The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-14
IN CONFLICT.
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RUSSIANS STILL THERE

RUSSIANS STILL THERE
Tien Tsin, March 14-UDon inquiry
the riot at Shansi turns out to have
been unimDortant.
The reported occupation of Port Ar
thur by the Japanese is untrue, &C
cordirg to a telegram received here at
II o'cicck. which left Port Arthur at
z o'clock Sunday evening.
The government is strongly opposed
to the proposed emf ration of Chinese
to the TIansvaaL
HONORED FOR sGALLANTRY.
Toxic, March 14-Engineer Minami-
sawa, the heroic officer of the torpedo
boat destroyer Kasumi has been hon
ored for his gallantry. He has been
given the Order of the Kyle, the Order
of the Rising Sun, and promoted from
engineer to chief engineer. The Order
of the Kyle is the Japanese equivalent
of the British Victoria cross and the
American medal of honor. Chief En-
glneer Minamisawa is the first to
whom the Kyle has been awarded for
heroism in war. 1t is improbable that
he will survive his wounds.
THE MANCHURIA CONDEMNED.
Nagasaki, March 1.-THE East Asiat-
ic steamer Manchuria has been con-
demned by the naval prize court Ut
Sazebo, including her general cargo,
which is partially neutral property.
HAD 165 WOUNDS.
Toxic, March 14.-Salvers working on
the Variag at Chemulpo found the
bodies of two Russian sailors. They
We're taken ashore and the captains of
the Hatusz and Asama conducted
burial services today. The Japanese
consul was present.
Eight of the twenty-three Russians
wounded who were taken to the Mat
suyama Red Cross hospital are in a
serious condition. Three of them had
both legs amputated by a French sur
geon, but reamputation is now neces-
sary. One Russian has 165 wounds
from steel splinters scattered over his
body. japanese surgeons are locating
ing them.
RUSSIAN REPORT DENIED
Toxic, March 14.-ViceEoy Alexieff' s
report stating that a Japanese torpedo
boat destroyer was sunk and the cruiser
IakaSago heavily damaged by the shell
fire of the Russians during the fourth
attack on Port Arthur is officially pro-
nounced untrue. The damaged Jap
anese torpedo boat destroyers can be
repaired in one week and it will not
be necessary to dock them.
RUSSIANS WILL FALL BACK.
YinkOW, March 1.-THE local Russian
authorities are apparently incensed and
manifestly much annoyed at the So
licitous inquiries of the commanders of
foreign gunboatS regarding the pro-
jected blocking of the Lao river be-
fore the arrival of the Japanese, which
latter event is regarded as a fOregone
conclusion. Although the blocking of
the Lao and also the defense of the
settlement and native town are regard
ed as unattainable, it is certain that
an unimportant disposition of guns and
the arrangement of a defense plan have
already been made. The arrival of Gen
eral Kondratovitch a few days ago,
however, arrested the arrangements
and threatened to cause the abandon
ment of the original intention.
| The best Russian information OBJ
tainable at Port Arthur and New
Chwang admits the governments in
tention to fall back indefinitely until
the mobilization of 100000 troops for the
purpose of assaulting and opposing the
Japanese and probably 100000 more &c
oppose the Chinese.
The same opinion asserts that Vice
Admiral Makaroff will fight hard. He
is determined to weaken the enemy al
any cost, and make the operation of the
| Baltic sea fleet in the far east feasible
though it may be necessary to fight
without the Pallada, Czarovitch and
Retvizan, which, it is admitted, can not
be fully repaired within six months
! On account of the uncertainty of the
success of the scheme of constructing
a mud dock in which to repair the
| CzaroNAtch and RetviZan, naval experts
allow year for the work.