Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-05

twenty Thousand o. the Total ct 5000
I Residents Of Port Arthur Are Sick
or Wounded Japanese Send Food,
Medicine and Physicians to Fortress.
Toxic, Jan. 4. The Japanese
captured 25ooo prisoners at Port
Arthur. The total number OF In
liabItants is s5 900 of whom 10000
are sick or wounded.
deadquarters Third Japanese
81 Army, Jan. s.-(DeIayed) - Tho
request Of the Russians for food,
medicines and physicians for their
4 sick and wounded has been
granted.
lfswants and Tayangko forts
were taken over by the Japanese
8 At noon today.
Berlin. Jan. 4. - A prospectus
~ the new Russian loan Of $751;
az, 900 viii be issued tomorrow,
/ ors friday. The subscriptions lists
will he opened In Germany, Russia
and Holland.
Toxic, Jan. 4.-The emperor OF
Russia has cabled to General Stoes-
sci SAYING that the giving OF their
parole or the alternative Of lmpris-
orment Is optional with the off
cers Of the Port Arthur garrison.
-
Toxic, Jan. 4. General Nogi reports
that on Tuesday the commissions OF
both the Japanese and Russian armies
concluded their conference and that
this morning the actual transfer Of the
war materials at Port Arthur as the
property Of the Japanese government
commenced
[The text Of the, convention setting
forth the condition Of the surrender Of
Port Arthur Is to be found on page Z
so tins paper. isd.11 IL -sssa's1sa
Russian Officers Prisoners.
The com mander Of the Pelem and
q lieutenant of the Russian torpedo
boat destroyer Rastoropny, who we're
captured on board the British steamer
Nigretia, have contested their iden-
stity before the naval court and have
been declared prisoners Of war,
Russians Praise Garrison.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 4-The press
here contains absolutely no additional
news of the war, but the papers with
one accord praise the heroic work Of
the Port Arthur garrison and say its
record furnishes an object lesson to
both Russia and Japan.
- tt J. u = e Id 30
Japanese of sumatra Coast.
Batavia. Island Of Java, Jan. 4. "A
1 Dutch vessel which arrived here today
reports that she met four japanese
warships of the east coast Of Sumatra
on Tuesday.
Moscow Banquet Postponed.
Moscow. Jan. 4. The annual mum
cipal banquet has been postponed or
account of the fall Of Port Arthur.
Disposition Of Captured Forces.
Headquarters Japanese Third Army
at Port Arthur, Jan. 3.-(Delayed by
censors. 1.-The flag Of the rising sun
floats tonight over the captured citadel
s8of Port Arthur.
The entire garrison and all the non.
combatants will march out of the city
Thursday to the village of Yahuthwet,
near the shores of Pigeon bay, from
which place the Russian officers will
be transported to Dalny and thence to
wherever they may desire. The pris.
oners of war will be detained at the
Russian barracks in the village until
/ they can be transferred to Dalny.
Peace Far Away.
London. Jan. 4-Port Arthur's fall
will bring peace between Russia
and Japan, according to the views Of
British statesmen. 1t is felt that Rus
sia would spurn all offers for peace I'M
TIL, by at least one victory on sea OF
land, she could vindicate her arms
The foreign Office announces that the
British government has heard nothing
oficially of any intention Of Japan tt
propose peace to Russia through the
American government. The officials