unclear whether the toll counts those killed at the Yalu or total losses since the war began.
A large force engagement near the Yalu is reported with Japanese victory claimed but unconfirmed. The report notes Russians and Japanese forces large in number with several thousand Russian casualties, but no detailed sources or specifics are available.
A Tokio cable reports Russian warships between Japan and Corea and Japanese troops crossing by transports. Half the Japanese fleet surveys and protects Corea landings while the other half searches for Vladivostock ships. Miyake prefecture notes 12 Russians debarked February 19. authorities pursue the mystery and cable cut fears.
War Department orders require commanders to place units in readiness for service on short notice. In San Francisco the Presidio leads active preparation with daily drills and imminent delivery of cold weather gear. Coast Artillery advances harbor defenses with submarine mining study and platform assembly near government wharves.
Official confirmation from St. Petersburg states Russia will not participate in the exposition. Commissioner-General Alexandrovsky reports Russian tradesmen choose to donate money appropriated for the fair to the Red Cross and wounded soldiers. He travels to the Far East as the Red Cross chief delegate.
Advices to the Japanese government from Pekin say that at Mukden Viceroy Alexiff asked Chinese troops to guard the railway to prevent traffic interruption. The Chinese refused and asked for instructions from Pekin. The government told them to inform Alexiss that Russia’s demand to guard the railway in war was impossible in peacetime.
Warsaw reports heavy siege guns are mounted on the coast about ten miles from Odessa to cover the harbor approach. Russia redoubles military and naval activity, contradicting official assurances that no untoward events are expected and that no other power will be drawn into the conflict.
At Jackson telegraph station on the Ogden Lucian cut off a head on collision of two extra trains caused by brake failure. An explosion wrecked everything within a half mile. Twenty four killed and twelve seriously injured including Americans and Greeks. A relief train carried doctors and nurses to the scene.
Geneva reports a near burst of revolution as Russian revolutionary leaders claim readiness for a nationwide uprising. Reliable dispatches from St Petersburg say the movement has secured a strong organization and armed force with many students enrolled and portions of the army and navy pledged to the cause.
A Mafin representative reports Harbin as the main base for Russian operations after harsh trans-Siberian travel. The base maintains contact with Port Arthur as 12 000 troops from Moscow Kiev and Varsovie converge. By the end of 12 days an army of 400 000 may be in Manchuria amid demoralized locals and blocked rail traffic holding 2 000 travelers.
Paris dispatch says the Russian government fears for the safety of battleship Oslabya and cruisers Dumty Donskol and Aurora with their convoy at the Red Sea entrance and orders the admiral to return to Russian waters. A Japanese flying squadron is reported waiting to intercept if they press toward Port Arthur.
A Canton dispatch says official circles report the Dowager Empress of China has died. The Chinese press and sources in Canton or Hong Kong are not confirming the report and remain unreliable on the news.
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