The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-05-27
ANBUSHED..
A Detachment Almost Wiped
Ont by JapS.
While Chasing Three Squadrons Of the
Enemy They Fell Into an Ambus-
cade, Body of Japanese In
fantry Being Concealed.

ported there that Gen. Sennenkampff's
Cossacks captured two Japanese trans
port columns.
Lao Yang, May 25.-There is con-
tinued skirmishing between the Rus
sian cavalry and the Japanese. Cos
sacks are pressing the Japanese in the
hills and by roads generally driving
them back
The general plan of the Japanese
has not been divulged. They are ap-
parently making time, awaiting the ar
rival of reserves from Korea, who
have been delayed owing to the i'm
possibility of the roads.
Several Japanese who landed from
junks near Port Arthur and started to-
ward the town with the intention CT
dynamiting the docks, were captured
and shot
Washington, May 25.-Through our
ministers abroad the naval attaches Of
the United States have been instructed
to report upon the number and danger
to neutral shipping of war mines float
ing off the Manchurian coast. The in
formation will be placed in the hands
of the naval general board, who will
submit it's views to the president, and
if occasion warrants it representations
will be made to the belligerents.
Lao Yang, May 25.-It is reported
from a Chinese source that the Japan
csc have evacuated Feng Wang Cheng
and are occupying villages in the sur
rounding territory. There is no ex-
PLANTATION of this move, but it is
thought that it may be connected with
the prevailing cholera epidemic.
Paris, May 25.-The Soir claims that
it has learned from trustworthy
source that Lieut. Gen. Baron Fred
erick and another member of the Rus
sian court who recently visited Paris,
came ON a secret mission which had
for it's purpose the seeking of the in
PREVENTION and effective support of
the French government in the event Of
China adopting an aggressive attitude
towards the Russians in Manchuria
The paper alleges that the government
gave formal promise of compliance
with Russia's request.
Lao Yang, May ga wounded
Cossack who arrived at the village of
Sayolentsi Tuesday, reports that a
fight took place north of Taku-Shan
on May 90 in which the Japanese am
pushed a sotnia of Cossacks and near
ly wiped them out.
The Cossacks were patrOlling to the
north OF Taku-Shan for a distance of
1 yhn1 fo1I with
squadrons of Japanese cavalry who
retreated. The Cossacks followed and
fell into an ambuscade, a body Of Jap
anese infantry being concealed behind
s small hill
Commander Beckromesheff ordered
his men to draw their sabres and cut
their way out, when his horse was.
shot under him. He had just time to
order the sotnia to scatter when he fell
wounded
The Japanese then closed in on two
sides, firing volleys at close range.
The two remaining officers fell and the
sotnia retreated with the loss of three
officers and 80 men.
Seoul, Korea, May ga telegram
has been received here from Gen-San,
on the east coast of Korea, saying that
the Russians. after the engagement
with Korean troops at Ham-Heung, on
May 10, burned the shrines and the
royal mausoleum, which were erected
by the founder of the present dynasty
in the year 1864 and which were re-
garded by the Koreans as sacred.
This apparent wanton dissertation of
tombs in land imbued with the spirit
of ancester-worship has caused excited
denunciation of the Russians on the
part of Seoul officials. (Ham-Heung
is on the coast of Korea and about so
miles north of Gen-San)
The Cossacks, which are believed to
be at Kyongsong, have, according to
Korean reports, about 20 guns with
them. If this is true, this body is prob
ably composed of Trans-Baikal horse
batteries, several of which were at
tached to the first corps at Vladivo-
stok before the war.
There are not more than 5000 sol
diers in the garrison at Seoul. Bar
racks which heretofore were filled are
now vacant, the troops having gone
north to Aniu The local gendarmies
are being transferred to Yongampho,
Wiju and Antung.
Che Foo, May ga junk which left
Dalny on the night of the 23d and
which arrived here Thursday reports
that the Japanese army had then
reached Sansuripo, which is north Of
Dalny and southwest of NangalieD.
The Russians offered stubborn re-
sistance to the advance of the Japan
csc and a battle was fought at noon
on the 22d at Sansuripo. The result
of the battle was not learned by the
bearers of the news.
Korean Minister Leaves Russia.