The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
No General Engagement Is An
ticipated at Toxic
In Connection With the Cross
ing Of the YaIu River.
THE ESPIEGLE LEAVES
British GnnbOat Last to Depart
from New ChWang.
Port Is Now Closed to All
Foreign Vessels.

Toxic, April IL, s D. MT is be
heved here that fighting has com
menced on the Yalu river 1t is
known that the Russians occupy the
right bank of the river in force.
No direct information from the
Yalu district has been received here. o.
but the position of the Russians is
known, and while it is doubted that
they viii be able to prevent the Japa-
nese from crossing the river, that
they viii offer some opposition is re-
garded as certain. 1t is not believed,
however. that there will be any Sc
rious engagement during the Japa-
nese operations to cross the Yalu.
Inc foreign military observers at
tached to the first Japanese army
have been directed to hold themselves
in readiness to move, and it is expect
ed that they viii leave for the front in
a few days. The American attaches
are Col. z. II. Crowder, of the general
staff, and Capt Frederick Marsh OF
tacheS are Lieut. Gen. Ian Hamilton,
Colonel Hume, Captain Jardin and
Captain Vincent. The German rep
resentative is Major von Etzel and
the French attache is Colonel Corvi-
sart.
Sldrmishing Near Win.
Seoul. Monday, April 11.-43O p. NJ
The Japanese authorities here say
]
between Sak-Ju and EVi-Ju.
The main body of the first japanese
army is in the neighborhood of Win.
About 800 fiat-chested, sandal-shOd
Korean infantrymen left Seoul today
for the northern part of Ham-Hiyung-
do province on the frontier of the
Kirin district of Manchuria, to keep IN
order the bandits who are constantly
1 embroiled with the Chinese settlers in
4 the Tumen region, which has resulted
/ in diplomatic representations on the
I subject from China It is considered
doubtful whether these troops wiz
reach their destination fears being ex-
4 pressed that they will desert
The Japanese minister to Korea, II.
Hayashi, has requestea the Korean
/ General Haraguchi, the commander Of
the japanese forces at Seoul. for the
I thorough sanitation Of Seoul and the
/ to expose the Japanese troops 10 the
/ ravages Of cholera and other diseases.
=, The EspiegIe Leaves.
New Chwang. April 12-Prior to
/ the departure of the British gunboat
/ Espiegie. which has been stationed
here during the past winter, at I
\ O'Clock today, NJ Crosse. the civil ad-
ministrator of New Chwang, visited
the warship officially. After the visit
the civil administrator in com pany
with the Russian local authorities.
waited on the esplanade along the
water front, while the gunboat steam
q ed past on neE way DOWN Lne river.
This official ceremony was in recognf-
] ton of the cordial and pleasant re-
! latiOns which have existed between
! the officers of the Espiegle and the
Russian authorities during the stay Of
/ the British gunboat at New Chwang.
I The detention of the Espiegle after
the time originally set for her depar-
! ture is understood to indicate the un-
qualified acceptance by Great Britain
/ of the establishment by the Russians
I of martial law at New Chwangs her
/ agreement to the plan for the protec-
ton of British interests here during
the war and the final restoration Of
/ treaty rights. The departure of the
/ Espieele removes a cause of embar-
rassment to the Russian authorities
and enables them to put into execu-
ton a system of martial law consist
/ ent with the demands OF the situation
She was the last foreign Warship at
I New Chwang, the United States gun
( boat Helena having left here some ten
days ago.
The last of the merchant steamers
left New Chwang today and the ship
ping companies have notified their
agents to send no more vessels here,
u consequently il is expected that hence
forward commerce Will be practically
at a standstill-
The streets of New Chwang are no
] longer lighted at night and the move
ment of boats on the river at night IS
prohibited.
Variag Is Raised.
New York. April "a Reports have
been received from Chemulpo, says a
World dispatch from Kobe, Japan
that engineers have raised the Rus
sian cruiser Nariag-
1t is expected that the salvage of
this vessel Will more than onset the
cost of the merchantmen sunk in the
attempt to block Port Arthur. which
is estimated 50 far at S65o,O0o-
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