The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-08-12
JAPS HEAR OF FALL
OF PORT ARTHUR
REPORT REACHES NAGASAKI
THAT RUSSIAN STRONGHOLD
HAS BEEN CAPTURED.
NO ADVICES FROM TOXIC
TO CONFIRM THE NEWS
Another Great Battle Said to Have
Been Fought Near Liaoyang-Gen.
.Keller's Death Due to Reckless Ex-
posture.

posture.
Nagasaki, Aug. Sit is reported
here that Port Arthur has been captured
by the Japanese.
New York, Aug SIT is not probable |
that Nagasaki would be the first point |
and the only point to learn of the fall of |
Port Arthur There are no advices from |
Toxic or the Japanese legations at
Washington or London to confirm the
Nagasaki report.
News to Chicago Paper.
Chicago, Aug S.-The Evening News
prints the following special cablegram
| with the explanation that "The above
cable comes from a reliable correspon-
dent, who has always sent accurate
news No official confirmation of this re-
port has been received"
Nagasaki, Aug. 8. = Port Arthur has
been taken by the Japanese.
Russians Discredit Report.
ST. Petersburg, Aug. 8.-The report
of the fall of Port Arthur, received
from Nagasaki, does not obtain great
er credence at the admiralty and war
offices here than previous kilograms
on the same subject.
Report of Another Great Battle.
St. Petersburg, Aug. S.-A dispatch to
the Bourse Gazette from Liaoyang says
that another great battle has been
fought in the neighborhood of Houtsl-
atze, on the railroad about IA miles west
of Liaoyang, in which the Japanese loss
es are estimated to have been from 10000
to $4,000 and the Russian losses insig-
nificant.
Not Another Battle.
st. Petersburg, Aug. S.-The Lao
l yang dispatch to the Bourse Gazette is
believed to refer to the fighting of
July 80, July 81 and August 1. The
war office has not received any re-
ports of later fighting, and points out
that HoutsiatZe is couple OF miles
westward of Yushu pass, whence the
Russians fell back on Anping after the
battle of July 81.
Reports Japanese Advancing.
st. Petersburg, Aug. Seen. Kuro-
patkin reports that the Japanese adj
vanced ten miles north of Haicheng
Thursday, and that they are also adj
vancing in considerable force from
Pahuisai (Kutsia), on the Russian
east flank. The Japanese were con-
centrated in the peIghborhood of HUI
lungou, and considerable forces of
Japanese at Houtsiatze and Siksenyan
crossed to the right bank of the Taitse
river hut were driven back.
Think Kuropatkin Will Not Fight.
St. Petersburg Aug 8. = Military Of
fcers think it unlikely that Gen. Kuro-
patkin is giving battle at Liaoyang, since
this would involve the abandonment of
the stores, totaling millions of pounds,
accumulated there, and would be almost
as bad as a general defeat.
Try to Blow UP Bridge.
Newchwang, Aug. 8-Russian spies
made an attempt to destroy the railway
bridge near Yinkow. They were frus-
: trated by Chinese railway employees.
Gen. Flu Kushima was supposed to be on
| train about to cross the bridge.
Gen. Keller Was Reckless.
: Liaoyang. Aug. s. Prince Shirenski,
an eyewitness of Lieut.. Gen. Count Kel-
ler's death, says it was due to reckless
inspection of the batteries made on foot
During a lull in the fighting, about mid
E day July 81, Gen. Keller, though warned
by his subordinates that his white uni.
form made a fine target, laughed and
. slipped from his horse and walked tc
: the front of the battery just as shrap-
q mel shell burst He died within two min
: utes after being wounded. The railway
2 carriage in which his body was brought
3 here was profusely decorated with ever,
\ green's and wild flowers gathered by his
$ men as a last tribute to their com
: mander.
4 Seven Russian Officers Killed.
st. Petersburg, Aug. S.-The army or
gan Saturday published the names of The
officers killed or wounded July 81 an(
:. August 1, showing that seven were killed
Y and 40 wounded, including Gen. Dekin
D lin. commanding the Thirty-first artil
!. lery brigades. In addition eight Of
g ficers are missing and one officer diet
: from sunstroke. The paper does no
a say this is complete list. The officers
e are from IL infantry regiments, OF Wnlcl
four are East Siberian regiments belong
ing to the late Gen. Keller's corps, fiv'
European regiments belonging to tn
g Tenth corps and four Siberian regi
b ments in all AZ battalions.
: Russians Torpedo Own Battleship.
London, Aug. 8.-A dispatch to new
= agency says that the Russian battleshil
Slava was accidentally torpedoed Satur
day at Cronstadt but sustained noseriou
damage. The Slaya is battleship of 13,
SIG tons.
Adjudged a Prize.
= Vladivostok, Aug. S.-The prize cour
Friday adjudged the sunken steame
- Knight Commander and its cargo law
full prize.