The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-03-05
PORT ARTHUR DONBARDED

Fifteen Japanese warzhips fuFionsly
bombarded Port Arthur from 10 70 IL
o'clock Tuesday morning. The Russian
cruisers NoVik, Askold and Bayan. ac-
companied By four torpad boats.
steamed ont TO meet the attack. They
were. however. forced 20 retire.
The Askold was in q sinking coDdi.
tion. The Novik was badly damaged
and a torpedo boat was sunk. The
Russian battieship Rstyizan was again
damaged.
The Japanese withdrew in good or
der.
This report. however. shows q repe-
tition az the now familiar tactics Of
Japan. and IL IL presumed that this at
tack WAS made ia bad weather, pre-
vious photographic Adyicas having re-
ported a severe gale raging At Port Ar
thur. As usual, the JApaneAe did not
remain long enough on the hasbor %
ensble the gunDerN &C the forts 20 get
their range Again the three cruisers.
the bAyan. Ast0ld and NoVik came
out 20 meet the attack. and this sug-
geSts that either they were emily effect
i've ships there or that the larger bat
Iieships were unable 10 get out Ae-
eonding 10 a report from 81. Peters
burg. a body Of cOssacks from the
south Ussuri province. with quick fir-
ing guns. is advancing along the east
coast Of Korea 60 prevent the landing
Of the msiu japanese army. and the
comment il made that possibly the
landing At POssiet bay may have been
made with the lnieBtion Of attacking
this force, A dispatch from Shanghai
90 the Daily ChroBscle says the Ras-
slams are transferring the guns from
the disabled ships ~ Port Arthur 20 the
foTts there.
A diapAteh from Chefoo 10 the Stan.
dard. ssgs . japADese cruiser and tor
prdo boat catered that harbor without
lights. and 10 is beloved they embark ed
the japanese who teok refnge there af-
Ter the Attempt 20 bottle up Port Ar
thur.
Toxic correspondent Of the Times
cables that the stsneAu sunk BY the
JsrAnese on either side Of the Russian
bastlcship RetviERn at Port Arthur
practically OBJ truet the entrance % the
haEbor.
The Russian army has formerly
granted the request al the United
States that certain officers Of the
American army be- PERMITTED 20 &C
company the RGssiaa troops aud wit.
pess tisear operations in The war with
japan.
Russia has attacked the Korean army
near Win kliltnR a numbeF and cans
sng the remainder 10 nas panic
stTicken-
A well known French merchant 81
Paris. who has done q large amount %
bnsiness with PORT Arthur, declares
THAI should the Russian line Of com.
muuicAtion be cut OF between that
point and Muk den there IL not saili.
cient provisions in tie town 20 last a
fortnight he declares thA; q shroisge
of Ammanissaon in the forts can con.
fiieuily be expected very soon. The
vicenoy has planned 10 rcp0enssh the
supply By means 81 the transport fleet,
bet they can not now reach their des-
tlnatton.
The Vienna zoit. Published At 81.
Petersburg mentioning the ramor that
the emperor Of Russia desired 20 so 20
the far east, il against the wish OF
General KouropatAin.
Tho Morales government has decid-
cd Ia buy from Venezuela the gunooAt
MirAdnA for $500 900. TO be paid in
sia ins,Allmenis. as well as 5000 Maa-
scr rifles and Zoo. 900 cartridges
This otter " war material was made
By President Castro through the Do.
minican minister - Caracas. senior
Lopez
News expected momentarily Of fight
ms in the neighborhood Of the Yalu.
The Japanese are advancing northward.
Il is reported none IT the inhabitants
Of PingyAng have fied.
While no confirmation Of the report
Published in the London Daily Tele-
graph that the japanese had bombarded
Port Arthur has been received from
any point, the wires from the scene Of
war have been practically silent for
the past - hours. and in some curriers'
this silence is supposed 60 indicate that
JApau's great attack on Port Arthur IL
actually in progress and that conse-
quently the use of The wires has been
discontinued.
II il said that the japanese military
object 10 the installation Of wireless
'elegraphy apparatus on newspaper
boats.
The Japanese squadron at Chemulpo
has been strengthened. A feet OF Ia
battleships and cruisers have been sta
toned permanently in Prince jerome
gulf between Chebido island and the
anchorage.
A reporter says that the KOREANS are
hostile to the Japanese and they are
assisting the Russians in northern
Korea.