Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-09

! Ave sound vessels. All the guns from
the damaged ships have been removed
to the forts and the sailors from these
ships have gone TO the front with the
troops The Russian warships, which
formerly We're painted black, are now
painted gray as are the vessels Of the
japanese feet. Russian torpedo boats
leave the harbor occasionally for hair
an hour, but the larger warshps cannot
get through the entrance
The Russians are refusing permission
to skilled Workmen to leave Port Ar
thur but many are escaping. Little
work Is being done in the machine
shops because Of the confusion among
the workmen each time firing Is heard
one shell recently wrecked u machine
shop building. but did no damage to
the machinery Another shell wrecked
the offices IN the dockyard
Three hundred and fifty mines have
been laid I'm the roadstead and many
pihcia have been placed around the
ships In the naval basin. Some OF the
latter We're exploded last week by
lightning but no damage was done,
The Chinese who have come out of
Port Arthur complain OF the treatment
accorded item ny the Rus siam soldiers.
declaring they were maltraatcd II they
d!d rot supply the soldiers with money
and liquor Villagers I'm tlln Vicinity OF
Port Arthur avg compelled TO supply the
Solfhals with n -, aud RUseidn horses
ara turned lo SO IT, their wheat fields.
destroying the crops,
Japanse spies who entered Port Ar
thur last week distributed notices as
sur ne the ChuNsp Of liberal treatment
In case the japanese were victorious,
] ORT ARTHUR STILL BLOCK AIDED.
Chefoo June g. noon.-Chinese arr
irving from Port Arthur say the en-
trance TO that harbOr is still blocked.
aud large vessels are unable to pass in
or out Gunboats and torpedo boats
can only effect a passage at high tide.
The Russians have several fortified po-
sitions between the present positions
extended for a distance Of seven miles
out. and under the forts at Port Arthur
The japanese fleet Is bombarding
Port Arthur daily from a considerable
distance off shore fearing to attempt
q closer range OF fire on account of
danger from Russian mines, The Chi
nese when leaving the town had great
difficulty I'm securing provisions and
several junks which left recently with
But any food on board. We're supplied by
the japanese cruisers which stopped
them.
The Russian officials have notified
the Chinese that officers who have
treated people Of their nationality cru
ely have been punished
Both sides are doing their utmost to
earn the good viii Of the Chinese.
A junk from Takushan reports that
the Russian officers who ordered the
destruction Of Chinese wagons. etc, be-
fore that town was evacuated have
been punished,
JAPANESE REPULSED.
ST. Petersburg, June Especial dis
patches from Lao Yang report Chinese
as bringing news that the Japanese on
June ? attacked Port Arthur by land
and sea but were repulsed with loss
Of $500 men and foGr vessels which,
Judging from the description Of them.
were torpedo boats
other dispatches give rumors of n
naval battle between two fleets IN tie
gulf Of Pechi III and definite report ~
a bombardment In Lioa Tang gulf near
l<ia Ping, which may foreshadow n
landing there for the purpose OF cutting
the railroad back Of the Russian troops
operating around Wafangian.