Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-05
ANOTHER BIG BATTLE
 LOSS WAS VERY HEAVY
Japs Driven Back After Losing 10000 Russians Los 1000 Men-Genera1 KuropatEKin Has Gone to the Front Again and Will Personally Inspect the Sit uatiOn.

Central News from St Petersburg says a rlmor is current there that Il second battle has been fought at Kiu Lien-Cheng, in which the Russian loss was 1000, the Japanese loss 10000 men and resulted in the Japanese be- ing driven back in disorder. The dis patch adds that no confirmation of this report is obtainable.
 St Petersburg, May 5 q D. m.)-Gen- eral Kuropatkin has gone to the front from Liao Yang to inspect the situation I personally. Troops are being hurried forward from the Liao Yang and .AAuk- den line to position near Feng- Wang Cheng.
 All the Russian wounded have been sent back toward Liao-Yang in order not to cucumber the operations of the Russian army. It appears evident that General Kuropatkin IS preparing to give battle to General Kuroki's army if circumstances warrant Private re ports are to the effect that the fighting blood of the Russian soldiers is up anu that they are thirsting for an Oppor- tunity to revenge the slaughter on the Yalu but although the commander-in chief is greatly chagTined at the mis- carriage of his plans on the Yalu, there is no idea here that he will act rashly on that account. His decision as to the extent of the opposition he will make at Feng-Wang- Chen depends upon the location and success of Japanese land ing In Manchuria. Descents or at tempted landings are now momentar1ly anticipated near New-Chwang and the head of Korea bay. Occupying an in teriOr line and pursuing the sat1cs Of Napoleon, kuropatkin's problem will be to prevent a junction of the enemy's forces. It is necessary for him to await the development of the Japanese plans and ascertain the direction, strength and whence the other column will come before deciding how to fight his adversary in detail.
 It is believed nere that the Japanese plans for concerted action have been embarrassed by their failure to block the entrance to Port Arthur Tuesday and a repetition of the attack on the Russian Gibraltar is momentarily ex- pected. Vice-Admiral Togo's fleet was sighted off Port Arthur last night and indeed, unconfirmed rumors say he at- tackled at daylight this morning and that fighting is now in progress there. At least the cutting off of Port Arthur, if not the fate of the fortress, depends in the opinion of the general staff upon General Kuropatkin's preventing a juncture of the Japanese forces is understood here that General Zassalitch has already been relieved of his command here for disobedience of orders and that his action Is under in- vestigatfon.
 In connection with the obstinate stand made by the Russians at the Yalu against instructions, and in face of an overwhelming superiority of men and especially of guns, an interesting nr the maneuyers near St Petersburg last summer is being recounted, which illus trates this trait in General Zassalitch's $ character. He commanded an infantry division and insisted on StOrm1ng heights commanded by artillery and in the face of a fire which theoretical lv wiped out his command. The judges were so disgusted that they re- warded the blunder with zero mark against the generals name.
 Port Arthur, May 4, Delayed in transmission. .-The enemy's ships were visible cruising on the horizon this evening and fresh attack is an ticipated.
 It has been ascertained that twelve fireships participated in the latest at tempt to block the entrance to the har- bor. The wrecks of eight of these have been definitely located; the posi- tions of two others are not yet known; and the remaining two, un- able to withstand the terrific fire of the Russian guns, turned back. The average tonnage of the fireships ex- ceeded 2OOO tons. They were the Shibata, Korkura, Asago, Mikawa, To toni. Fudosan, Yedo, Nagato, Otaru, Sagami, Aikoku and Sakusa, the lat ter of 5000 tons.
 This dispatch it will be noticed makes no mention of the blocking of the harbor entrance, as reported in To lxio Earlier dispatches frocm Port Arthur expressly stated that the attack failed to close the channel
 Seoul, Korea, MSw 4, D. m.-Ko- rean officials admit that if the Japan ese are not victorious in their opera tions on the Yalu river the tonghaks Obandits) of northern Korea will rise In open rebellion. Their leaders are now, it is said, awaiting any Japanese reverse.
 It is probable that the southern branch of the Tonghaks has already risen, as they are now troubling the district officials, annoying the Japan ese workmen on the Seoul-Fusan rail way and endeavoring to intimidate the Korean coolies to stop work
 Effective military occupation has sileneed the northern agitation and it probably will be necessary for the Japanese to take stringent measures To quiet southern Silr
 It is rumored that Ki-Yung-Su, a former mayor of Seoul, who was be- fieved to have been the fomentor of the peddler riots last March, has q theatrical DlOt in tho event that Rms sia is victorious to combine the tong haks and alleged Catholic converts md murder several French priests, hoping thereby to force the stationing If French garrisons in the troubled districts in order to complicate the Situation.
 Port Arthur, May 5-The Japanese displayed desperate courage in their