Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-14
Confirmation From Port Arthur Regarding Great Vic.
tory Over The Jap Entirely Lacking. Rock De
fences Of The Fortress
aps Advancing Force Upon The Kao ard Bloody Fighting Be-
eved % Be n Progress. Cavalry Making Fer New Chwang
Russians Making Stubborn Resistance 70 Advance
On Kai Chou

ST. PETERSBURG, July 1.-THE
popular juhilation when the great de
feat Of the Japanese before Port Ar
thur was reported, Is being chilled hs
the failure to clear up the source 81
the reports or obtain any confirmation
of them.
Under yesterdays date the cores
pondent of the Associated Press al
the Russian headquarters at Lilac
Yang announced the reception there
of the joyful news of the brilliant
repulse Of Japanese assault upon
Port Arthur with loss of thirty thou
sand men. The report adds the Rus
sian losses were 1900.
No Confirmation.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 1.-THE
general staff, although 1t has no fur
ther news UP TO the present hour ol
a reported Japanese disaster at Port
Arthur maintains there is no reason
to doubt that the Japanese suffered
a substantial repnlse, pointing out tht
absence Of denial from Toxic Ii
significant.
Experts say the Japanese may have
hoped to take the fortress by sur
prise without bombardment. Some
forts at Port Arthur are preceded by
bitches four and five fathoms deeI
hewn out of solid rock. A whole reg
iment could easily be engulfed in
these. Rumors. that Port Arthur has
fallen arouse only smiles from Rus
sian officers.
Japs still Coming on.
II is probable that fighting Is in
progress at Tatche Kiao, advices show
ing that the Japanese are within a
few miles of that place and coming
up in two columns from the south
The extent of the Russian resistance
will probably be determined by the
character Of General Kurokis' and
General Nodzus' advances .on Hal
Cheng. General sallnaroff reports
the Japanese cavalry advancing July
IL toward New Chwang, encountered
the Russian cavalry and slight skir.
mish followed.
Steamers Captured.
CHE Foo, July liza report has
been received that the China Mining
and Engineering Company's steamer
Hal Ping from Shanghai was captur.
ed by the Japanese this morning. load
ed with contraband Of war.
The Emperor's Doings.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 14.-The
emperor Is expected to arrive here
tomorrow or Saturday from his trip
to South Russia where he bade fare.
well to the departing troops. All prop
arations have been made at Peterpof
for the reception to the heir to the
throne about July "a.
YinkoW Captured.
II Is reported that Yinkow has been
occupied by the Japanese without re.
sistance.
VIII Never Yield.
NEW CHWANG. July Alt Is re.
ported that the Japanese troops ad.
vancing on Kai Chou have entrenched
awaiting reinforcemenis. Heavy fri.
Ing Is heard day and night, proving
the Russians are making stubborn
resistance. There are only few sol.
diers here. The gunboat Sivoutch is
IN the river Lao. Her officers say
they will never surrender.
ST. PETERSBURG, July I4.-There
Is now good reason to believe the re.
port that the Japanese disaster be-.
fore Port Arthur came from the Rus.
sian consul at Che Foo. Although
here is no confirmation Of the Toxic
report that the Japanese have taken
New Chwang without opposition, I'll
ioes not create surprise. the abandon.
nent Of the place being considered on
y a matter Of time.