Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-29
american STEAMER SINK
WORK OF THE RUSSIAN vAn,
vosTok SQUADRON,
Crew Of Knight Commander w..
transferred to Steamer Tsina,
German Vessel, with 5000 Ton. =.
Flour Was Also Captured-,,,.
known Merchantmen Ship Sunk

Yokohama, July 26.-The yladivo
stok squadron yesterday sunk ,ho
american steamer knight Commando
from New York, off the province y,
LEU, after transferring the crew of tha
Knight Commander to the steamor
Tsinan, which arrived here this mo-.
ing.
The Vladivostok squadron also nm.
tured a German vessel, believed IN M
the Arabia, with 5000 tons of Aorr
and an unknown British steamer Tho
two vessels were sent to Vladivostok
in charge of prize crews.
The American Trading companv aro
the agents here for the knight Com.
mander.
Captured Off LEU Province.
Toxic, July 26.-The Russian ylad,.
vostok squadron has sunk a merchant.
man, which it captured off the coast n,
LEU 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 thew
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
lzu province, steering to the west.
Cape lro is about 65 miles southwest
of Yokohama and about five miles from
the entrance to the bay upon which
Yokohama and Toxic are located.
Russians Evacuate Newchwano,
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.
A 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 yesterdays
fights.
Knight Commanders Record.
New York, July 27.-The Knight
Commander. according to the Maritime
Register. is British ship Of PIG tons
burden, commanded by Captain Du-
rant. She sailed from New York May
6 for Singapore. On June 20 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 siakhoian.
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 kellers
"Reminiscences on the same Gay
showed that the Japanese had only
weak detachments at the Siaokao anu
Wafankau passes. There was no
change in the situation on the hign
road to Mukden, according to the re-
port, and the strong Japanese COL
umns, with 80 guns, were advancins
along the left and Fanziao roads Ill
the direction of Siakholan.
Big Force Reaches Siamatza.
Sintsinin.--Accordin to Chinese ID.
formation, 10000 Japanese, with 90
field and 200 mountain guns, nave
reached Siamatsza from the south anu
have occupied the district covered W
Saimatsza, Izyanchan and Saiobor.
Japs Fire on German Boat.
Chefoo, July 26.-The German
steamer Chefoo, from NewchWans' 10
ports that at 2 o'clock in the mornlns'
when she was 50 miles from this poi''
she was stopped by four japanese W..
pedo boats and searched. After pelAe
released she was fired on by W2io n'
guns. ~
Japanese Steamer Sunk. v
Tokio.-The Russians Siberian nuo'
has sunk the Japanese steamship i, .
gomaru between the 1zyu pehinou,
and the adjacent islands. The fate u
her crew and passengers Is as ye' "A