Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-11
TAPS USING CAUTION
 IN THROWING SHELLS
Keeping Respectable Distance from the Russian Land Batteries s-But Keep on Worrying the Car rison and Fleet of the Enemy-Another Story From Japanese Source of That First Port Arthur Battle-Russian Attack To-Day.

St Petersburg, March h. Up to this hour no further news is obtain able of the bombardment of Port Arthur, which was progressing, ac- cording to the latest advices, at 8 o'clock yesterday morning. What ever later Information, if any, the emperor may have is not known. Military and naval circles are mysti- of Japanese torpedo boats during the previous night, as it was not accom- panied by a serious attempt upon the Russian ships. The bombardment of the fleet from a position off the Liao- Tishin promontory, which is five to six miles from Golden Hill, at the en- trance of the harbor, is believed to in dicate that the Japanese were afraid to risk a frontal attack under the guns of the land batteries. 1t is con sidered doubtful whether any of the guns of the Russian batteries com mand the location from which the Japanese were firing. It is pointed out that dropping shells into the har- bor and town even ill fun is accom- panied by danger and this haphazard work is applicable perhaps only on the theory that it was meant as a diversion to cover more serious opera tions elsewhere. Still, some of the experts here declare their belief that $ the only object of the Japanese was to keep the garrison and fleet wor- ried.
 St Petersburg, March 1.-The Russian torpedo boat fotilla left Port Arthur at daylight to-day and attack ed the Japanese fleet. One Japanese torpedo boat was sunk and one Rus sian torpedo boat destroyer, the Beg poshtchachui The fate of the latter's crew is not known.
 TYen Tsin, March il --One field bat tery has been installed at New Chwang and also one company of in fantry Preparations are being. made also to mount siege gun.
 Tien Tsin, March 11.-A Chinese, refugee from Nfu Yen insists that he has seen Russians retreating from the Yalu river and destroying villages enroute.
 yladivostok, March 1.-The Korean inhabitants of Vladivostok, as tangi- ible proof of their sympathy wiLn Rus sia. have gratuitously placed their ser vices at the disposal of the commander of the town for the construction of de- lenses.
 Foreign residents of Nagasaki who have arrived here report that all the flo ora oepf repairs to the ships that were damaged in the engagement at Port Arthur.
 Tokio, March 1.-The Wiju-Seoul railway concession was signed yester- day by the Japanese and Korean au- thorities. The Russians are engaged in building defenses at Wiju, which will cooperate with the Qualifications already constructed on the left bank of the Yalu. It is reported that the Russians have 15.OOO tons of coal at wiju which they keep drenched with kerosene in readiness to burn should the Japanese land there.
 Tokio, March 1.-The Japanese Korean protocol was published at Seoul in an extra edition of the Ga- zette yesterday. The Korean govefn- ment will publicly announce that, the publication of the protocol nullifies the cohcessions granted to Russia. such as the non alienation of coal mining at Kochyo Island and Roze Island and the forestry concessions in the Ulleung- do, Tumen and Yalu valleys.
 Washingtons March 11.-The cabin ct to-day discussed the press report that Captain Sawyer of the United States gllnboat Helena, now in tn dry docks at Nuichwang, had protest cd against the sinking of junks by the Russians in the entrance of Nui- chwang harbor. This government has received no official notice on the subject, but it is said that the dis cussion by the members of the. cab inet indicated that if Captain Sawyer had taken that stand his action would be upheld by them.
 Tien Tsin, March 11.-One Japan ese officer and four Japanese soldiers, who were recently captured near Wijn Korea, were paraded through the streets of Mukden on Tuesday, March 8 On February 20, Major General Pfug, chief of staff of Vice roy Alexieff, telegr"phed from Port Arthur to StsPetershurg thlt a num- ' Der of Cossacks, had captured q Jap arese major named Fstzura, with five soldiers and two civilians. Another dispatch from Port Arthur under the same date stated that Il party of Cos sacks had captured some Japanese, on whom was found maps and papers.
 St Petersburg, March Il d :5o D. m.)
 Copies Of the Novi Krai of Port Ar tnur. which have just arrived here. contain the first detailed Russian de- scrfption of the naval battle at Port Arthur, February 9. It says:
 The Russian squadron, which was iprepared to resist attack when the Jap- anese were sighted by the scouts, was composed of the battleshfps Petro- pavovck (fagship), Peresviet. Poltava. Nvastopol Pobieda armored cruiser Bayan. protected cruisers Diana. Ask