The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
BY LAND AND SEA
Japanese Again Hammer Away
at Port Arthur.
Heavy Firing Heard Through
out Monday.
RUSSIANS SALLY OUT.
Squadron Leaves HarbOr to En-
gage TOgO's Ships.
Channel at TaIien Wan is
Cleared of Mines.

Chefoo, June "a P. M.-Preceding a
sea attack on Port Arthur last night
the japanese apparently made de-
termined effort to advance on that
stronghold by land
A Chinese junk. which left a point
three miles south of Port Dalny early
Monday morning has arrived here. She
reports having heard firing north Of
Port Arthur fr0xn Z O'Clock Monday
morning until o'clock that afternoon
by which time she passed out of hear
ing in the distance. 1t would appear
that the Japanese planned a land and
sea attack on Port Arthur yesterday
The Russians on seeing this sent their
feet out to give battle. The result is
not known.
The above dispatch would seem to
confirm the dispatch previously receiv-
ed at Chefoo today from the Associated
Press correspondent at Tengchow, Shan
Tung peninsula. The correspondent
said there was firing at Port Arthur
last night, beginning at 1:3O o'clock
and continuing for several hours. &he
above Chefoo dispatch also confirms the
report brought there by Chinese JUNK
which arrived during the night. The
latter reported that there was heavy
firing all day yesterday in the vicinity
of Port Arthur.
Russia Provolxes China.
Pekin, June Z, II a. m.-The Chi
nese officials enphatically deny that
there is the slightest reason to doubt
| General Mas ability to control his
| troops. General Ma has been strictly
ordered to prevent any outbreak and
1 none is likely to occur. Niceroy
Alexien's Manchurian proclamation
4 charging the villages with the duty OF
/ protecting the railway under pain of
determination is creating a bad i'm
/ preston here. The government has
q
rently supposed that Russia desires to
provoke an outburst with the view of
justifying Russian aggression
Correspondent Killed.
New Chwang, June I'll a. ma
/ private telegram just received from
Snan Hal Kwan says that Louis Etzel,
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
and Ernest Brindle of the London
Daily Mail were fired upon by Chinese
| soldiers, while in a junk between
Shwantaitze and Erdiko. FtzeI was
4 killed, but Brindle is believed to be
safe. They left here on June to In
vestigate the movements of some ban
dts. Etzel was a native of Butler, Pa.
and his father now resides either at
Denver, Colo, or San Diego, Cal.
Togo Clears a Channel.
Toxic, June 7.-11:30 a. m--Admiral
Togo has succeeded in clearing. the
! channel leading into Talienwan. He
began locating mines on June 5, and
since then he has found and exploded
Al. Yesterday a small steamer was
able to safely enter the harbor. The
work of locating other mines is now
4 continuing and it is expected that the
vicinity will be speedily cleared of all
4 such dangerous distractions to naYlga-
ton Vice Admiral Togo reports that
a southerly gale and a high sea pre-
/ vailed during his operations, but the
men steadfastly continued at their
work.
CossacLs Routed.
Toxic, June Z, 3 p. ma detaeh-
ment of the Japanese force which
! landed at Taku Shan surprised and
routed company OF cossaeks on sun sun
day at Kan CHA Tun, in the Kin
Chou road, seven miles northwest of
] Taku Shan
Miller VIII Investigate.
New Chwang, June 7, 1 p. MI. s.
j Consul General Miller has left here
BY special train for the scene of the
| killing of Lewis Etzel, of Butler, Pa,
correspondent of the London Daily
! Telegraph, who was shot by Chinese
Erdiko. The consul will make a per-
sonal investigation of the death of Mr..
Etzel-
Norwegian Steamer Held.
Nagasaki, June 7, IL a. m.-The
| Norwegian steamer Aggie, which ar
! rived here Saturday from Cardiff with
coal, was arrested by the Japanese to-
| day. Reasons for the action taken are
not stated.
Cossacks Killing Koreans.
Seoul, June Reliable information
has been received here from Ping
Yang to the effect that Cossacks be
tween Anju and Kachon are killing
the Korean natives and Iooting their
/ homes.