The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-11-28
PORT ARTHUR FALLS.
The Japs wrest This Important Post
from the Chinese.


from the Chinese.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 21.-The Mercury
publishes a telegram stating that the Jap
anese renewed on Monday the attack on
the Chinese forces twenty miles from
Port Arthur, at the same place where
they were repulsed Sunday with a re-
ported loss of 300 men. The Chinese
made an obstinate resistance, but the
japanese ultimately succeeded in driving
them from their entertainments. The loss
es on both sides were severe. The Chi
nese force fled TO Port Arthur.
Capt. Mcclure, the English officer. who
was appointed by the Tsung Ii Yamen
vlce-admlral Of the Chinese feet, has ar
rived at Wei Hal Wei and assumed COM
mand Of the naval forces.
a Japanese force under Gen. Osaka is
announced to have left TalSu Shan on
Nov. Is in order to attack Stken (Sioo
YAM which the Chinese have fortified.
Ii IS added that the japanese reached the
town named Sunday morning and found
that the Chinese have fled. The japanese
are said to have captured five guns. 1t is es-
timated that the Chinese force numbers
5000 troops of all arms. The latter are
reported TO have retreated in the direction
Of Halt Cheng. There was no loss on
either side.
CHE FOO, Nov. 24-Dlspatches have
been received here stating that the Japan
csc captured Port Arthur on Wednesday
last. after eighteen hours fighting.
The second Japanese army, under COM
mand Of Field Marshal Count Oyama,
minister Of war, consisted Of about thirty
thousand men, and when this force arrived
off the Regents Sword promonrory II was
divided into two detachments, one of
which. aided by part of the japanese fleet,
operated against Ta.ienwan, while the other
directed It's movements against Kin Chow,
on the western side Of the promontory,
some miles north Of Port Arthur. Talien-
wan and Kin Chow were both captured,
after which the army again combined and
the march on Port Arthur was commenced.
Several engagements of minor impor-
lance took pace along the route, but ac-
cording to the reports the japanese were
invariably successful.
The roads leading northward from Port
Arthur were supposed to have been mined
by the Chinese and the japanese COM
mander therefore declined TO take the risk
OF marching his troops along them. Con-
sequently they were compelled TO cut
roads through the forest to allow Of the
passage Of their artillery, ammunition
trains. etc. The march was thus necessar-
ily slow.
Dispatches received a few days ago stat
ed that the japanese were close to the
city and had attacked The Chinese outposts,
driving them back to their Entertainments.
1t was also said that the Japanese at
tackled the entertainments three times. but
were repulsed each time 1t is evident
that later attacks must have been made
and that the outposts were compelled to
fall back upon Port Arthur. Several times
the town was reported 10 have been cap
tured. but later dispatches have shown
that these reports were inaccurate and that
the Japanese were conducting their opera
tions against the place with great care
fulness and that they intended, when the
real attack was made, that it should be
successful
Chez Foo. from which place the dispatch
announcing the fall Of Port Arthur is sent