Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-26


May 20, indicate that body of Cos
sacks was almost annihilated by the
Japanese infantry which surrounded
and completely routed the enemy. All
the Russian officers were killed, wound
ed or captured.
The natives report that some of the
Cossacks escaped on foot, abandoning
their equipments Many of the killed
and wounded were found on the battle
field.
Denies Story of Capture.
st. Petersburg, May "a. = The adj
miralty denies the report of the cap
ture of three Japanese cruisers by the
Vladivostok squadron, which has not
been outside the harbor for several
weeks
Russians Take corean Town.
Mukden, May 24-The Russians on
May 16, made sudden attack upon
the town Of ANU, Corea, from the vii
lage of Hai-Tchien, and captured the
town, destroying it. The Japanese
garrison set fire to the houses and
stores and retired in perfect order.
Sickness Among Japanese.
Lao Yang, May % - (Delayed) =
Troops continue pouring into Lao
Yang. Dysentary in mild form has
broken out south of Loao Yang. Ma
tives have brought in the news from
Feng Wang Cheng that cholera in a
particularly virulent form has broken
out among the Japanese troops.
Wild Story Is Not Believed.
st. Petersburg, May 24.-The report
that the foreign Office had received q
telegram from the Russian consul al
Che Foo reporting that the Japanese
had made O land attack on Port Ar
thur and had lost $4,000 men killed OF
wounded and that the Russians ha6
lost 5000 men is true, but as nothing
confirmatory has been received from
any other source the report is not Civ
en- credence.
Explosion Damages Warship.
London, May 24.-The st. Peters
burg correspondent of the Contra
News says there was an explosion yes
terday on board the battleship Orel a
Kronstadt and that ten stokers wer,
killed.
The vessel. the correspondent says
was damaged and it will take week
to effect repairs. The explosion wa
the result of an accumulation of ga
in the bunkers.
/ Lao River Mined.
| Yin Kow, May 24.-The Russian
have completed the mining of the hal
IA 80 So rir,o
| 1t is now believed that there ar
immense supplies at New Chwang an
that that place is thoroughly protec
ed against any incursion of the Japar
ese.
Cholera Kills Hundreds.
Lao Yang, May 24.-According t
the latest reports the Japanese camp
are infected with cholera and there
all average of 100 deaths daily.
Received In Silence.
Toxic, May 24.-Three hundred an
fifty Japanese who were wounded i
the battle of the Yalu arrived in Tt
kio Yesterday afternoon. They brougf
with them some of the gun carriage
captured from the Russians and thre
Russian horses.
The streets from the railway static
to the hospital were lined with peopl
who received their wounded countr.
men in absolute silence.
Empress of Japan Visits Wounded
The empress of Japan. the court i
dies and the ladies of the foreign |
cations visited the Red Cross hospit
here yesterday, inspected the arrang
ments, and talked with few wounde
and sick soldiers. DR.. Anita Niece
the American nurse, who is in Japs
in connection with Red Cross wor
was received by her majesty, and a
companied the party.
"Fake" Dispatch the Cause.
} Chicago, May "a. The Russia
3 Japanese war was brought about by
t fake" telegraphic dispatch sent
l Toxic by the press Of London, acco1
ing to Melville E. Stone, general ma
ager of the Associated Press, w
talked to 400 members of the Illint
Manufacturers association at a bs
uuet at the Auditorium hotel last nigl
81 must admit shamefacedly, tt
members of my own profession are
|, sponsible for the war" said Mr.. Stol
J. 81 was in st. Petersburg at the o
d break of hostilities and I know the
s dent desire of both the car and ma
l. Japanese diplomats was that pea
should continue"