Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-22
TITANIC CONFLICT STILL IN PROGRESS
AGAINST ALMOST IMPROBABLE FORTRESS
Russians Defending With the Energy Of Dispar. Even
St. Petersburg Has Faint Hope Of Favorable Out.
come. War Ships Will Never Surrender to
the Japs. Vladivostok Vessels.
Seriously Injured.
GRAE CONDITIONS AT SHANG HA| OVER CHINESE NEUTRALITY
GRAVE CONDITIONS AT SHANG HAT OVER

correct precedent set by Germany al
kai Chou and insist on tho obedience
of the Russians to the orders ID leave
or disarm without delay and thus set.
tlc the question of the neutrality ef
China for the rest of the war.
No instructions Issued.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2a lit Ii Is.
serted positively at the navy depart.
ment that the American fleet at
Shanghai Is not charged with the
protection OF Chinese neutrality by
any special instructions Officials
here are convinced the Japs have no
Intention of violating Chinese neutral.
tty and furthermore that they would
not jeopardize the immensely valu.
able foreign interests at Shanghai by
making the harbor a battle ground,
No instructions have been sent to Aa.
miral Stirling to Interfere with the
action of the Japanese vessels.
Bombarding Port.
ST PETERSBURG. Aug. y. Tlis
emperor has received report dated
yesterday from the Russiaf comnlantl,
ant at Korsakoyk, Island Of sanhalm
as follows;
Since z o'clock this morning The
enemy has bombarded Korsakoyk, the
government house has been destroyed
The damage done 10 the town Ii quit,
considerable, There were no casual
ties.
Russians still Hope.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug 22.-The
storming Of Port Arthur, which ac
cording to foreign dispatches Is pro
crossing is riveting all attention. The
brave and stubborn resistance which
General Stoessel is making Is evokinl
high praise and the war office ant
people are hoping almost against hope
that he will be able 10 hold out II
spite Of the heavy odds against him
An official dispatch from Rear Ad
miral Ouktomsky at Port Arthur b,
way Of Che Foo says only two off
GERS were killed on board the ship
which returned to the harbor aftei
the fight Of August 10 but his infor
nation about the condition Of Til
ships II not satisfactory, the admiral
ty explaining He probably avoided
giving specific details fer fear Iii.
dispatches might fall into Japanes,
hands. The news that the Russian
squadron at Port Arthur has agaii
sailed ont Is expected lit any hour ii
Rear Admiral Ouktomsky's orders IN.
Imperative to 10 out Or destroy hi
ships beyond The possibility of repat
before the fortress falls.
Novik vanquished.
TOXIC, Aug, 22.--After d sever,
engagement with the protected cruia
ers, Chitose and Tausbima. The grey
hounds OF the Japanese navy, thi
fleet Russian cruiser NoyiI has beef
yanquished. The fight occurred yca
terday. After Il. the NoyIk, in ,
sinking condition, was run ashore Ii
Koraskoysk hafbor ON the island o
Sakhalin.
Details Of this sea fight are no
known here. but IL Is evident that Iii,
Chltose and Tausbima caught up Will
the Noylk yesterday, and that q run
ming fight ensued. The contest wa
resumed and terminated early thi
morning. Captain Snkcichiro Tuka
shi. who was IN command of the Chit
ose, reports the engagement In
brief Telegram which reached I'll,
navy department here this afternoon
He says he first attacked the RussiaI
cruiser Saturday afternoon and tha
Sunday morning he Inflicted heay!
damage on her. The Novik nearl,
sank and she was beacbed at Korsa
hovosk. a shell from the NovIl
struck the Taushlma in bunker
Temporary repairs. however, render
cd the Japanese vessel yeaworihy ant
lshe continued the fight. The Jap