The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-31

LONDON, May 26.N:31 D.. ma dis.
patch to The Central News from Toxic
says the Japanese have stormed and
captured the own of Kin Chou, about
thirty-two miles north of Port Arthur
In an earlier message the Toxic cor
respondent of The Central News cabled
that Japanese spies had ascertained
that the Russians had thirty guns al
Kin Chou and numerous mines and
wires entanglements at all the points
where a japanese attack was expected
The fighting is said to nave taken place
today.
After the occupation of Kin Chou the
Russians retired in good order to the
heights further south, which were at
tackled by the full japanese force and
carried after a stubborn resistance.
London, May 26.-7:07 p. m.-The cor
respondent OF The Central News al
handwriting, on the narrowest part
of the Kwan-Tung peninsula yesterday
and drove back the Russians by mair
force. The attack on Kin-Chou, the
! dispatch adds, was begun at dawn to-
day INC by moo Kin-Chou was in
the hands of the Japanese, who occu-
pied the castle. The fighting continued
during the afternoon and was of the
most desperate character. 1t is be-
lieved the casualties were heavy.
CT DatarShJro Nav DC -6.20 n n -
While no news has been received from
Lieutenant General Stoessel, comman-
der of the Russian troops at Port Ar
thur, the war office is inclined to be-
lieve that severe fighting is in progress
in the southern part of the LiaC-Tung
peninsula, above the narrowest point OF
the peninsula, but no credence is at
tached to he reports of the japanese
having entered the Kwang-Tung PENN
sula, south Of and connected with the
Liao-Tung peninsula. This is consid-
cred impossible before the capture OF
Kin-Chou, which it is believed here
would involve long and difficult siege
operations.
The general staff denies the rumors
of the final evacuation of New Chwang
and says the heavy guns were not
taken back when the town vas re-oc-
cupied in force.
No changes Of Importance in the po-
sitions of General KurOki or General
KurOpatkin are reported.
Toxic, May 26.-S p. m.-General Ku-
roki reports that on Wednesday, after
the. battle at TolPu, the enemy's cav-
airy took up a position at Pa-Tao-Sti.
The japanese thereupon attacked and
routed them. Natives report that three
of the enemy were killed and eighteen
wounded. During the afternoon a Jap
anese patrol captured n officer and
one private
London, May 26.-7:4 p. m.-The Jap
anese legation up to this hour had not
received any news in connection with
the news agency reports from Toxic or
severe fighting at Kin Chou.
ST. Petersburg, May 26.-7 p. m.-The
general staff has received the following
telegram from Surgeon Vreden, chief
sanitary officer of, the Manchurian
army, dated yesterday:
The sanitary condition of the army
is most satisfactory. There has not
been a single case of plague. Exclusive
of the wounded INK those suffering
from ordinary sickness in the camps,
there are in the hospitals at this date
six soldiers suffering from ~dysentery,
seventeen cases of typhoid and typhus,
one case of smallpox, one of scurvy,
one of Siberian fever n n of erySip-
elias, a total of twenty-seven cases in
General K~uropatkin's army of $50, coo
men, which is exclusive of the troops at
Port Arthur and V~ladivostok. The
number OF Sick is not greater han In
time of peace"
CT Petersburg Nav 26-Viceroy Alex
Jeff telegraphs that a report is current
that Port Arthur was bombarded May
oath, but says he has not received any
official confirmation of the umor
1t is reported that General Rennen-
kampf's Cossacks are on the line OF
General Kuroki's communication. I'm
portant capture of some of the enemy's
guns which were being taken forward
to Feng-Wang-Cheng is reported also.
No other details are given. h report
comes from members of the Emperor's
suite.
St. Petersburg. May 26.-viceroy
Alexieff has decided not to allow any
more foreign newspaper correspondents
to join the Manchurian army, at least
for the present. None of those at Muk-
den nave yet been allowed to go to
Liao-Yang, much less to the front. and
when permission is granted it is prob
able that some sort of pledge will be
exacted which will require them to re-
main there until the end of this years
campaign, on the ground that If they
depart at which they would take away
information concerning the Russian dis
positions, equipment, guns and rams
portation facilities which would be
published beyond the jurisdiction Of the