Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-03-03
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
WAR NOTES.

unknown.
Corean malcontents plumber the
country.
Martial law was declared at Vladi-
vostok
The third attack on Port Arthur was
a failure.
The Japanese have Port Arthur
sealed up.
Japan has sunk or disabled % Rus
sian boats.
The Japanese war loan was largely
oversubscribed
The whole of Europe is threatened
nth an early war.
Russians are accused of maltreating
Japanese refugees.
The Japanese emperor and council
will move to Kyoto.
Port Arthur is panic stricken, as
residents are fleeing.
Six Russian GOLFERS, fully loaded,
were captured by Japanese.
II is now considered certain that
Port Arthur is besieged.
Gune Of the forts alone now protect
the doomed Russian stronghold.
French troops and supplies left
Marseiles for Tonquin, Indo-China.
France and other European nations
are making hasty war preparations.
Russia will accept volunteers, who
will be enrolled in reserve battalions.
Advices from the far east say de.
cisive battle on the Yalu Is anticipated.
Alexieff Is charged with responsible
ity for the disastrous Russian defeats.
Seventy miles of the Siberian rail-
road are reported wrecked by Japan.
ese.
Ccssacls have captured a small de-
tachment Of Japanese on Corean ter
ritory,
The Vnrag's commander declares
he sunk four Japanese boats at Che
mulpo.
RussIa's VladIyostok fleet threatens
towns on the straits OF Tsugaru,
Japan,
Japanese capture Russian transports
and 1000 troops, also n Corean envoy
to Alexieff
Eighteen hundred Japanese troops
are reported killed by tho sinking OF
transports.
The car ia very III over his defeats
and the discussions among his advisors
over war policy.
United States ia liable to break off
diplomatic relations with RUSSIA. War
Is not improbable,
ManchurIa Is now undoubtedly aban.
donod by Alexofr who will fortify
himself Mt Mukden.
The ESQ mines laid by the Yenosci In
the harbor Of Dalny have been blown
out to sea by storms,
Crowds in ST. Petersburg eagerly
and honeiossly await comforting
bulletins from the front.
-Four hundred and ten Japanese sol.
diers Of 600 landed at Tallenwan, \
were killed by Cossacks
Grand Duke Alexis and Grand Duke
Constantn, uncles Of the czar, have |
asked to 20 to the front,
The Japanese government decides to
issue special paper money, redcomable 7
in gold, for military use In Coroa.
The car will 80 to the east and take
personal command OF the army In the
spring, according to Rome newspa-
per
Reports that Russian troops have oc.
cupied Win. the Corean port just
oponed to the commerce of the world,
arc conflicting.
Minister Allen at Seoul, Ia endeavor-
Ing to get American women and chill
dren away from the scene OF the i'm
pending hostlitles
A Russian army of 100000 viii he
concentrated in Manchuria within
twelve days. according to a Paris news.
paper correspondent
The rumored damage to Japan's
feet s denied Mt Toxic Two torpedo
boats were temporarily disabled while
ccaling In a storm,
japan has given permission to
United States army officers to accom-.
pany the Japanese forces In the field
as military observers,
Rumors of world complications in
connection with the castOu war start
ed n Wild panic on the Paris hourse In
which prices are slaughtered
Grand Dukes Boris, Alexis and
Nicholas are to accompany General
Kouropatlin to the far east The czar
tade them all farewell at 4 luncheon,
Russian troops are assembling in
force north of the Nalu river. Some re-
ports say they have already crossed
and begun to march southwark In
COrea.
Admiral Evans predicts an uprising
In China, and 1900 United States
marines have been ordered to lie
ready to proceed from Manila at u mo-
ment's notice.
Gen Kouropatkin's appointment rs
pay $4,000 more every year, The first
year he paid In advance and stood to
commander In chief was gazetted at
st. Petersburg He has fought his
way from the ranks and Is the idol OF