Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-10

cAnniliaforx 70 ENGLAND.

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tory toward Great Britain. The paper
argues that the understanding be
tween the two countries win regafu
to an Asiatic policy will assure peace
in Asia, without which the normal de-
yeIopmept of Russian and British IN
teregts there would be impossible. IL
Greet Britain. the Novosti says, would
agree to an outlet for Russia to the
Indian ocean, Great Britain's posses
sion in India would be Internationally
guarded by Russia.
To Evscuste Neuchwang.
Yinkow. March S-The removal OF
the furniture of the police and mill
tary quarters at Neuchwang, the WIN
drawal OF unnecessary rolling STOCK
and equipment from the Neuchwang
railway terminus and the removal OF
silver from the bank indicates an IN
tended evacuation Of k~eucnwang.
The bank authorities have arranged
TO leave French and German agents
in charge of their interests.
A large force OF cavalry is expected
to return to Neuchwang before the
river opens for the purpose of main
tanning patrols between the main rail
way and the sea and of accommodating
the coast.
Russians Defeat Japs.
Russian private letters disclose the
fact that the recent engagements be-
tween the Yalu river and Pingyang,
the Russians, with superior numbers,
defeated the japanese, but lost heav-
lily.
Refugees arriving here say that
Port Arthur has not been attacked
since Feb. 26, but that stores and am
munition are still arriving. Work or
the mud dock in which ii is expected
to repair the battleship CZareyitch,
has been abandoned for the past three
days, the foreign engineer being un-
able TO raise the Retvizan, quitting
Port Arthur together with the only
other Anglo-Saxon there.
That considerable damage within
the Notifications has been caused by
the Japanese fire from Pigeon bay is
corroborated, and the defenses on
that side are being strengthened by
barbed wire entanglements and adj
ditional artillery.
Russ Fleet Not at vladivostok.
London, March S.-Only Russian re-
ports IN the bombardment of Vladi-
vostok have yet been received, and
these give no indications as { o wheth-
er the Russian squadron is still there.
According to a report from Toxic the
squadron was seen of Gensan, Korea,
last Thursday. but on this point there
is no reliable information. Specula-
ton, however, mostly inclines to the
belief that the Russian squadron Is
not in port at V~ladivostok, as neither
the official nor the other reports of
the bombardment mention Russian
battleships.
Port Arthur dispatches Of Saturday
and Sunday say that everything is
quiet there and on the Lao Tung pc
ninsula. The Japanese cruiser squad
ron was seen reconnoitering off Port
Arthur Friday night during a heavy
snow storm.
The Daily Telegraph's Chefu cor
respondent says the Russians are still
employing thousands of coolies at
Port Arthur and Dalny on intrench-
ments and new forts, and that they
are also mounting W a hundred
guns to protect the neck Of the 18TH
mus.
Russian Sailors Shot.
The correspondent of the Standard
at Tien-tsin gives a rumor that thirty
Russian sailors we're caught in an at
tempt to escape from Port Arthur and
that they were shot the same day.
The Standards st. Petersburg cor
respondent telegraphs, under reserve,
a story to the effect that a party OF
Japanese, disguised as Tartars, were
arrested by a guard OF the Siberian
railway bridge at Syrian, on the
river Volga, having packages OF dyna-
mite in their possession.
A special dispatch from Tien-tsin
estimates that there are 10000 Tung-
csc irregulars in Southern Manchuria,
largely led by patriotic Japanese who
volunteered for the dangerous work.
Russians Are Busy.
Toxic. March S.--The Russians are
briskly f~ortifying Antung, which it is
believed they will make a base for
resistance. Scouts neal ANU are be-
ing withdrawn toward Kasan.
1t is denied here that the French
government, in behalf Of the holders
of the concession, has made any OBJ
lection to japan completing the Seoul.
VIII railway.
Battle Near Pingyang.
Seoul, March 8. - "A message re-
ceived from P%fngyang says that a
number Of Japanese wounded were
brought to that place Friday.
The wounded men admitted that
there had been a fight. but they BELT
tied the affair and said that 1t merely
was q skirmish with the Russians,
and that the Japanese were success
full.
1t il believed, however, that the
fight really was an engagement of a
more or less serious nature, Indicated
by the number Of wounded brought in.
Jap Spies at kronstadt.