Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-12
TO SAVE THEM FROM THE JAPS.
The Place Was Intended to be tn
Chief Commercial Emporium
In the East.
INVESTMENT OF PORT ARTHUR.
1t is Proceeding Very CautiousIy--ln.
vaders Marching Slowly to Kin
ChOw-Watcr Supply May be Cut.

st. Petersburg, May 70, 4:3O p. m,--
Later kilograms received indicate that
the whole Of Port Dalny has been des-
troyed by the Russians,
FROM ALEXIEFF.
st. Petersburg, May p, Ale p. M
Viceroy Alexlcff has telegraphed to the
car announcing that the Russians have
blown up the docks and piers at Port
Dalny Lao Tung peninsula, presum-
ably to render more difficult Japanese
landing at that point
Port Dalny, on fallen Wan bay. on
the east coast OF the Lilac Tung penin-
sula, was intended by Russia to be the
chief commercial emporium Of its east
ern dominious. An edict providing for
its construction was issued by the Rus
sian emperor July 30, 1899, and Port
Dalny, fully equipped with all modetn
improvements. docks, warehouses and
railroad facilities, was opened TO COM
merce In December 1901
Talien Wan Is one of the finest deep
water harbors on the Pacific. II is free
from ice In winter time and ships draw
ing 80 feet of water can enter at low
tide without difficulty and without the
aud OF pilots can sail or steam alongside
/. the immense docks and piers, where
their cargOes can be loaded into railroad
cars and run direct for 6,000 miles into
the city Of St Petersburg. Five large
piers had been constructed, each sup
piled with numerous railroad tracks
and immense warehouses and elevators,
gas. electric lights and water and
large breakwater was being construct
ed so that ships could lie at the piers
and load and unload regardless of
weather Docks for foreign vessels,
steam and sail extended between the
piers and along the shore for two miles.
There We're two first class dry docks
one intended for ordinary ocean steam
ers and the other designated TO accom-
modate the largest vessels of war or
commerce.
over $G,0O0.OOO had been expended on
the harbor system before the end OF
1902 and it was estimated that the cost
of completing the works would be near
ly S2O,0 900. but this does not In any
way represent the total cost Of the
erection OF this great commercial port
which, with Port Arthur, distant about
20 miles, was leased by the Chinese
government to Russia I'm 1898.
Nearly $4,000 men We're employed
daily on the work OF constructing the
port and town The total population
had been estimated at about 10000
mostly Chinese, Japanese, Koreans and
Russians
INVESTMENT OF PORT ARTHUR,
ST. Petersburg, May i2. From the Of
h-lal adViCcs received here ID Ia evil
dent that the japanese are proceeding
very cautiously toward the investment
of Port Arthur While an interruption
OF the telegraph and railroad may
again occur az any time, communca-
ton with the fortress was still open
last night AdVices received by the
general STAFF show that the invaders
who landed at Pit2wo are marching
slowly on Kin Chou. which Is an ad-
vanced position defending the Russian
Gibraltar, detaohlng only a small force
TO cut the line at Poandie, thus Civ
ing rise TO the reports that they had
effected a landing at Port Adams, The
Russians have occupied Sisthao bay. on
the east side Of the Lao Tung PENN
suit, opposite Kin Chou showing that
they have no intention OF withdrawing
further south, On the contrary, lndi-
cations point to stubborn resistance.
The presence az Port Arthur Of Gen.
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may signify that the garrison OF the
fortress Is much stronger than the
Russians desired the enemy 10 believe.
Fock commanded the Fourth division
or Siberian rihemen. II the whole d.
vision Is on the Lao Tuns peninsula
Gen, StOessel has at least 30 900 men
AZ his disposal, which would render
the Investment OF Port Arthur extreme.
ly difficult unless the Japanese bring
up three times that number OF troops.
There is talk OF Japanese cutting or
me water supply OF Port Arthur but
TINS Is declared 20 be impossible, az
condensed sea water is the chief source
or the supply. the wells only being
used by the Chinese
GEAR TO BID TROOPS FAREWELL
81 Petersburg, May 70 u:2S p. NIL
Emperor Nicholas Is arranging TO 70
10 kharkon May % 10 bid farewell to
the Tenth army corps upon lis de.
parture for the far east.
The Associated Press learns frnm
the highest source that the emperor ia
exceedingly anxious TO 20 TO the front
To his inumates recently he has spok
en- much on the subject but ne realizes
that conditions OF state demand his
presence at home Nevertheless II is
now not considered Impossible that he
VIII follow the example OF al the
Romanon dynasty during this last
century and undergo his baptism OF
IRE. To fight with the army Ia one or
the traditions of his house Alexander
entered Paris with the allied powers
after the battle Of Waterloo. Nicholas
died In n common soldiers hovel IN
the Crlmea and Alexander n with tho
heir apparent were at the front during
the Turkish war. Perhaps an additional
reason why Emperor Nicholas desires
70 meet the enemy ~ that he carries ON
his body tho mark OF a wound inflicted
by O fanatlcal japanese policeman
when he was attacked In a theater AT
Otsu, during his visit 70 Japan In 1895,