The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-12
REPORT THEY DESTROYED
THEIR OWN FLEET
japanese Official AdMces So Declare.
but the Rumor Is Disqualification
the Other Hand, the Russians Are
Represented as Busy Clearing the
Entrance to the Port Arthur Harbor.


cIIIEU May 11An official japanese dispatch has been
their n Port Arthur ~
cF4IFU May 12 1880 n-The officers of steamers ar
irving from NeVvchvang disered story the destruc
tlon by the Russians Of their fleet the
ocers passed Port Arthur wednesday, they saw
searchlights flashing from were
no signs Of the Japanese fleet in the vicinity.
v,g H@9hNwane, also the district eastward to Ia
CLEAR HARBOR ENTRANCE
Special o The Globe.
LONDON, May 12-The St Petersburq correspondent Of
express eegraphs Il learn
50 far from blowing would be done
IS clearing the entrance harbor was more or
less completely ships sent N 6y the
Guilty for the merchantmen with stone concrete
divers have drilling apparatus to bore
NOES Ior placing dynamite charges positions.
These divers have sufeently cleared
passage Of torpedo boat destroyers'
REPULSE JAPANESE.
ST PETERSBURG, May 12-six thousand russians com
nnanded by Gen zyon by troops unoer Gen stoe
sci repulsed Japanese force which trying the
railway twelve miles Futtner attacks
on Port Arthur by land anticipated Japanese
N1H1L1sT PLOT DISCOVERED
Special Cable to The
VIENNA May 12-Extraordinary activity is being shown
throughout by revolutionary party aided + m
claimed by the japanese plot has Just been
discovered which had for its blowing up group
u iofresses ana arsenals and the murder
CUTTING OFF PORT ARTHUR.
Special neaetG Gable to The The Globe
progress Of the night by the seeming eer
iy mat an important stage
ing to the in south Of the Iiao1nn en
sua It was made to dispatches from Russian
generals that two Japanese separate
thoroughly the Lao Yanq under Kuropakin
io1l le 9dfIson now penned
would occupy almost Cheno
cfNVag and Kin Chau
IN the minds of the general n Peersb1rn II 1a.
conceded that this would practically all the peninsula
territory under the such an
would give Krohs force the
patkln was accepted generally sequence
ANOTHER RUSSIAN SHIP SINKS
Globe.
LONDON, May IA telegram PETERSBURG to
ae morning Post makes known the another
The general staff issued names
hcers and men who killed torpedo boat
transport Amur April 25 list discoses
ld the A1ur
thu OH L1aotlshan that sank
BUILDING EARTHWoRKs.
to The Globe.
SHANGHAI May 12-The Russians constructingeex-
tenslVe earthorks outside Of Lao Yang They made
four lines Of ntrenchents the four cv
gates The Russians erecting Moenlinq
The japanese minister
that Russians invading territory asks that
measures be these
naen reminding the Chinese Russians 90
the japanese bound Chino cbief the
foreign ministry place matter before the
throne.
MOVE TOWARD Hal cHENG
2 ST PETERSBURG May 12.-Innpendinq events ar orea+
Importance the military Manchuria are
shadoved in o eial dispatches night by
the - -
Feng Wang Cheng towards Chenq which is tbztr.a
miles east by it is the
the general staff that they
natlon within two days If the an
with Port Arthur effectively
Russians have already dismaned, pass
hands The entire Liaotung peninsula fact save Port
The troops sent southwest cr
wang Sheng which is established belong to third