Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-27

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 New Chwang, May 27, morning The Japanese estimate the strength of the Russians about Port Arthur at 20,00O men. The former have 50,000 men at Kin-Chou.
 Chinese continue to escape from Port Arthur, but little reliance is placed on their statements. They say food is growing scarcer at Port Ar thur and there is good authority for saying the Japanese believe they can starve out the Russians ill three months
 The Russians who recently purchased 1.500 junks' anchors here. shipped them to-day to Tung- Ching Tsu, where they will block the river to prevent the produce of that section leaving. Fodder is especially scarce.
 Much cOntraband of war is arriving at this port. The French steamer Bourbon landed 66,OO0 sacks of flour to-day.
 A British cruiser at Ching Wan-Tao Is awaiting instructions from the con- sul here who will not make any state ment for publication.
 FEELING AT ST PETERSBURG.
 St Petersburg, May 27, 1 :5O, D. m.- Owing to the fact that communication with the defending army at Port Ar thur is cut off the war office here ad- mits that it is not in position to question the Tokio and other reports that the Japanese have carried the outer works at Kin-Chou. But from what they know of the disposition of General Stoessel's forces, the authOri- ties apparently are convinced that only the old town of Kin-Chou was taken. The heights to which the Russians are said to have retired are really the key to the entrance of the kwan-Tung peninsula They are sit uated eastward Of the town They are 2. 100 feet high and are called Liao- Nu-Shan. The position was strongly fortified and was of exceptional nat ural strength, due to the fact it could not be reached by the guns of the war ships If this position has been ta- ken the war office believes there must have been very heavy loss on the side of the attackers. It is not believed that the Japanese will venture to cross the neck as an advance with this position, Qiao- -Hu-Shang), in their rear would subject them to attack both from Liao- Hu-Shan and from
  TOkio dispatches says is across the lower end of the neck.
 The statement made by refugees from Port Dalny that the Japanese have occupied San-Shi-Li-Ru, almost due west of Dalny, is discredited, al though Rear Admiral Wittsoeft has re- ported that the Japanese bombarded the coast near that point
 St Petersburg is filled with all sorts of rumors regarding fighting, which the genral staff has for three days been convinced is in progress on the lower part of the Liao-Tung peninsula, but nothing official has been received z For instance, a story is going the { rounds that General Fock, (who was in command of the Russian advanced position at Kin-Chou), got between two Of the enemy's columns, inflicting heavy loss on them, but that the news is being held from announcement un- til to-day, the anniversary of Emper- or Nicholas coronation. A special dispatch from Liao Yang also repeats with slight variations the report ca bled to the Associated Press May 23 regarding the loss of 15,0OO Japanese before Kin-Chou. saying that the en- emy's columns got into a cross fire from General Fock's artillery This seems to have no real foundation in fact.
 The idea that a Japanese movement upon General Kuropatkin's position is awaiting upon the result of the pres ent operations against Port Arthur is strengthened A Russian correspond ent of the Associated Press at Liao Yang last night mentioned the exist ence at the Russian headquarters there of the belief that there has been change in the enemy's plans.
 General KuCoki is bringing up heavy supplies and guns to his position at Feng-Wang- -Cheng.
 London. May 277.-Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minister, discussing the recent fighting north of Port Arthur, said today:
 Kin Chou will be occupied as first base. The neighboring hills will be strongly fortified in order that they can be held indefinitely. For food supplies and ammunition Port Dalny will be second base.
 1.-The possession of Kin-Chou will be of invaluable aid in the campaign against Port Arthur. The hills com- mand positions of the country for sew eral miles in the direction of Port Ar thur. I presume from the action at Kin Chou that the Russians intend to make another stand at Port Dalny, Their Justification for defendin Kin Chou must have been the belief that their numbers were able to cope with ours, so 1 expect that practically all the available Russian troops have been moved out from Port Arthur in the at tempt to head off the investment"
 
 London, May 27-A dispatch from Tokio to the Central News, dated to- day. says:
 sThe fighting which eliminated in the Japanese occupation of I&in-Chou was practically confined to an artillery l<