Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-01
vLADVOSTOCK IS
UNDER BLOCKADE.
For More than a Week Not a
Word Has Come from the
Russian Fortress.
THE ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR
Construed as Meaning That the Japa.
nese Intend to Begin Operations
Very Soon.

St Petersburg, Feb. 29.--Difect con-
flrmation Of the report from Hakodate
that VIadiyostock is blockaded by the
Japanese vessels cannot be obtained
here but II is considered probable at
any time. During the japanese land
ing operations In Korea the Russian
warships to the north were a constant
menace, and blockading them would be
the most effective means of securing
n-interference. Furthermore, 1t IL
worthy OF note that for more than one
week no word has been allowed to come
from Vladyostok, and this in itself
seems strong presumptiye evidence
that important events are Transporting
The report from Taiu Yong Man.
churla, that the japanese fleet has re-
ceived orders TO attack and capture
Port Arthur on March | at all costs
coupled with the comparison OF Port
Arthur and Sebastopol made by the
Novoe Vremya, has created profound
impression and has add\i to tho belief
that the Japanese possibly intend to
commence land and sea operations
against Port Arthur sooner than was
anticipated
The family OF a foreigner employed
at Port Dalny arrived here yesterday.
having made the trip In Is days. One
OF the members said to the correspand-
ent OF the Associated Press.
THE day after the outbreak Of hos
Titles the authorities ordered all nom
combatants to leave Port Dalny In or
der to have as few mouths as possible
to feed in the event OF a siege.
III the Japanese invest Port Arthur
there are enough provisions to last
eight months. We passed continual
stream OF troop trains going east"
According TO story printed here,
Count Nirod, the midshipman Killed in
the battle Of ChemulpO, was standing
In the fighting top Of the Yarlag. call
ing off distances, when the mast was
struck and the count fell from his sta
ton into the sea.
NO NEWS OF OPERATIONS.
London. March 1.--No news is pub
lished here to day OF operations or
movements other than at Port Arthur,
The Shanghai correspondent OF the
Daily Express says 1t has been Of
ficially announced that the japanese
mail boat service between Shanghai
and Japan will resume Saturday
without naval escort Many alleged
dispositions OF the opposing forces are
published this morning, but they diff
fer too much in detail to be Of any
great value.
According TO a report from st. Pc
tersburg, body Of Cossacks from the
South Ussuri province, with quick.
firing guns, is advancing along the
east coast Of Korea to prevent the land
Ing OF the main japanese army and
the comment is made that possibly the
landing at Posslet bay may have been
made with the intention of attacking
this force.
A dispatch from Shanghai to the
Daily Chronicle says the Russians are
transferring the guns from the dis
sbled ships at Port Arthur to the forts
there,
A dispatch from Chefoo to the Stand
ard, dated Feb. 20, says a japanese
cruiser and torpedo boat entered that
harbor without lights at o'clock on
the morning OF the Goth and II Is be-
lleved they embarked the japanese who
took refuge there after the attempt to
bottl up Port Arthur.
A correspondent Of the Times at Wei
Hal Wei, cabling under date Of Feb. 20
says:
"A japanese feet was seen OF the
Shan Tung coast this morning"
A Toxic correspondent of the Times
cables that the steamers sunk by the
Japanese on either side OF the Russian
battleshlp RetvIzan at Port Arthur
practically INSTRUCTED the entrance to
the harbor.