Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-20
'ALEX|EFF
RESIGNS
Russian Viceroy Asks to Be Re-
lieyed Of Command in The
Far East
MOVEMENT OF JAPS
Constant Skirmislles Along The
Yalu Big Engagement Daily
Expected

ST, PETERSBURG, April 20, Vic
eroy Alexieff has applied, BY telegraph
to the emperor, to be relieved of his
position Of yiceroy in the far east. II
is expected the request will be grant.
ed Immediately, while no official an.
.nouncement has vet been made. there
is reason to believe the above state
ment is correct.
Report Of Battle.
PARIS, April 20.-The Journal
prints dispatch from its correspond
ent at Yin Kow. dated yesterday, at
5 p. M, which says 1t is affirmed that
a fresh battle is raging at Port Ar.
thus.
Russians. Bewildered.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 20.--No
confirmation has been received up to
this hour Of the reported arrival Of a
big fleet of Japanese transports in the
Gulf OF ri Chi Ii. The reports differ
widely as to the destination Of the
fleet. Kin Chou, situated on the mar
rowest part Of the Lao Tung peninsu-
la, avobe Port Arthur, Kai Chou. south
of New Chwang, and New Chwang IT,
self being mentioned by various re-
ports. An attempted landing ar the
head Of the lao Tung gulf, has been
anticipated for some time, but lately
the Russians have been inclined to be-
lieye they have SO strengthened their
position taese that The Japanese have
abandoned the idea OF landing more
than a raiding party to cut the railroad
to Port Arthur. 1t is considered possi-
Bile that the Japanese may have decid-
ed that the time is opportune to land
at Kin Chou, with the object Of cutting
off and investing Port Arthur.
The chances of effecting a landing
in neutral Chinese territory on the
coast west OF Lao Tunk peninsula are
now regarded as remote, as the Rus
slams do not believe the Japanese will
dare risk arousing the Chinese and
thus bring down upon them the con.
demnation Of the powers, whose good
opinion they are striving to obtain.
The fact is. the Russians seem greatly
at sea as to the Japanese plans.
In the best informed military quar-
ters the correspondent OF the Asso-
ciated Press finds considerable skepti.
cism Id regard to the reported Japan.
ese landing in the Liao Tung gulf, and
an inclination TO think 1t has been 100
widely advertised to prove more than
a ruse II a heavy landing occurs
now. except in Korea, the Russian ali.
thorities are more disposed to believe
1t would be near Taku Shan. Japanese
transports are expected daily at the
mouth OF the Yalu river.
Troops Landing.
LONDON, April 20.--A dispatch to
the Central News from st. Petersburg
says It is reported japanese force
had landed near New Chwang.
Mines At Sea.
NAGASAKI. April 2O.-Contact
mines have been found floating sea.
ward forty miles from Cape Shang
Tung. Three Of them were discover
ed and destroyed by the Japanese
feet.
Constant Fighting.
SEOUL, April 20.--The Japanese
authorities here admit that constant
skirmishing is occurring between op-
posing armies on the Yalu river, but
claim no decisive action has taken
place to date, though news Of such an
engagement Is expected at any mo-
ment. II Is estimated that the Rus
slams now have $4,000 on the Yalu
river. The widest rumors are afioat,
largely from Korean sources, which
arc absolutely unreliable.
Newspaper Men Proceed.
NEW CHWANG, April 20.-The cor.
respondents Of leading French. British,
and Italian newspapers and one Amer.
can newspaper man we're permitted to
proceed TO Mukden. They left to.