Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19
ALEAlEFF
ASSUMES
COMMA AND
STEPS INTO PLACE MADE VACANT
BY SUDDEN DEATH OF
MAkARoFF.
ANOTHER BATTLE
All PORT ARTHUR

Little Damage Done In Fight Yester.
day and Few Were kiIed-Tooo
Pours Shot and Shell Into city-Rus.
slams Await the Japs at the Yalu.
st. Petersburg, April 1e. - viceroy
Alexieff took command of the Russian,
fleet at Port Arthur this afternoon and
raised his flag on the battleshp Sevas.
topol.
Toxic, April is. - Admiral Togo re.
ports that in the attack on Port Arthur
on Tuesday night the Japanese sunk
their mines at midnight and at 8
O'Clock in the morning drew the Russl-
an ships out fifteen miles from port
The PetropavIovsk struck Japanese
mine and was sunk.
st. Petersburg, April 16. x The re-.
port has gained wide currency here
that the batteshlp Sevastopol at Port
Arthur has been lost, but at 7 .. m.
the Associated Press was authoritative.
ly informed that the government has
received no advices intimatnq that
such, a. disaster has occurred. on the
contrary, the latest account received
here was to the effect that the sevas.
topol was unframed,
Seoul, April 16. = No battle has
been fought at Win. The Russians &C.
cupy strongly fortified. positions at
Chiu Tien Chenu on the Manchuria
side of the river about ten miles north
of Antung, and on Tiger Hill, rock
promitory jutting into the YaIu river.
The Japanese forces and batteries are
situated behind a hill between the riv-
err and Win. s.
Port Arthur, April 15 - (Delayed)
AT about 10 o'clock this morning the
Japanese squadron, numbering twenty
three vessels, was sighted. They
formed in two divisions, one taking up
a position behind Cape Lao Shan,
Smelling the shore and Tiger peninsula
while the other bombarded Golden
Hill and the other batteries from a
punt OppOSll6 Lie 3.
Russians Reply to Fire.
The firing continued intermittently
until / o'clock in thu afternoon. The
Russian ships, replied and the firing
made good practice.
Few Are Killed.
According to some, reports two Jap
anese ships were damaged and there
was no damage done to the forts of
the town. Some of the Chinese resi-
dents were killed and few Chinese
and Russians were wounded.
The St. Petersburg Version.
st. Petersburg, April is. - Delay
ed)- From 8 o'clock until noon today
fourteen vessels of Admiral Togos
feet poured shot and shell into the
Port Arthur forts and town. The land
batteries and the Russian squadron re-
piled even the battered Pobieda firing
shells from her anchorage.
The result Of the bombardment was
seven Chinese killed and five soldiers
and three Chinese wounded. No dam
age was done fleet, nor was a single
sailor injured.
This news came in an official dis
patch from Virecory Alexieff to the
car. The viceroy added that 1876 pro.
iectiles were fired by the Japanese and
that the firing came from the direction
of the Lao tt Shan peninsula.
Will Meet Japs At YaIu.
Toxic, April &c. - Private advices
from Corea confirm the reported mass
ing of 10000 Russian troops on the
right bank of the Yalu, with the OBJ
ject of opposing the Japanese invasion
of Manchuria. Although it is unknown
when and where the Japanese will at
tempt crossing the Yalu it is believed
that when they are ready they will
force passage without serious loss.
Japanese Spies Arrested.
Parbin, Manchuria, April 16. = Two
Japanese officers of the general staff
have arrived here under strict escort
having been arrested by the railroad
guard eighteen miles from this place.
They were dressed as Thibetan lamas.
Wanted to Wreck Railroad.
In attempting to escape they forsook
their tents in which were found sixty
pounds Of explosives, a quantity of
fuse, string keys to unscrew railroad
nuts, etc. They evidently intended to
blow up the bridge over the Nonni riv-
err near Fullardi.
The prisoners displayed great cool.
ness, confessing that it was their in
tention to destroy the railroad. IS
Russians Ambush Japs.
London, April 16. - The st. Peters
burg correspondent of the Standard
sends a rumor to the effect that Vice
Admiral Togo's fleet escorted a Japa-
neese landing of troops to the west
ward of the Yalu river. When 10000
men had been landed the Russian
troops, which were lying concealed,
suddenly attacked them, driving them
back to the ships with heavy losses in
men and guns. &
Gave Him Immediate Relief seq
dodgers of Frostburg, Md, writes:
81 had very bad attack of kidney