Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-03-24
japanese Capture the City After a
Land and Sea Attack.
A SPY BURIED ALIVE BY JAPANESE.
China's Neutrality Depending ON the Re-
suit Of the First Big Land Battie-Rus-
slams Avoiding Decisive Engage
I ment Until Certain Of Victory.

London, March GA number OF
rumors are printed in the newspapers
here this morning but they must be
accepted with great reserve. The
Daily Telegraph's Toxic correspondent
cables newspaper report Of the ia
panese occupation Of Port Arthur aft
er a combined land and sea attack
Saturday and Sunday. 1t is asserted
that division of Japanese landed on
the Liao Tung peninsula Saturday and
engaged the Russians near Port Ar
thur while the feet bombarded from
Saturday evening until Sunday morn
ing. The same correspondent reports
q sharp encounter at Chyong Syong
ION the Yalu river, about 80 miles
northeast Of Wiju), in which the Rus
SLAMS lost 900 in killed or wounded.
The Daily Chronicles Shanghai cor
respondent hears from Niuchwang
that the Japanese crossed Tatung
pass, 40 miles from Haicheng, and
that collisions with the Russians oc-
CURED.
Reports from Seoul and Toxic are
to the effect that Marquis Ito has ar
ranged to lend 100000 yen ($2,500,-
00O) to Korea on easy terms.
The correspondent at Tientsin of the
Daily Mail reports that Kataoka, a
Japanese merchant and Russian spy,
has been assassinated by being buried
alive, but that the Japanese authori-
ties disavow any knowledge of the
assassination.
ChiDa's NeutralIty Depends on Land Battle.
St. Petersburg, March 22.-In gov
ernment circles there exists strong
belief that the question as to whether
China will observe her neutrality un-
dertaklngs will depend largely upon |
the result of the first heavy land
lighting. A big victory by the Rus
sian army. It Ia believed, will insure
the acquiescence Of the Celestial en-
pire, but there are grave fears as to /
what might happen in the event Of q
signal Japanese. success I'M the early
stages Of the land operations. Rus
sia's present plans are based on the
appreciation Of the supreme impor-
lance Of the first land battle, and no
fighting on large scale will take
place, IL 1t possibly can be avoided,
until the Russians feel morally GER
tain that they can deal the enemy a
crushing blow.
Russians Avoiding Decisive Engagement
st. Petersburg, March 22.-Gen. Zil-
insld's official confirmation Of the re-
ports that the Russian outposts aban--
doned Anju on the approach Of the
Japanese in force causes no surprise
here, as such action is in perfect accord
with the Russian plan of campaign.
The Russian skirmishing and advanced
Dutposts were thrown forward solely
Tor the purpose Of harassing and wor-
rying the Japanese and. fall back
rs the main body Of the enemy moves
until the strong positions at
he Yalu river are reached. The so
niles Of country between Anju and the
falu are very difficult for the move ;
nent of large force. There may be
ome lively skirmishing as the Japa- !
lese advance progresses, but the Rus
ians are resolved to avoid a decisive |
Engagement until certain of victory.
--ss-sre the vIadivostok Squadron Nav BE. '
Cronstadt, March 22.-The Vestnik, r
he leading organ here, surmises that Z
he Russian vladivostok squadron has :
zone to attack Mororan Tin Volcano I
'ay) and Otarunai Tin Ishikari bay), h
10Th in the Japanese islands Of Yorseo, a
where an excellent quantity Of coal /
rom the Yorseo mountains is supplied Y
the Japanese warships. e
Hurrying Soldiers to Manchuria. r
Irkutsk, Siberia, March "a
trains bearing goods of the v