Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-18

as an unintentional tribute from Vice
roy Alexieff to Japan's success in my g.
tifying the enemy Ms to her movements
The Russians at Win have had r, in.
forcements cut of, owing TO the thaw
In the river.
The behavior Of the Russian troops
in northern Korea has been 50 disorder.
ly that prefects in the northern prov.
inces are resigning.
1t is reported that q number Of Kor.
PhyoDgan. Pwingyang province, At
tackled the Russians aud took 200 pris.
oners.
1t is also said there were heavy cas-
ualties on both sides.
A Chinese merchant who escaped
from Port Arthur says the Japanese
have been bonbarding the town at in-
tervals, day and night. since February
IS. He says the forts are three quar-
tiers disabled. Russian soldiers in ko-
rea are said to be disorderly.
Two torpedo boats sent ont as scouts
form Port Arthur March have not
been heard from, according to Il New
York Herald dispatch from Chefoo. 1t
is feared, the dispatch adds that they
have fallen into the hands of the Jap
anese.
The Korean government has public y
announced that the publication Of the
Japanese-k Korean protucal utilities the
concessions grantd to Russia, such as
the nonalienation Of coal mining at
Koch Yo island and Rose island and
the forestry concessions in the Ulleung-
do, Tumen aud Yalu river valleys.
According to kilograms from China
to the Cologne Gazette, the Japanese
are reported to have landed at Tatung.
ku, at the mouth of the Yalu river
They were driven back by Russians.
The Russians are said to have occu-
pied Kailientse and Antung. both on
the west bank Of the Yalu river. near
its mouth.
A semiofficial dispatch to the Paris.
Agence Russo states that Ad-
miral Makaroff reports that the Rus
sian torpedo boat Vlastny. after tor
pedoing Japanese torpedo boat In
the middle of the Japanese feet at
Port Arthur. successfully discharged
two torpedoes at the cruiser Takasago
(second class), which sank soon after.
The Vlastny escaped uninjured.
Riots have occurred at Tsze Chau
and Lun Wan along the line of the Bel
gian railroad in the southern part Of
shan 81 province A Frenchman named
Perion has been captured by a mob,
and fears are entertained for his
safety.
Admiral Makaroff's name Is on every
lip in st. Petersburg today. He is the
aero Of the hour.
A correspondent who left Chefoo Fri
day night on dispatch boat says at
midnight they sighted the searchlights
ahead, but the light disappeared at a
quarter to five, and the sunrise showed
the mountainous coast Of the Liaotung
peninsular. They saw three distinct
pillars of smoke ascending from Port
Arthur. When between the first two
forts he could see objects with vivid
distinctness.
The first fort, which Is squat. ap-
peared to be unchanged and the guns
in position, but the second. Mantse
Yang fort, on the summit Of the noun
tain about three quarters of mile
distant from the entrance to Port Ar.
thur, suffered from the terrific fire.The
defense in parts appeared shattered.
Earthworks were torn up and no guns
were visible. Many shells had evident
ly fallen along the line of forts in Tiger
Tail peninsular. Little could be seen
of the Notifications on Huang Chin
Shan, or golden mountain"
On the east of the entrance masts
Of another foundered ship were WIS.,
ible. Behind the Retvizan a number Of
destroyers lay inside. but did not ap-
pear to have steam up. The houses in
old Port Arthur appeared unintured.
but there was no sign of life. The
deserted roadstead and forts were SO
quiet 1t might have been a city Of
death.
The Japanese commander at Ping
yang states that his scouts report the
Russian forces in northern Korea to be
slowly Withdrawing to the Yalu river.
They are strongly entrenched there
and will oppose the passage OF the riv.
err by the Japanese army.
Private Chinese reports that are be.
ing received at Pekin state that the
whole Of Manchuria is in state of ut.
ter confusion, owing to the Russians
having seized all food supplies and 9TH
er ccmmissariat necessities.
Colonel Jacob Deforest.
Schenectady, N. Y.-Colonel jacob