Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-03
OCCUPY CITY AHEAD OF GENER,
AL MlscHTcHENKo's COS.
SACKS.
ATTACK PORT ARTHUR
chefoo Dispatch Tells Details of AS
sault of February 26 Troops in
Manchuria in Excellent Spirits and
Hope to Meet Japs Soon.

Liao-Yang, Manchuria, March 1. =
The Japanese have occupied Ichio-
Yang, Corea and are now fortifying the
walls of the town. This was the OBJ
pective point of General Mischtchenko
who with a detachment of mounted
Cossacks as announced yesterday had
reached Kasanja and was expected to
arrive at Ichio-Yang yesterday. A de-
tachment of Russian troops is in the
neighborhood of Ichio-Yang. The Co.
reans are averse to giving the Russi-
ans information regarding the move
ments Of the Japanese Chinese troops
around Liauche are being reinforced.
sYuan-Shi-Kai, the Chinese commander
in chief, has 10000 men near Junipin-
Flu. while 10000 men are with General
: Mafresh, whose troops are arriving in
the province of Chilli.
Assault on Port Arthur.
Cheefoo March IA Russian official
dispatch says that the Japanese re-
snewed the attack on Port Arthur on
/, the morning of February 26. The fleet
kept beyond the range of all the most
powerful land batteries. The engage
,ment lasted an hour, the Japanese
then retiring. Their loss is unknown.
The Russian cruiser Askold had one
gun dismounted and two men injured.
At low water on February %, the Rus
SLAMS discovered Japanese torpedo
boat destroyer which had been sunk
on the shore of the outer harbor. They
also found five unexploded torpedoes.
Port Arthur was quiet yesterday.
Faces Heavy Fire.
Port Arthur, March /. = The Russi-
an torpedo boat which sought refuge
in Pigeon bay, February 26 was sub
jected to a terrific fire from the Jap
anese cruisers. One shot pierced her
hull. The boat was beached and the
leak stopped. She was relocated at
high water and returned to Port Ar
thur.
Goes to Cronstadt.
Sebastopol, Russia. march,. - Vice
Admiral Bezobrazoff has left here for
Cronstadt to take command of the Sec
pnd division of the Baltic fleet.
Are in High Spirits.
Mukdep, Manchuria, March /. The
troops are in excellent spirits, expect
ing to meet the Japanese soon. The
Japanese fleet has not attacked Port
Arthur since February 26. The jap
anese are greatly discouraged by their
failure to block the harbor.
viii Not Modest Families.
Kieff, Russia, March 1. - The gov
ernor of Kieff has instructed the police
not to interfere with families or serv-
ants of Jewish surgeons, who have
gone to the far east.
Not Confirmed.
ST. Petersburg, March There is
no confirmation of the Yin-Kow report
that the Japanese again bombarded
Port Arthur yesterday, but news of an
other attack at any moment would not
be surprising. About 10000 dock Ia
borers at Odessa are out of employ
ment on account of the stoppage of
sea business.
For Land Advance.
Paris, March 1.-The Associated
Press is informed that authoritative
advices have been received in Paris
to the effect that the Japanese general
staff left Japan today for Chemulpo,
Corea. This is accepted as showing
that all troops necessary for the for
ward movement have been landed in
Cerea and it is expected that the move
ment of troops forward will begin the
last of this week. With respect to the
Russian force, which will contest the
way. it is said there will be some sur
prise manifested at the strength the
Russians are able to dispose of.
Crosses Lake.
Irkutsk, Siberia, March 1.-The first
complete train traversed Lake Baikal
on the ice railroad at II o'clock this
morning. 1t consisted of twenty-five