Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-11
TWO OF RoJEsTvENskYs cRuis.
ERs HAVE MADE TRIP
e. SAFELY.
MORE INTERNAL WOES

Sociaistic Democrats In Russia ne.
clare That They viii Renew Demon.
strations on sunday--Big Labor Day
Strike at RevaI is Arranged at Sc.
cret Meeting.
London, Eng. May TO- A st. Pc.
tersburg dispatch says reports arr be-
ing circulated there that the Russian
cruisers Almaz and Jomtchus, belong
ing to Voelkerham's division of Rojest-
vensky's squadron, have eluded the
Japanese warships and reached vlad.
iyostok
France Observes Nations Law
Saigon, May 10. The Russian
to Rojestvensky's squadron. arrived
off Cape ST. James near here on the
night of May 8 and left yesterday
morning at the request of the governor
Of French Indo-China.
Arrested as Russian spies.
! Toxic. May 10. - M. A. e. Boughoun
a prominent Frenchman and his step
son, F. Strange, an Englishman, have
been arrested here as spies.
Demonstration Planned for Sunday.
| ST. Petersburg, May 10.-The social
democrats declare that their program
includes g. demonstration throughout
| Rncgia n C1nHo NJ nd hot az
provided with bombs and dynamite
with which to f1ghtt the troops IL the
latter interfere. Precautionary meas
ures have been taken everywhere and
the authorities are convinced that che
disorders will be comparatively insig.
nificant.
Threat to Burn Factories. a
4 Revai, Russia, May 10.-At large
meeting of the workmen here today,
which was attended by delegates from
st. Petersburg and a number of mask.
ed local men it was decided to pro.
4 claim three days strike in connec-
tion with Labor day, May IA. 1t was
further determined to serve fresh de.
mands upon the employers coupled
with an intimation that il they are
not complied with inside of twelve
hours destruction of the factories By
fire will follow
i Laugh at Japan's Threats.
i st. Petersburg, May 10.-The jan
anese threats against France are not
4 taken very seriously here. The Rus
sian authorities continue to maintain
that Admiral Rojestvensky has not
overstepped the limits of neutrality.
In, tow <,f y, - =
of the Japanese over the possibility OF
the fruits of their previous land and
sea victories being swept away Japan's
protests are considered quite natural,
but her attitude toward chivalrous
country like France is regarded as a
blunder. While Great Britain is expects
, to support her ally and secure fair play
should japan press France too far,
Great Britain, it is said, can be counted
upon to use all her influence to calm
the statesmen at Toxic. The interests
of japan could not be served, accord
ing to opinion here, by an extension
of the hostilities unless Admiral Togo
is beaten, in which case it Is not
doubted that Japan will use the pre-
text of French violation of neutrality
to demand the fulfllment Of Great
Britain's obligations as her ally.
! The opinion is held in some quarters
that 1t is exactly this contingency
which japan has in view. All the news.
papers discuss the subject, the
Novoe Vremya sarcastically picturing
Japan as the great dominating power
of the world, laying down the law, Is.
I suing orders, and nd ma making Rojestvensky
:. veritable outlaw, driven from place
j. 1 tp OF Topap,c I,iddipo
:, Russian Paper Sarcastic.
i "And poor Rojestvensky." the paper
+ continues, "wearied and not knowing
! where to go, remains where he is. But
why does not the great Togo, who
knows so well where his enemy is an,
chored, attack him and thus end all
the complications? That would be bet
: ter than placing an embargo or
French ships and more simple than
bombarding the ports Of French Indo
I China. Japan has grown pompous
= Her frown inspires the world with awe
. but it is passing strange that Rojest
: ! vensky has not been seized with the
Z universal fright"
i. The Sviet warns Japan against OF
q Tending French pride and says the
!, French fleet would not leave trace oi
Togo on the sea.
The paper accuses Great Britain
which it says. FASTENED the present
q war, of being behind all these machin
t ations.
s Great Britain" the Sviet adds, .Is
= the nightmare of French minister's.
- The Russ insists that the situation
y is in no sense critical, saying:
: Great Britain fears nothing 8,
n much as war. She sees the terrible
:. spectre of Germany which inpatient,
! awaits false step by Great Britain
/. SO Great Britain can be relied upon t
t counsel her ally not to draw In thirs
power" ~ s,a ~,