Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-03-10
is AGAIN BOMBARDED
The Japanese Said to Have Shelled
Vladivostok Yesterday.
RUSSIAN VESSELS in A TIGHT PLACE
A Telegram from viceroy Alexieff-Chinese
Bandit Chief Against Russia-Ameri-
cans Want to Fit Out Privateers to
Prey on Japanese Commerce.

London, March Sin dispatch
from st. Petersburg correspondent
of the Standard gives a rumor that
the czar has received a telegram to
the effect that the Japanese feet bonn
barded Vladivostok all day yesterday.
According to this rumor, only trifiing
damage was inflicted on the Russians,
but one or two Japanese cruisers
were sunk. No word confirming this
story has been received In any other
quarter, and although there is nothing
to show that there was not another
bombardment at Vladivostok on Mon
day, this report is most likely an ex-
aggerated version Of Sundays bonn
bardment.
A Toxic correspondent of the Times
says a Japanese squadron took pos
session Of -Yang-Tao, one Of the
Elliott group of islands, on February
20. They found only stores of coal
and signaling flags there, the Rus
slams having evacuated the island on
February %.
The Russians continue to push
southwark along the coast from Pos
siet bay toward Songching, the cor
respondent continues, and the Vladi-
vostok squadron apparently is cover
ing their communication with Vladi-
vostok.
Up to late hour yesterday evening
the Japanese legation here had re-
ceived no official Information regard
ing the bombardment of Vladivostok.
1t is believed at the legation, however,
that the Japanese are now between
the Russian cruiser squadron and
Vladivostok, and there is reason to
believe that the Russian squadron is
in the vicinity Of Possiet bay.
Russian official dispatches do not
mention this squadron, and this fact
lends color to the belief that the
Japanese warships have shut II out
Of vladivostok. 1t is pointed out at
the legation that, II this is true, the
Russian vessels are in critical po-
sition, since they must run the gaunt-
let Of the Japanese squadron of
Port Arthur before reaching a Rus
sian port.
A Telegram from viceroy Alexiem.
st. Petersburg, March 8.-Viceroy
Alexieff has telegraphed the czar
from Mukden, under yesterdays date,
as follows:
"Supplementing my telegram OF
March 6, most humbly report that
at 1:25 p. m. FIVE out of seven of the
enemy's ships opened Dfire on forts
Suvaroff and Nnevitch, on the town
on the roadstead and along the val
ley of the river Obyassneniye. The
firing lasted until 2:15 p. m, at which
hour the Japanese squadron began to
steam to the southwark, disappearing
out Of sight at $50 p. m. There were
no losses on the batteries or the forti-
fications. In the town one seaman
was wounded and one woman was
killed. According to information Just
received, the enemy's squadron again
appeared in sight Of the fortress at
eight o'clock this morning." =
Chinese RandIt Chief AGainst Russia.
Tientsin, March S.-The report that
Russia has occupied the Sinmintun
railroad and taken possession Of the
telegraph line is incorrect.
A resident Of Tientsin has had an
interview with Chang, chief Of the
bandits called "Chunchus" Accord
ling to this man, Chang commands
1000 men, who are well drilled and
splendidly mounted and armed with
Manser rides and MAGAZINE uistols.