Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-07
RUSSIANS
At TIE PASS
Believed That kuropatkin's
Main Army Has Safely
Reached The strong
Position
WARNED THE WAR
WILL BE LONG
Japanese Leader Estimates that
Cost of Two Years Struggle
Will BE Twenty Dollars
A Head

Oct. 6-Only outpost affairs are re-
ported in today's dispatches from
Manchuria. The main armies quiet
but the scouts on both sides continue
very active. The activity is con-
strued in st. Petersburg as confinding
the general belief that Kuropatkin's
main army is safely at Tie Pass Dia
patches from Mukden dated late
this afternoon says that sudden activ-
ity Is apparent, large number OF
carts and pack animals are crowding
the streets, but the dispatch offers
no explanation.
TOXIC, Oct 6--ln Addressing the
members of the United Clearing
house of Toxic to-day, Count Okuma,
leader of the progressive party, warn
ed the people to prepare for long
war; date of termination Of which 1t
was now impossible to foretel
He predicted the cost to Japan for
the two years war. including laons
which have been already placed and
the expenses consequent upon the
war at its termination would total
one billion dollars, which would make
the per capita share amount to twen-
ty dollars.
MUkDEN, Oct 6.--ln an outpost
engagement the Russian cavalry
| flanked the Japanese, driving them
back on Tadousampou with consider
able loss. The same evening the
Russians appeared to within three
miles of the coal mines. repulsing
! four squadrons and three companies
OF japanese. There the Russians
withdrew with a loss of one Cossacll
! killed and one wounded. Two Jap
anese dragons were captured The
activity along the out-posts is consd-
cred to confirm the general belief
that the bulk of General Kuropat-
kin's army at Tie Pass.
A report from Mukden says prep
arations for winter quarters are be-
| ing made, adding that semi-subterra-
mean huts are being constructed for
| the men stationed about the city
| These are described as being warm
and comfortable. The same report
says the Japanese are suffering from
privations. cold and hunger.
| CHE-FOO, Oct. 6.-The special de
clares the Japanese squadron must
have been damaged during the great
storm which has been raging in the
Yellow Sea.
Steamer Seized.
| SHANGHAI, Oct THE British
steamer Shishan from Hong Kong
has been seized by the Japanese off
New Chwang The Shishan carried
cargo of cattle and flour intended
for Port Arthur.
Russian Sarcasm.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. while
not Withholding praise for the Amer
ican spirit of desiring to do things
| the Bourse Gazette today expressed
qualification that president Roose.
velt's idea of calling the peace confer
ence to the accompaniment of thun.
der of cannon has apparently been
shipwrecked"
A Long Road.
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct THE
question of sending the Baltic Sea
fleet TO the far east by way of Cape
Horn, was advocated by strong par
| ty at Admiralty on the ground that
| after passing the strait of Magellan
their progress could not be logged
and reported by cable Golfers could
rendezvous at the south sea and 9TH
er smaller Pacific Islands. The main
| risk would be that in the vast stretch
| the vessels might be beaten off their
| track and danger OF serious break.
down of some of the ships although
| the transport Kamchatka is equipped
with appliances for making of extra
ordinary repairs. The selection of
this route would be tantamount to a
decision not TO reach vIadivostok in
the spring.