The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-11-24
JAPS take PORT ARTHUR


Altsf BIeAtssl Heafs Of Sharp
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CHINA IS HUMBLED NOW
Tho March Upon ths Fortress Was
Characterised BY Great Caution
Several Skirmishes Along
the Way Resulted In Victory.
CHEE Foo, Nov. A-Dispatehes have
been received here stating that tho japan.
ese captured Port Arthur on Wednesday
last after Is hours OF fighting. The second
Japaueso army, under the command Of
Field Marshal Count Oysma, minister Of
wa. consisted OF about 10000 mon, and
when this force arrived OF the Regent
Sword promontoey It wss divided into two
dstAchments, one OF which, aided by part
Of the Japanese fleet, operated against
Tallsn Wan, while the other directed its
movements against Kim Chow, on tho
western side Of tho promontory, some
miles north Of Port Arthur.
Talien Wan and Kin Chow were both
captured, after which the army again com.
bined and tho march on Port Arthur was
commenced. Several encounters took
place along the route but, according to
the reports, the japanese were invariably
succsssful. Tho roads leading northward
from Port Arthur wcre supposed to havc
been mined BY the Chinese, and the Jap
ausse commands therefore declined to
take the risk Of marching along them.
Consequently they were obliged to cut
roads through tho forests to allow tho
passage Of the cavalry. ammunition and
trains The march was thus necessarily
slow.
Dispslphss received . few days ago
state that the Japanese were near the city
and he'd attacked the Chinese outposts
and had driven than back to their
entrsuchments. II Was also said that the
Sapausss attacked tho entrenchmsnt
three times bat were rspulssd each
time. Il u svidsnt that later
attacks must have been mads, aud
that the outposts were compelled to
fall hock upon Port Arthur. Several
timss The town b reported to have been
captured, bat the later dispatehss have
shown thsss reports were inaccurate and
thas ne Japanese. Wego coudueting their
operations assinsethe place with great
oaseeulusss.
WAszuxoToN, New. %. The latest
ChtnarJapaa Developments disclose On In
tsesstins game Of diplomacy. The Gable
sdvisss, stating that the British of1cials
ara dsliehtsd With the rebuff sustained BY
the United Ststse In Jspan's rejection ol
shs ms6lation, causes much amusement
a0eoe The diplomats hers who arc n.
uuns Viii the facts. Whiie tho British
vsesipa That the United States acted on.
tiroly alone In its Offer and without tho CO.
operation Of Groat Britain 10 literally
true, yet u ID known that her majssty's
eevernmsnt, for trado OF commercial roe
ssns, heartily desired the success Of the
movement, for Il was feared tho continu.
anoo ee the war might hurt British intsr-
ests In the east. The sentimen. Of the
British diplomats on Japan's rejection Of
our ovsrtirss 10 therefore tempered by Q
0nAucial consideration.
Btom The outsst of the nsgotiatioua
Cesas Hsitaia has shown the greatest
anxietv 10 have tho war terminated and
ths fsssisn odlee has twice put In an In.
tervention. The interest Of Great Britain
n ths matter was known to rest ON no
ssntimsntal ground but because Of u dc.
sire 10 pvsssrvs China, one Of the creates,
commercial markets Of the English mss.
chants. In official circles Il was under.
"a Ia Clusts.l, ~Ro. ~... "a 4.
stance Of China. Tho United States do.
clinsd ell ovsrtures from England. but a
the rsquess Of China made an indopend.
emit ofIer OF mediation. Tho reques.
coming from China and being In the In.
terost Of Great Britain's policy Of pre-
serving China, was known to have the
moral support Of her majesty's govern.
ment. even ~ II lacked.tho open coopera.
ton Of ths foreign Office, which would be
unacceptable 70 this government. II Il IN.
volvsd any entangling alliance. Since
then China has bent every effort to have
the American proposition accepted, and
owing to tho relations between China and
Great Britain Il 10 not doubted that the
latter country has desired tho American
proposition accepted.
Any delight which tho British oflciali
may express at Japan snubbing the
Utitsd States 10 attributed to persona
reasons, and not to the failure Of tho oh
jsct Great Britain has earnestly sought.
The lutsst phase Of the controversy Il
the departure Of China's minister Of Gus
toms fee Japan to arrange tho terms o
psace, further assures tho officials hors
theN China hes embraced the peace polio,
along the lines openly proposed by the
United States and covertly desired b,
Great Britain.
| Il h regarded as natural that British
Diplomats desire that their ultimate aim
peace, should be accomplished with as lii
tls distinction as possible for the Unite,
States % msdiator. But there 10 anothe
And very esed ssAson why any expression
Of delight ct ths snubbinR Of the Unite,
States 70 sntissly out Of plaoe ct thi,
point.
The state department. officials say tn
United States has not boen snubbed q
all The reply Of tho Japanese govern
| ment to our overture was extremely cous
teous In expression aud in spirit, and
did not by any means amount to rejes
tion. On tho contrary it pointed out tn
way In which tho United States could al
sist In restoring peace IL China should
in the proper frame of mind. That wa
by authorizing our ministers in China an
Japan to transmit the proposals. Thi
authority has been conferred by our stat
department, and so in the persons of III
ministers the United States government
is really to-day in the place of mediate
with the consent Of the Japanese govern