Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-22
WERE SHOT AS SPIES
Japanese staff Officers Cap
tured Near Fullardi.
KUROPATKIE CHANGED DEATHPEEALTY
Japanese Colonel and Captain, Dfs-
@u1sed as Tibetan Lamas, Planned
TO BLOW Up Nomnl River Bridge.
Russians to sweep Pacific.

LONDON, April ga special dis
patch from Hardin, Manchuria, says
the two officers Of the japanese gen.
eral staff, colonel and captain, who
were arrested by the railroad guard
eighteen miles from this place, have
been found guilty by "a court martial
and sentenced to be hanged. The off,
GERS listened quietly to the sentence
OF the court, but subsequently asked
that their lives be spared. General
Kuropatkin confirmed the findings Of
the court; but, taking into considera-
ton the fact that the accused We're
soldiers, he ordered that they should
be shot instead Of being hanged.
The sittings Of the court martial at
tracted q large attendance. including
many ladies. The sentence was car
ried out last night.
The two officers, Colonel Stoeva Yu-
koka and Captain Giska Oki, arrived
at Hardin under strict escort, having
been arrested by the railroad guard.
The officers were dressed as Tibetan
lamas. In attempting to escape they
forsook their tents, in which were
found sixty pounds Of high explosives,
a fuse, string Of keys to unscrew
railroad nuts, etc. They evidently in
tended to blow UP the railroad bridge
over the Nonni river near Fuliardi.
The prisoners displayed great GOODNESS,
confessing that It was their intention
to destroy the railroad.
General kuropatkin's report says:
'The officers were arrested by Russian
patrols thirty yersts southwest of the
station OF Turchikha. on the Eastern
Chinest railway. They wore Mongo-
iian dress to disguise their nationality.
1.-THE officers were condemned to be
deprived of their civil rights and to be
executed by hanging.
az confirmed the sentence; but, In
view of the officers rank, consented
that they be shot instead OF hanged,
with the same loss Of civil rights.
Il refused their prayer to spare their
lives, and they were executed at 6
o'clock yesterday evening"
A st. Petersburg report says the adj
miraIty intends to fit out two ships
purchased from Germany, which We're
formerly In the transatlantic service,
together with number of ships Of the
volunteer fleet, with rapid firing guns
and to send them to the Pacific to prey
upon Japanese commerce. The adj
miralty believes that by this means 1t
can prevent the resumption Of opera
tons by the Japanese commercial fleet
and strike hard blow against Japan's
hope of maintaining her resources for
the prosecution Of the war.
A ST. Petersburg report says General
Kuropatkin has ordered the advance OF
the Russian forces whicR are massed
In northeastern Korea and that bri-
gade ofHinfantry, with 5000 CossaOks.
is within hundred versts of the banks
OF the Tumen river.
At Tientsin 1T is said that japanese
troops are now embarking from Korea
and possibly are being REINFORCED by
the forces on the Yalu river.
A report from st. Petersburg says
that the Japanese have bombarded
Newchwang and have landed troops,
who will probably endeavor to effect a
junction with the forces supposed to
have landed near the mouth OF the
Yalu river three days ago.
A Newchwang report says the Rus
SLAMS are fleeing north across the Yalu
In overcrowded boats, losing hundreds
by drowning.
The Japanese outposts are now close
to the Russian intrenchments on the
river, with large bodies OF Japanese
only five miles distant