The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-05-19
A BESIEGED CITY.
RUSSIAN WRITER tELLs or rAE
SITUATION AT PORT ARTHUR.
NE ESCAPED ON TIE LAST TRAIN OUT
Great Activity In Strengthening Land
oofenses-Troops In Fest ~ spIr.
Its and lmbusd With Determination
to Ole Rather Than Give Up the
city-corr1aN ndent's Flight.


lAoYANG -(speclaI) Nemirov.
ieh nanchenko, popularity known as
the Russian Archibald Forbes. who is
now in the service Of the Associated
Press, has just arrived here from
Port Arthur annd furnishes the fol.
lowing chronicle Of the events OF the
first week Of the investment OF that
fortress. Danchenko escaped from the
beleaguered city by the last train.
From Thursday. May 5. the power.
full fleet Of the enemy's cruisers. the
Adsuma, Asama. Idsumo. Iwaite and
another, the name OF which Is I'M
known, together with the flagship Mi.
kasa, and the battle ships shikishima.
Hatsuez. Asahi. Yashima and the Full.
remained constantly in sight at Port
Arthur, departing every night and re-
turning at daylight The japanese tor.
pedo boats occasionally swept our
coast with searchlights at night. while
their barges lay in waiting off Pigeon
bay. beyond our vision on the western
horizon. and beneath the lofty hills
that skirt the Liao-Tung gulf. Appar.
entity, the japanese were watching TO
see II We intended 10 interfere with
their landing farther north.
Our communications with the
North were broken on Thursday. and
the following day the telegraph office
In Port Arthur refused TO accept our
messages.
japanese cavalry r-econnoitered the
peninsula from the nortn TO ascertain
whether We were safely imprisoned.
But this fact did not cause any partic.
ular impression in Port Arthur. The
weather was beautiful. a band was
playing on the boulevard. and there
were many people -unConcernedly
promenading the streets. We heard
that the japanese had fired on the
last Outgoing train. carrying the Rus.
sian sick and wounded. and had sue.
ceeded in wounding TWO Of the passen.
gers. Rum0rs also floated Ia
ing the destruction 81 the railroad aud
the blowing up % some Of the bridges.
but our spirits remained ~singularly
undepressed. The military officers
and men talked Of nothing except a
second siege Of S~ebastopol although.
as a matter Of fact. sebastopol had
never been cut of from It's communi
cations on the land side,
I'VE can die like u fa~fefathers.
the universal sentiment ex.
pressed. The Chinese continued work.
ing az usual. for the most part very
few Of them attempting 10 escape.
1T scent that the sole defense Of
the Russian stronghold Is General Kon.
dratenko. lie knows no rest. and Is
ceaseless In bis activity, The utmost
vigilance prevails throughout the for
uncations, and the energy betrayed by
every one from the highest 10 lowest
Is marvellous. No n Is nov admitted
70 Port Arthur. The women from
Dalny. which vas doomed 10 destruc.
ton. sought shelter here. but we're not
allowed 10 remain any later than Fri.
day Of last week.
The number OF Chinese seeking
work on the Qualifications and as sery.
q Is more numerous than ever. As
long as there Is rice there will be
Cinnamon. The attitude u the Chi.
nese authorities Is changing and be-
coming threatening. The natives are
clearly pan friends and the authorities
clearly antaEuuiEe. For instance. the
governor Of the province ~ Fu-ChoW.
northwest ~ west on the Lao Tung
peninsula. has announced that he will
bohead all Of the natives la our scry.
i've very con and that he viii burn
Wafandiau. ono % the neighborlnE
towns which has shown ltgclf friendly
60 the Russians After the skirmish
AZ Wafandlhu between the Japanese
advance and the Russian guard. the
governor executed the interpreter and
the servant Of Lieutenant Hellmcr. the
Russian military chief Ia charge Of
that section OF the railroad.
Beyond Cape Terminal the Japan.
ese are landing immense stores Of
rice and siege guns. The surrounding
heights are occupied by their scouts