Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-08
RUSSIAN POLICE THREATEN PER.
SONS WHO HARRoR
JAPs.
NAY BE UNITED MOVE
5ombardment Of vIadivostok Thought
to Indicate Land and Naval Attack
Against Novoe, vremya.-Japs Moi
Seen at Port Arthur.

Vladivostok, March last night
passed quietly. The inhabitants and
troops are in unusually high spirits.
A strict search is being made through.
out the town for Japanese. The police
nave posted placards threatening with
trlal py court martial any person
found guilty of concealing them.
May Be Combined Move.
st. Petersburg, March 7.-AlthouglI
the prevailing opinion in military cir
cles continues to be that the lombard.
ment OF Vladivostok Sunday was for
the purpose of locating the guns of the
Russian batteries and ascertaining
whether the Russian squadron was in
port, some shrewd observers believe
that 1t Indicates move by land and
sea against the city Of Novoe, Vremya.
They advance the theory that the bonn.
bardment was ordered for political eff.
feet on the Japanese diet.
Not Seen at Port Arthur.
The Japanese fleet has not been
sighted from Port Arthur for over u
week and possibly it is trying to lure
the Russians outside.
Quiet at Port Arthur.
Port Arthur, March There is no
change in the situation here. The
weather is fine.
Russian Depredations.
Seoul, March T. The Russian
soldiers operating in the vicinity OF
Anju are committing all manner of
excesses, maltreating the native wom-
en- and perpetrating robbery upon ev-
ifxy
attacked body of invaders on FRI
day last, succeeding III killing thirty,
of them. -.
1t is reported as the resfa.s5f Col.
lision between the Russian and Core
an; soldiers at Kanagge. the Russians
were driven beyond the Yalu river
Covering Troops.
TOXIC, March lit is believed that
the Russian Vladivostok squadron Is
now in the vicinity of the mouth Of
the Tumen river engaged in covering
the movement of troops from Possiet
Bay to the valley of the Tumen. Rus
sian scouts are reliably reported to
have penetrated south as far as Kiung
Sung. The earlier Russian movement
into northeastern Corea was regarded
as a diversion, but it now appears that
a considerable force participated.
May Build Forts.
1t is thought the Russians may occu.
py and fortify some strong position on
the Tumen river. Reports regarding
the Russian movements in northwest
ern Corea are meager and unreliable.
The force north of the Yalu is being
increased, but 1t is doubted If any con-
siderable number of Russians have
crossed the river.
Cabinet to Meet.
The Japanese cabinet will meet to-
morrow to finally consider the pro.
gram of financial legislation made nec-
essary by the war, which is to be sub
mitted to the special session of the
diet.
Begin Railroad Construction.
The construction of the railroad
from Seoul to Ping Yang will be COM
menced March 10, the line to be COM
pleted by September
Poles Favor Japs.
Chicago, March THE first official
expression of the polish people OF
America upon the attitude of the Pol.
ish nation throughout the world in the
| Russo-Japanese conflict was made to-
day in and address issued by the
officials of large polish organization
and the editors of various Polish newss
papers in Chicago. The resolutions exc
press hearty sympathy and admiration
for the Japanese nation and pray that
the efforts of the Japanese may, at
the earliest possible time, be crowned
with complete and lasting victory.