Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14

gagement. Nothing confirmatory is obtainable in London
 St Petersburg, May IA. 12:50 D. m.- The army organ is disinclined to be- lieve that Hai-Cheng is the Japanese objective It says the division of guards now marching in that direc- : jtion probably will swerve northward toward Liao Yang followed by the ] forces now at Suyan-Chow, and com bining with the division reported to be at Somaitzi make a combined atttck on Liao Yang.
 The Novoe remya's expert estimates the forces advancing against Laio Yang at 100000 men. with 50,00O horses and 27O guns and believes the Russians ar retiring upon their base. "It is critical and anxious moment" the paper continues. General Kuro- patkin is allowing the enemy to take the offensive, watching for a favorable moment to strike favorable blow.'
 Although the issue price of the new Russian loan is still q secret here, the newspapers express satisfaction with it's terms. The Novoe remya points out that seven per cent was paid dur ing the Turkish war and that now the rate is only five per cent whereas the Japanese are paying at least 6 per cent for smaller amount.
 The emperor has accepted $7750,0O0- for the navy from Count Stroganoy, from the patriotic emergency fund, consisting of several million roubles deposited in the Imperial bank by do- matters to his majesty's graDfather.
 The army medical department com pleted its phOphylactic measures for the far east and are now able to cope with any epidemic among troops. A disinfecting apparatus has been sent to every point i'll Manchuria and also every kind of serum, to the total value of $55.OOO.
 Every soldier was vaccinated after passing Baikal Smallpox is the only contagious disease reported by the Siberian hospitals. There have been three cases at Chita, fourteen at erk- hneudinsk and fifteen at Allan.
 New Chwang, May 13.-D Delayed in transmission.) There is a persistent | runor here of a sharp fight, between the Russians and the Japanese near Il confirm officially. Otherwise, accord ing to the latest authentic information regarding the movements of the Ja- panese army, it is believed that if the three divisions had passed Feng Wang Cheng toward Liao Yang they would have to go drought the difficult noun tain pass of Hao Tien Ling, where they would be forced to turn back. It is not believed that they would at AI.s TNr1k 1,oflN NnYs fIITsT1 fO- wards New Chwang, establishing base there and using the Liao river to get above to Mukden.
 The censor here is passing almost nothing in the form of news and cor respondents are threatened with eX- pulsion. The Russian agent is watch ing the telegraph offices vn the rail- road between New Chwang and Shan Hai Kwang and reporting all mes sages filed to the local censors.
 Supplies are being rushed cut of this place and the Russian authorities are busy dismantling the gunboat Sivouch preparatory to her ultimate destruc- ton.
 Chicago. May 14-A special cable to the Daily News from Chefoo, says that the third Japanese squadron be gan a fierce bombardmentt of the de- lenses of Dalny this morning The land batteries were speedily silenced. Under cover of the fire from the ships, troops were landed and combined at tack on the city began There is ev- ery indication that the town is now in possessiaon of the the Japanese.
 Washington, May 14.-The Japan ese legation has received the following .cablegram from Tokio, dated to-day:
 ssGeneral Kuroki, commandant of the first army corps reports that on May 7th detachment of our troops occupied Kuan Tien Cheng. On May ii another infantry detachment pur- sued the enemy's cavalry which was retreating from Shue Hli-CAan and captured two privates and one lieuten- ant. The latter is the son of General Honvali"
 Shan -Hai-Kwan, May IA, D. m.- Japanese troops from FengtWang- Cheng occupied Suoyin, sixty miles east of Laio Yang on the mail road on Thursday. Their number is not known. The country is hilly.
 New Chwang, May 14.-The Japan ese troops continue landing at Pit sewo and the railroad has been cut again, seventeen miles or Irack DelnS gone. Communication, however, for that distance has been kept open by the aid of carts, The Port Arthur mail is about 36 hours old when it gets to New Chwang. This morning a few more troops left and moved to the Russian camp three miles east of the. city. which is now practically iun- protected Two correspondents went over the entire town last night and did not see single sentry on duty. The natives are growing more restless as the Russians continue to move out.
 St Petersburg, 4:51 D. m.-The ad- miralty denies the rumored engage ment of the ladiyostok squadron. There is no further information con- corning the Japanese activity around Port Arthur. The general staff ap-