Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-07-30
american STEAMER SIIII
WORK OF The RUSSIAN VA.
VosTok SQUADRON. ~
Crew of Knight Commando. !.
transferred to Steamer rs,,,.
German Vessel, with aooo
Flour, Was Also t,u.
known Merchantmen Ship SUM-

stok squadron yesterday s,,., '''O'
american steamer Knight CommaDaa.
from New York, off the nrou,-
lzu, after transferring the crew I ~ Of
Knight Commander to tho ~. " 'ne
Tsinan, which arrived here tbia oailer
ing. n's morn.
The Vladivostok SQUADRON -,
tured German vessel. beliovod ,V cup
the Arabia, with 5000 tons ~ a. oe
and an unknown British steaman uOuf'
TWO vessels were sent to Vladin.. ine
IN charge of prize crews. 0A
The American Trading comnorr
the agents here for the knight a. ale
mander. ooGf
Captured Off lzu Province
Toxic, July 26.-The Russian W..
Vostok squadron has sunk a merohau'
man, which it captured off the coos
lzu province today. The mama % ~
ship and her nationality is not knOm.
and nothing has been learned of w.
tate of her crew.
witnesses ashore saw the mercbort
man followed by the fleet. Then w..
saw her fired upon, after which sba
disappeared. The Russian warShia.
were last reported at II O'Clock this
morning to the southwest of Cano Iro
lzu province, steering to the waot
Cape Iro is about IS miles sontbwoot
OF Yokohama and about five miles from
the entrance to the bay upon which
Yokohama and Toxic are located
Russians Evacuate Newchwano.
Tientsin, July 26.-ln accordance
with orders issued by General Kun
patkin, the Russians commenced to
evacuate Newchwang yesterday tsup
day.. This morning the Russian rail-
way station is in flames The Rus
slams are evidently destroying pron
erty previous to evacuation.
A battle is raging outside of New.
chwang. The fighting can be seen
from the housetops.
In the engagement of yesterday the
Russian losses are reported to have
been 700.
The Japanese are slowly nearing
Newchwang.
Great excitement prevailed in that
city during todays and yesterdays
fights.
Knight Commanders Record.
New York, July 27.-The Knight
Commander, according to the Maritime
Register, is a British ship of 2716 tons
burden, commanded by Captain Du.
rant. She sailed from New York May
6 for Singapore. On June % she was
at Manila and last week was reported
as having arrived at Shanghai.
The owner of the Knight Command
er is the Knight Steamship company
Limited, of Liverpool. She was built
at Newcastle by the Palmers.
Japs March on SiakhoIan.
st. Petersburg, July 26.-Lieutenant
General Sakharoff, in a dispatch to the
general staff, reports skirmishes in the
vicinity Of Kaichou on July %.
Lieutenant General Count Kelers
"Reminiscences on the same DAY
showed that the Japanese had only
weak attachments at the Siaokao ana
Wafankau passes. There was no
change in the situation on the nigh
road to Mukden, according 10 the re-
port, and the strong japanese COZ
umns, with 80 guns, were advancing
along the left and Fanziao ROADS III
the direction of Siakholan.
Big Force Reaches Samatza.
notwithstanding to Chinese III
formation, 10000 Japanese, win %
field and 200 mountain guns, nave
reached Siamatsza from the south anu
have occupied the district covered I"
Saimatsza, Izyanchan and SaioDor'
Japs Fire on a German Boat
Chefoo, July 26.-The German
steamer Chefoo, from NeWchWans' =
ports that at o'clock in the mornins'
when she was so miles from TINS po's
she was stopped by four japanese w.
pedo boats and searched. After UesIo
released she was fired on by RAPID nv
guns.
Japanese Steamer Sunk
Tokio.-The Russians Siberian ~, W..
has sunk the japanese steamship n
gomaru between the Izyu peninof
and the adjacent islands. Tne ia.'
her crew and passengers is as se'