Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-02-18
The japanese BOmbard Port
Arthur.
Three Russian Cruisers Sunk-About
200 of the Varias's Crew Lost
Their lives when the Ves-
sci Was Destroyed
by yJapancse or
ChemulpO.

Toxic. Feb. 11.-Japan seized Ma
sampho on Sunday and dispatched
heavy force there.
The Japanese have captured at
least five Russian commercial steam
,ers, including the Ekalerintoslav,
Moukden, Russia, Argun and AleXan-
der. They were captured by the
japanese in Korean and adjacent
waters at various times since Satur-
day by small cruisers. Some of the
steamers are rich prizes. The small
steamer Koeik is detained at Yoko-
hama, its status not being clear.
London, Feb. 11.-Dispatches to the
Daily Mail from Toxic and Nagasalf,
dated February 10, report the arrival
at Sasebo, Japan, of two large Rus
sian steamers. One is the volunteer
feet transport Ekaterin noslav, which
recently landed troops and arms at
Port Arthur, and the other is the
steamer Argun, belonging to the Chi
nese eastern squadron.
\ dispatch from St. Petersburg
says that NJ. Kurina, the retiring
Japanese minister to Russia, and his
staff have left there for Berlin.
There was no hostile demonstration.
The dispatch adds that an imperial
ukase has been issued which author
ICES the mobilization of the reserves.
Special dispatches received here
mi ,,or,,inr ,rrou,ca tho arrivals
Of Iononaen soldinrs ot SeouI The
~riap Tsin corresnonden+ of tbe Times
renorts that tbe Russians have mass
acred 100 Chinese at Lion Tunp, in
copseouence of which the officials at
Shan Hai-KNan are greatly alarmed
and are apDealinu TO peIlin for pro-
faction
Tho corrosnorde+ of tho D,ilv Mail
,+ Tien Tin .avs that ri the favor
80 .,,,,+ atfi,iai 90 +t,,, Da,,,oo.,,, H.
,,ress hos haen deco,.ed oyyay and he-
L,aol,d ~. orLo, 81 Yran Sri K,i
commander of tbe Chinese army and
po,,, ii vas nro- -Russian in his feel
ipgs.
San Francisco Feb 11.-A cable
-,r,.or,, From, N,a,.,l,i states that +ha
Rrssi,p cruiser Voriag which was
renorted ia have been sunk Tuesday
at CbemuIno nv tbe Japanese fleet
was cantured and has arrived at
sSasaho The disnotcb also states that
in addition to the Russian vessels
,lo,,,,oad in tho tonado attack at
Port Arthur, seven other vessels were
,captured.
disna+cb from Toxic saws the
Iononaea have contured three Rms
sian transports having on board
about . 600 troons.
G. potarsburo Fab 11-Tbe Russ
.o1ai,,,. 70 boyo autborit,, fo, swine,
+ha+ tba two ne,,. Tonanosa ,yorSbinS
ttLa Viss7,fn and Losi,r,1 ,,,ore so,.ed
won, nortair cant,,re 6v the Rnssion
..l.,,aa,l,, I,a,,,,d for +ba for a,,+ MD,
Admiral Wirenius bv the commander
of a British battleship placing his
vessel across the Suez canal and
shoisting signal of distress. thus de-
laving the Russians two davs.
The anti-Britisb feeling here is bit
ter.
Tho ci+,. il D1ocorded with tho i'm
.neriol n.pifesto decIorinr var
a,,da,, Ea[, % - e,id 40 t,a
foreia,, n4fioo baro ios+ a,.ani,,o +bat
tI,a as,,o,+i,,, af 49, >-o,.,r yr,o,,,,,,
Of g pa+arshurc, tho+ no Tan,ros.
oct :, ;+s o+tanl ~, por+ ir+bur
,,sad WI IIoi W. o ho.o Co., -
attack ON port Arthur i absoIrteIv
,,ntrue
The Tien Tsir corrasnondap+ of tho
Standard cables il is rumored that
five Russian cruisers from VIadiyo.
stock bomborded Uokodote Jonon
,on Tuesday.
In \ disnatch from Narasal,i dotef
February ia q corrn.nondan+ of IN,
DaiIv releora,b saw.
..Tbera has baen , repewed attach
ur port Arthur rho I,nonesa con
+nrod so,.an pn.,i,n shinS a,,d ,.bosal
others
., C,.; -. ,-.., /,
telegraph line around New Chwang.
In a dispatch from Shanghai datet
February l2 , a. m., correspondent