The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-25
General OrlOff Is Rebuked and
May Be Retired as Result OF
the Defeat at Lao
Yang.
MUKDEN EVACUATION BEGINS?
Chinese Report That Russians
Are Preparing to Make a Des-
perate Stand at
Tie-PaSs.

PEcIAL BY CABLE.
London. Sept. pa dispatch from
Using Tau says that the Russian naval
officers there have received official ad-
vices OF an outbreak Of cholera in Port
Arthur. Only a few cases had de
veloped up to Monday last, but grave
fears of an epidemic were entertained
The same report says there are 49,
O0O sick and wounded at Port Arthur.
NEWS CAUSES DEEPEST
CONCERN AT ST PETERSBURG.
St, Petersburg. Sept ALAlthoueh no con-
frmation has been received at this hour
at either the War Office or tie Admiral,
ty Of the report from T.lngTau that chol-
era had broken out at Port Arthur. II If
admitted tha. possibly ii is trre- owing
30 the terribly unsanitary conditions
around the fortress. arising from the
number OF decaying corpees there. But
until confirmation Is received. the Tsing-
Tau telegram will not be given out. in or
der to avoid causing needless alarm
among the relatives o: the brave defenc-
ers-
Tn. announcement none the les. has
caused the depest concern in naval and
military circles It is hoped. however.
that even II the report is true the out
break will turn out to be a mild one and
that IL will be quickly checked by rigid
discipline and the isolation OF suspicious
cases
II IN pointed out that If the epidemic.
despite of all precautions. obtains a foot
hold it Is likely to affect the japanese
az wei: as the Russians.
The Admiralty has NOT yet received any
confirmation OF The report that resseie OF
the vladivostok squadron have put 10 sea.
REBUKE FOR
GENERAL ORLOFF.
II has been learned upon unquestionable
authority that Major General Orlon. whose
precipitsncy in leaving Yentai TO join in
the attack on the heights of Sykwantun
exposed Kurupatkin's left fank. and ne
cessitated the abandonment of L4ao-Yang.
will be detached from the Manchurian
army and placed in charge Of another
command ir. European Russia. or perhaps
he may be retired
The detachment OF General Or!on was
ordered by General Kuropatkin. who has
fuIl mower 20 do so without resorting to q
court-martial
Tie oficiaI report that Brigadier-Gen-
eraI Fou1iu Of General Orions division.
was dead and the subsequent develop
nent that he IL only severely wounded.
reveals the extent Of confusion into which
orIofY-s divixion vas thrown General Fo-
min was In the hospital I'm Harbin-
There IN no truth in the story published
by the Matin. of Paris. this morning TO
the effect that kilograms reached the En-
peror At ! o'clock thi. morning. saying
the Jananese were engaged in a general
assault on Port Arthur and the whole OF
Admiral Toeo's and Vice Admiral KAHf-
mu.a's souadrons were aiding in the
struggle. which, II was further asserted.
# was feared here would be final.
DYING GENERAL
WAS HER HUSBAND:
A pathetic echo of the battle Of Lao
Yang lis related by Russian correspon-
dent. General Martson and Colonel Won
Rasben were mortaily wounded by shrap-
mel bursting in a Chinese hut In which
they were sitting.
Martson's young wife. Who had voiun-
teered as a Sister Of Mercy. had just ar
rived at Liao-Yang. By the strange
irony Of fate she vas sent out to attend
her dying husband
Narston lived for hours. suffering terri
BILE sxony. His whole body was torn by
shrapnel His wife. who never left his
side. followed her husband TO the grave
The sight moved hardened veterans to
tears.
RUSSIANS REPORTED
lEyACCATING MUKDEN.
General Oku's Headquarters in the
Field. Sept Is, via Fusan. Sept. A-There
are persistent rumors among the Chinese
that the Russians are evacuatinZ Muk-
den and ere preparing to make a desper-
ate stand at Tie Pass
Everything now awaits the result OF the
attack on Port Arthur
The mrs. touch Of the Manchurian WIN
ter. which follows the summer abruptly
came yesterday with 4 sudden cold wave
the thermometer registering a degrees
during the night. Much discomfort was
experienced by the soldiers, who. clad IN
khaki. were sleeping outdoors. A sup-
ply of winter clothing hae begun TO ar
rive and all the men vill soon be pro-
eided for in this respect.
AMERICAN CARGO
CAPTURED BY JAPS.
San Francisco. Sept 2A-The Merchants
Exchange has received a cable message
from London. stating that the BRUSH
steamer Crusader. bound from Oregon
ports for the far East. has been captured
by the Japanese and taken to Hakodate-
The Crusader started from Astoria. Ore.
sepeszaber :. for. Shanghai Her cargo of
inDter and lathe. valued 1T $&ee. was
eeeaone1 - merchants In Shanghai and