The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-06-10
JAPANESE OCCUPY
OUTER DEFENSES
FIRST LINE OF FoRTIFICATIoNS
AT PORT ARTHUR Is
TAKEN
RUSSIANS OFFER BUT
FEEBLE RESISTANCE
Cars Troops Defeated in Series of
Fights, North of Besieged Town
Six Cossacks Killed in Skirmish
Near GenSan.


London, June 6-The Rome CORE
spondent of the Central News tele-
graphs: "a Toxic dispatch to the
Giornale d'Italia says that the japanese
have occupied the first line of the outer
Notifications of Port Arthur after
feeble resistance. The correspondent
at Toxic of the news agency Liberas
says that four divisions of Japanese
troops have occupied Kwantung
heights, on which they placed heavy
artillery dominating Port Arthur. The
same correspondent adds that the Rus
sian squadron attempted a sortie, but
was forced to return, being threatened
by the Japanese fleet"
Russians Put to Flight.
Toxic, June 6.-The commander OF
the Japanese forces south of the Yalu
river telegraphed from Seoul Saturday
news of a series of fights north OF
Pulantien, about 40 miles north OF
Port Adams, Liaotung peninsula, Mon
| day, received from Japanese cavalry
scouting in the vicinity OF Chuchla-
tung. 1t was learned that Cossacks
had been located at Telissu and the
Japanese thereupon dispatched in
fantry and cavalry, which defeatef
and pursued them. The Russian force
consisted of three Squadrons. AT
Changchiatun this force was joined
by two additional squadrons and the
Japanese again attacked and defeated
the Russians Five companies OF in
fantry and battery OF horse artillery
Joined the Russians at LungWang-
miao, where the Japanese attacked for
the third time and the Russians fell
back to Telissu, where the japanese
and Russian cavalry continued in con-
tact Monday night.
Cossacks Ambushed.
Seoul Korea, June 6.-A Sklrmlsh
took place between 20 Cossacks and
an unknown force of Japanese scouts
at a point II miles north of Gensan
on the morning of the Bird inst. The
Cossacks were evidently ambushed
by the japanese, who were concealed
in the brush on hillside. The Rus
slams eventually retired towards Ham
heung, leaving six dead upon the field.
The Japanese casualties are not
stated.
Russian Attack Imminent.
Seoul, June 6.-The commissioner OF
customs of Gensan, Korea, wires that
a Russian attack on that place is
deemed imminent He is making
preparations to send the women and
children to a mountain monastery, q
miles distant
More Japs Landed.
Rome, June GA telegram from
Toxic reports that another force OF
$4,000 Japanese troops and 60 guns
have been landed at Takushun. The
japanese, says the telegram, now holG
the entire line from Fengwangchens
to Kaiping, the latter % miles south
east of Newchwang and 60 mile;
southwest of Liaoyang. One hundred
and fifty thousand troops are spread
along this line, prepared to oppose any,
Russian movement.
Force of 10000 at Port Arthur.
Chefoo, June GA Chinese passen
ger on a junk which has arrived here
from Dalny states that he was at Por
Arthur recently and that the Russian
force, inclusive of sailors, number:
49, 900 men only. The four larger yes
sells of the Russian fleet are undam
aged, but all the others are in tht
hands of the repairers. The Japanes'
have restored order at Dalny ant
Talienwan and have driven out th'
bandits. Dalny, according to the pas
senger's story, was not badly damaged
by fire. Only the old town was de
sstroyed
The War Situation.
ST. Petersburg, June 5.-The genera
public at the Russian capital is i'm
bued with the belief that importan
military developments are impending
at Liaoyang and that general en-
gagement between Gen. Kuropatkin'
and Gen. Kuroki's armies is immi
nent. Although the authorities ar
doing nothing to discourage the idea
the best informed circles at the wa
Office do not anticipate a decisive bat
tie Immediately, unless brought o.
more or less Unexpectedly by an acci
dental collision between strong col
umns, as often happens in warfare