The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-12
PORT ARTHUR is DOOMED

one of the latter were drowned in get
| ting ashore.
Many swan not to the shore. but to
! the foreign men of war in the harbor.
which promptly lowered boats and
! went to their rescue. Besides the
French cruiser Pascal. the Italian
cruiser Elba and the British cruiser
| Talbot aided the refugees One hun
dred and fifty. many of them wounded,
reached the Talbot. Sir Richard Bridge,
| the British minister in command of the
station. has ordered that the wounded
Russians shall not be handed over to
the Japanese unless they so desire.
The Japanese did not lose a man.
None of the fleet. which is known to
have been in overwhelming force, was
damaged The engagement was
watched by four foreign warships. in
Guiding the U. S. gunboat Vicksburg.
They all saluted the japanese flag
Thursday, it being the great national
Of the accession of the Emperor Jim
mu to the throne. and the foundation
of the present imperial line 1854 years
! ago.
CABLES ARE BROKEN.
ST. Petersburg, Feb. 12.-The general
staff announces the receipt of a tele-
gram from the Russian military agent
in China saying that the cable from
VIadivostock to Nagasaki, the telegraph
line from Seoul to Masampho and the
telegraph line from Seoul to Wonsan,
are broken.
CHINA CAUSES UNEASINESS.
Vienna, Feb. 12.-Disquieting rumors
have been received here from Pekin re-
garding the attitude of China in the
Russo-Japanese conflict.
The Neues Wiener Tageblat says it is
believed in well informed circles that
the reported destruction of railroad
bridge in Manchuria is possibly the
work of an advance party of Boxers"
who 1t is understood China is organiz-
ing for the invasion of Manchuria.
1t is understood representatives of sew
eral powers at Pekin have informed
their governments of China's intention
to send 200, 900 Boxers to Manchuria.
JAPANESE SHOT TOO HIGH.
Chefoo, Feb. 12.-The Japanese fleet
has not been seen since noon Tuesday.
The injured battleships Czarewich and
Retvizan have been foated, but the
cruiser Pallada is still on the beach. 1t
has been ascertained that the Japanese
shells did not injure the forts at Port
Arthur in Tuesdays engagement. Shells
directed toward the disabled battleships
went over them and entered the town.
Shells directed at the forts struck
houses on the hill
RUSSIANS BOMBARD HAKODATE.
London, Feb. 12.-The Tien Tsin cor
respondent of the Standard cables it is
rumCred that five Russian cruisers from
Vladivostock bombarded Hakodate,
Japan, on Tuesday
London Feb. 12.-It was said at the
foreign office here this afternoon that
the assertion of the NovOe Vreyma of
St Petersburg that the Japanese fleet
used Wei Hal Wei as a base for its at
tack on Port Arthur is absolutely IN
true.
COMPARTMENT CONTINUES
London, Feb. 12.-In a dispatch from
Shanghai dated February II, 2 a m, a
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
says:
"The bombardment of Port Arthur
continues. Three Russian cruisers have
| been sunk. The Russian bank building
has been destroyed"
TOKIO'S MAFEKING CELEBRATION
London. Feb. IA dispatch from
Toxic says:
Toxic has witnessed smaller mafe-
king celebration Thousands of stu
dents paraded the streets accompanied
! by many bands of music and carrying
transparencies emblazoned with war
pictures. National airs were sung and
cheers were continually given The
various professions surrounded the
palace wall and visited the govern
ment Offices.
The Russian legation overlooks a
square where thousands of people had
assembled to witness the celebration of
the japanese victory, but the windows
Of the legation were darkened. The
| crowds were orderly.
The British residents of Toxic were
cheered wherever they appeared.
RUSSIAN FORTS UNINJURED.
Che Foo, Feb. 12-The Japanese feet
has not been seen since noon Tuesday.
The injured battleshipS CzareVitch and
Revitzan have been foated, but the
cruiser Pallada is still on the beach. 1t
has been aScertained that the Japanese
shells did not injure the forts at Port
Arthur in Tuesdays engagements.
SHOTS directed toward the injured bat
tleships went over them and entered
the town. Shells directed at the fort
struck houses on the hill.
GERMANS TO LEAVE PORT
ARTHUR.
Berlin, Feb. 12.-The German cruiser
Han5a left Che Foo today for Port
Arthur, to bring away the German wo-
men and children from that port.
RUSSIANS REPORT JAPANESE
LOSSES.
London, Feb. 12.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of Reuters Telegram
company cables that the naval head
the fight at Port Arthur six Japanese
ships were slightly damaged and so
Japanese were killed and $50 wounded.
BOTH FLEETS CRIPPLED.
Berlin, Feb. pa dispatch to the
| Nossiche Zeitung from Yokohama says
the greater number of the Russian war
snips at Port Arthur have already been
dtsa bled and that several japanese war
ships have been sent home for repairs.
BALTIC FLEET HEARD FROM
London, Feb. 12.-In a disptach from
| Copenhagen a correspondent of the
Daily Mail says:
The Russian Baltic squadron of Is
! war ships passed through Danish wa
teIS today en- route for the far east
around. Cape Skagen; but, as a fierce
storm was raging in the north sea the
Russian admiral ordered the squadron
| through the Kaiser Wilhelm canal"
CZAR IS WITHOUT NEWS.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 12.-It is posit-
lively asserted by the government that
no telegrams have been received from
Viceroy Alexief except those already
given out, and it is understood that
even the czar is expectantly awaiting
for complete direct official information.
A. the admiralty it was said that
some additional technical details had