Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-03-03
JAPANESE-RUSSIAN WAR.
Latest Telegraphic News of tie Great Struggle
in the Far East


IN Manchuria for attempting to blow
up the railroad bridge over the San
gari river were disguised as coolies.
They were arrested just as they were
about 10 make the attempt. Inquiry
revealed that they were japanese
officers of the general staff. namely
Col. Assai, of the engineers, and
LieutS. /oneloiascha and Kaeurta, of
the sappers. They were at once hang
ed from the girders of the bridge.
Yin Kow. Feb. 24.-The consuls
have decided on concerted action
looking to tho naturalization of New
Chwang. They will, however, en-
deavor to secure an expression of
Russian official opinion before acting
further.
Seoul, Feb. pa telegram re-
ceived here from a foreigner at Pyng
Yang says that the report that Rus
sian scouts are at Ami iu is authentic.
The telegram also says that the ma
tlves in Pyng Yang are panic-stricken,
| but foreigners are not threatened.
London, Feb. 24.-Cabling from
Che Foo on February %, a correspon-
dent of the Morning Post says 10000
more Japanese troops have landed at
| Chemulpo and that he has received
confirmation of the report that some
japanese have landed at Pigeon Bay,
others at Talenwan and that an en-
gagement occurred the night of Feb
ruary -.
According to the Standards cores
pondent at Seoul, the report is con-
frmed that 10 miles of railroad track
|
been destroyed between Harbin and
! Nladivostock.
Paris, Feb. 24-In a dispatch from
Harbin, Manchuria. n correspondent
! of the Matin says ambulanceS are be-
ing sent in there from all parts of
Russia.
a dispatch from Port Arthur pub
lished in Paris this morning denies
categorically the reports of new
attack by japanese torpedo boats.
and says they have been repulsed
with loss every time they appeared in
the roadsted.
The allegation is made according
TO this dispatch from Port Arthur,
that the Japanese have dethroned
the emperor of Korea and annexed
the country.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 25-A tele-
gram from Niceroy AleXieff to the
czar says:
AT quarter before three in the
morning of February n. numerous
Japanese torpedo boats attempted to
attack the battleship' Rctvizan and
sink large steamers loaded with in
fammables. The Retvizan was the
| hrst to observe the torpedo boats,
and opened strong fire on them.
She was supported by the land bat
terieS. She destroyed two steamers
near the entrance of the harbor; they
were coming directly towards her.
One of them went on the rocks near
the lighthouse on Tiger peninsula and
the other sank under Golden Hill.
The RetviZan observed four steamers
in a sinking condition and eight tor
pedo boats departing slowly to re-
join the waiting japanese warships
portion of the crews or the Japan
ese burning vessels were drowned
The grounded steamer is still burn
ing. The enemy is observed in the
| otling of Port Arthur in two lines"
1t must be observed that in his dis
patch Niceroy AleXieff does not men
the Japanese tried to sink or drive
upon the Russian ships, and it is not
yet known whether the four vessels
the captain of the Retvizan observed
going down, in addition to the two
destroyed. were also laden with in
fammables, or whether they were
warships. The greatest praise is
given to the commander of the Ret
vi Il Ia ..,N1n e
American-built vessel places her
name foremost on the roll of the
Russian ravy.
Later it was said that Russia sus-
tanned no losses in the engagement.
Yin Kow. Feb. 25.-Niceroy Alex
Jeff has caused proclamation to be
issued throughout Manchuria notify
ing the Chinese that russia is at war
with Japan dn account of Japan's
treacherous attack on the Russian
fleet. This proclamation is under
six headings.
Washington Feb. 25.-Secretarv
Hay has received information that
Japan has negotiated Il treaty with
Korea, whereby she guarantees the
independence and integrity of Korea.
Russia will ignore Japan's newly
negotiated treaty with Korea and
has 50 informed the United States.
Japan. it may be stated. assumes
practically the same attitude of in
difference towards Russia's protest
to the powers, which on high author
ity it is declared will be ignored by
the Toxic government.
st. Petersburg. Feb. 2G.-Followinr
the dispatch of Gen. Plug, saying the