Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-26
ATTACK WAS BEGUN AT DAWN,
By Noon Russians Had Been Driven
Back aud Castle Was in Hands
OF Japanese
FIGHTING WAS VERY DESPERATE.
Russians Thought Taking Of Place
Would Involve Long and Difficult
Siege Operations,

rondon, May 6.-H;13 p. MIA dis
ootcb 10 the Central News from Toxic
soys the Japanese have stormed and
ronured the town Of Kin Chou, about
% miles north OF Port Arthur.
In an earlier message the Toxic cor
-,snondent Of the Central News cabled
that japanese spies had ascertained
,bat the Russians had 30 guns at Kin
chou and numerous mines and wire
ontanplements az all the points where
n Japanese attack was expected The
lighting is said 70 have taken place to-
day
RUSSIANS DRIVEN BACK.
London. May 26--C1:O7 p, m)-The
correspondent Of the Central News at
Toxic cables that the Japanese attack
ed Nan Quan Ling, on the narrowest
mart OF the Kwang Tung peninsula yes
terday and drove back the Russians
rs main force. The attack on Kin
Chou the dispatch adds, was begun
at dawn today and by noon Kin Chou
was IN the hands OF the Japanese. who
occupied the castle
The lighting continued during the
afternoon and was OF the most des-
perate character II Is believed the
casualties We're heavy,
SEVERE FIGHTING IN PROGRESS.
81. Petersburg, May 26-(6:20 p. ND
While no news has been received from
lieut. Gen. Stoessel, commander of the
Russian troops at Port Arthur the war
Office Is inclined TO believe that severe
lghtlng is IN progress In the southern
ptrt Of the Lao Tung peninsula, above
he narrowest point of the peninsula
but no credence is attached TO the re-
ports OF the Japanese having entered
The Kwang Tung peninsula, south OF
and connected with the LAO Tung pen
msa This IS considered impossible
before the capture Of Kin Chou which
It is believed here would Involve long
and difficult siege operations.
The general staff denies the rumors
Of the final evacuation Of Newchwang
and says the heavy guns were not taxi
en- back when the town was re-occu-
pied In force,
No changes OF importance In the po-
siuons OF Gen. Kuroh or Gen. Kuro-
patkIn are reported
PORT ARTHUR BoMBARDED.
St. Petersburg, May 20, ASS p M
Nlceroy Alcxieff telegraphs that re-
port Is current that Port Arthur was
bombarded May "a, but says he has not
received any official confirmation Of the
rumor
1t is reported that Gen. Rennen-
kampfs Cossacks, who are operating
on the line Of general Kurokl's CONF
municluOns have made an important
capture OF some of the enemys guns,
which were being taken forward to
Feng Wang Cheng, No other details
are given. This report comes from
members OF the emDeror's suite.
ALEXIEFF's OFFICIAL REPORT.
ST. Petersburg, May 26.-The detail
ed official report OF Vlceroy Alexieff.
Of the torpedo boat fight of March 3,
in which the stereguschtp was cut ofe
and sunk by Japanese cruisers, and the
lght Of the following day, in which
Japanese torpedo boat was sunk by
torpedo, Is published here The vloeroy
aays stress upon the great delIcacy Of
NE destroyers and torpedo boats and
!he eesc with which they are disabled
by Wolectile In the engine room. The
whole engine crew OF the Vlastlni were
duVen to the deck by the escaping
steam and the boat was saved only
by the herOlsm OF the engineer, who.
,houEh burned and scalded went be-
low ana succeeded IN again getting up
Although the loss Of a Japanese tor-
lelo boat on March 10 has not been ad-
imnlil'd by the japanese the vlceroy pos
iUN'N and officials affrms this
A BATTLE REPORTED
Toxic, May 26. 8 p. m.-Gen. Kuroki
reports that on Wednesday. after the
naltln at To-Pu, the bnemy's cavalry
IooR up a position at Pa Tao Stl The
depahose thereupon attacked and rout-
ca tnem, Natives report that three OF
she enemy were killed and is wounded.
Deliag the afternoon Japanese patrols
captured one officer and one private.
NO REPORTS RECEIVED.
London, May &C. G:3l p. m)-The
Japanese legation up 10 this hour had
hol received any news In connection
WIN Tie news agency reports from To-
Alo ot severe lighting at Kin Chou.
Aiter the occupation OF Kin Chou
int Russians retired In good order to
lht heights further south which were
bUaoked by the fun Japanese force and
'diFlei after stubborn resistance.