New-York tribune., 1905-06-18

painted with great care. SO to maintain strict
truthfulness as to the locations Of the various
| important points in the fortress. The picture
| presents view of Port Arthur looking dlagon-
ally towards the sea. In the foreground are
| seen the old and new towns and the permanent
| Notifications Across the harbor is R1hlung' OF
| Ehrungshan (Mountain Of the two Dragons),
which was reduced December 30, 1904, the I'M
mediate cause of General StoessePs surrender.
To the right is the narrow entrance to the outer
harbor from the sea- Inside the harbors can pe
| seen the Russian warshIps under the shelter or
| the hills, while outside Admiral Iogos 'essels
| seen in the offing.
The scene opens on a Saints Day in the
streets OF Port Arthur. It is early morning ana
the sentries are ceaselessly treading thelr
posts AS the morning breaks, a company of
Cossacks ride into the town, and presently the
residents appear Their arrival is the signal Tor
merry ry-making, and soon soldiers and peasants
are in a whirl of national and local amuSenents.
Presently there is a bugle call. The soldiers
take their places in the ranks; the Chinese Gov
ernor with his suite, approaches, and all Is IN
readiness for the arrival of the Viceroy OF the
Gar General Alexieff. AS soon as his recep-
tion is there are more games ana many
interesting specialties are introduced. Just at
the close of the festivities messenger from the
Mikado of Japan is announced. He is received
by Alexieh and presents protest against an
overt act of the Russians on the high seas. He
is treated with scant courtesy and grufty dis
missed
sudden rush of Japanese torpedo boats into the
outer harbor They dart at the Russian ships
strike them and in a few minutes the balance
Of the naval power of the two nations on the
Eastern seas is changed.
With the dawn of the new day the town is
the scene Of CONSERVATION. Troops are hurry
ing to and fro manning the fortress; sailors
are active their ships and war is really on
beautiful scene is where the. sailors and sol
diers are on their way to their posts. AS
they pass priests bestow their blessing
them, and their demeanor shows the fervor OF
the religious spirit. Even While they are March
ing along the enemy is -ctive, for an arsenal
building is blown up by Japanese spies who are
captured. a drumhead court martial Is ordered
the captives are found guilty and executed.
It is not long before their death is avenged
for almost the sound of the guns of the
firing squad dies away, japanese torpedo boats
again dart into the harbor and cause more
havoc among the Russian ships. A general en-
gagement ensues, the war ships of the Russians
replying to the fire OF the Japanese ships, which
retire slowly under the fire from the land bat
teries. Then comes the realism of war. Stimuli
taneously the land forces of the japanese and
their warships attack the main citadel IN the
clash of arms SunshuShan is taken, Stoessel s
last hope is gone and the white flag is raised.
Then comes the final entry of the victors into
the inner fortifications and the surrender of the
Russians.
To make the picture of Port Arthur educa-
tonai as well interesting. great changes have
been wrought the Manhattan Beach stage.
The lake has been widened and deepened in or
der that the warships be properly manOeu-
vred. One of the most striking effects viii be
the assault and capture by the Japanese of a
Russian fort hundred feet in the air.
The fireworks programme after each perform
ance will be unusually brilliant all the new
colors and devices will be shown and not the
least will be the new novelty, "Stickiess Rock
et" which has all the effects of the floating
stars without the danger of the falling sticks.
Not satisfied with the present thrilling and
fearless training act which he is presenting at
Bostock's animal arena, Coney Island, Captain
Jack Bonavita announces that he has in rehear-
sal a new series of tricks for his lions He is
working hard to get them perfectly trained for
the Fourth of July and promises something
startling for the nations birthday. He has
so fully recovered from his nerveracking
and recent illness that he is enabled to