Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-04
NO OPPOSITION !:
Japanese Army Occupy Town
North of Corea.
Said Powers Will Intervene in the
Great..War.
All the Late News on Far Eastern
Conflict.

Toxic, April "a P. M.-The advance
guard of the Japanese in northwestern
Korea occupied the town of Seng
cheng. yesterday afternoon. without
opposition. Seng Cheng is on the Pekin
road, Is miles west of Cheng Gu and
about 10 miles south of Wiju.
When the Japanese drove the Rus
slams out of ChenS Ju. last Monday. the
Russians withdrew in two columns. one
going over the HOAX San road and the
other over the Pekin road. The Japan
csc advance from Chang Ju was made
very rapidly. 1t was anticipated that
.he Russians would resist this advance,
but they failed to do so and now it is
not probable that there will be any
further opposition south of the Yalu
river.
Cheng Gug. because of its superior
natural surroundings. is the strongest
place between Ping Yang and WIjui
Besides these natural advantages. there
is an old Korean fort, which, had 1t
been defended with spirit would have
heen nard to take. The Japanese are
sratified at the comparative ease with
which they drove the Russians from
this fort.
the country south of the Pekin road,
but it is not probable that there is any
considerable force of Russians in that
section.
The patrols are Withdrawn gradually
to the northward toward the Yalu. !
1t is reported that the ice on the Yalu
is well broken up and i'll the future the
river must be crossed either in junks
or over pontoon bridges. eva
A dispatch to The Associated Press
from Toxic, dated April 1. said infor-
nation had been received there from a
private source that the Japanese. after
dislodging the enemy at Cheng Ju. had
advanced to Young Chun as miles
west of Cheng Ju) from which place al
so they defeated the Russians after q
hief engagement. 1t is possible that
tn" many different speilings given to
Korean names in the Gazette and on
maps has led to the confusion and that
the Song Cheng mensioned in the above
message and Yong Chun referred to in
the dispatch of April I, should be the
same place. The two towns, however.
are quite distinct, being about % miles
apart.
Seoul. Korea. April s. P. M.-Five
japanese troops carrying light artillery.
cavalry and infantry. have arrived at
Chemulpo. General Haraguchi. the
newly appointed commander Of the Jap
anc>.. lcrces here. has arrived
st. Petersburg. April 3.-Ambassador
Mccormick is negotiating with the for
,f,x 60,
which will give to United States corpo-
rations the right to sue in courts of the
United States. Under the Russian laws
United States corporations can be sued,
but cannot sue in the courts Of the en11
pire. This has caused United states
firms great annoyances, as well as loss
eS, in the past.
Although there are difficulties in the
way of the accomplishment of the de-
sired result. the ambassadors advance
has been met in the friendliest spirit,
and the indications are that his nego-
tiations will terminate successfully.
Port Arthur. April appropriations
have been made to give the Japanese
q warm deception in case they again
attempt to block the harbor. s4Lt
Vice Admiral Togo was right in sur
missing that Vice Admiral Makaroff is
responsible for the change in Russian
naval tactics and for the importation
of Russian seamen. q '.r v-ft.5 ~.
A signal man named Androzensko,
who during the bombardment Of Vlatl-
ivostok remained in small signal sta
tion on Askild island. near the enernyis
ships, cnd wired information OF the
movements Of the enemy to the fort
ress. has been decorated with the Cross
of st. George. -.-- A.-
st. Petersburg. April 3.--Reports re-
ceived by the minister of the interior