The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-23
LEAVING DALNY.
Russians Are Leaving the Town
With All Haste.
An Attack by Japanese Is Con-
stantly Expected.
A JAPANESE REVERSE
Is Reported to Have Taken
Place at Kin Chau.
Russians Fail to Regain Control
of the Railroad.
A JAPANESE REVERSE

Chefoo, May 23.-4 p. n.-Forty Rus
slams who left Dalny Sunday, arrived
here today. Up to the date of their
departure. Dalny had not been attack
ed by the enemy. According to their
account the Japanese troops met with
a reverse at Kin Chau on the 18th in
stant, but the Russians failed to regain
control Of the railroad. They are posi-
tive that another Japanese war vessel
was damaged at the time the battle
ship Hatsuse was destroyed. Civilians
are in daily expectation of an attack
upon Dalny by the japanese forces, and
are leaving there on junks.
Plunder Reaches Toxic.
Toxic, May 23.-5 p. m.-About three
hundred sick and slightly wounded
men of General Kuriko's army arrived
the military hospital here today,
with several guns, wagons and am
tbulances, captured at the Yalu river,
which will be presented to the emperor.
The japanese landed at tTakushan re-
port having been engaged in two scout
ing skirmishes, during which 10 Rus
slams were killed. In the first affair
two Russians were captured and in the
other General Kuriko reports the cap
ture of an officer and man caught
making a reconnaissance in the rear OF
Kuriko's army.
Three splendid horses captured at
ed to the emperor reached Toxic to-
day. They were taken to the palace.
where they were inspected. Two of
them are Russian bred and the other
IS an Arabian.
People VINO have visited Matsuyama
report that the japanese are exercis-
ing great care with the food and gen
eral treatment of the Russian prison
ers there. The rations include liberal
allowances of meat. bread and tea
daily. The prisoners quarters are
clean and sanitary. The majority of
the wounded are making good prog
ress.
No Congress for Russia.
St. Petersburg, May 23.-The Rus
sian newspapers are unanimous in
their affirmation of the deep impress
sion made upon the country by the
emperor's personal Godspeed to the
troops in south Russia, declaring that
Russian prestige in the far east must
be vindicated and that every Russian
breast re-echoes the emperor's con-
viction expressed to the town council
at Moscow as follows:
"Our glorious armies will return
with the aureOle of victory.
Considerable irritation is manifest
ed by the papers over the suggestion
made by NJ. Dubail, the French min
lister at Pekin. that a congress of the
powers be held for the purpose of
effecting conclusion of the war The
NovOe Vryema says:
1.-The war is Russia's personal af-
fair and she asks no ones assistance.
When it is ended she will negotiate
with the mikado. but not with Eu-
rope Therefore we regret that the
representative of Russia's ally should
be the first to pronounce the word
Congress
The same paper, speaking of the
reception of the news of the Japanese
naval disasters by the British press
says:
THE hymn of interrupted triumph
T nv a
friendly choir of the English press
has been changed by a few pounds of
dynamite from allegro to a1legrettO." p"
A Russian Captains Story.
Chefco, May $3.50 o. m.-The
captain Of a Russian merchantmen,
who left Port Arthur on May 20 and
is among the recent arrivals from
Dalny. says in an interview that the
hole of the Japanese fleet had not
returned to Port Arthur since the
18th instant, when besides the battle
ship HatSuses another big vessel
struck a mine and was towed away
disa bled. GunbOats and torpedo boats
returned off the port on the goth in
stant when the Russians succeeded
in sinking a small gunboat and two
torpedo boats The Russians are now
confident Of holding Port Arthur with
the $4,000 men now stationed there,
exclusive of the navy and the crowds
of mechanics working on damaged
Warships. all of which except the
Czarewitch and the Retvizan are
ready to rejOin the feet. These will
also be ready for sea service by
June 1.
The entrance to the harbor has
been cleared and small boats now pass
in and out freely from Port Arthur to
Dalny.
The forts on the land side of Port
Arthur are now prepared for a Sc
we're contest of the few soldiers left
at Dalny the majority have gone to
Port Arthur and the only defenses
Ieft there now are the mines in the
harbors.
The attempt of the Japanese to land
troops in the Kin Chou on the 18th
instant failed, owing to insufficient
water to float the boats There has
been no fighting in the vicinity of
Port Arthur up to Saturday since the
Kin Chou fight on the 18th instant
when two squadrOns OF Japanese cav
airy were wiped out, only eight men
of which escaped.
Several unsuccessful attempts were
made by the japanese to land troops
at Talien Wan last week, it is said
On the way over passengers on the
junk just arrived heard firing in the
direction of Port Arthur last night
The Japanese have reported to the
cOnSuls here that wreck in the Lilac
Tung gulf is dangerous to navigation
and it is possible that this is the other
ship said to have been damaged al
Port Arthur on the 18th instant. The
Japanese fleet is known to have en-.
tered the gulf after the disaster tc
the Hatsuse-
Chinese Hatred of Russians.
Berlin. May "a correspondent
of the Frankfurter Zeitung, writing
from Harbia under date of April Is
gives details illustrative of the condi
tfons of the Russian army and the re
lations existing between the Russians