The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-19

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to act on the assumption that CHINA
is abandoning her neutrality in IaVor
of Japan. The minister is also report
ed to have renewed his threat that on
the slightest movement on emma
part. Russian troops will march on re-
kin. 1t is said in reply to this. the
correspondent adds China refused to
! recall her troops.
A Niuchwang correspondent of the
Times cabling under yesterdays GATE
asserts that there are no japanese
north of the Yalu river and that none
of their scouts has been seen there
since the beginning of March. ON the
other hand the correspondent says the
Russians are reported to have crossed
the Yalu to the south leaving SmiJl
force to guard the river.
JAPANESE OCCUPY PING YANG
st. Petersburg, March 19.-V1ceroy
Alexieff today cabled to the car from
Mukden as follows:
General MiShtchento reports that
Ping Yang is occupied by Japanese IN
fantry with some guns and tnat hor-
can carts are carrying their supplies
| The enemy's cavalry is not visible IN
| large bodies, and only isolated horse
men are seen. Their horses are poor.
Our patrol discovered the presence
of the enemys infantry on the banks
of the Cheng- -Cheng river, about three
miles from Anju.
THE enemy opened fire and Killed
one of our horses"
TROOPS ARRIVING.
Liso Yang, Manchuria, March Is
| Troops continue to arrive here in in
creasing numbers. The health of the
soldiers is good.
SITUATION AT PORT ARTHUR.
st. Petersburg, March ia corre-
spondent of the Associated Press who
has Just visited Port Arthur telegraphs
from Mukden today as follows:
Despite the various bombardments
at Port Arthur the external aspect or
the city remains unchanged, although
] the enemy fired an enormous number
of projectiles. The battleships and
cruisers bear marks of fighting The
black clouds of smoke from their
stacks overhang the town. The cruiser
| Pallada stands almost repaired in the
dry dock.
Near the entrance of the harbor can
be seen the charred wrecks of the Jap
anese fire ships. Aboard one Of the
farthest out was found the body of a
| Japanese officer who had shot himself.
Beside him lay a chart showing the
where they sank.
six hours of firing by the heaviest
guns during the last bombardment did
not demolish a single building, but cost
a few lives
The husband and child of Baroness
Frank, who was decapitated by frag-
ments of shell flying in through win
dow were unharmed.
| 1uG 6Ie1tly III SnQ6dNOIlA1S " SIciA1N
as far as possible outside the range
of the Russian batteries rendered their
own fire ineffective. The people are
| becoming used to bombardments. and
| offing causes little alarm. Occupations
are resuming their wonted course, and
many stores have reoDened.
Not few women heroically refuse
to leave Port Arthur. regardless of the
tragic death of Baroness Frank. Dur
ing the height of the cannonading one
woman with dressings for wounds
wandered the streets ready to afford
aid to the wounded.
"a branch of the Russo Chinese bank
is doing business, and many wives of
officers and soldiers are returning as
Sisters of Mercy. The land defenses
are strengthened every day. and the
! troops are eager to fight. The gaiety
and good spirits of the troops is sur
prisir=.
During the engagement between
! the Russian and the japanese torpedo
boat destroyers the boats came into
| fathoms' length of each other. A tor
pedo from the Russian destroyer
Vlastini tore off the stern of one of
the enemy's destroyers, her captain
standing on the bridge as she sank,
amid wild cries.
THE Japanese squadron is now reck-
oned to consist of the battleships Shi-
lishima, Hatsuse, Yashima, Mikasa,
Asahi and Full.
Port Arthur is exceedingly gloomy
at night, all the lights being out. Pick
cts patrol the streets. stopping all
pedestrians.
Three Chinese bandits a few days
ago attacked a house in the center of
| town. The master of the house killed
two of the bandits and third was
killed by officers.
"The understanding at Port Arthur
is that the japanese are proposing to
effect a landing west of the Lao river
WANTS GERMAN PROTECTION.
Yin Kow, March 19.@The German
consul at Tien Tsin will arrive at New
Chwang tonight. It is reported that the
Russian officials have approached
| Germany with the object of engaging
German protection of Russian property
at New Chwang, particularly the
Russo-Chinese bank, and that this is
the object of the consuIs visit. 1t is
thought unlikely that Germany will
undertake the task which it is reported
France recently declined.
| There are no Chinese laborers in the
vicinity of New Chwang constructing
defenses, though Russian infantry are
conducting eVOlutiOnS on the plain
about the fort.
The Lao river is open for consider
able distance from its mouth. A branch
of the Chinese Red Cross society was
organized here today upon instructions
from DR.. Richards of Shanghai.
ALExIEFF ISSUES AN ORDER.
st. Petersburg, March 1880 p. m.
The army organ publishes an order
of the day issued by Viceroy Alexieff
threatening severe penalties against
soldiers injuring private property or
officers permitting the same. The or
der says:
''Such offenses not only beslur Rus
sian honor but are subversive of dis
cipline. Every officer permitting ex-
cesses will thus be guilty of a grievous
offense against the emperor and the
country"
A special flag has been ordered by
the emperor for Viceroy Alexieff-white
with a blue St. Andrews cross and in
the center a black double Russian
eagle 1t will be saluted by 10 guns.
The daughter of Admiral Taube. who
commanded the wooden Retvizan pre-
/ decessor of the nresent battleship. has