Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-15
LAPS BEATEN BACK
Minister and All Russians
 Leave Korean Capital.
DEMAND FOX RUSSIAN REFUGEES

General Plug Reports 1o,oOO Japs mt
 ChemulpO-TOkyO Government In-
 csnsed at Attack on Trading
 Steamers Without Notice.
 LONDON, Feb. 15.--A Chefu report says that 12,o00 Japanese troops have been landed at Dove bay, Korea, and that they were met there by the Rus sians, who engaged them in hand to hand fight. The report says the Japanese were driven back. It is also said that Japanese troops have been landed forty miles farther west.
 A report from Port Arthur says the Russian cruiser Askold was damaged in the roads outside that harbor and sank in thirty fathoms.
 A cable from Nagasaki says six Nor wegian steamers chartered by a Rus sian naval contractor have been cap tured by the Japanese. The vessels are the Lena, Activ, Sentis, Seirstadt, Argo and Hermis. They carried coal cargoes. The Hermis has arrived here under convoy of a cruiser. 1t is ru mored that 1900 Japanese soldiers have been killed, presumably by the sinking of transport. ss
 Seoul advices say that 1000 Japa- nese troops have entered the capital md that In addition to Nj. Pavloff, the Russian minister, the staff of the lega- ton and the Russian legation guard all the other Russians at Seoul have left the Korean capital by train, bound for China via Chemulpo, guarded by Japa- nese troops and gsndarmes.
 1t is reported from Tientsin that the Siberian railroad has been wrecked in six places, covering distance of sev- enty miles.
 A Picking dispatch says that Viceroy Alexeief is pra acically isolated at Port Arthur; that the railroad behind Port Arthur has been blown up, and that 5000 Japanese troops have been land ed near Dalny.
 A Berlin dispatch says Emperor Will liam, in conversation with Ambassador Tower, suggested that it would be an excellent thing if China were to be made inviolate in the war. The Unit cd States ambassador agreed with his majesty, and the suggestion was wired to Washington, where 1t was at once adopted. Then United States Secreta- ry of State Hay, with the knowledge of Baron Speck von Sternburg, the German ambassador at Washington, sent his now celebrated note to the powers.
 The Japanese minister has advised the emperor of Korea to arrest Nj Yong K, who has been practical die tator and who was very friendly to Russia until there was danger of Jap- anese predominance. Two thousand Russians have arrived at Kapsad, at the head waters of the Yalu river.
 The Japanese are constructing a tel egraph line from Seoul.
 A Nagasaki report says the survivors from the Variag and the Korietz, the Russian cruisers that were sunk by the Japanese fleet at Chemulpo, still remain on board the British cruiser Talbot, the Italian cruiser Elba and the French cruiser Pascal. The situa- ton is becoming acute, as the Japa- nese have twice made demands of the commanders of the three foreign ves- sells that the Russians be surrendered as prisoners of war The captain of
 
 the Talbot, being the senior naval off, cer, each time replied that he was awaiting instructions from his govern ment. None of the Russians are aboard the American gunboat Vicksburg, whose commander considers that the Japanese are right in their demand, as the Russians took advantage of the clemency of the Japanese in returning to the harbor and then taking refuge on the foreign vessels and refusing to surrender, whereas the Japanese fleet refrained from sinking them in the open sea, as they could have done. A magnificent episode in the battle was the second sortie of the two Rus sian cruisers. With bands playing the national anthem, the international fleet loudly cheering the bravery and gal. lantry of the Russians, the Variag and Koreitz faced the Japanese fleet in what was certain death.
 The positions of the wrecks appear to be such that it will be easy to re. cover the guns. The Russian losses were 1 officer and 40 men killed and AGA wounded.
 The Japanese ships which attacked 1 and destroyed tue Russian cruisers