The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-19

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- e'e' sou' s. aug. ID up'iI an
1ety regarding the fate of the Port Ar
thur squadron has reached the highest
pitch. and remained unrelieved when
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VI .,u sea .isnt Will ioi,o"e" Wv.
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ing anu iiicoiiciusiNe lii"l d stlot's nope
sN's.s va, ..ie Itussa,' SLIPS succeeoeu
III p'e,ihiiis through lIie 1'pailese iieel.
inueeu' IL Is ruinored iate iast hishI
ma. .i c! .he squadron had passed peyohu
the Shahg luns prolnohto'Y' Whicn
"ould prlng the squadron AT ieist loo
lilileS 10 me southeast Oh FORT Arthur
ana INTO the yellow sea.
Although unable TO confirm TINS ru-
NOR, the Associated Press learns that
me lalnlly OF Lleu'enitnt SmSrhoii, OIL
1lcer or the battleship CZareVltch, last
evening received telegram from MIN
dated at Isingchan today. Inc mes
sage contained only two words: Alive;
embraces.
Tsingchau Is 1GO miles southwest of
Che1oo, In the province OF Shan Iung,
and is at the entrance of Kiauchau bay.
The receipt of this telegram might be
rumor that the squadron has reached
tne open sea beyond Shan IunS IN no
other way can Lieutenant Smyrnoif's
family explain the message from Using
chau.
is hardly believed the squadron
user put INTO kiauchau, alihough some
.ilhe ago IL was reported mat II might
as more llKely that one OF the torpedo
e e,.' osstrosers was Sent mere win or.
.rlal ai 1s!' ana i'led Lieutenant
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+, ne nems 1i sne Iis'',ant ~, Oh me
,n+ oa'.ol ,,esH.aei'1 q. Cneioo mas
~. Ns ~, s"t =, re ~ 10 "iitel tooi
ti,nt hd,,;rnI S,,,,,1ieff ,,i,r,,t - ~ ~
nriy,d of IT, 5a,,rt,,yn 20 a. p,,'i ~
vessnIs rro,, pnrt Artr,. y, ' ti,,.
he might start ont Win tho vladiv rI,.e
ING them ''
f Is denied ,t tho admiralty th,+ tho
couodro,i Ioft port A rtt,, ha,,,,,.l ~
situation of the fnrtress w,e dnsnoro ~
The admiralty authorities So IL i
more than likely that the Jannnesa are
close up to the perlmeter of the fort-
ress. and the warshins were nnnhio :,
render further service. and that thor
safety was endangered nv the nl,,np
hills.
London, Aug. ia news agency
Toxic dispatch announces definitely
that Togo has frustrated the attemnt
OF the Port Arthur SQUADRON to escane
and adds that the Port Arthur forts
participated with the warships in the
enrnpament Indicating if tr,e that
the fighting occmrred close to The MOTT
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TOXIC, Aug. lo.-EVidently driven to
sea by the fire of the Japanese land
from Port Arthur "Wednesday morning
Admiral noro i,,,meI;oteIv closo1 o. o.
and nnnnad sev.,r.. engara,,,o,,t a ~,
anu opened u severe engagement, winch
lasted until nightfall. Afterwards the
japanese destroyers and the torpedo
The Japanese fleet withdrew Cur
ing the night. A guardship sta
toned or the harbor reported that she
saw at dawn today the battleship Ret
vizan and the Pobieda steaming toward
Port Arthur.
Admiral Togo has not vet reported
the results of Yesterdays engagement.
1t is thought here that the Russians at
tempted to escape SEWARD from their
base, which is no longer tenable but
again refused to attempt to force. Togo's
line.
Chefoo. Aug. 13,-u Is reported tho
Japanese protected cruiser Knsnpi was
sunk off Round island in recent en-
gagement. The Russian shins nafora
leaving Port Arthur, took IN hoard
heavy stores Of machinery material for
ship repairing. The torpedoboat de-
stroyer Ryeshitelni has been die
mantled by the removal of the breaches
of her guns
AN
maps and charts ayailaole Is situated off
of verN preat n,,nv ne i, irara I9rrms one
islads of hat part or the Korean S' coast
to- the men t99k place not lar
-
London, Aug. ia dispatch to the
Japanese legation from Toxic confirms
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