Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1904 — More Captures by Japanese. [ARTICLE]

More Captures by Japanese.

London. Feb. 11.—Despatches to the" Daily Mail from Tokio and Nagasaki, dated Feb. 10. report the arrival at Sasebo, Japan, of two large Russiam steamers. One is tbe volunteer fleet) association transport Kkaterinoslav, which recently landed troops and arms* at Port Arthur, and the 'other is tb®* Bteamer Argun, belonging to the Chinese Eastern Railway company. Both* were captured by the Japanese cruisers Sai Yen and Hci Yen, in the neighborhood of Fusan, Korea. The-' Ekateriuosla v is of 10,000 tons displacement, and had been fitted up* as an auxiliary cruiser. She hath thirty rifles on hoard and was on her way from Vladivostock. The Arguo* was going to Vladivostock from Nagasaki. The Russian whalers Giorige, Nicelai, Alexander and Michael, captured by the Japanese, have also arrived at Sasebo