Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-10

st Petersburg, May 10 (2:15 p. M
~ Although it is hardly credited here (as
it is known that General huropatkin is
withdrawing his advance posts along
the Manchurian littoraI on Liao Yang
it was announced this morning from
Mukden that the railroad between Port
Arthur and Lao Yang has been re-
paired and is working.
Hai-Cheng, north of New Chwang, is
already reported to have been eVacu-
ated, but there is nothing official on
this point The Russian garrison stili
femains at New ChWang, but the aban-
tdonment of that place is only consid-
3ered to be question of days.
The army organ assumes that the
Russians are retiring on Liao Yang,
4 leaving temporarily the defense of
Port Arthur to the naval squadron and
/ garrison. The organ also assumes that
the japanese have already landed at
Taku Shan, west of the Yalu river,
thus assuring Junction between Gen
eral Kuroki'sl army and the Japanese
forces on the peninsula. The army
organ thinks the force disembarked at
Taku Shan is probably part of lie
third army, concerning the mobiliza-
ton of which the japanese have so
I sedulously spread misleading reports. !"
IT commendS the retirement from Feng
of no strategical Importance
There is a complete absence of Off
cial information.
st Petersburg. May 1O-The au-
thorities are silent as the grave con-
cerning General Kuropatkin's plans,
only declaring that his tactics will be
yindicated.
The report of the appearance of the
enemy at Kwan Tien Sien on the
Mukden road, from the Yalu, causes
some disquietude. The report is three
days old Only small detachments
of infantry and cavalry then appeared,
but 1t is possible that they were adj
vance skirmishers of General Kuroki's
fourth division, who were sent for
ward to protect the Japanese right
flank. If the Japanese could get on
this road, above Lao Yang, the Rus
sian position there would be threat
ened.
The papers here seem more con
cerned about the fleet of the Japanese
successes upon the Chinese than
about the ultimate result of the cam
paign. The Russ, reviewing the war to
date, says:
sThe fears expressed as to the eff
feet even of the temporary successes
= OF the Japanese upon the Asiatics are
more general and are beginning to Sc
E liously alarm many of the leaders of
European politics, who dread further
complications. Moderation and caution
are now the principal orders of the
day for all European governments" ("
The Bourse Gazette remarks: 1T is
not given us to know, how long the
night will last. but we know the morn
ING will come This is not only a
question of the far east but of our
position in Asia and in the world. Our
great development since the Crimean
war is not to be destroyed by the Jap
anese army penetrating into Man
churia"
The admiralty declares positively
that the report of the destruction of
the armored cruiser Rurik is false.
st Petersburg, May 10, 7:45 a. M
The final word regarding the combat
of Chemulpo. Korea, has been pro-
nounced by M. Pavloff, the Russian
minister to Korea, whose official re-
port is gazetted in the Official Messen-
ger this morning NJ. Pavloff says:
"The commander of, the Vicksburg
sent a boat with surgeon to offer
medical help to the wounded on the
cruisers Variag and Korietz, but the
officer in charge stated in the name
of his commander, that it was impos-
sible for him to take any Russians on
board his ship. The commander of
the Variag thereupon declined assist
ance.
THE commander of the Vicksburg
offered to receive the imperial mission
if 1t was compelled to leave Korea.
but declined the offer, stating that /
would go on French cruiser.
sTwenty-one Russians who We're 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.
Seoul, April 80 g 80 p. III. m.)-The Jap
anese authorities peremptorily refuse
to permit steamers to sail from Che
mulpo for Chinnampo OF to leave that
port.
st Petersburg, May 10 12:05 D. nh
General Huber has been appointed
commissary general of the Russian
army in Nanchuria.
st Petersburg. May 10 (12:05 p. m.
An imperial order declaring cotton con
traband of war was officially gazetted
this morning.
TRYING TO FORM
IMPORTERS ASSOCIATION