Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-07

way between Port Arthur and Port
Adams and ls also on the railroad II
Ia probable. however that this land
ing refers to that at Port Adams, Which
is ON an arm Of the sea adjacent 10
Kin Chow bay
RUSSIANS ARE sToICAL.
St. Petersburg, May Ices "A. ND
Japanese troops swaruins across inc
narrow neck OF the Lilac, Tung PENN
sula. the railroad and telegraph com
municntions cut and Port Arthur iso-
leted and left TO its own resources are
conditions which the Russians seem 10
accept with great stoicisn'
These events have been anticipated
since the outbreak Of the war, ana the
authorities I'm sense appear To be re-
lleyed now that the blow has talleh'
They assert that the fortress IL nm
pregnnble and amply provs0ned TO
stand n siege for year. and that IL
can hold out until the time comes TO
relieve II.
According to official information, the
landing of troops from 90 transports
began simultaneously at FitsWo ana
Cape Terminal on the morning OF May
8. Ii Is also reported that troops are
landing at Kinchow, but this Is not
credited, as the Russians are known
TO have Qualifications there, and It Is
not believed that the Japanese had the
daring to land immediately under the
entrenced position from which the Rus
SLAMS could innict severe injury on
them
DETAILS ARE LACKING
Complete details of the landing are
lacking. owing to the interruption Of
communication. No resistance was
made. the few Cossacks who observed
the movement retiring when the war
ships sheled the shore preparatory 10
debarkation,
Ten thousand were put ashore on
Thursday and the debarkation was
proceedings yesterday at the time that
Communication ceased. II is believed
that there are more than 10000 men
now on land preparing for a forward
movement.
JAPs HURRYING WESTWARD.
TWO Japanese regiments were hur-
rled westward yesterday morning to
cut the railroad and telegraph COM
munication. One OF these, II is said
fired on a train conveying wounded
from Port Arthur.
While the landing was proceedings on
Thursday the Japanese battleships MI
kasa. Hatsuse, Shikishima, Yashima
and Full, the cruisers Iwate, 1dsumo,
Adsuma and Asamo made a demon
stratlon off Port Arthur to prevent the
possible egress Of Russian torpedo
boats. A number Of japanese torpedo
boats were also observed off Pigeon
bay.
IL was because he was convinced that
Port Arthur was about 20 be cut Off
that Vlceroy AleXlef, accompanied by
his staff and Grand Duke Boris left
hastily. On Thursday several train
loads Of sick and wounded and other
ineffectlyes were dispatched north
ward.
1t Is reported that the japanese ships
bombarded Port Arthur early on the
morning of May 6 and succeeded al last
In closing the entrance, but no official
confirmation of the blocking report
can be obtained. The exact hour at
which communication with the Russian
stronghold ceased has not been estab-
lished.
STRENGTH AT PORT ARTHUR.
The strength of the garrison at Port
Arthur Is not revealed by the authori-
ties. who will only say that 1t is ade-
quate for defensive purposes. 1t Is not
believed that the force there exc eeds
10 900 soldiers.
A large force is not regarded as nee"
essary. as was shown from the recent