The Western news., 1904-07-27


tured German vessel, believed to be
the Arabia, with 5000 tons of flour.
and an unknown British steamer The
two vessels were sent to Vladivostok
in charge of prize crews.
The American Trading company are
the agents here for the knight Com
mander.
Captured Off Izu Province.
Toxic July 26-The Russian Vladi-
vostok squadron has sunk merchant
man, which it captured off the coast of
Izu province today. The name of this
ship and her nationality is not known,
and nothing has been learned of the
fate of her crew.
Witnesses ashore saw the merchant
man followed by the fleet. Then they
saw her fired upon, after which she
disappeared. The Russian warships
were last reported at II O'Clock this
morning to the southwest of Cape Iro,
Izu province, steering to the west.
Cape Iro is about IS miles southwest
of Yokohama and about five miles from
Yokohama and Toxic are located.
Russians Evacuate Newchwang.
Tientsin, July 26.-ln accordance
with orders issued by General Kuro-
patkin, the Russians commenced to
evacuate Newchwang yesterday (Sun-
day.. This morning the Russian rail
way station is in flames. The Rus
slams are evidently destroying prop.
erty previous to evacuation.
battle is raging outside of New
chwang. The fighting can be seen
from the housetOps. ....-.
In the engagement of yesterday the
Russian losses are reported to have
been 700.
The Japanese are slowly nearing
Newchwang.
Great excitement prevailed in that
city during today's and yesterday s
fights.
Knight Commanders Record.
New York, July 27.--The Knight
Commander, according to the Maritime
Register, is a British ship of 2716 tons
burden, commanded by Captain Du
rant She sailed from New York May
6 for Singapore. On June 23 she was
at Manila and last week was reported
as having arrived at Shanghai.
The owner of the knight Command
er is the knight Steamship company
Limited, of Liverpool. She was built
at Newcastle by the Palmers.
Japs March on siakholan.
st. Petersburg, July 26.-Lieutenant
General Sakharoff, in dispatch to the
general staff, reports skirmishes in the
vicinity of Kaichou on July %.
Lieutenant General Count Keller's
"Reminiscences on the same day
showed that the Japanese had only
weak detachments at the Siaokao anG
Wafankau passes. There was NJ
change in the situation on the high
road to Mukden, according to the re
port, and the strong Japanese col
umns, with 30 guns, were advancing
along the left and Fanziao roads il
the direction of Siakholan.
Big Force Reaches siamatza.
misunderstanding to Chinese in
formation, 10000 Japanese, with 81
field and 200 mountain guns, have
reached Siamatsza from the south anG
have occupied the district covered by
SaimatsZa, Izyanchan and Saiobor.
Japs Fire on German Boat.
Chefoo, July 26.-The German
steamer Chefoo, from Newchwang, re
ports that at 2 o'clock in the morning
when she was SO miles from this port
she was stopped by four Japanese tor
pedo boats and searched. After being
released she was fired on by rapid fire
guns.
Japanese Steamer Sunk.
Tokio.-The Russians Siberian flee
has sunk the japanese steamship Hio
gomaru between the Izyu peninsula
and the adjacent islands. The fate O.
her crew and passengers is as yet un
known.