Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-23
Text of a Private TeIe-
gram From Port
Arthur.
UNABLE TO GAIN LAND
Russian Launch Blown
Up While Laying
Mines.

St. IeterS burg. AprIl IA GulnoT
is current in this city that the Japan
ese sustained heavy loss while at
the Yalu river According TO the re-
port, which is said to be based upon a
private telegram from Port Arthur,
the japanese lost 1000 men. 1t is not
confirmable, and is discredited in some
quarters.
Confirmed at Paris.
Paris. April 23.--Information reach
ing highest quarters here tends to
confirm the report that rather seri-
Gus engagement has occurred on the
lalu river involving reverse to
japanese column. but the information
lacks positiveness, although it is cred
tied in influential quarters. 1t is said
this is not the minor operation men
toned in the AleXieff report of the
22nd.
Government still Ignorant.
st. Petersburg, April %. ) p. m
The Associated Press is authoritative
ly informed the government has no
adYices supporting rumors of heavy
fighting on the Nalu.
Try to XIII KuropatkIn.
st Petersburg. April 23. - RumOrs
are in circulation that two beggars at
tempted the assa SSiuation of General
Kuropatkiu when he was in New
Chwang few days ago. 1t is said
thnt the beGgars succeeded In ap-
IToaching the general and were talking
to him when a guard noticed that one
OF them put his hand inside his robe.
The men were seized and searched
and knives were found upon them. 1t
is said that the men were japanese.
Launch Sunk by Mine.
~. Petersburg, April %. The
emperor has received the following
telegram from Viceroy AIeXieff benr-
ing yesterdays date: Il respectful |
ly report To your majeSty that today. |
during the placing Of mines by some
steam launches Lieutenant Pcll and |
twenty men were killed through n |
mine exploding pIpmaturely under the |
stern of one of the launches"
Russians Driven Across the River.
ST. Petersburg. April 23.-An official |
telegram received here says the Rus
sian scouting parties report that the !
Japanese are concentrated in cOnSid- |
erable force. with war material and
pOntoOnS, at and around Wiiu. Shots /
were exchanged south of tie River
Pomakura, where Russian detach-
mcnt of two officers and thirty-two
men lost three killed and the two Off
GERS and fifteen men wounded. The
Russian force regained the Russian
side of the river under the protection
of two guns.
OdiciaI Rerort by AleXIeff.
AleXieff reports the foregoing action
ms follows: ''On our right flank our
scouts executed daring reconnaIs-
sances. extending over several CHvs,
on the left bank of the Yalu, as the
result of which il has been aScertained
that there are only 4 few troops south |
of the River Pomakua. but that the
japanese there are occupied in prepar-
ing boats. \ Russian detachment of
two officers and thirty-two men pro
ceedCd thither in three boats. Tie
detachment. however. WAS discovered
by the enemy and shots were cx-
changed. three of our rifemen being
killed. Staff Captain Smeizin and
eleven rifiemen were severely. and
Lieutenant PuShkin and four men
slightly. wounded. The deta chment re-
turned to our bank of the river under
the cover of two Of our guns" Alexieff
also reports that Russian scouts killed
two Japanese, one being an officer, APP
parently.
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