Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-17
SEA CAPTAINS ACCOUNTS.
We're Present at Bombardment and
Give Graphic Description Of
What Occurred.
THE RUSSIANS SEEK CHINESE AID.
COmmlssariat Officers Apply for Per-
mission TO Use Railways to Trans.
port Troops and Stores.

New York. March i7.-Three Norws.
CLAN steamers--the Brand, the Argo and
seireetad, released u few days ago by
the authorities at Port Arthur, have ar
rived at Shanghai, according to
World dispatch from that city. The
captains, who were put under oath by
the Russians TO reveal nothing they
saw, refuse to speak OF affairs at Port
Arthur. but the correspondent asserts
that members OF the crews willingly
told what they knew. During the last
bombardment last Sunday the Argo
lay alongside the battleship Retvizan
In the harbor, and one OF the Norwe-
CLANS confirmed previous reports to
the effect that japanese shell fell on
the Retyizan's deck, where It exploded,
killing 10 officers and men.
Scarcely residence in the new part
OF the town escaped damage.
Many Of the inhabitants attempted
to construct rude bomb-proofs.
one shell fell among crowd of sight
seers who gathered at a point of van
tage and Were gazing out 10 sea at the
attacking feet The shell killed 25.
Three government clerks were killed
while nurrying from the port admral's
Office.
A cruiser lying at anchor a cables
length from the Retvizan, probably the
Diana utpttaE
ana set on fire. The sailors declare
that so persons on board persisted.
The supply OF food in Port Arthur Ia
still sufficient for the needs OF the gar.
rison, but II is entirely under the CON
trdl OF the military authorities. who
issue daily rations
The Norwegans insist that when they
left the Russian fleet had sailed with
the view OF making a dash for Vladi-
vostok,
IL is possible, however, that the YES
sells had merely gone on another scout.
ing expedition. There remained in the
harb0r beside the disabled warships
only the volunteer fleet steamer Kasan,
four smaller Russian merchantmen,
one whaler and the Russian hospital
ship Mongolia which had been struck
by shells killing half dozen men,
p,,ser,Ne e,,,,,, n,,,,-.
NoSslANs sEEh cHlNAS AID.
Pekln, March l7-Russan commits
sariat officers have applied to the Chi
rese railway officials at Hsln Min run
for permission TO use their line for
the transportation OF troeps and stores
The officials have replied that the mat.
ter presents many difficulties and that
they must refer the application 10 the
authorities at Pekln
Some questions were also asked re-
s todSans or .ne Poss,ulleK OF purchasing
ing the procurement Of ships for trans
pcrtation purposes should the railway
not be available. Native agents Of the
Russo-Chinese bank at Mukden have
also approached the railroad officials
upon the same subject.
The magistrate at Chin Chou will
not allow the natives to sell supplies
OF any KIND to the Russians.
The Japanese authorities here state
that land engagement OF any mag
nitude Is not likely before another
honth.
military attache here considers the
mechanical mines laid by the Japanese
meet az Port Arthur efficient to pre-"
vent the RUSSIAN fleet from leaving that
port
NO HOPE FROM AMERICA
81 Petersburg. March IL, 1873 p. NJ
Inc Bourse Gazette says Japan's hope
now looks only w China with ,ha , s"'
ters hatred OF the west in view she Is
trying her best to effect an alliance.
Inc Gazette predicts that Chinese neu-
rality VIII soon be broken.
PORT ARTtt'p To pr oprNrn
Tien Tsin, March l,--lloyd's agent
at Newchwang wires as follows;
Port Arthur will be open March %
ana 80 ana steamers have been charter
ed for spring shipments. The reports
that Newchwang viii be attacked
shortly are untrue and there Is no truth
IN the statement that the Russians are
trying to lay mines abreast OF the fort
Business is going on as usual, and
NJ Crosse OF the civil administration
is doing all in his power TO further the
trade interests Of both Chinese and for
eigners.
"The American and British residents
insist that warShips should be station
ed here. but there are NO signs OF any
trouble,
japanese troops viii probably land
H.. "a 80. l..