Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-21
IMPERIAL DECREE ISSUED LAST
NIGHT ANNULs OLD coNcEs-
sIONS.
TOGO RE- ORTS ON
LOSS OF TWO SHIPS

LOSS OF TWO SHIPS
The Yoshino, A Cruiser, and the Bat
tIeship Hatsuse Sank In Harbor At
Port Arthur May is Russians Re.
treat Before kinoshita's Forces.
s**& &,*A rs So i .
= Toxic, May 1e. - Admiral Togo .
= reports as follows: "a report from y
q Rear Admiral Dewa says the cruis-
y ers kassaga and Yoshlno collided
y during fog off Port Arthur on Is
= May IS. The Yoshino sank, only
y ninety of her crew being saved.
y On the same day the battleship IS
y Hatsuse struck Russian mine and =
4 sank"
. St. Petersburg, May 10. = The "
* Admiralty denies that 1t has been y
y officially advised of the Japanese *
* occupation of New chwang. 4:
y Washington, May 10. = Minis
= ter Allen cables the state depart v
v ment from Seoul today as follows: y
= 1.-THE Corean government by an y
y imperial decree issued last night .
y has annulled all treaties and agree y
g ments with the Russian govern y
* ment. This annuIIment comprises 's
81,
X + = q - - 81 IS Il II s. s. y
Toxic, May 10. - General Kuroki,
reports that the japanese losses at the
battle of Kin Lien Cheng on May 1
were: Killed. five officers and 21S men
wounded, thirty-four officers and 1888
men. Thirteen hundred and sixty
three Russian dead were buried and
eighteen officers and 595 men were
made prisoners.
Japs lombard Coast.
New Chwang, May ia courier of
at midnight, reports that the Japanese
fleet was sighted from Tower hill, ten
miles north of Kai Chou, on Monday.
The bombardment of the coast covered
a distance of twenty-five miles. Only
Japanese marines, it was reported,
were landed.
Take Russian Supply Train.
The Japanese force marched sever
al miles inland. destroyed four miles
of railroad and other property and
captured Russian commissary train,
;re n Nf vic nj
mails and native drivers. The Japan
csc then re-embarked and sailed
southwark.
Thought to Be Feint.
1t is believed the landing was a
feint to cover the other movements
A regiment of Russian infantry re-
turned here yesterday afternoon. 1t
is reported that battery of the artil-
lery will reach here today.
Russians Are BeWidered.
The Russians seem bewildered, dis
heartened and unable to form lasting
plans.
Russians Destroy Bridges.
Seoul, May 10. At the Japanese
headquarters here 1t is said Colonel XII
noshitas infantry battalion, which is
pursuing the Russians arrived at Kai
Chyong on May Is. Small parties
secuted the country ahead and report
ed that the Russians were covering
their retreat by destroying bridges and
blocking the passes in the hills.
The Hatsuse Ill Fated.
Toxic. May 10. - The fuller report
of the catastrophe at Port Arthur says
nailed for help and then instantly
struck another mine. She sank in hall
an hour Three hundred members Of
the crew were saved by torpedo boats
The Yoshino was cruiser of 4,18(
tons displacement Her crew number
ed 300 men The Hatsuse was bat
tleship Of $4,000 tons displacement ant
of the latest model. Her crew number
ed TAI.
Russians Escape from Harbor.
Chicago, May 10. = A Daily New!
special from Che Foo says: "Whilt
cruising off Dalny this morning the
Daily News dispatch boat Fawan was
stopped and examined by the Japan
ese cruiser Kasagi. The Japanese in
formed us that two Russian destroyers
escaped from Port Arthur and are still
at large. They stated that the Rus
slams are using junks to place mines
in the path of the japanese fleet pa
trolling the peninsula coast.
Emperor's Birthday is Celebrated.
st. Petersburg, May 10. - st. Pc
tersburg is in holiday attire today il
honor of the birthday anniversary o
Emperor Nicholas, who was born Ma,
18, 1858 The city is ablaze with col
or and the principal streets are gail,
decorated. In previous years it has
been customary for the emperor tt
hold grand reception but the absenc,
of his majesty made it impossible to
day.
Japanese Army Retreats.
ST Petersburg, May 10. Genera
Kuropatkin has sent the following dis
patch to the emperor, dated May IL:
"a detachment of the Japanese ad
vance guard, which had occupied unit
May IA the Sim Hai-Tin defile and thu
village of Kanghaiputze, twenty-s 81,
miles north of Feng Huan Cheng. ha!
retired toward Selinchan, in the vale,
of the aftiuent, which enters the Pata,
river, on the left bank.
There is a small Japanese detach
ment at Tyang-Ko.
"Surjan is still unoccupied by tn,
r.. H. ~.