The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10
DALNY STILL SAFE
Russians Deny That Japanese
Have Captured 1t.
Evacuation of New Chwang Is
About Completed.
is DODGING JAPANESE.
Part Of the VladiTOstok Squad
ron Reported Shut Out
And Now Wandering About in
the Sea of japan.
RAILROAD REOPENED.
Line to Port Arthur Is Again
Being Operated.
Russian Squadrons Reported
10 Have Formed Juncfi0n-
Part Of the VIadivOstok Squad
ron Reported Shut Out
And Now Wandering About in
the Sea of Japan.
RAILROAD REOPENED.
Line to Port Arthur Is Again
Being Operated.
Russian Squadrons Reported
TO Have Formed Junction.

St Petersburg, May 1O.-A semi
official dispatch from Mukden dated
today denies the reports that the Jap
anese have captured Port Dalny.
VIadivOstOk Squadron Cut on.
London. May 1O.-The Daily Tele-
graphs Seoul correspondent says:
1t is believed that a portion Of the
Russian VladIvostok feet has been
successfully shut out and is now in
the sea Of Japan trying to evade the
japanese.
Evacuating New Chwang.
Chefoo. May 1O-Passengers arriv-
ing today from Newchwang say that
the Russian force probably evacuated
that place during the night Many
had already departed and those re-
naming made no secret of their inten-
tion to leave. There is no activity
whatever at the forts where there are
still guns in position Three thousand
bandits are camped outside of the walls
of Newchwang ready to begin looting
at the moment the last Of the soldiers
have left the city. There are many
foreign camp followers with the ban
dts who are giving the Russians much
trouble along the railway between
Newchwang and Mukden.. Last week
they destroyed a culvert and delayed
traffic for four days. The japanese
feet was in force off Port Arthur at
midday Monday but did not make any
hostile demonstration.
PavIon's Last Word.
St Petersburg. May 1O-T:45 A. M
at Chemulpo. Korea has been pro-
nounced by NJ. Pav1off, the Russian
minister to Korea, whose official report
/ is gazetted in the Official Messenger
I fnfE Paz1CfF
THE commander of the Vicl1sburg
sent a boat with surgeon to Offer
medical help to the wounded on the
cruisers Variag and KoreitZ, but the
/ officer in charge stated. in the name cf
/ his commander, that it was impossible
for him to take any Russians on bOa-d
his ship. The commander of the Va
RAG there upon declined assistance
THE commander of the Vicksburg
offered to receive the imperial mission
4 if it was compelled to leave Korea, but
1 declined the offer. stating that
would go on French cruiser.
"Twenty-one Russians who were on
the French cruiser Pascal were suffer-
ing from gangrene and fearing that
the disease would be communicated to
the other wounded the commander OF
the Pascal signalled to the Vicksburg
and asked If she would receive these
men. but the American commander
positively refused to do So"
Cotton Is COntrabrand of War.
st. Petersburg. May 1O-12:05 p. NJ
An imperial order declaring cotton con
traband of war was officially gazettsd
this morning.
Russians We're Kind.
New York, May 1O.-Japanese refa-
gees numbering 342 from the island OF
Sakhalin have arrived at Hakodate,
says Times dispatch from Toxic They
reported that every facility had been
granted to them by the Russians AMI
that they suffered no violence
Price of Rice Advances.
Seoul, Korea. May 1O.-Owing to the
heavy purchases of rice by the Papa
nese army the price of that commodity
in the vicinity of the American mines
at Unsan has doubled and is now quo
ted at three yen per . pounds The
forces of Korean coolies in military
employ are not affected by this ad-
vance in prices on account of the eX-
traordinary high wages they receive,
but the mine laborers are hard hit.
and it has been necessary to send junk
loads of rice north to prevent threaten
ed distress
Japanese Advance Continues.
Mukden, May 1O.-Japanese patrols
from Feng Wang Cheng have been
observed in the direction of Yaoyp.
A small Japanese detachment OF
infantry and cavalry has occupied
KWan Diansian-
The railroad station at Ba Fian
Dian has been occupied by Russian
troops.
Reserves Called out.
St Petersburg. May 1O-=An i'm
perial ukase issued today calls out
the reserves Of several districts in the
governments of Poltava, Kursk, Khar-
koff. Ryazans Kaluga. Tula, with the
view OF the completion of the units
to be sent to the far east from the
military districts of Kief and Moscow
Russian Retreat Continues.
Shan Hal Kwan. May 1O-9 P. MI
is reported that the first japanese
army corps. having followed the Rus
SLAMS retreat ting from the Yalu river.
overlook them 20 miles south Of Lao
Yang yesterday and severe engage
ment ensued. The japanese dragged
their guns UP hills believed to be insur-
I nountab1e The Russians thereupon
continued to retreat north
A division of the first corps is ap-
preaching New Chwang. which is now
garrisoned by handful of Russians.
japanese scouts have been six miles
from New Chwang- Nineteen women
We're the last civilians to leave New
Chwanr for Shan-Hai-Kwan. They ar
rived here tonight and confirmed the
reports of the evacuation of New
Chwang-