The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-08-30
PORT ARTHUR NOW
SURROUNDED
ReinfO-Cements Rushed 10
Besieging Army-fdlI of
fortress Imminent

London. Aug. 29.-The Tien Tsin cor
respondent of the Standard cabling Sat-
urday afternoon. says: "Conhrmatory
details just arrived represent the Japan
ese as having reached poin. within
l.200 yards from the new town at Port
Arthur on the west side ana as being
within a mile Of the east dock basin on
the east side. Strong reinlorcemen,s. IL
is said. are hurrying up from Dalny and
Pitzwo. leaving reserves at bo-.. places.
The Daily Malls Kobe correspondent in
a dispatch dated Saturday last says:
Following Is the posit on of Port Ar
thur: The japanese have captured all
the outlying fortifications. but the Rus
slams san hold the citadel on An,szshan.
Golden Hill forts and The forts on Tigers
Tail and Liaou mountain. The Japane4e
and barracks under the Antszshan tort
on the outskirts.
''Ine fall Of r,ort Arthur Is believed to
be imminent. Ii Is believed the garrison
Will MAKE SoItie oeloie the Gnu eoincS.
Che Foo. Aug. 2S.-iniormation which
TO very great extent confirms previous
reports of the condition of Port Arthur
was received here today by junKs which
left there on August "a and 26. The most
important statement agreed to by pas
sengers these junks confirms the
pnrt thai tho Russ aua have haau drfyan
from the fort Immediately east of the
railroad. This fort is named Rihlung
shan, and Is located on The tan of the
Dragon hills along the SUBMITS of which
built.
The lighting from August II to Aug
ust q was severe. but since The latter
date 1t has been comparatively light. On
August 26 the fort on Laotia mountain
was fired on from six japanese torpedo
boats. but the result of the action is no,
known.
The Russian marines have left the
ships in the harbor and are working al
the land batteries. Shells from the Jap
anese fire continue TO fall in Port Ar
thur and the dockyards and the warships
have scattered about the harbor in at
tempts to protect themselves from the
enemy's projectiles. A Chinese who was
employed on the docks at Port Arthur
gays that the battleships Retvizan. Pot
tava and Sevastopol are badly damaged.
The first mentioned ship rests low in the
water by the stern. The batt,eship po-
b.eda is In lighting condi ion. There are
also four gunboats and several torpedo
boat destroyegrs In the harbor. Ane re-
cent report that eight destroyers escaped
from Port Arthur cannot be confirmed.
The japanese are constructing forts at
Louisa bay. nor,nwest Of Port Arthur.
London, Aug 29.-The Toxic corre-
spondent OF the Standard says: ''Unon-
cial reports state that since the explosion
OF their magazine at the foot of Liaoi
hill the Russians appear to be destitute
OF the smokeless powder
London. Aug. z9.-The Tien Tsin cor
respondent OF the Standard. discussing
the distance the Japanese are now from
Port Arthur. declares that they are un-
able to approach nearer the new town
owing TO the fire from the Russian ships.
The japanese commander. the corr espon-
dent says. has ordered that no shells be
TIN own into the town, tor ,he sake of the
non-combatants The attempt to attack
the forts from the outside lines, both to
the westward and eastward, will advance
from the north with a View OF assau.ting
the forts from the inside. The core
spondent adds that. owing 10 the ex-
tensve mii,e area, the cooperation of the
fleet Is difficult.