Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-02-27

| Cnee roo, FoD. Zl-SeVordl japan.
ese officers and sailors who landed
here in an open boat early today re-
fuse to give information as to where
they came from. At the Japanese
consulate it was given out that they
belonged to a gunboat which was DAM
aged in the fight off Port Arthur which
was sunk in trying to reach this port.
corean Troops to Aid Japan.
Seoul, Feb. 27-The Corean govern
ment has decided to order Corean
| troops to join the Japanese in the
| field. This is taken to mean that the
entire strength of the Corean army
will be thrown to the aid of the Japan
ese in resisting the Russian advance.
The Corean army though small is thor
oughly trained and well equipped and
will form formidable addition to the
great Japanese army which is now
gathered in Corea. The port of Wiju
was formally opened to foreign trade
last night.
The Japanese are steadily advancing
in northern Corea. A large body OF
troops is already established at Ping
Yang Rumors continue to come here
of rising of the natives in Manchuria
against the Russian army and it is said
that several serious engagements with
armed brigands have taken place in
which small parties of Russian troops
suffered severely The Manchurian
bandits are still annoying the Russians
by cutting wires and destroying the
railroads.
Enemy's Loss Great Says Russia.
St. Petersburg, Feb. PA Port Ar
thur correspondent of Russia tele-
graphs: On the morning of February
25th Japanese squadron, consisting
of six battleships and four cruisers
appeared on the horizon. The Japan
ese opened the attack when they ar
rived at four and half miles distant.
The cannonade lasted 40 minutes and
several shells fell within the fortress.
One Chinaman was killed by shell.
The Japanese maneuvers were defec-
tive, and while turning backward, the
battleships got punched. Our ships
took advantage of the big target and
there is reason to believe that the enc
my's loss is great.
Japanese Official Account.
Toxic, Feb. 27-The official report of
the attempt made on last Tuesday
night to block the entrance to the
harbor at Port Arthur reached Toxic
last night.
The report was written by Vice Ad-
miral kamimura. division commander
under Admiral Togo. The report re-
cites that at certain point near Port
Arthur, on Tuesday evening, a number
of merchantmen escorted by torpedo
fiOtilla, were dispatched for the pur-
pose of closing the entrance to the
harbor The torpedo fotilla rejoined
the feet at 10 a. m. Wednesday and
reported that one steamer was sunk
at the foot of the lighthous, on the
left entrance. One was sunk outside
and three were sunk at the foot of
Laotche Hill, almost side by side.
All the steamers were sunk by their
own crews who were all safely rescued.
The torpedo flotilla was unharmed.
The main Japanese feet then advanc-
ed on Port Arthur and began the bonn
bardment Shortly after noon, three
Russian cruisers, which were in the |
outer harbor, retreated to the inner
harbor, showing that the sunken
steamers had not blocked the entrance
to the harbor.
The Japanese continued the bonn
bardment for some time but with what
effect is unknown. Later two Russian
torpedo boats were discovered at the
foot of Laotche Hill. Both were
chased, one escaping, and the other
being pursued into Pigeon Bay where
it sunk The Japanese fleet sustained
no damage and did not lose single
man.
Russia Bitter Against United States.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 27-The Bourse |
Gazette today makes a Washington
dispatch which says that the United
States has undertaken to lay a sub
marine cable from the Philippine Is
lands to Japan to prevent the latter's
isolation in case the Russians cut the
Shanghai cable, the subject of bitter
attack on the Washington government
claiming it is breach of neutrality
Will Run Cable to Island Of Guam.
New York, Feb Pit was an
nOunced in the Associated Press DIS
patch from Washington on Wednesday
night that the Commercial Gable Com
pany had addressed INQUIRIES to the
government as to whether permission
could be secured to land on the island
of Guam. a cable connecting with ia
pan. In considering the request the
government was said to have reached
the conclusion that its assent would
not involve breach of neutrality, TAX
ing the ground that q cable is com !
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