The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-31

advices received here, Gen. stoessers
force has taken up n strategicai position
near Port Arthur which Is supported by
the guns OF the outlying batteries and the
fortress. o
II is believed here that Gen. Ouki has
received strong reinforcements from the
japanese army which landed at Teku-
shan. There is little change In the situa-
ton 10 the eastward OF Lao Yang.
TRIED TO BLOCK HARBOR
The Japanese on the night OF May -
made another attempt 10 block Port Ar
thur by sinking merchant vessels in the
harbor entrance.
The attempt was discovered through
the operations OF search light and one
Japanese gunboat and two torpedo boat
destroyers were sunk. The merchantmen
then retired.
LEFT MUCH PROPERTY.
Toxic. May 3l.-The Russians evacuated
Dalny so hastily that they failed to de-
stroy much property which will prove
highly valuable TO the Japanese. Gen.
Oukfs scouts report that over 100 bar
racks and storehouses remain uninjured.
The railways and telegraph stations with
two hundred passenger and freight
coaches are also uninjured.
The Russians destroyed the big pier and
blocked all the dock entrances with the
sunken steamers. They destroyed all the
main railway bridges In the vicinity OF
the docks but left the jetties unintured.
II is evident that the Russians fed quick
ly when Nanshan hill was lost expecting
that Gen. Ouki would Immediately take
possession OF Dalny. All previous reports
OF the occupation of the town were false.
EVACUATED BY RUSSIANS.
Chefoo. May a.-2:45 p. m.-One hun
dred Chinese refugees arrived here today
from Dalny and Talienwan. While their
garding existing conditions on the Lao
Tung peninsula, the majority agree upon
the point that the Russians had left both
places before the Japanese sailed on the
2sth instant.
on the evacuation by the Russians,
bandits attacked both towns and COM
menced burning and pilaging. The Ja-
panese arrived later and took steps to
protect the Chinese merchants. One Rus
sian official was killed by the bandits.
The Japanese troops captured the naval
guns taken from Port Arthur TO Nanshan
Hill.
NOT MARCHING SOUTH
ST. Petersburg, May S1.-The statement
emanating from Paris that Gen Kuropat-
kin was sending 1900 troops 10 the south
ward In an attempt 10 save Port Arthur
from the Japanese is declared here to be
untrue.
GETS FISHING RIGHTS.
Seoul. Corea, May Slater a long
period OF quibbling the Corean cabinet
has granted the Japanese government
fishing rights off the west coast provinces
Of Corea.
AWAITING EXECUTION.
Lao Yang, May S1.--Seventy condemned
Chinese bandits are here awaiting execu-
ton. The local Chinese governor I'm view
OF tho troublous times. has been en-
powered TO behead bandits without refer
ring their cases to the Chinese authorities
at Mukden.
LEAVING HARDIN.
Harbin. May 81 Many women and chill.
dren and male civilians are beginning to
go west.
NEW SEARCH LIGHT STATION
Toxic. May M.-Noon-Four gunboats.
two destroyers and two torpedo boats
sent 10 Port Arthur early on Monday
morning by Vice Admiral Togo. effected
a careful reconnoissance. facing a heavy
fire from the land batteries.
They discovered a new Russian search
light station and one or two forts on tho
Lao Tienshan promontory Number
syunboat was struck by shell which kill
cd one petty officer. injured three men
ana damaged one OF her guns. The other
boats escaped without any damage.
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