The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-23

General HericheIman was opposing on
July Is and 10 has continued to advance
to this point general engagement
might already be progressing. The gen.
eral staff gives no credit to this view
and is inclined to think the incident is
the Russian retirement from Sikhoyan
to CONTESTANT reported in General
kuropatkinS dispatch of July 19. A
dispatch from Gen. Kuropatkin to the
czar, bringing events up to July p, has
been received but has not yet been CIV
en- out. 1t is said the report only skir-
miShing between Lieutenant General
Count Keller's army and the japanese
Gen. Herischelman commands the
Ninth division of the Tenth army corps
The engagement of the japanese with
Gen. HeriSchelman is the first time so
far as is known, in this campaign that
the Japanese have confronted a Euro
pean trained formation of troops
The Eighteenth army corps OF the
government of Pskov and Roval are to
be modified soon.
Russia Will Declare Herself.
st. Petersburg, July %, $40 p. m.
not admitting the illegality of
the action of the Russians in convert
ing vessels of the volunteer fleet into
warShipS after they had reached the
Red sea, it is probable in favor of
the fact that neutral ships did not
receive previous notice that Russia, in
order to remove the shadow of
cloud upon their right to fly the war
flag, will formally notify the powers
of their conversion into warships,
thus putting all neutrals upon their
guard. In the meantime all the ships
seized will be released unless the cap
tains refuse to show their manifests,
in which event the procedure in the
case of the Malacca probably Will be
followed. Germany had not made
any protest against the seizure of the
noon.
TrOT1bIe i'm Korea
Seoul, Korea. July 22-Delayed in
Transmission.-The Korean agitation
against granting the latter's demands
for waste lands is becoming serious,
and daily meetings, attended by thou
sands of persons are being held at
which the speakers urge moral resist
ance. Three such meetings were this
week stopped by the presence of Japa-
nese gen d armes. At meeting held
today a squad of soldiers marched
through the crowd and although no vio-
Ience was offered the Koreans fled in
several sustaining slight in
juries in their wild efforts to Chamber
over walls in their flight. Farmers are
coming in from the country to join in
the protests. 1t is reported that the
French minister here will protest to
the emperor against the Japanese de-
mands. The leaders of the anti-Japa-
nese propaganda are arrested frequent
~ and held at the Japanese conSulates.
The Japanese authorities say there is
no 1eac OF r1OC1nS, DuC some OF Lne IOr-
eigners here do not accept this view.
Whereabouts Unknown.
Toxic, July 23.-S p. m.-The report
rom Uraga that cannonading had been
heard at sea is unfounded- The where
abouts of the VladivoStok squadron is
not known. 1t is presumed the Russian
are cruising off the coast in
he nope of intercepting liners.
The majority of the latter have been
warned.
Won't Do 1t Any More.
ST. Petersburg, July %, 2:35 p. m.
The Associated Press is able to an
1ounce that Russia has informally
lotified Great Britain that orders
nave been issued to the Russian cruis-
ers in the Red sea not to arrest any
more merchantmen, and it has been
agreed between the two powers that if
pending the receipt of the orders by
he captains of the st. Petersburg and
he Snolensk any other ships should
De stopped and held as prizes, these
acts shall be regarded as not having
aiken place and the ships concerned
af n0ca released