Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-27
In Order to Prevent Jeaousies and ntrgues, Member
Of Russian Imperial Family is Appointed Com
mander-in- Chief Of United Armies
Russians Defend Port Arthur Fort Rolling Down Massive Bean
Sacks on the Enemy. Heavy Loss in
Assault on the City.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 27.-The
general staff received dispatch
from Gen. Sakharoff, dated yester-
day, TO the effect that the enemy's
vanguard has assumed the offensive.
The dispatch follows: The enemy's
vanguard, consisting Of one battalion
and two squadrons of cavalry, has as
sumed the offensive, probably for re.
connoissance, in the district between
Mandarin road and the heights Of the
village of Toumytsa. His advance
was stopped by our troops. The enc
nay retreated along the whole line
pursued by our cavalry. The enemy
has not yet advanced north of Davan
on the left bank of the Lao river
but an increased force has been OBJ
served in the neighborhood Of Sian
Chan. The Japanese cavalry have ap
peared in the valley of the Lilac
river
Bean Cakes for Weapons.
CHE FOO. Sept. 27.-Two japanese
torpedo boat destroyers, .were OBJ
eserved outside the harbor Of Che
Foo tonight. The Chinese say III
battle which begun Sept 19 continued
inntormittently until Sept. "a. n dc
Tending one fort the Russians rollet
bean cakes down an the masseed Japs
These bean cakes are very heav.
and are pressed into the shape o
circular grind stones.
Boxers Preparing to Exter.
SHANGHAE' Sept. 27-Reports re
ceived from the northwestern par
of the province of Shang Tung sa.
that the Sho Tuan, Boxers" ar
openly distributing prospectuse
couched in the same language a
those circulated before the uprising
of 1900 These prospectuses orde
| precisely similar observances and fl
the date of October II for the e,
termination of all foreigners.
, Loss at Port Arthur.
LONDON, Sept. 27.-A telegram t
a local news agency from ST. Peter.
burg says dispatch has been r.
ceived by an official news agenc
there from Harbin, saying the jar
lost 1900 killed during the night a
tack Port Arthur Sept. Is. Russia
warships 1t is added rendered valu,
BILE assistance in repulsing the Japs.
Praise for Commissariat
| LONDON, Sept. PA dispatch ,
a news agency from st. Petersbur
says Russky Invalid published a tel
gram from Gen. Kuropatkin praisin
the work Of the Commissariat corp
which the emperor endorsed as fc
lows II have read with SINGER
pleasure the opinion of the comma
| der-in-chief on the perfect manner
which the commissariat officers fl
filled their duties"
Grand Duke For Commander.
| ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. pa
though official announcement 10 tn,
effect is not expected immediate
since II will require some little tin
to get Russia's second army in II
| field, the designation of Grand Dul
Nicholas Nicholaevitch, inspector ge
eral of cavalry, as commander-in-chi
is regarded as settled. The situate
at the front with two and perhal
ultimately three big armies is consi
cred to demand above all else that n
supreme command be such person
authority as to be beyond jealousi,
and the possibility of intrigue on Il
part Of subordinates and such a ma
the emperor now realizes can only
supplied by member of the roy
family. The grand duke will n
rely upon a single advisor. but on
staff comprising the ablest strategis
of the general staff, who In reali
will constitute board of direction
military operations viceroy Ale
Jeff is regarded as almost certain