Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-03


II. Gillespie, missionary, has ar
rived from Kwanchengtse and other
missionaries are following. He states
that the Japanese have landed at
Possiet bay, to the south of Vladivos-
tok, and have advanced to Hunchun.
The Russian garrison fed at their
approach. The Japanese are march
ing on kirin, from which point the
women and civilians are leaving in a
panic. A Cossack regiment is pa
trolling to the west of the. Lao river
and a collision is feared with the i'm
perial Chinese troops, who are guard
ing the railway.
It is reported that some wounded
officers and men. have arrived there
from the Korean boundary. Gen.
Krijenofski and staff have arrived at
Hardin to command this district. Of
1icial notice has been issued to the
effect that the administration has
been removed from Vladivostok to
Khavarovsk.
Reports Are Confirmed.
Yinkow, Feb. e. - Native reports
that the Japanese have landed at
Possiet bay, about seventy-five miles
southwest of Vladivostok. and subse
uuently undertook operations against
Hunchun and toward Kirin, Man
churia, have received qualified con-
frmation from English missionary
refugees who have arrived at Neu-
chWang.
The people say that the Russo.
Chinese bank has removed from XII
rim to Kwang- Cheng-tsi, where COM
mercial interests are seeking safety
and defense.
Produces CONSERVATION.
This reported advance has pro-
duced CONSERVATION among the Euro
pean civilians living in the line of
marck.
1t is reported that the Russian gov
eminent bureau at Vladivostok has
withdrawn to KhavarovSk.
Possiet bay is in Russian Man
churia. about seventy-five miles south
west of Vladivostok. Hunchun is on
the left bank of the Tumen river and
about forty miles west of Possiet bay.
Kirin has population of 100000 1t
province of Kirin, Manchuria. Kiran
Is some 200 miles west of Possiet bay.
kwang Cheng-tsi is about eighty
miles west of kirin. Khavarovsk is
about 400 miles north of VladivOstok,
with which it is connected by rail-
road.
An important development.
London, Feb. Eff the report from
Yinkow of Japanese landing near
Vladivostok, which at present is based
on missionary and native statements,
should prove correct, most impor-
tant and new development in Tie
Japanese operations will have been
revealed, as it points to an attack on
Vladivostok, from which Possiet bay
is only seventy-five miles distant.
The report that the railroad has
been cut between Hardin and Wade
vostok possibly may be connected
with these operations; but until more
reliable information is forthcoming,
this report must be received with re-
serve. 1t has already been reported
from Toxic that certain Russian
forces were concentrating at Possiet
bay.
Japs Open Furious Fire.
London, Feb. 27-Private kilograms
received here report that twenty-three
Japanese war vessels appeared oppo-
site Port Arthur yesterday morning
and opened fire on the Notifications
and vessels in the harbor.
The report also adds that furious
fire has been poured into the land
batteries all day, the Japs having evil
IDENTIFY determined to capture the
and drive out the enemy.
1t is implied from the foregoing
that the battle is still in progress.
No further news Of an attack has
reached London. Almost all the
newspapers, in discussing
Viceroy Alexieff's reports, incline to
the belief that Admiral Togo succeed.
ed in so far as to make the channel
for large battleships, even
il it is still free to smaller craft, and
presume that the reported second at
tack was devoted to an attempt to
sink further obstacles to navigation.
Another Attack Upon Port Arthur.
Paris, Feb. 27.-The Echo de Paris