| Show CHINA WILL TAKE W PART proclamation ofa neutrality will be issued at once washington feb 12 minister conger cabled the state department today from that china would immediately issue a proclamation of neutrality tra lity having received from the russian minister the declaration ot war it this proclamation Is observed it will of course prevent tho threatened invasion of manchuria by the boxers china also must prevent the use of her soil by either russian or japanese troops all the answers to secretary haya proposition ar not yet in but it la hoped that they will be received within the next twenty A cablegram received at the navy department announces the departure of the gunboat from hong hisong to ch e rod port arthur sho will remain at this neutral port ready for service at any moment as a dispatch boat to communicate with the american ministers and consuls in case of need london feb 12 there Is a marked lull in war news no information has been received here ot the reported attempts of japan to land troops near port arthur captain tamara the japanese naval discredits these rumors the japanese will never attempt to take port arthur from the sea alone the captain the greatest importance to the seizure of pho aa giving japan command of the straits of korea and preventing a junction of iho russian squadron he thinka fromi plan arranged that the japanese squad ron Is belll in the vicinity t port arthur probably preparing to another attack |
