Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-05-05
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Russo-JAPANEsE WAR.

There is no confirmation Of the re
port that the Japanese lost heavily In
q battle on the Yalu.
Rear.Admiral .Wirenius abandoned
the attempt to join the Port Arthur
feet with his squadron
Onicial reports declare that Rus
sian guns sank barge filed with
Japanese soldiers in the Yalu river.
A Russian lieutenant and twenty
men were killed In Port Arthur harboT
by the accidental explosion If mine
News that japanese transports were
preparing to land 10000 men caused a
panic among Russians on the Man
churian coast.
A Japanese feet Is reported to be
off Vladivostok A Russian feet
from that port destroyed a Jap
steamer at Gensan,
It is stated that the Hamburg.
American line steamers Columbia,
Bengalia and Belgla have been sold to
the Russian government.
The new Russian battleship Alex
ander III has gone into commission
and Is the first vessel OF the Baltlc
feet to hoist a pennant this year.
Djo Kawamura, representing the
emperor Of Japan, arrived In san
Francisco on his way to The Hague to
attend the congress on international
civil laws
All offers of mediation to end the
war VIII be rejected, Is the declaration
made at st, Petersburg. Russia pro
poses to whip the Japs ana dictate
peace terms
The general staff at ST. PETERSBURG
does not expect the Japanese army to
attempt more than the isolation Of
Port Arthur. An attack on Mukden Ia
not anticipated.
There IL growing resentment in
Russia against the men who plunged
the empire into war. The ear ia
willing to give up far east projects foi
the sake of peace
The statement that Professor
Tvanoff of the Moscow university ha0
been assassinatsd two weeks ago by
Aerrorists for trcuchery to the or
ganlzatlon Is false.
An exchange OF messages between
the car and King Edward and the
In rumor ut st. Petersburg that the
British ruler IL seeking to end the
war by mediation.
The finance minister has decided to
provide the ManchurIan admlnstra
ton with bars Of silver for the pur.
pose Of redeoming bank notes on dc.
mand IN order to prevent the lowering
Of the price OF the rubla.
Russian Foreign Minister I4amsdorn
has been notified that the United
States reserve all the rights they may
event Of any American citizen being
effected by Russlas decision. In the
case Of war correspondents using wire
less tolegraphy
United states Commercial Agent
Greener, at Vladlvostoli. has been In
structed through Ambassador Me.
Cormck to inform the japanese
consul AT the island Of Sakhalln that
q vessel viii DO sent to the island to
take back to Japan the consular STAFF
and the refugees
Japan landed 10000 troops ut Kin
chau, north of Port Arthur, according
to unofficial reports ut st. Petersburg
Russians at Ticntsln do not believe
the recent resignation of Admiral
AleNlcff as vlCoroy of the emperor hf
the far east Will be accepted by the
st Petersburg authorities.
The Russian admiralty denies the
statement made by the London Times
In Its wireless report that tho
Japanese mlnoship Koryu Maru was
fired upon while laying mines before
Port Arthur II Is said that II she
came In ana laid mines tho Russian
senrchlights failed to pick her up
The London Teegraph's Brussels
correspondent says that agents of tho
russian government have signed an
agreement to purchase three large
men-oI.war constructed at Genon for
the Argentine republic at price of
SlS,200,000. One Of the ships. tho
Garihaldt Is vessel Of 10000 tons.
The Japanese war Office fl flooded
with thousands of applications from
men OF every age and every condition
OF HE FOR permission to 20 To the
front Tho applications come from
tlmc,eyplred soldiers aud boys too
young to enlist In tho army IN tho
regular manner The authorities be.
lieve that 100000 volunteers win
easily be obtalnahle.
THE poi ITIcAI ulIIpi