Show SCARCITY OF NEWS great battle baltic evidently impending or in progress A london dispatch bayst the curtain la Is drawn again upon the view of the progress 0 at the war probably indicating di that important events are impending or afoot the explosions heard at port arthur suggest that the russians havo have ren renewed elveI eheim attempts to remove obstructions in the mouth of at the harbor all kinds of rumors are current few of which appear to have liate any reliable basis various special correspondents in st petersburg report increasing depression pres slon in russia ever the prospect of tho the fall of port arthur and aay say that wild reports are in circulation as to dissensions between the generale and the highest officials over questions of policy and strategy the dally daily mall mail gives great prominence to tu a statement from russian correspondent der declaring laring that russia will stand or fall with port arthur as for ae as the governments prestige with the lower classes id la concerned internal troubles are inevitable the correspondent says should the fortress fall count lamsdorff displays a strong personality but hie his position Is precarious and he Is likely to be sacrificed as a scapegoat to popular indignation at the way the war has been conducted although it Is said that general kuropatkin has lost favor at court no change in the cam commandership mandera mander hip ship of the army is contemplated |