The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-07-28
/ Heavy Engagement Ragged Out
side of New Chwang on Sat-
urday and Sunday.
lGH1ISG SEEN FROM HOUstrups.
,apauese Were Successful and the
Russian Loss on the First Day
Is Estimated at 200.
,hln,se Refugees Report That Nine
J,panese cunbosts From Port
Arthur Have Arrived at.
Tah Tirg Shan.

severe fight. occupied KiaoTung on
,pis 70. The place had been fortified
, A. the Russians. who defended Il {
,toutiy. In the fighting Gen. Kuroh's Z
rnops dro, c the Russians from their
ronrly fortified position on the Chi
tirer which Is northwest 81 Molten
fass and east Of An-Tung. infiicting
&pon the enemy more serious losses
man they sustained themselves. The
trht began on the 18th and ended on
h. 18th The Japanese lost AS men
Ia killed aud wounded The Russian
spsscs are estimated at 1.Ge0.
4 Ticn-Tsin. July 25.-News has reach
II here that battle is raging outside
h New-Chwang. The fighting can be
sccn from the housetops. In the en-
taeemont OF Saturday the Russian
lbsses arc reported to have been zoo.
thc Japanese are slowly nearing New
fhwang. Great excitement prevailed /
NJ that city during Sundays and Sat |
trdays fights.
s A report from Ncw-Chwang states I
Nat Saturdays battle was at Ia Hsui I
fone six miles distant. and that the I
Japanese were successful. Many Chi /
feso refugees arriving at New-Chwang I.
Nave reported that nine Japanese gun I
4oats from Port Arthur have arrived |
a Tah Ting Shan.
Nev-Chwang. July 25.-A battle was
fbught Saturday near TIA Tache Wiau. 7
ttended IL IS believed. with heavy
Ipsses. The progress Of the battle was
tatched by many people In New
fhwang from the roofs OF houses. The
Day was clear and the smoke Of the
buns could be plainly seen.
Toxic. July 25.-The Russian Vladi-
fostok squadron has sunk the mer-
thautman which Il captured of the
boast o. I1u province Sunday Tho
tame Of this ship and her nationality
y not known and nothing has been
karned OF the fate Of her crew. Wit
Bosses ashore saw the merchantmen
bnoving tho feet Then they saw her
fred upon. after which she disappeared.
The Russian warships were last re-
fortcd at IL o'clock Sunday morning 20
Dc southwest Of Cape Iro. Izu prov
hce. steering TO the west.
81 Cape Iro IS about 65 miles southwest
"a Yokohama. and 50 miles from the
Entrance 20 the bay upon which Yoke
tnma and Toxic are located.
St Petersburg. July 25.-Orders
3ave been sent to she volunteer fleet
n Gamers ST. Petersburg and smolensS
d refrain from Interference with for
gn shipping. II Is expected these
feamers will eventually join the Bal
- feet and will be replaced by ordi-
DO warships.
ren-Tsin. July 25.-In accordance
ith orders issued by Gen. Kuropat.
the Russians commenced 20 evac-
7 tA'e New-Chwang Sunday. Monday
Booming the Russian railway station
as In flames. The Russians are evil
ently destroying their property prev
tus TO evacuation.
Port Said. July 25.-Adyices re-
feived here say that the Russian vol
fnteer feet steamer Smolensk fred
&ree blank shots across the bows OF
be British steamer Ardoya. the cargo
which consists Of coal and cxplo-
ives. and the vessel no: stopping. the
molensk sent two loaded shots at
p. one OF them passing over her
nidships and the other over her
ern. The Ardova was then seized
ID her crew transferred to the Smo-
nsk. The vessel will be brought to
ne1
The Ardova. Capt Smith. sailed
om New York. June Is. for Manila.
81 ne arrived at Port Said July II.
Washington. July 25.--Any action
hicn may be taken regarding the
iiure Of the British ship Ardova by
Russian volunteer feet steamer
noiensk is a matter for the British
pVeInment- Il is not matter which
me least concerns the United
aleS. This is the view taken in Off
a. circles here. However. the deer
On OF the Russian government to
thdraw the authority given TO the
plunteer feet 10 make searches and
lures simplifed the situation very
a'eFially. Presumably in view Of
new attitude OF the Russian gov
<f nmeat the Ardova will be released
IMPLY. the seizure disavowed and
incident win be closed without
ioSohama. July 25.--The vladiyo
squadron Sunday sunk the Brit
- steamer Knight Commander. from
York, on the Province Of LEU. aft
transferring the crew OF IN.
iSnt Commander to the steamei
nan which arrived here Monda,
0'hing The Vladivostok squadron
Q captured German vessel beiiev
% be he Arabia with 10000 ton.
nour and an unknown Britisi
eamer The two vessels were sen
N'Adivostok in charge OF priz.
". The American Trading Co
me agents hero for the Knigh
pnmander.