Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-26
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YET READY
Baltic Squadron Vent Sail
For The Far East Before
July
.REPOR TED AT TACK
Reliable Japanese Sources Say
Capital of Korea Has been
B0mbarded

ST PETERSBURG, April 26. The
report that the Baltic fleet Is to leave
Libau Thursday for the far east Is
Incorrect Some ships are just going
into commission and those being com.
pieted cannot be finished before July,
The admiralty is giving earnest con
sideration % all questions In conec-
tion with the dispatch OF the Baltic
fleet to the far east in July. Vice
Admiral Rojestvensky, who will com.
mand it, and Rear Admiral Wirenius.
have been in. consultation. All idea
|of following the northern route has
been abandoned. indeed, 1t was nev.
er seriously considered.
Japs Doing Little.
NEW CHWANG, April 26.-After
having been detained for two weeks
and thoroughly examined by Russian
authorities, two japanese servants
who came into port on the press boat
Fawan, have been released They
were deported to Chee-Foo today.
The Russian authorities here deny
that there have been important en-.
gagements recently on the Yalu river,
but report the destruction of a few
Japanese junks by Russian volunteers.
The Japanese have not arrived at the
Yalu in force, according to the Rus.
slams at New Chwang, nor have they
crossed the river at any point. The
Russian forces are still In possession
OF all points on the Manchurian side
of the river which they occupied or.
originally.
, New chWang Bombarded.
TEN TSIN, April 26-It is report
Ted on good authority that the Japan.
ese fleet bombarded the town Of New
Chwang last night. The Russians
here deny that there II any truth IN
the report.
| viii Break Poole.
| KHARKOV, Russia, April 26 Some
Iof the officers of the Variag and kor.
| ietz declare that they do not consider
themselves prisoners Of war, but
merely shipwreeked sailors who can
fight again. The reception accorded
the survivors here was enthusiastic.
THE officers were repeatedly embrac.
led by women
Three official Dispatches.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 26, 7:3O
In. m.-The Emperor has received
three official dispatches, two of which
are understood to relate 10 fighting on
1.-THE Yalu river. They will be given
out tonight
Movement Begun.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 26.--7:25
p. mt Is believed in military cir.
cles that the japanese have commenc.
ei a movement to cross the Yalu
river. -
No confirmatIon.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 26.--5 20
| p. m.-The authorities here have no
news to confirm the reported bonn.
bardment Of New Chwang last night.
kuropatkIn to be vieeroy.
ST PETERSBURG, April 25.-Gen-
eral Kuropatkin, 1t is believed in high
military circles here. Is destined to
become the ommander.in-chief of all
the emperor's forces, both military
and naval, in the far east.
Admiral Aliextsff may remain there
for some little time as viceroy bui
his reign Is considered practically al
ended. He will not BE- bnmiliated, bui
IN order to effect harmonious relation.
! way will be found to secure hi'
ILLUMINATION
4 While Alexieff and Kur0patkin arr
on fairly good terms, harmonious re
lations between vice.Admiral Skryd
lon and viceroy AIexieff are consider
led impossible, and with the three en-
joying Independent commands II Il
Irealized that friction ultimately woult
be bound to arise which might endan
ger successful operations. Skrydlof
and Kuropatkin. on the contrary, ar
warm personal friends.
i With AIexieff removed from the the
atre of the war, and In view Of th
patent necessity to have suprem
commander Of both the army and th