Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-15
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& SHANGHAI, Feb. 12.-The =
q bombardment Of Port Arthur .
2 continues steadily. .
K Three Russian eruirsse have 8
!, so far been sunk by the bonn .
= bardmert and the Russian =
Z, bank building has been deE'
:; stroyed. =
!. LONDON. Feb. l2.-Informa- :.
!, tion was received here today !
= which Is neither confirmed nor :.
- believed, that Port Arthur had Z
!, fallen. Military men, however :.
!, believe a third determined at :.
I, tack has been made upon the y
!, Russian stronghold. because :.
!, reports received from five diff :.
= ferent sources purport to tell :.
= of this. but that the place has :.
!, been taken they consider next :.
u to impossible at this stage of :.
= the war. ;:
:. LONDON. Feb. IA Berlin :,
j. correspondent of the Central {.
= News wires that the Russian :.
!, Baltic fleet will not pass 8,
!, through the Kaiser Wilhelm ;.
= canal owing TO an intimation !.
:, from Germany that the canal is ;.
= not open to belligerents. The :.
4, correspondent says the feet :.
!, will pass around Denmark into :.
= the North sea on its way east. :.
3 . :.
= BERLIN. Feb 12-Baron :.
2 Kurino. the japanese minister :.
!, to Russia. arrived today and :.
3 said he believed China would :.
= take sides with Japan after ia :.
+ pans first decisive land battle ;,
= IL they should prove to he vic :,
= torious ;,
> CHEZ FOO, Feb IA
!, number of japanese vessels are :
:, said TO be watching near here !
= for the purpose OF intercepting {
!, the Russian squadron from :
:, Eur. and battle will probably :
- take place today.
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CHEZ FOO. Feb. l2.-The wind /
terrific here today and the strande
beaten to pieces against the shore.
LONDON. Feb. 12.-The Japanes
minister has been officially advise
that all the survivors Of the Russia
cruisers Varieg and Korietz and tn
transport Hungari. which were demo
ished in the battle of Chemulpo. wer
taken aboard the British, French an
Italian warships which were in tn
harbor at the time of the engagamenI
The Russian minister at Seoul ha
asked the American minister there t
convey the survivors TO Shanghai 0
Chez Foo on board the America
transports now anchored al Chemulpt
The French minister at Seoul ha
asked permission to take the survi,
ors to Chez Foo on the French cruise
Pascal and put them under parol
II they give promises not TO again pal
ticipate in the war
LONDON, Feb. 12.-The Londoi
Times has just received a special sa,
ing that a strong advance guard or-tn
Russians has crossed from Manchuri
and is now marching ION Seorl Tn
Japanese also have 10000 troop
marching in the same direction, an
II is believed a decisive battle will b
fought on Korean ground either Sal
urday or Sunday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.-The nav
department has ordered the gunboa
Wilmington from Hong Kong to Che
Foo to represent America and to pre-
tect her interests until the arrival O
the cruiser squadron OF Admira
Evans.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. 12.-The custom
officials today found Is pounds of dy
Mantle and 60 detonators in falls
bottom of a trunk belonging to al
Austrian emigrant on the steamer Ma
jestic which has just arrived here
The man who owned the trunk CAV,
his name as Lymbanovic. and elaine,
TO be bound for Carlsbad,