The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-10
FOR NEXT BATTLE.
Japanese Minister at London
Predicts a Fight.
LAO YANG THE PLACE
Will Open New Chwang to the
Trade of All Nations.

| London, May s.-Baron Hayashi, the
japanese minister here, looks for the
next engagement of the war to take place
at Lao Yang. He said today:
General Kuroki probably is on the
march to thai place and General kuropat-
kin should give battle there. Indeed,
from the sights of his concentration he
may assume the offensive. But for his
defeat at the yalu river this movement
might be very dangerous Under the ex-
isting conditions, however. General Ku-
roki ought TO be able TO drive back Gen
eral Kuropatkin at Lao Yang. The
Russians have a central position. and can
strike either TO the left or right an ad
vantage they did not enjoy when New
Chwang had TO be defeated. IN the event
OF our occupation Of New Chwang We
shall Immediately appoint a civil admin
istrator as We did al tho time of the war
with China, and open the port 10 al ma
tions.
Vice Admiral Togo. / think. is now
likely to dock part of his fleet and give
the men a rest from the ceaseless vigil
they have kept up since the beginning
of the war. Our land advance and part
of the impending engagements must
largely depend on the com .nissariat. This
/ hardly think is yet able to cope with
forward movement. say on Mukden. Har-
bin or Vladivostok."
IN THE DARK.
ST Petersburg May s.-The Russian
authorities are completely in the dark as
TO what is happening in the territory oc-
cupied by the enemy, except such news
as comes from the newspapers abroad
and originating from Japanese sources
The reports of a Japanese landing 1T
Takushan and the investment OF Port
DaIny etc, while not confrmabl here
officially. are not denied.
The Novoe Vremya this morning is
greatly excited over the action of the
Swedish authorities in mining the en-
trance of theahGrbor of Site. on the
island of Gothand, in the Baltic sea.
demanding that the foreign office ascer
tain the cause, seemingly forgetting thst
Site was occupied as a base by the Brit
ish fleet operating against ST. Peters
burg at the time of the Crimean war.
Viceroy Alexieff refuses to receive any
more foreign war correspondents
LAST TRAIN OUT.
Paris May S-The Journals MulSden
correspondent says the last train from
Port Arthur to reach that place arrived
at o'clock Saturday afternoon. The
passengers state that at a point twenty
five miles from Pitseweo they saw num-
ber of Russians retreating. a Cossack
officer ordered the driver to reverse his |
engine. but Colonel of Gendarmes Oura-
noff commanded the engineer 10 go ahead !
at fun speed. The japanese in pursuit |
of the Russians fired volleys, and num- I
Der OF bullets struck the carriages. Three |
of the passengers We're wounded.
REPORT CONFIRMED.
Shan Hal Kwan. May 9.-The reports /
of Il Japanese landing on the Lao Tung 1
peninsula are confirmed. The japanese I
are said to have disembarSed 10000 men !
on both sides of thet peninsula. on Kin 1
Chau bay. and at Pitsewo and to have /
cut the railroad above Port Arthur This /
report was brought into Shan Hal Kwan /
by railroad men. who give the Russian
censor a Yin Know as their authority
1t is believed here that two other divi- I
sions OF japanese troops will land near
New Chwang and attempt later TO eff
feet a junction with the army from the
Yalu.