The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-06-03
JAPS SURPRISE
RUSSIAN FORCE
LATTER SAID TO HAVE LOST 4, 900
IN TAKING PASS.
OVER 1000 MEN SURRENDER
After Desperate Fighting the Mikado's
Army Has, It Is Said, Captured
Kinchau = Bombardment
of Port Arthur.


of Port Arthur.
London, May 27.-The Shanghai
kwan correspondent of the Daily Chron-
icle sends a report received from New
chwang that on May %, thinking that
the japanese had retired from Feng
wangcheng, $4,000 Russians from Hal
cheng and Liaoyang marched towards
Fengwangcheng. They were surprised
by 10000 japanese in the Tatung pass.
The Russian casualties were 1000, and
over 1000 Russians surrendered. The
report does not state the Japanese
losses.
Kinchau Captured.
London, May 27.-The correspondent
of the Central News at Toxic cables that
the Japanese attacked Nanqwanling on
the narrowest part of the Kwantung
peninsula Wednesday and drove back
the Russians by main force. The ats
tack on Kinchau, the dispatch adds, was
| begun at dawn Thursday and by neon
Kinchau was in the hands of the Japan
csc, who occupied the castle. The fight
ing continued during the afternoon and
was of the most desperate character. 1t
is believed the casualties were heavy
| After the occupation of Kinchau the
Russians retired in good order to the
| heights further south, which were at
tackled by the full Japanese force and
| carried after stubborn resistance.
Russian Cavalry Routed.
Toxic, May 27.-Gen. Kuroki reports
that on Wednesday, after the battle at
Topu, the enemy's cavalry took up
position at Pataosti The Japanese there
upon attacked and routed them. Natives
report that three of the enemy were
killed and Is wounded. During the aft
ernoon a japanese patrol captured one
officer and one private.
Accounts Agree.
London, May 27.-No authoritative
confirmation of the capture of Kin
chou has been received from any quar-
! ter. Circumstantial accounts of the
storming and capture of Kinchou, iden-
teal with the reports received by the
Central News from Toxic, are sent by
the Shanghai correspondents of the
Standard and Daily Telegraph. The
London newspapers accept the news as
true, but as it seems to have originated
at Shanghai it would seem advisable
to regard it with reserve pending Off
cial confirmation.
The battle at Tatung Pass, which the
Daily Chronicle reports, is also sent by
the Daily Telegraph's Newchwang cor
respondent, but on smaller scale.
This battle is probably nothing more
than an exaggerated version of the
fight reported by Gen. Kuroki to have
occurred at Pataotsi.
st. Petersburg Without News.
st. Petersburg, May 27.-The general
staff is not in a position to confirm or
deny the Toxic report that the Japanese
have occupied Kinchou. The latest Of
fetal information regarding fighting in
that vicinity was conveyed in Lieut.
Gen. Sakharoff's telegram, which said
that the japanese had lost 700 on May
IS. This agrees with information con-
tanned in the dispatches of May %, Gen.
Sakharoff apparently accepting the re-
port from the same Chinese source. 1t
would be great surprise to the authori-
ties here if the report of the capture of
Kinchou should prove to be true. The
impression heretofore entertained is
that Kinchou would prove hard nut
for the japanese to crack, and that its
reduction would need siege train, and
call for careful approaches, which would
occupy the enemy for long time. The
opinion of the best authorities is that
if the Japanese rushed Kinchou by a
frontal attack unsupported by heavy
guns, which it is not believed they pos
sess, the capture of the place must have
been effected at a tremendous loss to
the attackers.
Bombardment of Port Arthur.
St. Petersburg, May 27.-The follow
ing despatch from Viceroy Alexieff,
dated May 26, has been received by the
emperor: Reports from Rear Ad-
mirals Wittsoeft and Grigorovitch state
that the enemy bombarded from Ingen-
tsi bay ION the west coast of the Kwang-
tung peninsula, about Ii miles north OF
Port Arthur with gunboats (The vice.
roys despatch does not give the date OF
the bombardment).
ION the following night the japanese
attempted to block the roadstead OF
Port Arthur with mines, and from shore
observations it is believed that some
steam launches and two torpedo boats
were sunk"
Fortifying Fengwangcheng.
st. Petersburg, May 27.-The general
staff has received the following telegram
dated May %, from Lieut.. Sakha.
rolf: There is no change in the general
situation in the Fengwangcheng district
Our cavalry report that the japanese
are constructing Notifications around
Sengkangcheng, where they have force
, of 10000 infantry, and 1900 cavalry
with sc field guns The Japanese ad
vance guard has advanced to % mile:
5 north of the All river, their front being
turned towards Saimatse and Kuantian
: SIAN They are effecting no other move
!, ments north of the All river.
3 Japs Lost 700.
l According to Chinese reports bat
7 tie took place at Kinchou May Is, il