Russia and Japan Fortify the Pacific
A despatch from St. Petersburg, October 5, states that Russia is spending $19,000,000 in fortifying Vladivostok. At the same time we are told by Russian authorities in charge at Vladivostok that Japan is using fearful haste in fortifying Korea, and under cover of mercantile industries erecting large buildings in Russian territory and storing vast quantities of ammunition as merchandise. It seems to them generally that Japan's action can be nothing more or less than the seizure of all Russian Pacific ports.