Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-16
DETAILS OF FIGHT
In CHEMULPO HARBOR
Dispatches Show That Russians Lost
Many Men = American Boat is Al
1 lowed to Leave Port Arthur-Russi-
/ ans in Forts Destroy Their own
Torpedo Boats Thinking Them Hos.
tile Craft.

washington, Fep. 15.-IhformatIon
has reached here that nearly 10000
Japanese troops landed at ChemuIpo
yesterday, the first division of large
numner which will be thrown into CO.
rsa as rapidly as possible, in an effort
to thoroughly occupy the strategic
points in the hermit kingdom while the
Russian fleet is bottled up in Port Ar.
thur. 50.
Chez Foo, Feb. is. ReIiable author
lty says that three Russian torpedo
boats have been. sunk by guns from
the forts at Port Arthur. They were
mistaken for Japanese vessels.
Yingkow, Feb. IA Delayed. 1.-The
administrative authorities at Port Ar
thur have formally notified the Ameri-
can and British consuls there of the
release of the neutral ships which had
been seized. Both consuls had asked
for explanations.
The civil administration at Port Ar
thur has intimated that Viceroy Alex
Jeff will not recognize the consuls in
matters relating to Port Arthur and
Manchuria.
Toxic, (Feb. 13, Delayed) - The
Russian Vladiyostok squadron is still
in sight, cruising in the sea of Japan.
4 The report that Matuisma on the
inland sea had been bombarded by the
Russian squadron was untrue.
Japanese Made captives.
New Chwang, Feb. 15.-- About fifty
Japanese men on their way to Tien
Tsin were arrested at Tai-IIi. Chou,
February 12, with their women and
arrived here in custody The Ameri-
!, can consul, Henry T. Miller procured
the release of the women, but Viceroy
Alexieff ordered their re-arrest and
transportation, together with all Jap
anese in Manchuria to Port Arthur.
4 Japs in Port Arthur in Peril.
Fears for the lives of japanese sub
iects in Port Arthur are expressed.
There are 400 Japanese still in Port
Arthur, it is said. Refugees who have
arrived at Chefoo assert that the jap
anese were thrown into prison and
that their money and clothing were
taken.
Tells of Landing.
London, Feb. 15.-The Daily Mail
prints a dispatch purporting to come
from Port Arthur that the Japanese
landed six hundred men near Dalny
but that they were attacked by Cos
sacks and sabered, 410 of them being
put to death. The remainder of the
Japanese, the dispatch states, escaped,
but in what manner is not given. More
troops were landed in Dove Bay, and
these. also are reported repulsed with
a loss of thirty men.
England is Conservative.
London, Feb. 15.-Answering a ques.
tion in the house of commons today as
to whether the British government was
taking stems to secure an arrangement
for the naturalization of New Chwang
during the war, Foreign Under-Secre.
tary Perry replied that the government
did not consider it to be practicable to
neutralize any territory in actual occu.
patton of either of the belligerents.
Account of chemulpo Battle.
Seoul, Feb. 10.-(Delayed. THE
Russian consulate at Chemulpo is now
guarded by japanese troops. Today
all other Russians in the city have
been ordered into one large house
where they will be detained awaiting
the action of the authorities as to their
disposal.
Russian Leaves Seoul.
The Russian minister at Seoul has
been requested by the Japanese min
lister through the neutral legation to