The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-29
FIRST BIG BATTLE
Clash OfOriental Armies Looked
for in a Week.
Russians Have Massed Force of
10000 Men.
100 COSSACKS KILLED.
Further News About Skirmish
of March 23.
All Correspondents Expelled
from Port Arthur.
DO COSSACKS KILLED.

Paris, March 2s-The Echo de Paris
st. Petersburg correspondent says the
war office general staff expects that
the first land engagement in the far
east will take place in about a week.
1t is estimated, he adds, that General
Kuropi, commander of the first army
in the Ping Yang region, has a total of
| 10000 men, including a brigade of cav
airy and $50 cannon.
/ 100 COSSACKS KILLED.
Seoul, March pa report has
reached here that so Japanese and 100
Cossacks were killed and wounded in
skirmish that occurred between Anju
and Tingju. The above dispatch prob
ably refers to the engagement report
ed last week as having occurred March
%, but in which no cossack losses were
mentioned,
ITO MAKES SUGGESTIONS.
Seoul, March 29.-Marquis Ito upon
/ taking his departure yesterday sub
/ mltted to the government some sug-
gestlons for Korean reforms. The en-
peror has appointed Vi Chi Ying. a
former minister of foreign affairs, as
special ambassador to bear presents
to the japanese emperor and return the
Korea
L O1411 QUEUES.
| N1adivostok, March 29.-An amusing
sequel has resulted from the order of
the chief of police directing that a
Keen lookout be kept for Japanese dis
gulsed as Koreans or Chinese. Since
| the order was issued the police seize
every Asiatic they see for a pull at his
queue in order to ascertain whether
it is real or false.
FRENCH FLAG HOISTED.
lien TSin, March ga Frenchrnan
i named kreautl3r an ayY1rloxyo Of no
| Russo-Chinese bank, has been appoint
ed French consular agent at New
/ Chwang. He has hoisted the French
nag over the bank buildings. It is con
s1dered probable that this is fore
/ runner of movement to fly the tri-
color over all the Russian government
buildings in New Chwang.
I CORK HELMETS FOR RUSSIANS.
St Petersburg, March 29-In view of
| the experience of the British forces in
South Africa during the Boer war,
the war department is considering the
equipment of the Russian troops with
cork helmets for the summer. .cannpaisn
in the far east.
NO DOUBT OF RESULT
St.Petersburg, March 29-Forecast.ng
the result of the war in the far cas-
the Novosti declares there is no more
doubt to who will be the eventual
victor than there was at the com
mencement of the Graeco-Turkish, tbs
Spanish American or the Boer war.
For the Japanese the war is a life
and death struggle continues the No
Vosti. She places everything on one
card. For Russia, it is really only a
colonial war, and even defeat wou,1
leave the empire, not greatly affected
while success would be sure to NEAR
great stimulus to the Russian col
onization of Manchuria, where it is
reasonable to suppose many soldiers
will settle after the struggle is over
But" adds the paper. Russia
should not pay too high price foI
this colonial empire, and therefore.
should conserve as far as possible The
army, and the fleet.
SING AS THEY MARCH.
Irkutsk, March 29-Traffic across
Lake Baikal is being carried on as
regular as clock work. The troops
cross on the ice. singing as theyma
The ice breaker is likely to begin the
work of cutting channel any day.
EXPELLED FROM PORT ARTHUR.
st. Petersburg, March 29.-1:20 p m.
IA war correspondent of The Russky
Viedomesu writing from Harbin, Man
churia. says he has not been permit
ted to proceed to Port Arthur and
adds he will not be allowed to go to
the front from Harbin until April 2.
: All the correspondents have been ex-
q PEELED from Port Arthur because one
of them mentioned in his dispatches
; important information regarding the
movements of Russian troops.
JEWS VOLUNTEER.
st. Petersburg, March 29.-1:20 p. M
| The Novosti publishes a long article
on the Jewish question, combating the
allegations of some anti-semitic news
} papers that the Odessa Jews are doing
everything to precipitate a repetition
of the Kishineff affair by expressing
sympathy with the Japanese. The
Novosti denounces the allegations as
monstrous falsehoods, declaring that
the Jews throughout the empire have
patriotically volunteered their ser
vices and attacks the anti-semitic
writers for attempting constantly tC
SOW race hatred.
CONFIDENT RUSSIANS.
Moscow, March 29.-Three British
officers who arrived here yesterday
from India by way of Persia, have
pronounced themselves as being i'm
pressed by the calm confidence among
the Russians. The officers noted NJ
: signs of military activity and did moi
see a single military train through the
Caucasus or European Russia It was
just as if Russia was not engaged II
war.