The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-04-15
MORE JAP TROOPS
land IN korea
REPORT FROM ST. PETERSBURG
SAYS SECOND ARMY IS
DISEMBARKING.
RUMOR OF SEA BATTLE
OFF PORT ARTHUR
No Confirmation of the News to Be
Had-Kuropatkin Orders 10000
Reinforcements for Newchwang-
Big Army in Manchuria.

Paris, April 1.-THE second Japan
csc army, according to the st. Peters
burg correspondent of the Temps, is now
landing in Korea.
Extensive army maneuvers, the cor
respondent adds, are being organized for
Finland, where large force of reserves
is cautioned.
Enemy Retires.
Paris, April ia dispatch to the
Temps from st. Petersburg says some of
the enemy's ships appeared before Port
Arthur Friday night, but retired when
discovered by the electric searchlights.
Rumor of Sea Fight.
Paris, April 1.-THE st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Echo de Paris
says that Admiral Makaroff went out
from Port Arthur this morning, Jap
anese squadron having been signalled
respondent says, that sea fight took
place, but nothing concerning it is Off
cially known.
Reinforcements for Newchwang.
Newchwang, Manchuria, April Z
Thursday via Chefoo, China, April II.
Gen. Kuropatkin's visit to New
chwang has inspired boundless conf
dence The commander in chief Or
dered 10000 reserves to reinforce this
position, in view Of the expected Japan
csc attack, while an additional force OF
Is 900 men is ready to concentrate upon
this place at short notice if necessary.
1t is estimated now that there are AGO.
900 Russian troops in Manchuria. Gen.
Wogack has taken over the command at
Newchwang from Gen. Kendratsvitch.
The preparations for the defense of the
town are complete.
Japs Miss Opportunity.
st. Petersburg, April 1.-THE best in
formed military circles no longer antici-
pate Japanese landing at the head of
Liaotung gulf They believe the Japan
csc have missed their opportunity, the
Russians now being too strong.
Not Confirmed.
London, April 11-There is nothing
confirming the rumored Russian re-
verse on the Yalu river A Toxic cor
respondent of the Chronicle transmits
the rumor that battle has occurred
near Kiuliencheng. but no details are
given. Several correspondents at To-
kio and Seoul concur in saying there
has been no engagement. The Russians
have withdrawn across the Tumen riv-
er, as we'll as across the Yalu, not OPP
posing the japanese advance. Accord
ing to the st. Petersburg correspondent
of the Standard such a move would
coincide with Gen. Kuropatkin's known
plans. 1t seems to be taken for granted
at the Russian capital that Korea has
been deliberately evacuated as a part
of the commander in chiefs strategy
Food Is Scarce.
A dispatch to the Times from Toxic
says reports suggest that the scarcity
of provisions and forage probably was
the chief reason for Russia's retreat
from Korea The Russians apparently
had stripped the country of everything
edible.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Seoul tends to show that the Japanese
do not suffer from the leanness of the
country. 1t says that the commissariat
of the northern army is marked by the
same thoroughness that has distin-
guished its operations from the first
Thousands of provision carts went
north through Pingyang last week.