The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-25
THE RUSSIAN
JAPANESE WAR
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
TOLD IN BRIEF.
LETEST OF WAR NEWS
Movements Of the Contending Forces
And Other Matters of Interest az
Reported by the Press Correspon.
dents, in Condensed Paragraphs.


The Russian torpedo boat destroy.
er Grosovoi has been ordered to stop
repairing and either leave the Shang-
hal harbor at once or disarm. The
Russian cruiser Askold must leave al
SO. These orders were issued by the
taotai Of Shanghai. 1t is believed in
official circles that both warships will
disarm. The taotai notified the Rus
sian consul general that if his orders
for the two vessels to leave port or
dlsarm were not at once obeyed the
Chinese government would effect the
disarmament Of the ships and that
their crews would be held in custody
until the termination of the war. Per-
mission to repair the boilers of the
Askold was refused The taotai con-
tends that the Askold came into port
with two engines and two sets of
boilers in operation and that she must
leave port in the same condition.
The Gromobol and Russia reached
Vladivostok very badly damaged and
every officer was either killed or
wounded.
Russia will agree to the British and
American demands about contraband.
Japan says she will hold on to the
Ryeshitelni.
General Stoessel has refused to sur
render Port Arthur or send out nom
combatants.
1t was reported that the japanese
Consul at Shanghai had nosifed the
Chinese that they were coming for the
Russian ships, but Toxic dispatches
say that such thing is not likely.
Admiral Jaszen has made a detail
ed report of the splendid fight of the
Rurik, Gromabol and Russia against
the japanese.
A general fight at Port Arthur, with
tremendous japanese loss, is reported.
The Russians now believe that five
battleships returned to Port Arthur
Recent disasters have depressed the
Admiralty and the populace of Rus
sia
Japan has not replied to, Russia's
protest against the Chefoo procedure.
The Baltic squadron is reported
ready for sailing off Cronstadt
The Russian gunboat Olvjini was
sunk by mine south of Kivang
Tung
The State Department was notified
that seven japanese cruisers entered
Chefoo harbor and captured an I'M
known steamer.
The Cabinet reached no conclusion
as to the United States attitude to-
wards the Chefoo incident.
Military experts predict a great
battle at Lao Yang, Mukden, or
Hardin.
The Taotai has ordered the Grom-
ovoi to cease making repairs at once
and to leave the harbor or to disarm.
Similar orders have been issued to the
Askold.
The British government is watch
ing China's coast policy with interest.
The cruiser Novik is reported in
the Korsakovsk harbor, and the
Diana at Hong Kong. These Russian
vessels have been missing for several
days.
Russians have driven the Japanese
away from Polung Chang from which
place they bombarded Port Arthur.
The Emperor has issued ukase
summoning to the colors all the re-
serve officers throughout the Empire.
The japanese troops occupied An
shanshan yesterday and the Rus
slams retreated toward Mukden.
At Shanghai at, the beginning of
the war, the Russian gunboat Man
jur in defiance of China s neutrality
remained in the port for weeks after
receiving notice to leave. Finally,
after long negotiations she consent
ed to disarmament. Again the Rus
sian cruiser Askold and destroyer
Grosovoi have now been at Shanghai
for more than week and still refuse
to disarm or leave.
The statement of the commander
of the Ryeshitelni that his ship was
|'disarmed upon arrival at Chefoo is
untrue.
The vessel was fully armed and
manned when visited.