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Save port ARTHUR
THE RUSSIAN BRIGADE LEAVES
TASHEcHAo BOUND FOR RE-
LIEF OF STRONGHOLD.
CARS TROOPS LEAVE
DALNY IN DISORDER

Japanese Scouts Enter Place and Find
It Totally Deserted-Reports Of
Fighting on Liaotung Peninsula
Another "Bottling" Attempt.
Tientsin, June lit is reported
here that the First brigade of the First
Russian division, consisting of the First,
Second, Third and Fourth Siberian regi-
ments, left Tashechao Ia point on the
railroad about 20 miles south of New
chwang) for Kinchou Monday. The
purpose of this movement is not known,
but it is believed that the troops are
moving to the relief of Port Arthur.
They are to be followed by an entire d.
vision.
Russians Leave Hurriedly.
Toxic, June /. = The Russians evac-
mated Dalny so hastily that they failed
to destroy much property which will
prove highly valuable to the japanese
Gen. Oku's scouts report that over 100
barracks and storehouses remain un-
injured. The railway and telegraph
stations with 200 passenger and freight
coaches are also uninjured The Rus
slams destroyed the big pier and blocked
all the dock entrances with sunken
steamers. They destroyed all the small
railway bridges in the vicinity of the
docks, but left the jetties uninjured.
It Is evident that the Russians fled
quickly when Nanshan hill was lost, ex-
pecting that Gen. Oku would immedi-
ately take possession of Dalny. All
previous reports of the occupation of the
. town were false
-Four gunboats, two destroyers and
two torpedo boats sent to Port Arthur
early on Monday morning by Vice Ad-
miral Togo effected careful reconnois-
sance, facing a heavy fire from the land
batteries. They discovered new Rus
sian searchlight station and one or two
new forts on the Liaotienshan promon-
tory. Number gunboat was struck by
shell, which killed one petty officer.
injured three men and damaged one Of
her guns. The other boats escaped
without any damage.
Cossacks Forced to Retire.
st. Petersburg, June 1.-The war Of
flee has received detailed report of the
fight at Aiyangpienmen, about 60 miles
northeast of Fengwangcheng, on Sat-
urday night, in which two battalions of
Japanese infantry and one squadron Of
Japanese cavalry, numbering about
2,200 men, attacked five squadrons of
Cossacks. The Russian losses were
seven Cossacks killed and one officer
woundedan 9 horses killed. The Co.'S
sacks were encamped about 12 miles
northwest Of kuandiansian, which was
held by several japanese battalions, two
ofwhich and one squadron of cavalry left
May % for Saimatsza. This force en-
countered the Cossack bivouac at 1920
O'Clock the seme night and attacked the
Cossacks, who retired in good order,
keeping up running fight along the
road to Saimatsza. There was good
deal Of firing on both sides, but, like
most fighting in the dark, it was very in
effective, as shown by the smallness Of
the Russian losses. 1t is believed the
Japanese did not sustain any greater
casualties, but, according to one ac-
count, the majority of the Japanese
squadron was wiped out. After reaching
Saimatsza May 80 the Japanese re-
turned to Kuandiansian, apparently not
liking the vicinity of the Cossacks and
In view of the possibility of Gen. Rem
nenkampff bringing up achievements
The war Office attributes little impor-
lance to this engagement, which was
heralded from Toxic as Japanese vic
tory
The statement emanating from Paris
that Gen. Kuropatkin was sending 30
600 troops to the southwark in an at
tempt to save Port Arthur from the
japanese is declared here to be untrue.
Severe Fighting Reported.
Newchwang, June /. - Refugees who
continue to arrive here from the south
ern part of the Liaotung peninsula re-
port daily fighting there and severe
losses Tor both armies, but the reports
are not confirmable officially. The Rus
SLAMS here are depending on the press
bulletins for news from that vicinity.
The very highest Russian authority
here, while not believing that Port Ar
thur will fall, admits that its loss would
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The same authority says that Russia
may send q large army to the south of
Newchwang in the event of Gen. stoes-
sci being able to hold his own at Port
Arthur. This, however, is not possible
at present, owing to the positions occu-
pied by the Japanese armies operating
from the Yalu river and Takushan.
The Russians are not sanguine as to the
outlook for Port Arthur More contra
band OF war is arriving here. Two car
goes OF flour and timed meats and
some specie were rushed to Mukden as
soon as they were unloaded
Try Again to Block Harbor.
Mukden June 1.-The Japanese. on
the night of May %, made another at
tempt to block Port Arthur by sinking
merchant vessels in the harbor en- !,
trance. The attempt was discovered
through the operations of a searchlight
and one Japanese gunboat and two tor
pedo boat destroyers were sunk. The
merchantmen then retired.
To Raise the Maine.
havana, June l. Joseph R. Wyck-
on. of Havana, has returned from the
United States, having organized a COM
pany, he saws to raise tho u,rao1, -