Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-23
THE RUSSIAN HOODOO
Lieutenant and Twenty Men
Killed While Laying q Mine.
ILL LUCK ATTENDS CARS SAILORS
KuropatISin Reports Japanese Evil
IDENTIFY WIFI soon Attempt Passage
OF Ynlu, Troops with POntoOns
Concentrating Near win.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 23.-The
emperor has received the following
telegram from Viceroy Alexeieff:
II respectfully report to your males
ty that during the placing OF mines by
some steam launches at Port Arthur
Lieutenant Pell and twenty men were
killed through a mine exploding pre-
maturely under the stern of one of the
launches.
"Quite series of Reconnaissance
carried out on the Yalu have shown
that the Japanese are concentrating in
considerable force. 1t Is believed that
they have about one division to the
north Of Win. They are also begin
from which place they have moved the
Korean population.
Information has reached me that
quantities Of material, apparently
parts OF pontoon bridges, are being col
lected opposite the island of NIabikhe.
"Our scouts have Killed two Japanese
scouts, one of whom appeared to be an
officer.
.'On our right flank our scouts exc
cuted daring "Reminiscences, extend
Ing over several days, on the left bank
of the Yalu, as the result of which it
has been ascertained that there are
only a few troops south OF the river
Pomakua, but that the Japanese there
are occupied in preparing boats A
Russian detachment of two officers and
thirty-tyyo men proceeded thither In
three boats The detachment was, how
ever, discovered by the enemy and
shots We're exchanged, three OF our
rifiemen being killed. Staff Captain
Smeizin and eleven rifiemen were Sc
verely and Lieutenant Pushkin and
four men slightly wounded. The de
tachmcnt returned to our bank OF the
river under the cover Of two Of our
guns
Rumors of severe fighting on the
Yalu are repeated here.
A Shanghai report says that the first
japanese army has crossed the Yalu
almost without opposition.
At SeoEl it IS said that heavy fighting
has occurred, but that for strategic
reasons it is impossible to send partic.
ulars.
Russian strategsts are reluctantly
arriving Ct the conviction that General
Kllrolli is engaged In the adventurous
plan of advancing along the middle
reaches of tic Talu river, via Kangge
and despite caogElous difficulties is
! moving his army over the mountain
paths, his purpose being to outfiank
the Russian position OH the right bank
CT the Yalu.
A liaoyang report says that Gen
eral Kurcpatl1.n expects that the Japa-
nese Will soon attempt to cross the
Yalu
The concentration of the enemy S
forces at VIII has progressed steadi-
ly. Information brought by scouts and
others shows that there is more than
one division there ana that pontoons
are being brought up.
There was 4 skirlnish yesterday on
an island opposite Win, which the
Japanese occupied in order to pave the
way for the laying OF pontoons. A
Russian troop in boats was attacked
and driven back. Captain Smeizin
commanding the troop, was wounded
by four bullets.
a Shanghai report says Japanese
fleet consisting Of fourteen vessels has
been sighted thirty miles southwest
of Clifford Island. 1t showed no lights
and was steaming slowly to the north.