The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-29
News Supposed to Come by
Wireless Telegraph.
REFUGEES AT CHEEFOO
Report Heavy Fighting by Land
and Sea
On Thursday the Time Of Their
Departure.

ceived here from Wei Hal Wei con-
firms other kilograms received here to-
day from Cheefoo to the effect thai
Port Arthur has been captured. The
Wei Hal Wei telegram says also thaf
the British fleet, which has been cruis-
ing will return there tomorrow.
At Wei Hal Wei there is a British
wireless telegraph station and the
British warships are equipped with
this means of communication. 1t is
possible that Wei Hal Wei has been
in wireless communication and that the
information of the fall of Port Arthur
was received in this manner.
Chefoo. July 29.-1O p. ma junk
containing thirty refugees from Port
Arthur, who are all foreigners of the
better class, arrived here tonight. hav-
ing left Port Arthur on Thursday.
The refugees report exceedingly
heavy fighting by land and by sea-
St. Petersburg. July 2s. 1:4O p. m.
Since the Russian retreat from Ia
Tche Kiao and the taking of New
Chwang by the Japanese, the feeling
here has grown suddenly more pessi-
mistic. With the Japanese able to get
around General Kuropatkins right
from New Chwang, with their forces
pressing in upon Hal Cheng from the
east and Japanese column threat
ening the Russian communication
above Lao Yang, the withdrawal of
the entire Russian army northward
may be absolutely necessary. In this
connection the orders issued to the
foreign war correspondents 10 go to
Harbin, as announced in these dis
patches yesterday, as we'll as the As
morning from Vladivostok that Vice
roy Alexieff is going there, are high
ly significant as indicating that Cen
eral Kuropatkin may already have
decided that his present position is
untenable.
Perhaps the rain, which again
seems to have begun this time in
earnest, may save General Kuropat-
- Kuropatlkin in the Fight.
Washington, July 2s.-The Japa-
nese minister here has received the
following cablegram from the foreign
office at Toxic, dated today:
General Oku reports further that
according to the statements of Rus
sian officers captured during the re-
cent battle, General kuropatkin was
present on the battlefield, and that
Generals Sakalof and Kondratsvitch
were wounded Also that the Russian
casualties were about 1000. The
japanese casualties were about 1000,
and General Oku reports that investi
cations are being made regarding the
number of prisoners taken and the
quantity of munitions of war, etc,
captured"
The Korea's Narrow Escape.
Toxic, July as pm.-The steam
ship Korea arrived at Yokohama at
o'clock this morning. She saw no
Russian warships and was not aware
of danger: She saw the steamship
Dorie, which was prepared to give
warning, but did not speak her. She
did not speak the steamship Lyra
which left Yokohama last Tuesday for
Seattle.
The Korea did not go to Midway
island and was trying to make up lost
time The weather was thick yester-
day and this possibly accounts for her
escape Captain Seabury was aston
1shed when the boarding launches in
formed her of the risk she was run
ming
Sinking of the Hipsing.
Chefoo. July 29.-Russian refugees
who arrived here today bring de-
Hipsing. which belonged to the Indo-
China Navigation company. She was
passing Pigeon bay within the three
mile limit, early in the morning of
July 10, when the forts fired four
times across her bows She refused
to stop and four shots were then fired
into her side AS she still continued
TO steam ahead a Russian torpedo
ooat ran out and sank her. Four of
her Chinese crew were killed ana
eight Chinese passengers were wound
ed The ofhcers of the steamer. who
were foreigners. and one foreign mas
senger were taken to Port Arthur.
The captain was arrested and placed
In confinement for refusing to stop
his ship.
These Russian refugees sayalso that
the Russian torpedo boat DESTROYER
Lieutenant Burukoff was blown nm nv
coming in contact with a mine hut
that the other two boats reported to
have been lost managed to reach the
inner harbor.
Land fighting around Port Arthur
continues. but of this the refugees are
unable to give details.
KuropatIxin Is Safe.
St Petersburg, July 29.-The gen
eral staff denies the report circulated
in European papers of the wounding
of General Kuropatlxin at the battle of
Ia Tche Kiao- The general, it is
added. is perfectly well.
Japanese Losses Heavy
Lao Yang. July 2S.-DeIayed in
fransmission--Furth details of the
and "a, indicate that the Japanese
losses may reach 5000. The Russian
losses are officially stated to be about
700.
The Russian forces are concen-
trated at Hal Cheng and probably will
not retire further. 1t is expected that
the japanese will now advance against
the left flank of the Russians south
ern army
The Russian front was much ex-
tended. The Japanese concentrated
their attack against the Russian left,
but were repeatedly repulsed. The
Russians made several brilliant bay
Russian artillery was used in high
angle fire from behind a hill the fire