Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-05-25
Geographic Communication Cut Off.

Geographic Communication Cut Off.
/ st. Petersburg, May Photographic
Communication with New Chwang is
| interrupted and private messages for
points south of Liao Yang are refused
! here at the telegraph offices. The ma
ture OF the interruption with New
Chwang is not known, but the cause
for refusing messages south of Lao
Yang is the complete absorption OF the
lines for military purposes.
5000 Japanese Effect Landing at
Takushan.
Che Foo, May 25-Chinese junks ar
rving from Takushan. port lying
southwest of Antung, report the land
ing of 5000 Japanese troops at Talu-
shan on the 21st instant. Another
Junk from Pitsewo reports that Japan
ese are landing small number of
troops every day and building tempor-
AIRY barracks on Elliot Island. where
hundreds of ships, including men of
war and transports. have made rem
devious. Only small skirmishes are
reported along the western shore of
Liao Tung peninsula UP to the % inst.
ton of Port Arthur yesterday indicat-
ing that a land attack had commenced
as the Japanese feet is not to be seen
off P, IT Arthur.
Ger Il tsuronatkin Preparing For,
3f'HAction.
indications that General Kuropatkin is
preparing to make an important move
against the enemy. One reason for
this belief is the sudden increase in
the restrictions CT war correspondents
at the front. The prevailing belief here
is that General Kuroki's army is in
difficulties.
All Quiet At New Chwang.
New Chw ang, May 25-A fair force
is now patrolling the city with field
battery at the forts. 1t is unusually
quiet here with no exciting rumors of
any nature. An efficient staff of ma
tive runners are unable to obtain any
inkling of the Japanese movements
and the Russians positively refuse to
discuss their plans. since it is evident
that Mukden is apt to change them at
any moment. Commercial activity has
been renewed in this section of the
peninsula and land travel proceeds un-
hampered by any restrictions.
Fourteen Russian Vessels Ready for
Service.
Irt
been received from st. Petersburg that
vessels of the Black Sea fleet
are being mobilized and placed in
readiness for service.
Officers and Men Drowned on the
Yoshino.
Toxic, May 25-Of the complement
Of the protected cruiser Yoshino, sunk
in a collision with the cruis
er Kasuga, 63 commissioned Off
GERS and 200 blue Jackets were drown
ed and 48 non-commissioned officers
and men rescued. No details Of the
disaster have yet been received. The
navy department is waiting details of
the loss of the battleship Hatsuse de-
strOyed by coming in contact with a
mine.
Russians Interested in Protests
Against Mines.
st. Petersburg, May 25-The British |
and American press reports of possible
protests against having mines in the
waters of the Liao Tung peninsula be- |
cause of the danger to International
commerce. evoke much interest here |
and are subjects of general remarks |
that there was no protest when Rus !
sian ships were being blown up, it on |
ly beginning after Japanese ships had |
met with disaster.
Agitators Among Chinese.
Harbin, May 25-Missionaries report |
a movement among the Chinese north |
Of Shan Tung which resembles the agi- |
tation which preceded the Boxer up
rising