Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-22
RUSSIAN BEAR
BACKS UP.
Malaccs Will MOI Go Before
Prize Court And No Sim
liar Act Will Occur
HARD FIGHTING
IN MANCHURIA

Turkey Regards Russian Nol,in-
teer Fleet as Pirates. Another
Japanese Victory Near
Molten
LONDON, July 22.--In accordance
with instruction from Foreign Minis
ter Lamsdorff, Count Benckendorff,
the Russian ambassador, informed
Foreign Secretary Lansdowne that
Immediately upon the establishment
OF the presence Of the broad arrow
| (the British government mark) on the
munitions on the seized steamer Ma.
lacca and the tact that no other car
60 Of contraband character is on board
the vessel will be Immediately releas-
ed.
captain Explains.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 22.-The
report Of the captain Of the St Peters.
burg to the admiralty gives as reason
for summarily making a prize OF the
/ Malacca, theh fact that the BIRTHS
master OF the Malacca declined to
i produce manifest of his cargo as re.
quired by international law when
stopped by a belligerent in time ol
war.
Il Fighting At Lao Yang.
i ST. PETERSBURG. July 22.-The
official messenger prints the follow
ing from Lao Yang, dated July 20.
"Our left flank yesterday withstoot
I a powerful onslaught Of the enemy
i Reinforcements were sent out Tht
Caucasian mounted brigade left Liat
Yang this morning"
n This despatch evidently refers u
the Japanese advance reported from
Ia Tche Kiao on the Siamatze.Lia,
|, Yang road. II the advance on Muk
den is continued, a general battle ma.
be precipitated.
Japanese Victory.
LONDON, July GA despatch i
the Central News from Toxic say
there is reason to believe sever
y fight lasting all day occurred July i
at Kaitou, north Of Mo Tien pass.
Another despatch from Toxic say
, a telegram from the front announce
| an engagement north Of Mo Tien pas
) was precipitated by the Russians VIII
J attacked the Japanese positions q
) Sichiayen westward Of Kaiton. Afte
t severe fighting the Russians were r,
g pulsed, with heavy losses The Jal
8 anese casualties were over two hui
i dred.
4 Calls Them Pirates.
!. CoNSTANTINOPLE. July 22.--Tf
n passage Of the Russian volunteer fle,
I steamers Smolensk and st. Peter
7 burg through the Dardanelles, und,
a commercial flag and their subs
J. quent hoisting Of naval flag Is co
2 sidered here violation Of the la
g rendering vessels liable TO be regar
= ed as pirates.
e Nearing New chWang.
2 NEW CHWANG, July 22.-Excit
= nent has been created here by Il
? report that the Japanese are adyar
= Ing In this direction and are at II
. Ping Shan, twelve miles distant
Yesterday heavy firing was heard he
\, for a short time. There are Il
" Russia troops now In this place.
5, Russia Backs Down.
Il ST. PETERSBURG. July 22.--T
= y Y
Russian reply to the British prote
! was handed TO Ambassador Hardin
! this afternoon. Russia agrees the n
= lacca shall not be brought before I
o. prize court and undertakes no simil
~ incident shall occur In the future.
n. AS matter OF formallty the NAL
mr. ca cargo will be examined at su
Buy IN the presence Of the Britt
=. and Russian consuls.
ad Claims for damages as a result
ut delaying the steamer will be prese
er Cd In due course through the Brit
he embassy.
It's Break Through Flank.
LONDON, July According Il
despatch from Moscow. the RUSS