Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-04
PORT ARTHUR bONBARDED
A dispatch from Yinkow to the Lon

O'Clock Tuesday morning. The Russian
cruisers Novik, Askold and Bayan, ac-
compauied by four torpcd boats,
steamed ont to meet the attack. They
were, however, forced to retire.
The Askold was in "A sinking condi-
ton. The Novik was badly damaged
and torpedo boat WAS sunk. The
Russian battleship Retvizan was again
damaged.
The japanese withdrew in good or
der.
This report. however, shows a rep"-
tition of the now familiar tactics of
Japan. and it is presumed that this at
tack was made i'll bad weather, pre-
yious teegraphic advices having re-
ported severe gale raging at Port Ar
thur AS usual, the japanese did not
remain long enough off the harbnr to
enable the gunners at the forts to get
! their range. Again the three cruisers,
the Bayan, Askold and Novlk came
out to meet the attack, and this sug-
gests that either they were only effect
i've ships there or that the larger bat
tleships were unable to get out. Ac-
cording to Il report from st. Peters
burg, a body of Cossacks from the
south Ussuri province, with quick fir
ing guns, is advancing along the east
coast of Korea to prevent the landing
of the main japanese army, and the
comment is made that possibly the
landing at Possiet bay may have been
made with the intention of attacking
this force. A dispatch from Shanghai
to the Daily Chronicle says the Rus
slams are transferring the guns from
the disabled ships at Port Arthur to the
forts there.
A dispatch from Chefoo to the STAN
dard, says japanese cruiser and tor
pedo boat entered that harbor without
lights, and it is believed they embark ed
the Japanese who took refuge there al
ter the attempt to bottle up Port Ar
thur.
Toxic correspondent of the Times
cables that the stemears sunk by the
japanese ON either side of the Russian
battleship Retvizan at Port Arthur
practically ob.truct the entrance to the
harbor.
The Russian army has formerly
granted the request of the United
States that certain officers of the
American army be PERMITTED to &C.
company the Russian troops and wit.
,,ne, tl,;r Dnaro tinnc in, tho xvpr with
japan.
Russia has attacked the Korean army
near Win killing number and caus-
ing the remainder to fec panic
stricken.
A well known French merchant of
Paris, who has done a large amount of
business with Port Arthur, declares
that should the Russian line of COM
munication be cut off between that
point and Mukden there is not suffi-
cient provisions in the town to last
fortnight He declares that a shrotage
of ammunition in the forts can con-
fidently be expected very soon. The
viceroy has planned to replenish the
supply by means of the transport fleet,
tination.
The Vienna Zoit, published at st.
Petersburg mentioning the rumor that
the emperor of Russia desired to go to
the far east, is against the wish of
General Kouropatkin.
The Morales government has decid-
ed to buy from Venezuela the gnnboat
Miradna for 100000, to be paid in
six installments, as well as 5000 Maui
Ser rifles and 100000 cartridges.
This offer of war material was made
by President Castro through the Do
minican minister at Caracas, Senior
Lopez
News expected momentarily of fight.
ing in the neighborhood of the Yalu
The japanese are advancing northward.
1t is reported none of the inhabitants
of Pingyang have fled.
While 10 confirmation of the report
published in the London Daily Tele-
graph that the japanese had bombardpd
Port Arthur has been received from
any point, the wires from the scene of
war have been practically silent for
the past pa hours, and in some qurters
this silence is supposed to indicate that
Japau's great attack on Port Arthur is
actually in progress and that conse-
quently the use of the wires has been
discontinued.
1t is said that the Japanese military
object TO the installation of wireless
telegraphy apparatus on newspaper
boats.
The japanese squadron at Chemulpc
has been strengthened. A fleet of /:
battleships and cruisers have been sta