The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-03-17
DENY CAPTURE
OF PORT ARTHUR
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL DECLARES
REPORTED FALL OF CITY
10 BE uNFoUNDED.

SKI SS~$ we've Ha i
10 BE UNFoUNDED.
DURING THE
RECENT COMMANDMENT
Cars Troops Evacuate Korean Ter
ritory and Burn Town Of WIFI
Admiral Togo's Report of Smelling
Of Russian Port.
st. Petersburg, March 15.-There 10
no truth In the rumors that the Rus
SLAMS have abandoned Port Arthur.
Admiral Abaza, secretary of the COM
mission on far eastern affairs, author.
ICES the press to deny the story. He
says the situation at Port Arthur 10
unchanged and that nothing of impor.
lance has occurred there in the last
"a hours.
Tien-Tsin, March 15.-The reported
occupation of Port Arthur by the jap
anese il untrue, according to a tele-
gram received here at IL O'Clock, which
left Port Arthur at seven o'clock Sum
day evening. Upon inquiry the riot at
Shansi turns out to have been unsm-
portant.
Losses at Port Arthur.
Tfentsin, March 15.-Information from
an oficial who was an eve witness Of the
bombardment of Port Arthur on Wednes-
day and Thursday is to the effect that the
Russians had Is killed on the battlsship
Sevastopol, 20 on the Retvizan and 20 In
| the town. The Russians claim to have
sunk a Japanese cruiser.
The latest reports place the Japanese
loss at nine killed, five seriously wounded
ana II slightly hurt. The Japanese deet
was not damaged in the fighting.
London, March 14.-Special dispatches
from Toxic and Yin-Kow give reports
OF heavy Russian casualties at Port Ar
thur, amounting to 40 men killed and
100 wounded, but they are so conflict
Ing that It Is not wise to give them much
credence. >.
Another Report Denied.
Toxic. March 15.-Viceroy Alexieh's
report Stating that a Japanese torpedo
boat destroyer was sunk and the cruis.
er Takasago heavily damaged by the
shell fire OF the Russians during the
fourth attack on Port Arthur Is ON
cially pronounced untrue. The dam.
aged Japanese torpedo boat destroyers
can be repaired in one week and II
will not be necessary to dock them.
Russians Burn Win.
Seoul, March 15.--It is reported ths1
the Russians have set fire to the town Of
WIFI, on the Korean side of the Yalu
river, and have retreated across the river
into Manchuria.
A complete Russian evacuation Is pro.
ceeding, due to the Japanese advance
northward. In a calvary .skirmish al
Kasan, north of ANU, Korea, March 8
the Russians were driven back. Their
losses are not known.
Admiral Togo Reports.
Toxic, March I5.-Admiral Togo's re.
port of the fourth attack on Port Arthu,
by the japanese feet on March 10 reached
Toxic late Saturday afternoon. 1t II 4,
follows: "Our squadron as prearranged
attacked the enemy at Port Arthur or
March 10. Our two torpedo fotillai
reached the mouth of the harbor at Por,
Arthur at one o'clock on the morning Of
the tenth. Finding no enemy and wait.
ing until dawn, n flotilla engaged II
sinking special mines in the harbcr en-.
trance. Notwithstanding the enemy'l
fire our fotilla succeeded in sinking thu
mines. The other fotilla met the enc.
my's torpedo f%lotilla, consisting Of si1
boats, In the Lao THE Shan cha1ne'
south Of Port Arthur, at 4:30 o'clock. A
hot engagement occurred at close range
for 30 minutes, The enemy then tool
flight.
Damaged Russian Ships.
"Our fire greatly damaged the Russian