The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-02-18
Reported japanese Were Attack
ed and Defeated With Heavy
Loss at Port Arthur.
ENGAGED lRARAH0 TO HAND FIGHT
There is No Official Confirmation Of
the Landing Of japanese Troops
at Shan kai kwan.
IN the Engagement a. Port Arthur on
the 9th Altogether y Russian Yes
sells Were Destroyed and
Eight Captured.


has been received from NiCcroy Alex
ion. Il is dated February g and says:
"A japanese squadron OF Is battle
ships and cruisers to-day began 90
lombard Port Arthur The fortress
replied and the squadron weighed am
chor in order 20 participate in Che
battle"
Another telegram from the viccroy
says that after a homhardmcnt lasting
one hour the japanese squadron cc1s.
I'd It's FIRE and steamed southwark
"Our losses tho viccroy continues.
'are two naval officers and 81 mon
wounded aud nine men KILLED. and on
The coast batteries one man killed and
three wounded.
During the engagement The battle
shin Potava and tho cruisers Diana.
Askold and Novik were each damarcd
on The water line The damage Co tho
fortress was not important"
Tho Japanese have captured ~ least
ave Russian commercial steamers. in-
Guiding the Elatcrntosiav. Mousdcn
Russia. ArEun and Alexander They
were captured by tho Japanese Boo CO.
rcan and adjacent waters az various
times since Saturday hy small cru.s-
ers. Some of the steamers gro rich
prizes The small steamer Kacn. is
detained at Yokohama. It's status not
being clear.
London. Feb. lt.-SpocIal dispatches
from TOXIC Thursday morning an-
nounco The arrival Of Jaranes, troops
a. Seoul bot beyond This thr dts
patchce published Dob thc newspapers
no q
cally nothing to the knowledge of Che
actual situation.
London. Feb. l2.-ln @ dispatch from
Shanghai dated February l2 m
% correspondent Of the daily Iclc.
Eraph says.
The bombardment of Port Arthur
continues. Three Russian cruisers
have been sunk Tho Ru au bank
building has been destroyed
To- dispatch FROM Nasasal la'eI
February Do correspondent 90 fhe
Daily Telegraph says-
There Aas been renewed attack
on Fort Arthur. lan Japanese cap.
tnred seven Russian ships and chased
others
mere aa'o boon disturbance 10
iofi Arthur in WHlcn number 90 jap
"nese civilians wore killed COZ imprIs-
on,l.
Vienna. Feb. l2-hislmetns 30.
ports have been received h,re ircm
i'f'n- regarding me attitude ~ CHE
o." .h tne En-so-Japanese conflict
me Neuese Wiener iaEcb'ait says
IS u'"e'eA 10 we" informed circles
'"al 'Ne reported OBSTRUCTION OF rail-
I'"N nriaEe IN Mancuurla ls pos ply
t'' Work OF an advance party " "noN-
t'9' VINO. II is saia. CHINA Is organic
int lot me invasion OF Manchuria
1T is understood that the reports oi
several or the powers az lehns nave
lHloi iled tAeir governments OF emma
intention 70 send -NV,ooo boxers 90
-'-..'" "lia'
Washington. Feb. l5.-ihe japanese
legation Friday evening received she
iolioMins olspetch under date OF To-
i'0' 1u' uaiy ."o snai japan,
.-'"", s"'l9' Ne"si'o- war" ana
-'0HN" our" NilIu' NH'ie ON iheir way
- C'S'u "a Pott on the western coast
40 -'.ah1'' from 9.'Na'A "a po'l
80 ~, , .'-''H .''''7. on 'le main IS
=, ~ ~ "a, '"I'',,il. were hIeu on feoIuaIy
'.u' russian men '.l'"ar on the
, ~ 41'ilo'i pttie. lure anu 'ne
.-- ~-s s''-.A' WINE 'ne former Aao
:, 80 se ne russian me-"
60, ~ ~. ''' ,.,s 800 GA ,'e ~es'sil
-, ues are sup
-. &c Iue Hls''i''9s cruisers
= s,oot, 80, -, uP 'l l'"''o
e. -. - soiiie ',,ii. @so % lo'n
,rot'io ~ seS'u 30 a. roI' Ad'lvr
varlae.s crov To-. 80 H.. - ,~e
the vessel Va dcs,,o,,e5 ,fons.,. ~.
the Jananess ~ ~ber,,,,..o -rt. s-. ~
OF the Russis, NE. --o
MANY lost tbei- liz, - e.. 49,.
large number arownss 80, ~ . ~ ~, a
10 escape No omcer vas '' $500 ,,,,'