Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-26
RUSSIAN GENERALS ACTIONS IN.
DIcATE THAT HEssc sscoNTEM.
PLATES BIG FIGHT.
FEAR CHINESE TROUBLE
Missionaries Report That the Natives
3 Are Showing Signs of Unrest SINH,
lar 10 Those Preceding the Boxer
Uprising.

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= Harbin, May 25.-Missionaries
report movement among the Chi
nese north Of Shan-tung resenn-
bling the agitation which preceded
the Boxer uprising.
Lao Yang, May 25.-Theres are
further rumors of heavy fighting
at the advanced positions of Gen.
eral Fock's forces on Lao Iuns
= peninsula but the correspondent OF
% the Associated Press has been un-
y able to officially confirm the re-
ports.
-
\ New chwang, May 24-(Mid-
$ nieht.)-A fair force is now pa
= trolling the city with field bat
& terry at the forts. 1t is unusually
= quiet here with no exciting rumors :
= of any nature.
M St Petersburg, May 70. - Ihere
are indications that General kuropat-
kin is preparing to make very I'M
portant move against the enemy. one
reason for this belief is the sudden IN
creased restrictions upon the war cor
respondents at the front. The prevail
ing belief here is that General kuro-
lsi's army is in difficulties.
I,ne Are Pressinu On
Mukden, May %. According to
all the information obtainable the
japanese have resumed their forward
movement. Several columns are adj
vancing, though the bulk of the inyad-
ing army is still near Feng Wang
Cheng.
Rumors of Big Battle.
There are persistent reports of a
bloody battle having taken place be-
tween the Japanese army advancing
along the railroad from Pulantien and
the Russians near Kin Chou on Lao
Tung peninsula. resulting in the defeat
of the Japanese with great loss.
Scouting Parties Seen.
Small parties of Japanese scouts
have been seen northeast of Mukden,
at a considerable distance but no i'm.
portant body of the enemy has been
located in this vicinity.
Says Japs are Separated.
Paris, May 25. A Temps st. Pc
tersburg dispatch says General Kuro-
patkin has cut the land communities
tions between the armies of Generals
Kuroki and Oku.
Japanese Attack Port Arthur.
Chez Foo, May 20. - A portion of the
Japanese fleet bombarded Port Arthur
at IL o'clock yesterday morning. The
attack was witnessed by a Frenchman,
who arrived here tonight. He says
eight large warships circled before the
entrance to Port Arthur harbor for an
hour. firing broadsides at intervals OF
ten minutes. When the Frenchman
left Dalny on the night Of May %, ev-
erything was quiet there; but an at
tack by the Japanese was expected
hourly. Only a few civilians remain
there.
DaIny Docks Intact.
The attempts made a fortnight ago
to destroy the docks and piers at Dal
nv were not successful and after the
receipt Of the news of the loss OF the
Japanese battleship Hatsuse General
Stoessel ordered that the docks and
piers be not destroyed.
Japs Still Landing.
Che Foo, May 25. - Chinese junk
ARRIVING from Takushan, a port lyinI
southwest Of Antung report the land
ing of 5000 Japanese troops at Taku
shan on the 2lst inst. Another junl
from Pitsewo reports that the Japan
ese are landing a small number o
troops there every day and are build
ing temporary barracks on Elliot is
land where a hundred of ship includ
ing men of war and transports hay
made a rendezvous.
Hear Port Arthur Bonbs dment.
Heavy firing was heard IN the d
rection of Port Arthur yesterday, in
dicating that the land attack had CON
menced, as the Japanese fleet coul
not be seen off Port Arthur.
Banks are PenniIess.
Dalny refugees say General Stoes
sell has taken all the cash from tn
port Arthur and Dalny banks so tha
depositors are unable to cash thei
checks.
Get Ready to Make Attack.
Shimonoseki, May 25.-Active prep
arations are now in progress for tn
reduction of Port Arthur. 1t is under
stood that the place will be attacke'
by portion of the Fifth division, form
ing part of the third army. This fore
has been carefully chosen. 1t consist
mainly of veterans drawn from tn
Yamaguchi prefecture, who had expe
rience in the Chino-Japanese war, an
who have served the longest possibl
period with honor. Very heavy arti
lery is being landed on the Lao Tun
peninsula. The Japanese are deter
mined on the reduction of the fortress