Show RUMORS COMING THICK AND FAST FASTOne FASTI I One Story of Japanese Repulse it avy Loss TALE TALI WAS NOT CONFIRMED t I ST NOW R REPORTS QUIET St Petersburg S 20 Ii i m in Everything Is reported quiet f om the i theatre of WAr var WArIn varIn In spite or of the reports from Seoul and Tokio that the Russians are mass maM maMIng massing Ing men to resist t the Japan Japanese cr the Yalu river It can be its as asserted with great that oh ob obstinate obstruction or of the crossing is no part of General Kuro KUN tactics R The RU Russians intend that the Japanese shall have the river behind theta them before lefoIe giving battle in force General plans in inthis inthis this respect are fully approved here hereOf hereOf Of course ourse the Russians will do all In their power to render the crossing as and expensive M as possible but the fIrst decisive engagement will Ill oc 00 our cur In Manchuria where the Russians the they will have all the advantage advantage tage of position The Japanese fleet Is again reported to be off Port Arthur but the report Is not 18 p rumor is current In this cit city that the Japanese sustained heavy lo loss s while attempting a landing near the mouth or of the Yalu river cord it lag to the report which i said to be based uPon a private telegram from Port Arthur the Japanese lost men The stor story is not confirmable at this hour and is discredited lu io quart r where here the Associated Press correspond correspondent ent made Inquiries but an absolute of official official statement has not yet et beer been ob obtained tamed S p Associated d Press Is au authoritatively authoritatively Informed that the gov government eminent has hIlS no advices supporting the rumor of hea heavy fighting on the Yalu Yam river |