The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-18
cavalry scouts
IN A SKIRMISH
RUSSIAN FORCE SOUTH OF YALU
RIVER COMPELLED TO RE-
TIRE BEFORE JAPANESE.
DETAILS OF BOMBARD-
MENT AT PORT ARTHUR
Admiral Makaroff Is the Hero of the
Hour in st. Petersburg-Japanese
War Loan Has Been over-Sub-
scribed Nearly Fivefold.


Seoul, March Ian engagement
took place on the Sth inst. between
Russian and Japanese cavalry scouts
near Kasan, 81 miles north of Pyang
Yang. One japanese trooper was
killed during the fight. The Russians
eventually retired.
mbardment of Port Arthur.
Port Arthur, March 14.-Thursday
night passed without incident. The
Japanese squadron, which disappeared
after Thursdays bombardment and
naval fight, has not returned. The
Russian squadron proceeded to sea
Friday morning and returned Friday
afternoon. 1t is understood that no
japanese ships were sighted.
Although during the bombardment a
number of shells from the Japanese
ships burst in the streets of the town,
the damage to the buildings was COM
paratively slight.
The new town sustained the greatest
damage. A shell burst few yards
from the house of M. Sidorski, law
yer, whose wife is a daughter of Col.
Baron Frank NJ Sidorski, and his
daughter were killed on the spot, the
latter's head being blown off. Nine.
Sidorski was injured by fragments of
the shell and girl named Waleritsch
was wounded and died soon afterwards
in hospital.
A Chinaman was killed and several
Cinnamon were wounded.
Gen. Stoessel, the commander of the
Russian troops at Port Arthur, and
his staff while watching the lombard
ment from a battery were peppered
by splinters from shell, but sustained
no injuries.
On Golden hill Lieut.. Wachtin and
one soldier were wounded.
Two sentries on Electric cliff were
wounded
A Japanese ironclad was struck by
a Russian shell and slowly withdrew
The commandment, which was Sc
we're, only ceased at 12:45 in the after
noon.
Hero of the Hour in Russia.
Makaroff's name IL on every lip in ST.
Petersburg. He is the hero of the
hour. The details of Thursdays fight
ing at Port Arthur did not become
public until Saturday morning, when
eager crowds, unmindful of heavy
snowfall, gathered about Viceroy
Alexieff's bulletins, which were posted
at every corner. The sorrow over the
loss of the Russian torpedo boat de-
stroyers was swallowed up by the ad-
miration caused by the daring exploit
Nof the Russian naval commander IN
chief in going personally to her rescue.
Goes to Protect Americans.
Seoul, March 1.-THE United States
ship Cincinnati left Chemulpo Satur-
day for Chinnampo to bring away the
women and children from the Amer
lean company's mines at Unsan. The
families of American missionaries
south of the Yalu are not considered
to be in any danger, but every precau-
ton is being taken for their safety.
Situation at Seoul.
Seoul. March 14.-Detachments of
Korean soldiers marching up and
down the main streets in the neigh
borhood of the palace at all hours of
the day and evening give an air of
martial activity to this city. But few
japanese soldiers remain here. All
have gone north, and the foreign le-
cations continue to be guarded by ma
rines. The American legation has
35 men on duty in the grounds and
others are quartered at American bust
ness houses for the sake of better ac-
commodations. Foreigners. however,
feel perfectly safe, although there is
more real business activity at Che
mulpo.
The japanese authorities treat for
eigners very courteously and have just
given American Minister Allen permits
sion to go to the front with pas
sage on transport to Chinnampo.
War preparations continue here
methodically. while about 10000 Kore-
ans pursue their normal, everyday
life free from excitement The funeral
OIL lue idte eIlpIeSS uoWdSeT Will Jake
place on Monday.
Many Times over-Subscribed.
Washington, March 1.-THE Jap
anese minister Saturday received from
his government cablegram stating
that the subscriptions to the loan of
100, 100000 yen exchequer bonds
amount now to 436,000,00O yen. The
dispatch further states that it is ex-
been received the subscriptions will
exceed 500, 100000 yen. The small SUBJ
scriptions, averaging between IS and
200 yen, will, the cablegram states,
alone amount to $1,000 900 yen.