The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-19
HAVE NOT CROSSED YALU
RUSSIANS STILL ON OTHER SIDE
 OF RIVER.

Reliable Report That They Are Assem-
 bling fn Force on the North Side of
 the stream-LondoB Japanese Lesa-
 sion Announces That No narships of
 the mihsdo Have Yet Been Destroyed.
 Tokio, Feb. 1s.-The reports that have been sent out to the effect that Russian troops have crossed the Yalu river and are moving south with the object of seizing Ping-Yang are declared to be unfounded. A reliable report from Wiju states that the Russians are as sembling in force on the north side of the Yalu, but they have not attempted to cross the river or move further south.
 London, Feb. 1S.-The Japanese lega- tion here received an official despatch from Tokio to-nigth saying it was not true that any Japanese vessels had been destroyed. so far, in any of the  various naval engagements, and that all necessary repairs had already been made. The Japanese fleet remains in tact
 This message also denies the report that the Japanese were driven from the nieghborhood of Kin Chau after skir- mish in which 150 Japanese were taken prisoners, and declares that the Japan csc made no attempt to land at Pigeon Bay. It says the Japanese forces have, up to the present time made no at tempt to land at any point where they could come in contact with the Rus sians, and that consequently all reports of land actions and Japaense losses are untrue.
 New York, Feb. 1S.-Mr. Uchida, the Japanese consul ul-general here, received tonight from the Japanese legation at Washington the following cablegram from the minister of foreign affairs at Tokio:
 ''The London Times Pekin correspon- dent reports that Viceroy Alexieff on February IA sent the following: Disa- bled warships Czarevitch, Pallada, Ret vizan, Askold, Novik, Sevastopol and Petropolovsk. Japanese driven from railway near Chenesow (Kin- Chau?)
 Russians admit about seventy killed on land and claim 15O Japanese prison CTS Russians have eleven ships out of action and declare fifteen Japanese ships are disabled. Boyarin slightly damaged. The Japanese surveying party reported to have landed at Pig con Bay destroyed.
 .sSo far as the Japanese are concern ed, the above information is untrue No attempt to land has been made, hence no prisoners are possible. Japanese ships disabled, absolutely none.
 Port Arthur. Feb. 18.-The repairs to the Russian warships damaged during the bonbardment of February are rapidly proceeding. The Czarevitch, NRetvizan and Pallada will soon rejoin the fleet. Work is being carried on with the aid of caissons. The mishap was not so great as it might have been.
 About hundred Russian families who left Japan intending to proceed to Port Arthur and other points are now living at Shanghai under the protection Of the Russian consul.
 Washington, Feb. 18.-So many offers { of assistance, military and medical have come to the Russian embassy from Americans all over the country that Count Cassini. the Russian ann bassador, to-day cabled to St. Peters burk to learn the wish of the Russian government in the matter. As soon as the answer has been received an an nouncement as to its character will be made. In the morning mail at the em- bassy came fifty-one letters from doc tors. nurses. engineers and men wish ing to enter the Russian army or navy offering their services to Russian in the far eastern war.
 Count Cassini was still confined to his bed to-day, but his physicians hope he may be able to be about the room by the end of the week.