Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-19
War News.

London, Feb. 16-The Tientsin cor.
respondent of the Star wires that the
news of another japanese victory at
Port Arthur has been confirmed. The
message received By the Star states
further that the japanese sunk eight
Russian war vessels in the engagement;
also that they captured ten other war
ships of the Rus ian fleet. 1t adds, how
ever, that the news of the capture is
not confirmed. The report is given
credence here.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 16.-Major Gem
eral Plug, Viceroy Alexieff, $ chief OF
staff, telegraphed that reports from
Yinkau, Newchwang, declare that the
Japanese are preparing to land at Tsin-
jenda. A message received from the
frontier guard says that mounted pa
tolls, believed to be Japanese, were seen
yesterday uear Hsinming Ting, north
west of Mukden. No Japanese battle
ships have been seen in the roadstead
of TAX ungkau at the mouth of the Yalu
river.
| 1t has been officially admitted by the
Russian government that Japanese
troops are now pouring into Manchuria
Nagasaki, Feb 16.-Eighteen hum
dred Japanese soldiers are reported to
have been killed, presumably by the
sinking of a transport.
Cheefoo, Feb. 16.-The steamer Wen
chow, arriving from Port Arthur, re-
ports Ii Russian ships were wrecked in
Wednesdays engagement. I'll" cruier
Askold had big hole in her side at the
water line and sunk in the inner basin.
The battleship Sebastopole had a
hole in her side just above the water
line. The cruiser Novid had hole
shot in her afterport side. The battle
ship Retvizan is on the beach. Her bot
tom has fallen out.
The cruiser Pallada was torpadoed
abaft the enigne room. The Czarevitch
has been docked. The other vessels
were damaged in their upper works.
London, Feb. 17.-Reuter's dispatch
says China has notified the powers that
she can not assume the maintenance of
neutrality while portion of her terri.
tory is under foreign control.
Washington, Feb. 17.-It is stated
on high authority that neither Japan
nor Russia is willing to permit Ameri.
can military or naval representative to
accompany their fleets or army.
Toxic, Feb 16.-The Russian Via
divostok squadron is still in sight,
cruising in the Sea of Japan.
A report to the eff;ct that Matuma,
on the inland sea has been bombarded
by the Russian squadron is untrue.
London. Feb. | Z. In dispatch from
Toxic a correspondent says that the
Russian Vladivs iok squadron is still to
the westward If Tsugura strait, the
eastern exit, being guarded by torpe-
does.
st. Petersbrg. Feb. ia dispatch
has been received here from Viceroy
Alexiff, saying Captain Reitzenstein,
commander of the Russian cruiser di-
vision, telegraphs that his division de-
stroyed a steamer in Sangari Tsugar
straits"
"a violent storm. accompanied by
heavy snow, has been raging for three
days and nine degrees of frost have
been registered. The enemy has not
been encountered.
Port Said, Feb. 10. - The Russian
batltehip Olabya, the volunteer trans
port Saratoff and four torpedoe boats
detroyers are at Jobel Zukuh, in the
pad 900 on vnilea from Reh FL Mandeh
and the volunteer feet transport Smo.
lensk and another destroyer are at Dae-
dalus, on the Red sea.