The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-02-27
LATEST REPORTS OF
.JAPANESE=RUSSIAN WAR

will besiege Port rthur, says the 81
Petersburg correspondent
The correspondent Of the London
Standard in Tientsin cables that the
conveyance Of Chinese troops outside
Of the great wall began when four
trains OF cavalry, numbering 5000
men, were dispatched. Several Japa-
nese officials were at the station u
inspect the proceedings. About 1000
Chinese, many Of them old soldiers,
are harassing the Russians in Lilac
Yang. The Chinese troops are guard
| ing the railroad. Apart from the TO-
/ 600 men now being forwarded, 5000
are distributed along the railroad $500
in Lao lang. 1900 in Chinehofou,
1900 in Simnim Tong, and $50 IN Ten
ChuAn Ia
/ The movement Of the Russian troops
are being rigidly concealed. The
correspondents in Newchwang are I'M
able TO ascertain any particulars.
There are persistent reports at Toxic
Of further engagement in Port Arthur
waters between tie Japanese and Rus
sian fleets on the night OF the goth.
The admiralty has not received any
details Of the alleged engagement
PERCIvAL PHILLIPS.
The Japanese who were hanged By
Russians in Manchuria for attempting
10 blow mp the railroad bridge over the
Sungari river. were disguised as cool
les. They we're arrested Just as they
were about to make the attempt. In
uuiry revealed that they were Japanese
officers Of the general stan. They
were at once hanged from the girders
Of the bridge.
After speedy trial by drumhead
courtmartical. they were hanged TO the
very culvert they had tried To destroy.
; The two ieutenants were expert sap
! pers. The disguise IS declared TO have
been perfect.
A telegram from viceroy Ale1ied
: to the GEAR on Thursday says:
Numerous japanese torpedo boats at
: tempted to attack the battleship Retvi-
/ zan and sink her with large steamers
loaded with infiAmmables. The Retvi-
7 ran was the first to observe the ton pedo
. boats and opened FIRE on them. She
was supported by the land batteries.
She destroyed two steamers near the
entrance TO the harbor; they were o1m-
ing directly toward her. One Of them
went on the rocks near the hRhtho1se
It on Tiger peninsula and the other sank
! under Golden hill The Retvizau OBJ
served four steamers in sink ing condi'
,. ton and eight torpedo b. ats slowly
A steamed away TO rejoin the awaiting
d Japanese wArships- A portion Of ths
/. crews Of the Japanese vessels werJ
r drowned The grounded steamer 1,
still burning. This enemy is observed
in the offeing Of Port Arthur in two
:. lines. The Japanese crews saved then
selves in boats, and it Is possible tina
:. some OF them were picked up BY th'
: enemy's torpedo boats. am proceed
ing to examine the coasts. The en-
trance the haebor is open. attribut,
the complete deranRe rent Of the en-.
emy's plan to the brilliant action ant
destructive fire Of the Retvizan. Float
ing mines are still visible in the road
= stead. | have recalled the thre,
cruisers cent in persuit Of the enemy
;, In order, in the first place. to clear tn
), roadstead Of floating mines. We ha,
no losses"
e. The Toxic correspondent Of the Lon
& don Times cables that information ha
D. reached the Japanese Intelligence de
% partment that the Russian Ussuri force
are concentrating at Po-sile BAY, oi
~ the northerly boundary between Kore
- and - IBERIA. Their scouts are declare
AZ to have penetrated into Hang Yeug d
> and TO have cut the new cable lines b.
= tween Song Chin and Wen San.
er II also appears tina Russian troop
rt from north Of the Yalu ri yer are IN *
* ing reconnaissance in force in IN
10 direction Of ADju. 1t is reported b
10 the japanese scouts that about 100
al Russians have already penetrate
p south Of Anju. These military move
ments on the part Of the Russians ar
"a apparently not taken seriously her
10 IN Japan. Pingya ng is considered a
Of a safe base Of headquarters.
10 Misunderstanding Hay Is cor
IN siderably agitated by advicss receive
10 from Minister Allen at SeuoL Thes
~ advices are regarded a. most importau
Sc from the far east since open hostilitie
10 began between Russia and Japan. Tn
10 dispatch was to ths effect that Japa
Do has guaranteed the independence an
- integrity Of Korea. This answers tn
D. contention advanced by Russia tha
Japan had violated the Law Of nation
Of By landing troops on neutral soil.
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