Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-28
Over Unsuccessful Attempt of the
japanese to Bottle up Fleet
In Port Arthur.
SAY MAKAROFF IS A DANDY
Gen, StOeSse FOrbids Civilian runc.
tonaries to Leave Port During
Bombardments.

ST, Petersburg, March IS, 4;55 p. M
Large crowds gathered before the bulle-
tin boards 10 read the official accounts
Of the second unsuccessful attempt OF
the Japanese to bottle up the Russian
fleet at Port Arthur. Lieut.. KrInizkis
heroic attack upon the enemy's war
ships and torpedo boats and the action
Of the three Russian officers I'm boarding
the burning steamers. extinguishing the
flames and cutting the wires connect
ing with the Internal machines, evoked
enthusiasm, while the utmost universal
exclamation applied to Vice Admiral
Makaroft as the people turned away.
was "Molodetz," which might literally
be translated Hes a dandy"
The action Of the japanese in making
use Of Internal machines has aroused
indignation.
No further details have been received
except that the injury to the torpedo
boat destroyer SLIM from grounding Is
slight and that ii can easily be repaired.
The Associated Press has received
confirmation Of the report that Admiral
Makaroh during his reconnaissance OF
the Elliott islands captured a japanese
vessel lootng a Chinese junk, but the
vessel was a small steamer, not gun
boat. The crews were taken OFT after
both vessels were sunk.
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ST. Petersburg. March 2S--Lieut,-Gen.
&Stoessel, in command at Port Arthur
has issued an order iorbiddng civilian
functionaries to desert from their posts,
and seek places of safety during bonn
bardments, Gen Stoessel sarCastiCally
observes that he has not seen them at
the batteries when the enemy was at
taCking.
NEWCHWANG UNDER MARTIAL
LAW.
Newchwang March 2S.--The civil adj
mlnistrator late yesterday evening nou-
fled all the foreign COnsuls ana residents
OF Vlceroy Alexief's order placing the
city and port Of NewchWang under
martial law, explaining that II had been
so ordered for the purpose OF safeguard
ing the commercial interests OF the port,
Pending the publication OF the fun
text of Viceroy AleiNien's order the lol-
lowing regulations are ordered TO De m
mediately operative
"FIrst-The entire territory OF the
city and port, also all persons, wlthout
distinctlon Of jurisdiction and NATIONAL
INV. resident In said territory are sub
iected 20 special rcgualtions regarding n
state of war ,., A..
"Second.-An travellers arriving by
sea and all cargoes entering port are
10 be inspected both by naval olhcers
and customs officials,
"Third-The importation Of arms and
ammunition Is forbidden.
"FOurth-The expectation or CONTRA
band OF war Is forbidden,
"FIfth-Persons desiring TO export
contraband goods are required To de-
posIt a sum equivalent to the value
of the cargo. This deposit Is to serve
ma a guarantee that the cargo Is not To
be forwarded from neutral ports either
10 Japan or Korea,
"Slyth-The functions OF the light
ship and harbor guides In the river Lao
are suspended
"sevetth--Contraban Of war Is 10
consist Of such articles as are men,
toned In the decree issued by the ear
Feb. Is defining contraband Of war
A list Of Contraband goods then fol-
lows. This list includes beans and bean
cakes and other foodstuffs. The in
terferonce with this traffic here, to-
gether with the operation Of article
live referred to above will stop New
chwangs trade,
Five ships which arrived outside to-
day and others due, viii De unable to
ship cargOes,
The opinion Of leading foreign resi-
dents and officials is that although the
rights of neutrals remain unatered 10y
treaty Russia assumes the power to
pnnul these rights, also consular jurls-
diction and EXCEPTIONALLY rendering
the positions Of foreign consuls unten-
able.
IN some quarters the order IL re-
garded as an apparent challenge TO
neutral powers, especially to China on
account OF the appropriation Of her
territory. and that II renders the Unit
cd States gunboat Helena and the Brit
lsh cruiser Esplegle liable to an order
to leave port
The consuls will await Instructions
from iheir ragnpctiVo Governments In