Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-06-18
SEA BATTLE IS ON TODAY
OFF COAST NEAR SAGA

oUNDs OF FIGHTING HEARr
THERE BUT ISSUE OF sTRUG.
GLE is UNKNOWN.
,TORY OF HITACHI's LOSS
urvlvors Of the Catastrophe Reacl
Land and Give Thrilling Account 0
Carnage Wrought BY Russian Gun
Japanese Commit Suicide.
Toxic, June II. - A report re-
ceived from Saga, near Sasebo,
says sounds Of cannonading have
been heard off the coast. 1t is
possible that the Japanese fleet
has met the Russians.
London, June IL. The Jap
anese legation has received a dis
patch from Toxic announcing that
the Russian vIaGlvostok squadron
was sighted off oki island yes
terday.
Che Foo, June II. - Chinese ar.
irving here today from Port Ar
thur and Dalny state that fight
Ing on land and sea continues at
Port Arthur.
4 The Chinese believe the Rus
SLAMS are unable to hold out and
are preparing to destroy the place.
They say 10000 Japanese have
landed on Liao Tung Peninsula.
st. Petersburg, June II. A
dispatch from viadivostok today
showing that the commander there
is getting rid Of the remaining
civilian population strengthens
the belief here that preparations
are being made at Vadivostok
iSfor the reception Of the Port Ar
thur squadron, and that active op-
! CREATIONS against the city are mmi-
anent.
Toxic, June II. The steamer
lse arrived at kokura Carrying
more Of the troops from the trans
4 port sado. The sado is being
j towed into the port.
The majority of the passengers
OF the sado were rescued but the
greater number of these on board
the Hitachi were annihilated.
London, June II. - A dispatch
to the Daily Mail from New
CFwang says that desperate fight
& Ing, attended by heavy loss of life
has been proceeding for two days
north of Sanshilipu, with the re-
suit that the Japanese have again
been victorious and are now in a,
position to make the final assault
on Port Arthur, the fall of which
Is expected at any moment.
Indianapolis, June ia Cable
gram from Chez Foo says Hector
Fuller, a staff war correspondent
5sof the indianapolis News, has been
captured by four Russian soldiers
and taken to Port Arthur. He
was bIlndfolded and placed in
prison.
Y Toxic, June lit is possible tn;
4 fog has again saved the Vladivostc
squadron. There are many rumors
an action today, but they are not CO
frmed. Admiral Kamimura with
squadron is still chasing. the enemy.
Story of Loss of Transports.
The details in connection with tt
sinking of the Japanese transport HI
achi by Russian warships are beir
furnished by the survivors.
Shells Do Awful Execution.
When the Russian ships we
sighted the Hitachi attempted to G
cape, but the Russians opened
heavy fire, directed about at the wat
line, and in few minutes the decl
were covered with corpses and we
aWash with blood.
One Shell Kills 200.
One shell, which struck the engil
room, killed 200 men. The ship begs
to fill and sink gradually.
Perfer Death to Capture.
Captain Campbell, the English ma
ter, jumped overheard and is nul
bered among the missing. The chi
engineer was killed on the bridge. II
commander of the troops ordered Il
flag burned and then killed himse
The second mate suicided. Many
the crew and troops escaped in boat
The Sado Is Aflcat.
The transport Sado is still afios
but badly damaged. She is bell
towed into the nearest port. VIII
the Russians opened fire they 81
nailed for those on board the Sa'
to leave the ship. The crew took
the boats and in this way many
capped, The number of casualties
unobtainable.
stakelberg Lost 1000.
st. Petersburg. June 17.-Aa Ass
eiated Press Lao Tang dispatch &C
tains the first Russian estimate
,'Feneral Stakelberg's losses, placil