The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-11-26
JAPS SINK THREE BOATS
RUSSIAN DEsTRoYERs SENT TO
BOTTOM DURING soRTlE.
Only Four Members of Their Crews
Saved-Russians Driven from
Da Pass.

Only Four Members of Their Crews
Saved-Russians Driven from
Da Pass.
London, Nov. pa dispatch to the
Daily Express from Nagasaki gives de-
tails of the sortie OF the torpedo boat
destroyers from Port Arthur on the
nights OF November 10, IA and Is. Only
one of these destroyers reached Chez
foo, the Rastoropny. Three others
were sunk by the japanese. The three
boats sunk left lwo days before the
Rastoropny and all carried duplicate
dispatches from Gen. Stoessel. The
Japanese cruiser Kasusa sank the first
destroyer after fight lasting half an
hour, in which all the Russians were
shot or drowned except four, who were
rescued from the sea by the boats from
the kasuga after the destroyer sank.
One Of the men thus rescued has since
Gied. The cruiser Matsuhima sank the
second destroyer 20 miles from Port
Arthur, receiving itself an ineffective
blow from torpedo. Two Japanese
torpedo gunboats sighted the third de-
struyer off Liaotishan at midnight and
chased it until 4 o'clock in the morning,
when the engines OF the torpedo boat
broke down. The sunboats discharged
two torpedoes at the destroyer, both
OF which struck almost simultaneously
The destroyer sank With all on board
st. Petersburg. Nov. l9.-Gen. Stoes-
sci has telegraphed to Emperor Mich
olas that Port Arthur can hold out
several months.
London, Nov. 19.-Thc Daily Mails
st. Petersburg correspondent says
That Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel's report eX-
presses a firm conviction that he will
be able to- hold out at Port Arthur
until the Baltic squadron arrives in
March. on the condition that he is
supplied With munitions and stores.
The government, The correspondent
adds, has instructed its agents abroad
10 supply Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel's re-
Quilemonts at any cost.
Toxic, Nov. ia telegram from
Moji reports the destruction of another
Russian arsenal and magazine at Port
Arthur. The Japanese discovered, il is
said, the location of the arsenal and
conferred their artillery fire upon it.
After dropping 200 shells in the locality
they succeeded in blowing it up
Toxic, Nov. 21.-As a result of tun-
reling by the japanese, the IIrlung-
shan and Sanshunshun forts, the prn-
cpal works OF the Port Arthur Gefenses.
were blown up last Thursday a, 80
O'Clock in the afternoon. 1t is stated the
, explosion was severe one.
Mu den, Nov 22.-Thc Russian de-
tacAments cup ins ia pass have re-
tired before the Japanese column,
1000 Strong. The Japanese are re-
ported to be advancing towards Stint
sintin.
Toxic, Nov. 22.--The navy depart
ment reports the capture of the Ger
man steamer Batelan while attempt
ing to run the Port Arthur blockade.
The department says that at three
a. ~, November IS, Japanese squad
ron cruising Off Yentao sighted YES
sci steaming for Port Arthur The
gunboat Tatsuta pursued and over
took the steamer at five in the morn
ing. On board of the vessel was
found a great quantity Of winter cloth
ing, blankets, medicine and corncd
meats. Her captain said he was bound
for Newchwang. The route and cargo
, OF the Batelan were considered to be
suspicious and she was taken posses
sion of and brought to SasebO
Mukden, Nov 90 via Tientsin, Nov.
22.-Since the japanese attack On Pou-
Z uloff hill on the II ght of November is,
no activity has been apparent. The
character Of the attack on Pou,jloff
hill is not fully understood beyond the
fact that three or four bltat ions par
ticipatcd. 1t probably was made ON
the initiative of the local commander,
without the consent Of headquarters,
and as an attack it can only be favor
ably regarded in the light Of recon-
the most important that has hap. .cncd
since the battle OF Shakhc Pouli!o!f
hill, which is now the center lf inter-
est OF the entire line, could be seen
flashing the signal Of attack from her
Notifications as the Japanese infantry
advanced.
| On account Of repeated reports that
the Japanese intended to attack on
November 19, this assault was bel eyed
to be the signal for an advance of the
entire line, and consequently the entire
Russian army, on the qui viva, inauau-
rated its own hostile movements. both
east and west of PoutiloiT hill. The
Japanese arrived within SO yards of
the Russian trenches. The Russian
fire was too deadly for a further adj
vance. The next morning disclosed
about 80 Japanese dead, which the
Russians buried yesterday. The jana
nese succeeded in carrying off in haste
200 wounded. The Russians lost half
a dozen men in trenches.
Killed Himself.
] San Francisco, Nov. 22.-Charles M
Cooper, aged %, who recently came here
from Aurora, Ill.,, to attend the Leland