The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-03-10
Means pelay Until ApriI.

luCkuue Tue AIAu1 ludI Will ~ uSe"hNN |
to guard the 1900 miles of railway in
Manchuria.
Means Delay Until April
It is admitted that this army cannot
all be transported to Manchuria before
the LIST Of April, and that serious land
operations cannot begin before the
middle of that month All the Skin
mishing along the Yalu river is re-
garded as only preliminary and as not
having an important bearing on the
real campaign.
There is great revival OF conf
dence in the ability Of the authorities
to conduct an aggressive military cam
paign against the Japanese. TIne trans
portation of troops on the Trans-Sibe-
rian railroad is proceeding now with
less difficulty than heretofore. The
war party predicts that there Will be
great battle within a few weeks, un-
til which Russian. troops will not be
withdrawn from their present strong
hold.
Port Arthur Expects Siege,
It is OF relatively small Importance
from the standpoint of the main STRAIT
egg of the war whether Port Arthur
stands or falls. The Russians are de-
termined to defend Port Arthur as he
roically as they did Sebastopol. No
large garrison will be retained there;
10000 men are as good as 100000 for
defense, while the more men the more
mouths to feed. There are enough pro-
visions there now to last for eight
months. In addition there will be a
division Of Cossacks, with mountain
batteries, on the peninsula to oppose
the landings and harass the enemy if
they succeed in Investing the city.
May Evacuate Newchwang.
Yinkow, March THE removal of
the furniture OF the police and military
quarters at Newclfwang, the withdraw
al of unnecessary rolling stock and
equipment from the Newchwang rail-
way terminus and the removal Of sill
yer from the bank indicate an in
tended evacuation Of Newchwang. The
The bank authorities have arranged
| to leave French and German agents in
| charge of their interests. A large force
| of cavalry is expected to return tC
| Newchwang before the river opens, fol
| the purpose of maintaining patrols be-
tween the main railway and the sea
and of reconnoitering the coast.
Russian private letters disclose the
| fact that in the recent engagements
between the Yalu river and Ping-Yang
| the Russians with superior numbers
| defeated the japanese, but lost heavily
Russians Proceed Deliberately.
ST. Petersburg, March THE con-
tinued dearth of war news from the
front does not occasion surprise here
as the Russians are proceeding DELHI
erately with their plans, serious land
operations not being expected for sew
eral weeks. However, minor collisions
| in north Korea may occur at any
t'fims -. S-.--,---- - .----,----
The report of Maj. Gen. Plug, chief
| OF staff of Viceroy Alexieff, that the
stacks of a Japanese cruiser sunk neal
Chemulpo have been seen, confirms the
| theory entertained from the first that
| the Japanese are following their tradi.
tional policy of concealing their losses
The Gazette Saturday morning attrib
utes the less unfriendly attitude of the
/ United States and Great Britain toward
/ Russia TO the fact that they are com
| mercial nations, and realize that the
war will cost tremendous lot of money
and that Japan will not have the walk
over anticipated.
Looking for Japanese Ships.
| Toxic, March IAN Austrian steam
er which has arrived at Hakodate from
i Vladivostok reports that the Russiaz
squadron left VladiVostok on Febru
airy 20. 1t is presumed to be cruising
in northern waters, with the hope o.
capturing Japanese merchantmen. An
other report says that two Russian
warships have been seen off Usulit
bay. Advices from Hakodate do no
mention any attacks on northern ports
The republican ward caucuses will
be held in the usual places Friday
evening of this week. There should
be large attendance at each and
every one of the meetings.
Abba Republican: Ramsay Bros.
of Oskaloosa, are optioning coal lane
near Maxon this week. 1t is the in
tention to open up extensive Goa
works there.