Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-04-22
The Japanese are Reported to
Have Met With Heavy Losses
on the Yalu River.
NEW CHWANC
BoMBARDED
A Cenerai Movement of Troops is Ex
pected...A Detachment VIII Be
Sent Against Russian at Chiu
Tien.

London. April pa dispatch to the
Central News from Port Arthur, says
that news has been received there o1
the complete destruction of the Japan
ese column of the Yalu River. No de
tails, it Is added, are obtainable.
Japs Bombard New Chwang.
st. Petersburg, April 22-It is report
ed that the Japanese have bombarded
New Chwang. They are rumored to
have landed troops who probably will
endeavor 10 effect a juncture with the
forces supposed to have landed near
the mouth of the Yalu River three
days ago There is no confirmation of
the story.
Report Unconfirmed.
st. Petersburg, April 22-The Associ-
ated Press is authorized to announce
that the government at this hour 43S
p. M, has received nothing to confirm
the report of the alleged lombard
ment of New Chwang or the landing
of japanese troops in that vicinity.
Japanese Spies Arrested.
Archangel, Russia, April 22-Two
suspected Japanese have been arrest
ed on the railroad near Vologia, in
northeastern Russia, 302 miles from
sion of Archangel, and the famous
Monastery on the island of Solovet-
sky in the White Sea.
Movements Of Japanese Armies.
Seoul, April 19, via Shanghai, April
22-The belief is general here that no
attempt will be made to cross the va
III River before the end of this week.
by which time arrangements for con-
certed Japanese movement, a simulta-
neous rush towards the river from
three distinct points, will have been
perfected A second Japanese army is
supposed to have left Japan on April
16, it will probably attempt to land
near Port Arthur, while the other fore
es will try to land on the Manchuran
coast near Takushan, about IS miles
TO the west of the mouth of the Yalu
River.
Part OF the general advance will be
towards Lao Yang and one division of
guards, $4,000 strong, under Major
General lnouye will be the first troops
sent against the Russians at Chiu Tien
Cheng, which is opposite Wiju on the
Manchurian side of the Yalu. The
Howitzers which are now being en-
barked at Chinnampo, are evidently
intended for use in the movement
against Port Arthur.
Japanese Fleet Sighted.
Shanghai, April pa Japanese fleet
consisting of twelve vessels was sight
ed 80 miles southwest of Clifford Is
land yesterday. 1t showed no lights
and is steaming slowly north.
Floating Mines Menace Shipping In
terests.
Tien Tsin, April 22-Floating mines
have been seen off the Shan Tung
promitory in the much used fair way
followed by vessels bound for Shang-
hal, Che Foo, Tien Tsin and other
northern ports. This is extremely dan
gerous to shipping and probably will
cause an increace in marine insur-
ance.
Resignation May Not Be Accepted.
Paris, April pa correspondent OF
the Temps at st. Petersburg says:
The report that yiceroy Alexieff has
asked for his recall is confirmed but
it is not yet known whether the EN-
peror will accept his resignation.
European Powers May Intervene.
Toxic, April 22-Two insignificant
speeches were made today at the
meeting of the councillors of the pro-
gressiye party. Count Okuma, the for
mer premier, warned the people to be
prepared for Intervention during the
war by some European power and also
for a great increase in national expen-
ditures after the war was over. He
said after the war it would be neces
sary to float a loan of at least $780,
600 900, Masama Oishi, a progressive
leader. expressed the belief that Gec-
many would take the initiative in in
4ervening, He declared that no power
would welcome the prepOnderance of
.1apan in the far East, and that many
powers were prepared to resort to any
and all means to curb the extension OF
the Japanese influence.
Russia Negotiating Loan.
Paris, April pa European econom-
ist says. under reserve, that Russia is
negotiating with the principal French
bankers for lotn of $15O,OOO.OOO on
FIVE per cent four year treasury bonds
to be placed at 49,
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