The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-04-28

thdt the russians are 0oelng north
across the river il 0yercrowded boats
and are losing hundreds by drowning
The Yalu at the point whore the cars
troops are crossing is nearly two miles
wide and. while the current is not very
stlong, there are many whirlpOols and
eddies, and il is unsafe for even the
best handled boats to attempt a crossing
in windy weather For soldiers who
know nothing Of the handling of boats
il is doubly unsafe, and the Russians
have discovered it to their great cost.
Russian Launch Blown Up.
st. Petersburg. April 23.-The en-
peror has received the following toe-
gram from Yiceroy AleXieff. bearing
Fridays date;
Il respectfully report to your maies-
ty that to-day, during the placing OF
mines by some steam launches, Lieut.
Pell and ~ men were killed through a
mine exploding promaturcly under thu
stern Of one of the launches"
Gloom in st Petersburg.
Viceroy AleXiof's announcement OF
the destruction of launch and the loss
Of p men by the explosion of Rus
sian torpedo at Port Arthur has added
to the gloom which has prevailed since
the disaster to tine Petrupayosk.
I'VE are paying the price of careless
ness" said a member of the admiralty
land previous disasters seem to teach
nothing.
japanese Forces Concentrating.
St Petersburg, April 23.-The follow
ing telegram from Nicoroy Alexieff has
been received by the emperor:
quite a series of reconnaissance
carried out oa the Yalu have shown
that the Japanese are concentrating in
considerable. force 1t is believed that
they have about one division to the
north of Win They are also begin
ming to concentrate troops in Wiju
from which place they have moved the
Korean population information has
reached me that quantities of material
apparently parts Of pontoon bridges
are being collected opposite the island
of MabIkho Our scouts have killed
two Japanese scouts. one of whom APP
peared to be an officer"
Russians Suffer Loss.
"On our right flank our scouts exc
cuted daring "Reminiscences, extend
ing over several days, on the left bank
of the Yalu as the result of which it
has been ascertained that there are on
ly a few troops south of the river Po-
maEua, but that the Japanese there are
occupied in preparing boats A Rus
sian detachment of two officers and 80
men proceeded thither in three boats,
The detachment, however, was discov-
cred by the enemy and shots were ex-
changed, three Of our riAemen being
killed. Staff Capt Smeizin and II rifle
men were severely and Lieut. Pushkin
and four men slightly wounded. The
detachment returned to our bank of the
river under the cover of two of our
guns"
No Decisive Fighting
Newchwang. April 25.-There is no
official information that any decisive
fighting has taken place on the Yalu
river, neither have any reliable reports
been received here that the japanese
have yet attempted to cross, although the
opposing lines it is understood, now
skirt the two banks Of the river.
The Russians are preparing to resist
japanese advance by the further con-
struction of intrenchments and other
r., T,.. ct ,f
the river especially opposite the points
where the Japanese have concentrated
their forces within the last few days. and
all reports of decisive engagement on
the Yalu are premature