Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-20
zEMsTYo CONGRESS ON
Meeting Begins At Moseow Despite
Prohibition Order Issued Yesterday
Baron Hayashl, Japanese Minister
At London, Doubtful Of Peace -
Japan Raises Ships At Port Arthur

Toxic, July 1e.-The envelop-
n1ent Of vladlvostok soon will be
an accomplished fact, as Japan
ESQ army has landed north OF the
city. The Russians cannot arrest
It's advance.
81. Petersburg, July 1s.-lt ls
rumored here that an American
ship struck a floating mine be-
tween Port Arthur and the Elliott
Islands and sank with all hands.
4 The date OF the accident Is not
given and there Is nothing to con-
firm the report.
Toxic, July 10. Admiral Malimura
reports that his fiotilla of torpedo de-
stroyers was shelled by the Russians
at Yukiwan, the attacking force num-
bertng about 200. The fotilla replied
and sflenced the Russians. The flo
tilla also discovered Russian cavalry
patrol at Sunshin and turned its fire
upon them. The cruiser Chibaya
shelled the Russian guard and signal
men posted on hill north Of Geka,
in northeastern Korea.
ECnSIvO SOHSTSSS ORG1Ss
Moscow, July 10. The zemstvo
congress opened today in the resi-
dence of Prince Dolgorukoff.
Cannot Continue Advance.
Headquarters Of the Russian Army,
Godzyadani, July 10. In converse
ton with the correspondent of the As
sociated Press, General Battjanoff,
commander of the third Manchurian
army, today declared that the Jap
anese are unable to advance both on
account Of Strengthening the Russian
fully recovered from their own losses
at the battle of Mukden.
Japan Doubtful on Peace.
London, July 10. ~ Baron Hayashi,
the Japanese minister here, said to-
day that Russia had appointed good
men as peace plenipotentiaries New
ertheless even M. Witte and Baron
Rosen had not inspired Japan with
confidence in a favorable outcome of
the negotiations.
We do not know" the minister
added what powers have been del
egated to them, and after the events
Of the last eighteen months Japan
puts faith only in accomplished facts
The terms will be communicated only
at the conference. Then we will dis.
cover what powers the Russian plen.
ipotentiaries possess.
It was suggested that the general
opinion prevailed that the Japanese
terms would be moderate
Il cannot see where people get such
an idea" replied the minister. "The
public evidently mistakes the Japa
nese for angels"
Minister Hayashi intimated that ia
pan was ready to continue the war un
less she secures suitable terms He
called attention to the fact that prac
tically the entire sum realized by the
last two loans was unexpended an6
said the capture of the island Of SAX
halin was not precipitated by the ap
proach Of the conference, but was 3
natural sequence Of the Japanese
Campaign, the plans for which had
not been altered since Russia accedet
to conference.
An earlier attack on the island was
not undertaken principally because o.
9 the severe winter and because the
summer season was more preferable
i III cuu Ill6
OF a new government in the island.
Japan Raises More Ships.
Toxic, July 19.-An officer who has
arrived here from Port Arthur says
the Russian cruiser Bayan, which wa.
sunk off Port Arthur, was raised anc
towed into the inner harbor The bat
tleship Peresviet Is navigable unde
Its own engines. Both these vessel:
will come to Japan shortly to finisf
repairs. The battleships Retvisar
and Pobieda and the cruiser Pallads
are expected to be a1oat before thu
. middle of August. The attempts of tn,
Russians to blow UP their ships hard
ly damaged their vital parts.
"HEARsAY" PROOF MAY CONVICT
Supreme Court of Mississippi Hold
II Is Sometimes Good.
Jackson, Miss. July 19.-Hearsa,
evidence may be admitted in criratna
cases according to supreme court de