Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-05-04
JAPANESE ships
Menace RUSSIA
ALEXIEFF REPORTS SIGHTING
OF SQUADRONS OFF PORT AR
THUR AND VLADIVOSTOK.
NEWS CAUSES ANXIETY
IN ST. PETERSBURG
Persistent Rumors of Fighting Along
Yalu Are Received-Czar Declares
He Will Tolerate Neither Medi-
alton Nor Intervention.

he Will 4O1e1dLc NSALucI NAeOA-
alton Nor Intervention.
St. Petersburg, April 30-Viceroy
Alexieff telegraphs under Fridays date
that Japanese ships were sighted six
miles off Port Arthur Thursday night
and that Friday morning ten Japanese
cruisers and six torpedo boats were seen
in Usuri bay. adjacent to Vladivostok.
Viceroy Alexieff's report that jap
anese squadron was off Port Arthur.
followed by another announcing that
squadron of japanese ships was in sight
of Vladivostok, aroused anxiety Naval
circles are specializing whether the en-
envy will venture to approach Vladivo-
stok at closer range than last time.
There are persistent rumors of fight
Ing on the Yalu river, but it is said that
no serious engagements have taken
place, and that the fighting has been linn
tied to affairs of outposts, the Russians
cOntesting and harassing the Japanese
advance
Will Not Accept Mediation.
st. Petersburg. April 30.-The Official
Messenger publishes a circular, issued
by the foreign Office to Russian repre-
sentatives abroad, declaring categorical
ly that Russia will not accept media
ton to terminate the war which the cir
cular declares was forced on her. Mel
Their will Russia. it is declared, allow the
intervention of any power whatsoever
! in the Russo-Japanese negotiations
after the war.
To Enforce Martial Law.
Picking, April 30.-It is asserted on
the best authority that the Russians are
about to enforce martial law west of the
Lao river. The government is worried
and the doWager empress has ordered
the provincial governors to abandon
her birthday celebration and to use the
money collected for that purpose to
! equip 10000 troops INN ediately.
Fleet Returns to Vladivostok.
| Vladivostok, April 30 - The squad
ron commanded by Rear Admiral Yes
zen has returned here from it's recent OPP
erations off the Korean coast
Rumor of Russian Repulse.
Shanghai April 80 - 1t is reported
here that the Russians have suffered a
disastrous repulse after. two days
fighting on the Yalu river The JAP
anese forces crossed the river and the
Russians retreated.
Only Seventy-Three Reported Lost.
Toxic, April 30.-Seventy-three jap
anese were killed or drowned as a re-
suit of the sinking of the Japanese
transport Kinshiu-Maru. which was tor
pedoed by the Russian armored cruiser
Rossia at midnight Monday last.
The Kinshiu-Maru parted from the
convoy of torpedo boats in a fog on Mon
day and at 11:30 p. m. met the Russian
fleet. She was ordered to stop and the
Rossia steamed alongside, summoned
her navigating officers on board the ROs-
STA and sent a searching party on board
the transport. This party discovered two
companies of soldiers concealed below
The latter discharged torpedo which
struck the Kinshiu-Maru amidship anG
broke her in two.
While the transport was sinking
the soldiers on board of her rushed on
deck and fired volleys from their rifles
into the Rossia, and as the Kinshiu-
Maru sank several of the soldiers COM
mitted suicide.
Three boats which floated free from
the Wreckage were the means of saving
As soldiers and nine of the Kinshiu-
Maru's passengers and crew.
Two captains and three lieutenants
were among the soldiers drowned. The
survivors succeeded in getting ashore
and were conveyed by steamer to Gen
san Friday Later advices from Cen
san confirm the reports that the Japan
csc soldiers killed or drowned at the
time of tho sinking of the Kinshiu- Maru
refused to surrender to the Russians
preferring death. One non-commis-
stoned officer committed harikari (sui-
cide) according to the ancient custom
and the others used rifles to kill them.
selves.
The official reports agree in placing
the number of men lost at Is. 1t is no,
known here how many Japanese the
Russians took from the ship or rescued
after she began sinking. 1t is possible
that more survivors will be found, a:
one of the Kinshiu- Maru's boats is sti,
missing.