Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-16

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 sians on the Yalu in the rear and i, energetically supported by a forward Japanese movement from Korea.
 Port Arthur, March lO.-The Japan ese fleet appeared of this harbor at midnight and bombarded this city in- termittently until o'clock this morning.
 Port Arthur, March 10.-A message from the signal station at eleven o'clock last night announced the ap- pearance of the Japanese squadron on the horizon. Fifty minutes later the shore batteries opened fire on the Jap- anese vessels. A gale sprung up, and the attacking fleet soon withdrew.
 St. Petersburg, March 1O.-The only piece of important news up to this hour today from the seat of. war by the associated press is from Port Arthur, announcing fresh attack on that place by the Japanese fleet. The dispatch contained no details.
 Suez, March lO.--The Russian cruiser Dmitri has entered the canal bound for the Mediteranian.
 Washington, March lO.-President Roosevelt, after a consultation with Secretary of State Hay, today, issued an executive order respecting the ob- servance of neutrality of the United States between Russia and Japan, which all officials of the government, civil, military and naval are hereby directed to strictly observe.
 The presidents proclamation of neutrality also required them to ab- stain from either action or speech, which can legitimately cause an irri- tation to either eombatant.
 St. Petersburg, March l1.-Up to three o'clock this afternoon, no further news have been obtainable in reference to the bombardment of Port Arthur, which was progressing, &C., cording to the latest advices yester- day. Whatever later information, if any the emperor may have, is un- known.
 Vladivostok, March 1I.-Foreign residents of Nagasaki who have arrived here report that all the Japanese docks are engaged in making repairs to the ships which were damaged in the en- gagement at Port Arthur
 St. Petersburg, March 11.-7:1U p. m.-The Russian torpedo boat flotilla left Port Arthur in broad day light this morning and attacked the Japan ese fleet.
 One Japanese torpedo boat was sunk, and one Russian torpedo boat destroyer the Bezposhtchodni was also sunk. The fate of the latter's crew is not known.
 Tien Tsin, March 11.-One field battery has been installed in the fort at New Chwang, also one company of artillery, while preparations are being made to mount large siege guns.
 One officer and four Japanese sol diers were recently captured near Wiju, Korea, and were paraded through the streets of Mukden on Tuesday. A Chinese refugee from Hsu Yen insists that he has seen Russians retreating from the Yalu river and des- troying villages en route.
 Ferbuary 20 Major General Pflug chief of the staff of Viceroy Alexieff telegraphed from Port Arthur to St. Petersburg that nmber of Cossacks, marching from Wiju, captured Japan csc Major Tatsuru and five soldiers. Another dispatch announced that the Cossacks have captured a Japanese on whom were found important maps and papers.
 St. Petersburg, March l2.-Admiral Makaroff's Lame is on every lip in St. Petersburg today. He is the hero of the hour. The details of Thursday fighting did not become public until this morning, when eager crowds gath cred about the bulletins.
 There is a seated conviction here that henceforth there will be a com plete change in the sea tactics.
 Makarof will make, the Port Arthur fleet an aggressive force. He enjoys the distinction of being dashing off. cer and his predilection for swift ships, earned him the sobriquet oi ''The Cossack of the Sea-"
 He Is not likely to give the enemy much rest while his cruisers and tor, pedo boats remain afioat.
 His ideas run cunter to those gener ally of the accepted naval experts and one of his pet aversions is srmor. He is outspoken in his criticism of heavy battleships.
 Port Arthur, March 12.-Last night passed without any incident. The Japanese squadron disappeared after Thursdays bombardment and thC later naval fight, and has not returned
 The Russian squadron proceeded tC sea again this morning but sighted nt