Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-18
JhPS SABERED
BY COSSACkS
Landing Party of 600 Men
Said to Have Been
Repulsed.
WERE ALMOST ANNIHIlATED
Korean Emperor Has Suddenly Be-
come Pro-Japanese in Sentiment
Japanese Are Said to Have Landed
10000 Troops at ChemuIpo.

London, Feb. 15.-The Daily Mails
Port Arthur correspondent under date
OF February IL, says:
Official advices state that the jap
anese landed 600 soldiers near fallen
Wan with disastrous results, 410 be.
ing sabred by CoSSaGks. THE remain.
der escaped to their ships. 1t is fur.
Their stated that the Japanese landed
at Dove Bay where thirty of them
treated"
Che Foo, Friday, Feb. LIT is re.
ported that 10000 Japanese troops
were landed at Dove Bay last Wednes.
day morning, and that they were met
by the Russians, who engaged them
in hand-to-hand fight. The reports
say that the Japanese were driven
back. 1t is also reported that Japanese
troops have been landed forty miles
further west.
Nagasaki, Feb. 14.-Six Norwegian
steamers chartered by Russian ma.
val contractor, have been captured,
The vessels are the Lena, Acuv, sen,
tbs, Seirstadt, Argo and Hermis. They
rived here today, under convoy of o
cruiser. 1t is rumored that $500 Jap
anese soldiers have been killed, pre-.
sumably by the sinking of a transport
Disturbances are reported in Seoul.
St. Petersburg, Feb. Is, 2:4o d. L.
A communication from VicerOy AleZ'
Jeff just received confirms the report
of the landing Of 10000 Japanese
troops at Chemulpo. The viceroy adds
that reports have been received or at.
tempts to cut the telegraph wire
along the Chinese Eastern railway and
also to destroy one of the abutments
of the Sungari bridge. These at
tempts, he adds, were Immediately de
tected and decisive measures taken to
guard the railway.
Major General Plug wires that &C
cording to private advlces the Jap
anese. after the battle at Chemulpo
landed $4,000 troops.
Communication by wireless teseg
raphy has been established with Che.
mulpo and Che Foo by ships stationed
between these two places.
All Is quiet at Port Artuhr. There
Is no news of the enemy's fleet and no
confirmation Of the reported appear
ance of Japanese ironclads off Tatung
Kan. but the indications are tnat tne
enemy's scouts are off Inkau.
London, Feb. 15.-The correspond
ent of the Daily Express at Picking In
a cablegram dated February II, re
ports that Viceroy Alexieff is practic
ally isolated, direct communication
between Port Arthur and VladivostocB
being suspended. He adds that the
railroad behind Port Arthur has been
blown up and that 5000 japanese
troops have landed near Dalany.
NEW TRIUMPH FOR HAY.
United States Heads Effort TIE Pre-
serve Integrity of China.
Washington, Feb. 15.--Secretary
Hay has added another to his lons
list of diplomatic triumphs and the
United States is once more enabled
by his diplomacy to head the nations
In a concurrent effort to preserve the
integrity Of China.
Mr.. Hays note OF February 10 tc
Russia and Japan. urging them tc
conflne hestilities within as small an
area as possible, and to respect the
neutrality and administrative entity
of China will be accepted by Russia
as we'll as by Japan, and all the ma
tons will join the Washington govern
ment in inviting the comharants &c
agree to the proposition.
M. Jusserand, the French embassa
dor. called upon Secretary Hay at his
residence Saturday officially to inform
him of frances acceptance and IN
ferentially 1t is known that Russia
acauiescence will be communicated
very soon.
Acceptance by the powers OF the
Washington governments suggestion
will be followed by further exchange
of views as to the practicability OF
the suggestion, to the principle OF
which all have given their adherence
AS the note is of the most general
character 1t will be necessary to uis
cuss at some length the possibilities
It contains. II Is generally unuer
stood that .hostilities will be confined
SO far as China Is concerned, to Man
churia, Shanghai, Kwan probably
marking the western boundary OF the
theater OF war.