Gilpin observer., 1904-02-18
CUT Up BY COSSACKs
OVER 400 JAPANESE PUT 70
DEATH BY THE SWORD.

DEATH BY THE SWORD.
Nicsroy Aiexisn Reports Attempts to
Cut the Telegraph Wtres--Jaoanese
Land Troops at chenuipo-Port
Arthur Cut Oh.
London. Feb 15-The Daily Mails
Port Arthur correspondent says Of
fetal advices state that tie Japanese
landed 600 soldiers near Ta'ien Wan.
with disastrous results, 4l0 being
sabred by CossaoKs. The remainder
escaped to their ships. It is further
stated that the Japanese landed at
Dove bay. where thirty of them were
killed and the remainder retreated.
The Daily Mails New Chwang cor
respondent cables: According 10 CT.
flcial Port Arthur kilograms the Japa.
nese landed force at Pigeon bay.
west Port Arthur. They were then al
tackled by troops and by the land bat.
teries and were defeated with heavy
loss"
The correspondent of the Daily Ex-
ptSsS dt IShiuS iSpOito shoS ''NN'~'
Alexief is practically isolated. direct
communication between Port Arthur
and Vladivostock being suspended.
He adds that the railroad behind Port
Arthur has been blown up and that
5000 Japanese troops have Landed
near Dalny.
Reinforcements for Russia to the
number of 10000 men are reported as
moving toward Harbir ard through
Manchuria.
Japan has already landed 10000
troops at Chemulpo.
From Port Arthur comes the unex.
pected announcement that the Rus
sian fleet is moving in the direction
Korea or the south OF Japan"
The Daily Mails Toxic correspond
ent says that the japanese warship
Amaki has captured the German
steamer Yokohama, which had cargo
including dynamite for Port Arthur.
The Nagasal.i spondent of the
Daily Telegraph expresses the convic.
ton that Russia is quite unable to
hold the Lao Tung peninsula and that
Port Arthur is bound to fall by the
efiiuxions of time even without an as
sault.
The statement that China will main
tain neutrality is published IN Pc
king. 1t is reported that the Siberian
railroad has been wrecked in six
places, covering a distance Of seventy
miles The correspondent 1T Tien
Tsin of the Standard says the British.
American. French. German and ltal-
ian ministers have jointly notified the
Russian and Japanese ministers that
no hostilities will be allowed on Chi
nese soil. other than that OF Man.
churia.
The Daily Telegraph's Shanghai cor
respondent says 1t is reported that the
Japanese have bomberded Daily and
landed marines.
Japanese Troops Land AZ chemuiro.
St. Petersburg. Feb. ia commu-
nication from viceroy Alexief jus.
received. confirms the report OF the
landing of 10000 japanese troops at
Chemulpo. The viceroy adds that re-
ports have been received of ATTEMPTS
to cut the telegraph wires along the
Chinese Eastern railway and also to
destroy one of the abutments of the
Sungari bridge. These attempts. he
adds. were Immediately detected and
decisive measures taken to guard the
railway.
There is no Official confirmation Of
the rumor from Port Arthur CT the
landing OF Japanese troops at Shan
Hal Kwan. If the rumor should prove
correct. it will mean that the Japa-
nese are trying to get in the rear OF
the Russians from both fanks. with
the object OF cutting communications.
In military circles confidence is ex.
pressed that the forward japanese
movement from Korea will be checked
as soon as the Russian advance is en-
countered. The retirement of the
families OF Russian officials across the
Yalu river from Yongampho is inter
preted as an indication that the news
OF the first serious land fighting will
emanate from this point
II is reported that 10000 Japanese
troops were landed at Dove bay last
Wednesday morning and that they
were met by the Russians. who en-.
gagged them IN hand to hand fight
The reports say the Japanese were
driven back. II Is also reported that
Japanese troops have been landed
forty miles further west.
Russian Minister Leaves Toxic.