Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-12
TO SAVE THEM FROM The JApS.
The Place Was Intended to be tn
Chief Commercial Emporium
In the East.
INVESTMENT OF PORT ARTHUR.
1t Is Proceeding Very CautlOusy--In.
yaders Marching Slowly TO Kin
chow-Water Supply May be Cut.

ST. Petersburg May H. 4,30 p. M
Later kilograms received indicate that
the whole Of Port Dalny has been des-
troyed by the Russians
FROM ALEXIEFF.
ST. Petersburg, May ~, 416 p. M
Viceroy Alexieff has teegraphed to the
car announcing that the Russians have
blown up the docks and piers at Port
Dalny, Lao Tung peninsula, presum-
ably to render more difficult Japanese
landing at that point.
Port Dalny, on fallen Wan bay. on
the east coast of the Lao Tung PENN
sula, was intended by Russia to be the
chief commercial emporium OF it's east
ern dominions. An edict providing for
it's construction was issued by the RUS
sian emperor July 80, 1892 and Port
Dalny fully equipped with all modern
improvements, docks, warehouses and
railroad facilities, was opened TO COM
merce In December 1901.
Talien Wan Is one of the finest deep
water harbors on the Pacific. IL is free
from ice In winter time and ships draw
ing 30 feet of water can enter al low
tide without difficulty and without the
aid of pilots can sail or steam alongside
the immense docks and piers, where
their cargoes can be loaded into railroad
cars and run direct for 5000 miles into
the city of st. Petersburg. Five large
piers had been constructed, each sup
piled with numerous railroad tracks
and immense warehouses and elevators,
gas, electric lights and water and
large breakwater was being construct
ed SO that ships could lie at the piers
and load and unload regardless OF
weather. Docks for foreign vessels,
steam and sail extended between the
piers and along the shore for two miles.
There were two first class dry docks,
one intended for ordinary ocean steam
ers and the other designated TO accom-
modate the largest vessels OF war or
commerce.
over S6,OO0,OOO had been expended on
the harbor system before the end OF
1909 and II was estimated that the cost
of completing the works would be near
ly $40, O00,0 600 but this does not In any
way represent the total cost of the
erection Of this great commercial port
which, with Port Arthur. distant about
20 miles. was leased by the Chinese
government to Russia In 1898.
Nearly $4,000 men were employed
daily on the work OF constructing the
port and town. The total population
had been estimated at about 10000
mostly Chinese, Japanese, Koreans and
Russians,
INVESTMENT OF PORT ARTh JR.
ST. Petersburg May From the Of
fetal adyices received here It Ia eyi-
dent that the Japanese are proceeding
very cautiously toward the investment
of Port Arthur While an interruption
OF the telegraph and railroad may
again occur at any time, communlca-
tlon with the fortress was still open
last night Advices received by the
general stan show that the invaders
who landed at Pitzwo are marching
slowly on Kin Chou. which il an ad-
vanced position defending the Russian
Gibraltar detaching only small force
TO cut the line at Polandie, thus Civ
ms rise 70 the reports that they had
effected a landing at Port Adams. The
Russians have occupied Slsthao bay, on
the east side OF the Liao Tung PENN
suit, opposite Kin Chou, showing that
they have no intention OF Withdrawing
further south. on the contrary, indi-
cations point to stubborn resistance.
The presence at Port Arthur of Gen.
F0ck revealed In the official dispatches,
may signify that the garrison OF the
fortress Is much stronger than the
Russians desired the enemy TO believe.
Fock commanded the Fourth division
OF Siberian rilemen, II the whole a.
vision Is on the Liuo Tung peninsula
Gen. Stoessel has at least 10000 men
AT his disposal which would render
the Investment OF Port Arthur extreme
ly difficult unless the japanese bring
up three times that number OF troops.
There Is talk OF Japanese cutting off
the water supply OF Port Arthur but
this IL declared to be impossible as
condensed sea water is the chief source
OF the supply, the wells only being
used by the Chinese.
GAR TO BID TROOPS FAREWELL
ST. Petersburg, May 10 Q!2S p. NIL
Emperor Nicholas is arranging to 70
to Kharkoff May % to bid farewell To
the Tenth army corps upon its de-
parture for the far east
The Associated Press learns frnm
the highest source that the emperor is
exceedingly anxious to go to the front,
To his lntimates recently he has spok.
en- much on the subject but he realizes
that conditions OF state demand his
presence at home. Nevertheless, Il IA
now not considered impossible that ne
viii follow the example of all the
Romanom dynasty during this last
century and undergo his baptism of
fire To isht with the army is one OF
the traditions of his house. Alexander
l entered Paris with the allied powers
after the battle Of Waterloo. Nicholas
/ died In common soldiers hovel In
the Crlmea and Alexander III with the
heir apparent were NJ the front during
the Turkish war Perhaps m additional
reason why Emperor Nicholas desires
20 meet the enemy IL that he carries on
bis body the mark of wound inflicted
ly q fanatlcal japanese policeman
when he was attacked in a theater at
Otsu. during his Xislt 10 Lanan In 1873