The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
Official Report From Toxic Men.
tions Only a Skirmish.
People From the South Are
Flocking Into Mukden.
FOOD PRICES ARE HIGH
Port Arthur Is Badly Off for
NecesSaries of Life.
Mule Meat $I.2O a Pound and
Eggs 20 Cents Each.

The disquiet occasioned in St.
Petersburg by the failure of Kuropat-
kin's scouts to locate Kuroki's army
has been allayed by the definite in
formation that the japanese general
has not appreciably changed his po-
sition along line from Bensihu to
Bentziaputze. The lull in movements
of a general character continues to
be broken by skirmishes Mukden
reports that the days are fine and
warm but that the nights are grow
ing bitterly cold. An official report
from Toxic giving an account of a
skirmish contains the announcement
that "the state of affairs at the front
of our army remains unchanged"
Toxic, Oct. A P. M.-The following
official report has been issued:
THE Manchurian headquarters re-
ports by telegraph that a body of
! scouts sent by our advance detachment
on October 2, consisting of a. company
OF infantry and a troop of cavalry at
tackled and routed a detachment of the
enemy's cavalry, so strong, occupying
Pao Hsing Tun, 13 miles north of Lao
Yang and nine miles west of the Muk-
den road While further reconnoiter-
ing in the vincinity a force of Rus
sian cavalry, go strong, attacked the
some time the japanese retired. The
enemy's loss was about 80. We sus-
tanned no casualties.
THE state of affairs at the front Of
our enemy remains unchanged
Mukden Population Growing.
st. Petersburg, Oct. A special dis
patch from Mukden dated October g.
says the population of that place has
been greatly increased by arrivals from
all quarters. Chinese who have fled
from the south say the japanese are
administering affairs in southern Man
churia with high hand and many
tives by them are made. There is a
great scarcity of provisions among the
Chinese.
Returning to VIadivostok.
Vladivostok, Oct. 4-The town is
quiet and many families which fed to-
the interior earlier in the. season are
returning 1t is an excellent fishing
season, but there is a considerable
scarcity of salt.
Navigation on the Annur will close
this week.
A Slight SI1irmish.
Mukden, Oct. 4.@The complete lull
2 by slight skirnish a few miles east
of the bridge over the Shakhe river,
where a company of japanese came
up, exchanged a few shots with the
Russian outposts and then retired.
carrying off their killed and wounded.
The weather on the whole is good.
The days are fine and warm but the
nights are bitterly cold. Snow has
1aIlen at hing ChanS.
The Chinese corn which has been a
splendid ally of the Japanese is being
harvested rapidly.
Kuroki Is Located.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 4.-5:47 D. M
Again today no news of fighting comes
from the front, but some relief was
manifested at the war office by the
reception of information which def
nftely locates Kuroki's army, accord
ing to which he has not appreciably
from Bensihu to BentsiaDutz. General
Nodzu still occupies the Yentai hills
and General Oku is to the west of the
railroad. The Russian outposts are as
far south as the Shakhe river,
miles from Mukden. Field Marshal
Oyama is reported to be with the
fourth army, which at one time was
understood to have attained consider
able proportions. 1t nows seems to be |
a small affair, not much over brigade
and apparently is not destined to play
an important role. Its mission prob
ably is only to cause a demonstration
on the Russian left
Japanese in China.
London, Oct. 4.-Reports have
reached London from official sources
that many Japanese have appeared re- |
Gently in the big centers of northern
China and that they have begun an
agitation, the result of which it is |
feared may precipitate direct orders
in the case of the Russian successes in /
Manchuria which might lead to the
intervention of the powers 1t is said
here that Russia is anxious to avoid /
such intervention.