Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-09-22
FREQUENT
SK|RM|SHES
Outside Of These Situation in FaI
East Remains Compare.
lively Quiet.
RUSSIAN SHIPS COAL
One Cruiser Stops at Canary Islands
For This Purpose and Others
at Eden.

All advices received today indicate
that another engagement between ku
ropatkin's army and Oyama's forces
is not far distant. The Japanese out
posts yesterday attempted to take Ka
outou Pass which commands the roa(
to Fushan, but were stubbornly resist
ed The Russians are reported to be
holding all the passes of the Da Range
and severe fighting is predicted be
fore the Japanese reach Hun River
It seems probable that the next en-
gagement iii force will occur at Flu.
shan.
Russian Cavalry Active.
General Kurokis headquarters in
the Field, Saturday via Fusan.-The
Russians are reconnoitering all along
the line with a large force of cavalry
supported by guns. With three guns
they appeared yesterday evening with
in six thousand yards of the Yentai
station and threw a few shells at the
station and continued cannonading at
intervals all today.
Battle Hourly Expected.
Mukden, Wednesday.-A battle is
hourly expected in the vicinity of Fu-
shan, thirty miles east yof here. At
present all is quiet Weather is turn
ing very cold.
May BE Coal Famine.
Using Tau, Sept 22.-S. Davidson,
the American who had the Russian
coal contract and was ordered to leave
Port Arthur February 18th, last,> is
now here. He says when he left there
was less than 100000 tons of coal
there. On accounted the Russian war
ships having been compelled to keep
full steam day and night for nearly
eight months, an enormous quantity of
fuel was required and there must be
a coal famine noy unless more fuel
has arrived.
Taking 1t Easy.
Using Tau, Sept PA majority of
the officers of the Russian battleship
Czarevitch and the three torpedo boat
destroyers that were dismantled here
have left their ships and are living at
the hotels.
Japs Gain Another Advantage.
Toxic, Sept. 22.-While official con-
firmation is lacking, it seems certain
that the Japanese possess fort on
another height westward of Itzshan,
which they carried by desperate as
sault and have since resisted all the
attempts of the Russians to recap
ture it,
Oyama's Army Advancing.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 22.-Kuropat-
kin telegraphs under yesterdays date
that the Japanese continue their at
tempts to turn the Russian left, but
without success. According to the lat
est information received by the war
department Oyama's advance forces
are still thirty miles south and south
east of Fushun. The war Office does
not expect battle at Fushun until af-
ter series of rear guard engagements
have been fought.
Commander Refused to Put to Sea.
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Sept
22.-The Russian cruiser Terek, which
has been stopping British vessels in
the vicinity Of Gibraltar, commenced
coaling here yesterday, but upon or
ders from Madrid she was stopped and
ordered to leave. Her commander re-
piled that he was unable to put to sea
as the Terek's engines needed repairs.
List ofScasualties.
st. Petersburg Sept. 22.-The gen.
eral staff has issued a revised list of
the Russian casualties at the Liao
Yang battle, showing 1910 men killed,
1O,811 wounded and 1912 left on the
field. Fifty-four regimental officers
were killed, 252 wounded, two gener-
ais were killed and three wounded.
Five officers were left on the field.
Ships Taking Coal.
Washington, D. c., Sept. 22-The
American consel at Bremen cables
the state department that three ships
are taking on coal at Eden. 1t is sup
posed that the coal is for the Russian
fleet.
Retreat Was Not Pre-Arranged
Toxic, Sept. 22.-General Oku has
written an extended report of the op-
erations preceding the capture OF Lao
Yang. and in the conclusion expressed
an opinion that the stubborn resist
ance of the Russians proved their re-
treat was not pre-arranged.
Take Some Prisoners.
st. Petersburg, Sept. %. = During
the repulse Of the japanese attack on
Da Pass, General Peterhoff took sew
eraI prisoners and captured quanti-
ty of arms and ammunition. The Rus
SLAMS lost captain and three men
killed and forty-flve men wounded.
No New psvslopmsAte.
Mukden, Sept &2.-With the exceD.