Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-10

DEATHS 4 * g Il b Ds1 0, 900
One Thousand Prlsoners Of War Have
Arrived at Nasasakl From Port An
thur-BaItlc Sea Ships 90 Home 10
Russia-Peace Talk Heard Desplts
Russla's Many Denlals.

Toxic, Jan. 8. - In we'll, In.
Z formed circles Il Is estImnted that
the original garrison Of Port An
thur numbered about $4,000 TO
10000 men including the sallors.
The killed, those who died Of
sickness and tho missing are
placed at more than 10000.
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Toxic, Jan. 8. - Il 10 believed
the Russian casualties at Port
Arthur will total about 25,ooo.
NagasakI, Jan. 8. - One thous-
and wounded Russian prisoners tof
war from Port Arthur have ar.
rived at DalreI hospital.
Paris, Jan q. - The lnterna.
tlonaI commission appointed to In.
qulre Into the North Sea- Incident
resumed Its sessions here today,
Admiral Fournler OF France Waa
unanimously chosen the perman-
ent president.
st. Petersburg, Jan. s.--All doubt az
to the REGAL Of the Baltic sea fleet was
practically removed today, when adj
vices were received that Vice Admiral
Botrovosky's division OF the Russian
second Pacific squadron, consisting Of
the cruisers Oleg Izlimr,id, Dnieper,
and Rion and the torpedo boat de.
stroyeEss srnzny (s4ronski and Rezity.,
which had been delayed. had LETT tor
Port Said
Order For Supplies AnnuIled.
This information comes on the heels
Of an order countermanding the ship
ping OF naval supplies intended for
use by Rojestvensky's feet.
While the government has made no
official announcement OF It's purpose to
discontinue Its naval plans for the war
in the far east, 1t Is now regarded az
certain that no attempt will for the
present be made to send q feet against
the Japanese.
Peace Talk Is Heard.
Talk Of peace is heard In many quar-
ters regardless of the expressed de.
termination of the government to con-
tinue the struggle. Foreign Minister
Lamsdorff's position In favor OF such
course Is on the ground that, aside
from the humiliation to military pres.
tige involved, 1t would only mean the
relinguishment of Manchuria, to which
Russia Is already pledged.
The belief which existed In excep-
tionally well informed diplomatic cir
c1es that Japan would follow the fail
of Port Arthur with moderate peace
propositions has not been realized. Up
to the present time nothing has
reached the government either through
the United States or oIher channels.
Diplomats here cannot figure out
the general lines Of a treaty at this
juncture which both belligerents could
accept, but realize that IL Japan makes
any sort of offer, unless 1t Is rejected
outright as not entertainable, negotia.
tions would be opened; and, negotia,
tions once entered upon, friends Of
both parties could use their good Of
fees to bring about terms.
Emperor confers With Ministers.
| Solemn services in honor OF those
who fell in defense of Port Arthur
were held on Sunday at the Kazan ca
thedral and the Troitka monastery
9'Ae services passed off without de
rssnstration of any sort. Neither the
i emperor nor members Of the imperial
family were present. A requiem was
held simultaneously in the chapel a,
+ Tsarskoe Selo.
The conferences which Emperor
Nicholas has been holding with mem
bers Of the council Of the empire, M
Witte. and other ministers and adyis
ers on the internal and external stu
alton have not yet been concluded.
Kuropatkin Repulses Japanese.
General Kuropatkin reports the frus
tration Of Japanese attempt to sur
/ prise his center front. the night oi
January and the killing of twenty-one
Japanese the night Of January 8 by
a cavalry reconnaissance in the valley
Of the Taitse river. in the direction oi
/ Sianchan.
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