The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-04
JAPANESE ARRIVE
At PORT ARTHUR
DISPATCH FROM CHEFoo SAYS
LAND ATTACK ON STRONG
HOLD HAS BEGUN.
BELIEVED CITY WILL
EVENTUALLY FALL
Russians Are Defeated in Desperate
Battle Near Sumentse - Whole
Squadron of Cossacks and Several
Guns Are Captured.

indianapolis, Ind, June "A special
cable from the staff correspondence of the
indianapolis News at Chefoo, dated June
/, says:
"The Japanese land attack on
Port Arthur was begun yesterday
morning. Russian forces that were
driven southwark from Dalny and Kin
chou by the Japanese are assisting the
garrison at Port Arthur and the Russian
pulse the enemy. There may be several
days of skirmishing and outpost work be-
fore the Russian city is taken, but it is
the opinion of refugees who have ar
rived here from the besieged 'Gibral-
tar that the Russians eventually must
succumb to overwhelming numbers.
Dalny. Kinchou, Talienwan and Nam
shan have already fallen before the Jap
anese"
Severe Defeat for Kuropatkin.
London, June "A special dispatch
from Rome says telegram has been re-
ceived there from TOXIC reporting that
Gen. Kuroki has completely defeated
Gen. Kuropatkin's forces near Su-
mentse (probably Saimatza or Simatsi.)
: All the Russian positions east of Hal
cheng have been abandoned, according
to the telegram; several guns have been
taken, and whole squadrons of Cossacks
captured.
1t is possible the news received in
Rome refers to the fighting reported from
Liaoyang and st. Petersburg. These re-
ports did not indicate a general engage
ment, but showed that series of sharp
engagements had taken place east of
Simatsi, lasting from the morning Of
May 81 until daylight May 30, which re-
suited in severe losses on both sides and
the retirement of the Russians upon
Simatsi. The latter place is IS miles
north of Fengwangcheng.
Russians Are Silent.
Tientsin, June "A courier who has
arrived here from Newchwang says:
"While it is not known that the Rus
sions received reports from Mukden
Tuesday night giving the losses sus-
tanned by them during the fighting at
Kinchou and Nanshan hill and the con-
ditions prevailing, they will not talk on
the subject. The officials are desperately
gloomy. The press bulletin giving the
news of the fighting on the Kwantung
peninsula with the European comments
on the victory of the japanese, was sup
pressed on it's arrival at Newchwang, but
was released when the Russians learned
thattwo copies of it were in possession of
Englishmen and were being shown to
other people.
japanese Battleship Aground.
st. Petersburg, June 2.-An uncon-
firmed report has reached here from
Mukden that the japanese battleship
Fuji is aground on reef off the Miaotao
islands, between the Kwantung and
Shantung promontories, where she is be-
ing guarded by torpedo boats. The en-
peror, on account of the state of war pre-
vailing, has ordered the postponement
of the celebration of Thursdays nation
al fete.
Assault on Count Lamsdorff.
st. Petersburg, June 2.-Reports of an
attack upon Count Lamsdorff, minister
of foreign affairs, which grew Tuesday
night into rumor (later denied) of at
tempted assassination, have their foun-
dalton, as nearly as can be ascertained,
in personal assault committed Monday
evening by Prince Dolgorky, a disap-
pointed office seeker. The prince is an
opponent of Count Lamsdorff's policy
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