The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-25

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/ dtawll u III Chinese troops north ~
the great wall IL also incorrect A.
cabled, Russia has made; represents
TONS about the number ot Chinese
troops In the neutral xone, west Of the
Lao river. not desiring . force there
which would constitute = threat, and Il
10 Understood that China r has given
measurably satisfactory assnrances on
the. subject. (, ;s,s B n
Firing Heard Il. q RI 4 ,s35.5 II
YIN Kow, March 2S. Firing war
heard, of the coast apparently sboat
six miles to the southwark, fourteen
shots having been heard between Z
and 1880 this morning. The morning
was hazy and it was limp possible to
distinguish objects at sea- A credible
report has reached here that two
cruisers and five gunhoats were of
Kin Chow yesterday rs
Guess About Nladlvostok Fleet, &,
Cronstadt, March 23.-The Vestnik,
the leading service organ, here, sur
misses that the Russian VladiYostok
squadron has gone to- attack Mororan
Gin Volcano bay) and Otarunai Gin
Ishikari bay, both in the Japanese isl.
and Of Yezzo, where an excellent quail.
ity Of coal from the Yezzo mountains
is supplied to the Japanese warships.
Many Cases Of Sickness.
st. Petersburg, March % A tele
gram has been received from Medical
Officer Trepoff at Chita, Eastern ST.
IBERIA, saying:
There are many cases of sickness
here"
This news causes some uneasiness
as reports from other places are uni
formly to the effect that the health of
the troops is good.
China Asks Mere Time.
London, March %. Reports from
Seoul and Toxic are to the effect that
Marquis Ito has arranged to lend five
million yen ($2,5OO,O00) to Korea on
easy terms.
According to the Standards Tien-
tsin correspondent, China is appealing
to the powers for an extension of a
year in the period for the payment of
the indemnity growing out of the
Boxer troubles.
The correspondent at Tien-tsin of
the Daily Mail reports that Kataoka,
a Japanese merchant and Russian spy,
has been assassinated by being buried
alive, but that the Japanese authori-
ties disavow any knowledge of the
asSaSSins.
Bear Is Guessing.
Paris, March 2S.-The Russian order
stopping entry into Neuchwang with
out permit is understood in official
quarters here to be military precau-
ton due to the uncertainty as to
which of five places the Japanese will
choose for their first extensive land
operations.
The five points are the Yalu river,
Neuchwang. Port Arthur, Vladivostok
and Pigeon bay. The Russians being
unable to determine where the Jap
anese will make her main attack, are
making preparations and taking pre-
cautions at all five points.
Too Close for Comfort.
Seoul, March %. - The Japanese
have stopped Brig. Gen. Henry T. AL
len, former chief of the Philippine
.constabulary and United States mill
tary observer with the Japanese at
Pingyang, requesting him not to pro-
coed nearer their outposts.-
MarOuiS Tto has hoan 6ocorof tod with
the Order of the Plum Blossom, usual
ly only given to royalty United States
Minister Allen and Japanese Minister
Hayashi have received decorations of
the first class of Pal Kuk. Mr.. Aliens
decoration was conferred in recogni-
ton of his valuable counsel and long
intimacy with the emperor.
Bear Sizes Up the chink.
st. Petersburg, March 23.-In gov
eminent circles there exists strong
belief that the question as to whether
China will observe her neutrality I'M
dertal1ings will depend largely on the
result of the first heavy land fighting.
A heavy victory by the Russian
army, it is believed, will insure the
quiescence of the celestial empire, but
there are grave fears as to what might
happen in the event of signal Japan
csc success in the early stages of the
land operations.
For the time being the situation ap-
pears to be satisfactory, and it GER
tainly is much better than it was
three weeks ago.