The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
another Clash
PROBABLY NEAR
JAPANESE REPORTED ADVANC-
ING ON BOTH RUSSIAN
FLANKS AT MUKDEN
CONSTANT SklRMiSHINC
BETWEEN OUTPOSTS
Russian Cavalry Securing Over Long
Front-Rumors Regarding China's
Attitude Toward Belligerents-
Statement of Russian Statesman.

Statement OF Russian statesman.
Mukden, Sept. 19.-The Japanese are
reported to be advancing on both
TANKS, from the east, southeast and
southwest The outposts are closely
engaged 20 miles southeastward, there
being almost constant skirmishing. In
dications point to another great battle
in the vicinity of Mukden. Russian
troops occupy all the surrounding vii
lagos. Refugees are focking into the
city Chinese among them complain
of severity on the part of the Japan
csc.
Russians Securing Country.
Toxic, Sept. 19.-Field Marshal
| Oyamareports that Russian cavalry out
posts with bases at Panchiagao, Han
| linpao and TaSanchiatzu, are daily
securing southwark in the vicinity of
| Wulitaitzu and Menfulutai, over 12-
mile front, and to Jintang, three miles
from Tatangshanpao. The Russian
cavalry are changing their clothing to
gray and black, their winter uniform.
No News from the Front.
st. Petersburg, Sept 19.-No fresh
news has been received from the front,
although the outposts are in contact
and some little skirmishing has oc-
Cured The war Office does not believe
the Japanese can be ready for another
advance unless they have received
heavy reinforcements.
Important developments regarding
China's attitude towards the belliger-
ents is anticipated here in well-in-
formed quarters. There are rumors of
closer relations between China and
Japan, of the possibility of the Japan
csc turning over Port Arthur, when
captured, to China, of their restoring
Manchuria to the Chinese, etc. AL
though these reports are not confirmed
| they lead to quite general belief that
some sort of negotiations is going on
behind the scenes, of which the out
side world has little cognizance. The
Russ says it believes the Japanese sue
cesses are emboldening the Chinese
government more and more and that
they are prompting such diplomatic
steps as China never dreamed of be-
FORE Since the japanese occupation
of Newchwang and direct contact be-
| tween the Chinese and Japanese they
have seemed to quickly reach an un-
derstanding, the occupation of neutral
territory evoking no protest.
End May Come Soon.
London, Sept 19.-The Daily Tele-
graphs ST. Petersburg correspondent
declares that a Russian statesman,
whose name, if revealed, would wing his
utterance with lightning rapidity over
the globe, asserted Friday that it was his
impression that the war might end
sooner than people imagine, not
through mediation, but through mutual
recognition of the ruinous nature of the
conflict which would lead to negotia-
lions that would result in a Russo-Jap-
anese alliance. He contended, the cor
respondent says, that although Russia
in the end could exhaust and crush
Japan, yet Japan could hold out long
enough to place an intolerable and use
less strain upon Russia. Russia, there
fore, was confronted with the alterna-
tive of either Japan's ruin purchased by
ruinous sacrifices, or of a treaty of
cordial friendship, followed in the full
ness of time by that offensive and de-
fensive alliance which for years consti-
tuted the ideal of the japanese govern
ment.
Japs Shell Port Arthur.
Chefoo, Sept. ia Japanese who
arrived here Saturday reports that the
citizens of Dalny on September Is ex-
pected that the general attack upon
Port Arthur would be renewed upon
the following day. He has reliable in
formation to the effect that the Japan
csc siege works at Rihlungshan and
Kikwanshan were completed on Sep
TENDER Is. Both Chinese and Japanese
recent arrivals agree that the bonn
harding of Port Arthur became ter
rife at dawn of September Is and con-
tinued until the forenoon of Septem-
Der &c. The Japanese fired from
Shushiyen and Palungshan at Pigeon
bay, where heavy guns from Japan
have been placed in position lately
The shells fell with great frequency in
the Chinese new town.
Yankiatung, which is village at
Pigeon bay, and has been occupied by
the Russians, has been evacuated by
them secretly. The Japanese have
not occupied the village.
Five hundred cavalrymen who at
tempted to drive the Japanese from
Palungshan have not returned and it
is believed that the fortress there has
been captured.