The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-23
JAPS AT CHEMULPO.
Russians Rstreating Across Yalu
River Before Advance.
AoKE GOES TO SEOUL
Japanese to Take Control OF Ad'
zainistnation Of Corean At
fairs. Won St Z ell
berg's Report.

The correspondent Of The Londor
Daily Mail at Chefoo, who has just
visited Chinampo, Corea, says:
ION the way to Chemulpo We pass
ed a constant succession Of japanese
transports. Three thousand Japanes:
landed at Chemulpo at the end Of last
week.
The correspondent adds that the
Russians are retreating across the
Yalu river before the advance OF the
japanese outpoSts.
The Daily Mails Wei Hal Wei cor
respondent learns that Viscount Aoke,
formerly Japanese minister to Ger
many, is going to Seoul to establish
practically japanese administration
for Corea.
Under date of March l. the Chefoc
correspondent Of The Standard reports
that provision trains are arriving
hourly at Port Arthur, the railway be.
ing intact.
ghe Daily Telegraph's s Toxic cores
pondent, cabling March II, asserts
that the Rufsian fleet has returned to
Port Arthur. II this is correct, the
correspondent adds, it is evider5 from
Rear Admiral Varon 7on Stacke. bergs
report that the Russian cruisers which
left EaldiVostok returned to that port
without an attempt having been made
to unite the fleets, or If an attempt
was made it was unsuccessful.
The Chefoo correspondent Of the
Paris edition of the New York Her
aid, cabling under Thursdays date,
asserts that a portion OF the Russian
feet made several cruis"s within a
radius of so miles Of Port Arthur
without finding any trace CT the
enemy.
The foregoing dispatches are the
only additional items Of news appear
ing in the London newspapers Friday
morning, within the exception OF
vague rumors Of alleged movements OF
the opposing forces in the vicinity Of
the Valu river.
KURoPATKINS COMING.
The first headquarters OF the Man
churian army after Gen. Kuropatkin's
arrival will be at Lao Yang, the gen.
eral having selected that point instead
of Mukden, from whence to direct the
operations. Liao Yang is 10 miles
west OF the railroad, being connected
with the main road by line which
will be completed by the time Gen.
Kuropatkin arrives, and has many ad-
vantages over Mukden, being point
whence both the telegraph line and
the Pekin road 90 to the Yalu river.
Lao Yang commands both the roads
over which troops will be sent accord
ing to necx ssities. Liao Yang also
has the advantage Of being nearer to
the frontier Of China in the event Of
punitive measures being required
against the Chinese.
While the Russians are mobillzing
for the purpose Of working out an Of
fensive military problem they will be
prepared to move heavy forces in any
direction to meet the japanese, whose
command OF the sea gives them great
freedom in selecting their points OF
attack Gen. Kuropatkin will live on
a train with his staff and be prepared
to move Immediately wherever his
presence is required.
Great precautions are being taken
to guard against surprises. The Japa.
nese have always shown.a preference
for night attacks, and most rigorous
orders have been issued to keep up a
continuous advance Of scouting par
ties and to have heavy pickets out at
night.
Gen. Kuropatkin is now near Onsk,
Siberia. He is making very fast time,
averaging over 532 miles per day,
everything being sidetracked to get
him to Mukden on March 26.
FEAR CHINESE TROUBLE.
A dispatch from New Chwang under