The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-24
The Russian General Grew Profane
at the Japanese Demand for
the Surrender of the
Fortress.

Pigeon bay positions and some Of the
forts at Liao Tieshan. At Patun
Chang the japanese hastily mounted.
guns which did excellent service in:
aiding the storming Of the right wing
ERhere the japanese are said to have
captured two forts Of minor value,
mounting eight 4-inch guns, two seige
guns and six quick firing guns.
SURRENDER DEMANDED.
The position that the japanese oc-
cupy on Liao Tiesban peninsula Is not:
clear but numerous Chinese sources
aver that the japanese have been seen
in force in that section. Apparently
an attack originating in Louisa bay.
swept through the Pigeon bay posi-
tions into the peninsula, in the doing.
Of which q majority OF the lives Of.
the expedition were sacrificed. On;
the night Of the 18th the battle lulled
somewhat when the Japanese sent the
terms of surrender to Lieut.. General
Stoessel. .5ss ..;5z:
The terms provided that the garri-
son should march out with the honors.
Of war and j Din Gen. Kuropat kin; that;
all civilians be brought toa place des-5
ignated by the japanese admiral; that:
the Russian warships In the harbor,
numbering seven namely, the hattle-.
ships Retvizan, Sevastapol, Pobieda,
Peresviet, poltaVa, the armored cruis-s
er Bayan and the protected cruiser
Ballada and II or more Torpedo boat
destroyers and four gunboats be sur
rendered to the Japanese. Lieut..
Gen. Steossel is alleged to have re-;
ceived the terms with burst Of won:
derful profanity, his habitual tacitur-
nifty deserving him. He STROBE the
the floor until he became calmer and
remarked thatif the Japanese propo-s
sitlon was joke it was In bad TASTE.
WILL NOT SURRENDER. &.
The London Express printed the.
following dispatch from its Toxic cor
respondent on Thursday:
u am informed that the Mikado
has received from the commander OF
bis forces at Port Arthur the Russian
generals reply to the imperial de-
mand for the surrender Of the forces.
I'm his reply, Lieut.. General Stoe-
sci expresses his thanks for the hui
manitarian offer to grant safe conduct
to ali nom combatants within TIE Rus-
si&n lines.
The demand to surrender Stoessel
refuses uncompromisingly, and de-
clares his garrison will fight to the
last man in defence Of the fortress. y
FROM PIGEON BAY.
According to news received at Chez
foo the Japanese have begun to bonn
bard Port Arthur from Pigeon Bay,
to which the night wing OF the army
has penetrated, this being less than
three miles from the fortress.
The coal yards Of Port Arthur have
been set aire by the japanese shells
and are now burning.
The centre OF the beseiging force
has been moved to Paling Cnurg, two
miles north Of the town., and all the
line has moved closer to the doomed
fortress.
Passengers on board the steamer
Decima, which anchored of Port Ar
thur Thursday night, witnessed tine
bombardment from Pigeon Bay.
A TERRIFYING SPECTACLE.
The japanese shells were visible
during their whole course. They cir
culated comet like to the town and
their explosions were marked by great
splashes of fire, which shot up into
the sky.
The bombardment from this and
other points began at midnight and
lasted until morning. The Russians
did not reply to the Japanese fire.
Major Seaman, formerly a surg on
in the American army, was passen-
ger on the Decima. He says the spec
tacle vas most brilliant and awe in
spring. The Decima weighed anchor
from Port Arthur at 5 o'clock Friday
morning. At some distance out she
saw FIVE japanese Warships guarding
the harbor.
Chinese refugees from Port Arthur,
who arrived here last night, report
that the japanese have captured the
position at Balichuang, three miles
out on the main road from the for
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