The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-04-27

Toxic, April2 20. The follow
ing official announcement was made
today:
"On April "a a Russian force,
consisting of 6ve battqlions of in
fantry. sixteen sotnias of cavalry
and one battery Of artillery, in pres
sing our advanced, cavalry attack
ed them in the vicinity of Kiayuan.
Our Kaiyuan attacked the Russians
in return, defeated and pursued
them north to Mienhudhieh. Our
casualties were thirty-eight. The
enemy left about two hundred dead
on the field
Hong Kong, April The Brit
ish steamer Calohas, from Glasgow
for Yokahrma, which put in here
today. reports having sighted three
Russian Datlleships and two crui-
sers this morning .steaming south
east off Limiting Island, about a
hundred miles southwest of Hong
Kong.
Island of Penang, Straits Settle
ments, April 26.-The fourth di-
vision of the Russian second
Pacific squadron, commanded by
Vice Admiral Nebogtoff, is expec-
ted to pass Penang and enter the
Straits of Malacca today.
The British authorities are on
the asert. Guard boats at night
are patrolling the approaches to
Penang.
St. Petersburg, April 26.-Ad-
miralty circles are coming to ac-
cept the view that there will be no
general action between the fleets Of
Russia and Japan for some time.
basing their belief on strategetic
and tactical reasons which incline
Admiral Togo to avoid a decisive
action until he has made every ef-
fort to demoralize the Russian fleet
by torpedo attacks and interference
with transports by his cruiser di-
vision.
The admiralty last evening
secuted the reports that engage
ments have already occurred, point
ing out the great distances separat-
ing the places where the dispatches
originated, and naval staff CORE
spondent states dispatches from
every source should not only be
doubted but even mistrnsted.
The probability of asortie by the
Vladivostok squadron in an at
tempt to join Admiral Rojesivensky
is discussed by the Razvetchik, a
military weekly paper. which con-
firms the report that three cruisers,
Gromoboi, Rossia and Bogatyr,
have been repaired and have been
free Of ice and comments on this
assesion Of strength to Rojestvensky
The paper also intimates there is a
possibility that Vice Admiral Ne
bogatoff may await second rein
forcing squadron, and expresses
the opinion that Rojestvensky will
proceed as rapidly as possible to
Vladivostok.
New York, April 25.-The
northern waters of theSea ofJapan
the Tsugaru Straits and La Perouse
straits are illuminated every
night by the seai chlights of Japa.
nese torpedo boats, cables the Her.
aid correspondent at Shanghai.
The object is to prevent the pass
age of the Vladivostok squadron,
Blockade running to Vladivostok
has ceased owing to the vigilance
OF the Japanese.
The only foreign visitors in Ma
gasaki are the captains of captur-
ed ships attending the prize court
at Sasebo.
The Japanese fleet is now prob.
ably south Of Formosa awaitingAd-
miral Rojestveusky.
London, April as The Toxic
correspondent Of the Daily Tele-
graph sends the following dispatch:
Japan is vigorously protesting
against the preparations for fight
from Shangai of the Russian pro-
tected cruiser Askold. 1t is feared
that complications will arise on
account of China's inability to en-
force her neutrality with respect to
the repor t that the Russian squad
ron is coaling off Hainan.
Kamrahn Bay, April 25.-Al-
though the Russian crews are con
fident of victory, independent OBJ
servers who get near enough to
Admiral Roiestvensky's warships