The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
M|KADO'S ship IS
| sunk BY A MINE
CRUISER SAIYEN GOES DOWN
AND THIRTY-NINE MEN
PERISH.
is DESTROYED WHILE
SMELLING PORT ARTHUR
Gear Recalls Baltic Fleet-Late De-
velopments at Port Arthur the
Reason-Ships in Harbor Seeking
Shelter.

Toxic, Dec. 12.-The navy depart
ment announces that the cruiser Sal
yen, commanding the detached squad
ron, while cooperating with the army
in bombarding Port Arthur November
30, struck a Russian mine and was
seen to be enyeloped in smoke The
gunboat Akagi, which was also en-
gagged in Smelling Port Arthur, imme-
diately ceased firing and went to the
rescue of the Saiyen. Finding that the
latter was making water rapidly, the
Akagi anchored near the sinking ship
and, cooperating with the other Japan
csc ships, launches succeeded in rescu-
ing Is officers and IT'S men, but Capt
Tajima and 80 others went down with
the ship.
Gear Recalls Fleet.
London, Dec. 12.-The car has sent
definite instructions to Admiral Ro-
jestvensky, commanding the Baltic
according to dispatch to the Express
from ST. Petersburg 1t is declared
that the grand dukes opposed the or
der, but the car was determined on
| the action in view of recent develop
ments at Port Arthur.
Ships Seek Shelter.
| Toxic, Dec 12.-It is reported here
| that since the commencement of the
| bombardment of the Russian fleet in
Port Arthur the Japanese military OBJ
servers on 203-Meter hill have not seen
| anything of the Russian fleet of tor
sumed it has taken shelter behind
Laoti mountain. The Japanese fleet
lying off the entrance to the har5or
is constantly on the alert in anticipa-
ton of an attempt being made by any
of the Russian warships to escape and
seek refuge in some neutral port.
Retreat to Liaotishan.
| Shanghai, Dec 12.-All the Russians
in Port Arthur, except the fighting
men who constitute the garrisons in
the forts, have retreated to Liaotishan
the height at the southernmost par
of the peninsula. The strong forts or
this mountain are 1,500 feet above the
| sea and here the Russians will main.
tain their final position.
Troops Seek Shelter.
| London, Dec. r. According to the
Morning Posts Shanghai dispatches the
Port Arthur forces, with the exception
of those manning the forts, have already
retreated to Laotie mountain.
Details continue to filter in of the cap
ture of 203-Metre hill. The Daily Tele
graphs correspondent, before Port Ar.
thur, explains that the final capture was
due to strong and sustained japanese
feint against the eastern fertilization!
on the night of December 5, and the posi-
ton of 203-Metre hill being an enfilad
ing one forced the Russians to evacuat,
without contest parallel line of semi
permanent defenses extending eastward
and irregularly over the slopes within {
half mile north of Else mountain.
The Japanese casualties at 203Metrt
hill alone exceeded the total of the bat
tie of Nanshan, according TO the Dali.
Mails Toxic dispatches.
Japs Capture an Island.
The Daily Telegraph's Tientsin CORE
spondent reports that Gen. Oku, after
three-days' artillery engagement, drov,
the Russians on Sunday out of the small
lofty island of Gushan. in the river, tel
miles north of Liaoyang. The Russians
it is added, abandoned quantity OF sup
plies and several guns, and retired to
position eight miles northwest, from
whence they heavily bombarded tn
Japanese, setting fire On Tuesday to kero
sene storehouses and causing grea
confiagration which did not cease til
Wednesday. The japanese are still ga,
lantly holding the island with a handful
of men. Their casualties, it is alleged
number 5000.