Vol. t>._Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, March 5, 190-1. ’ No. lo.
PORT ARTHUR FALLEN j
Rumor in House of Commons that Japan '
Has Taken the Russian Stronghold, j
The Russian*Fleet Now Landlocked, j
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Special to the Forum.
London, March 2.—A rumor is;
being circulated in the lobby of the ;
house of commons this afternoon j
that Port Arthur has fallen. The!
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origin of the rumor could not be !
traced and 110 confirmation what-!
ever is obtainable. The rumor i
found ready credence in view of|
the certainty that the Russians are
bottled up and their fleet absolutely
helpless.
New York, March 2.-J~The posi
tion of the Russians at Port Arthur,
says British cable, is disclosed by j
the St. Petersburg correspondent of:
the Schleswig Zeitung. The cor
respondent states that a damaged
Russian vessel completely blocked
the narrow entrance ui the harbor
against the other battleships of the
Russian fleet. She can aeither be I
repaired nor removed, and all the*
other battleships in the harbor are
accordingly landlocked.
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New York, March 2.—Reports
/ received here, says a cable from St.
Petersburg, from the Russian troops
on the route overland show a most
deplorable condition of affairs, dis
ease among soldiers being rampant
and of severe type. A fierce small
. pox epidemic is raging throughout
east Siberia, and now among the
Russian regiments pneumonia and
bronchitis are also cleaning many
out, and already thousands of men
are being rendered unfit for service
by frostbites. The cold is more
severe than usual, say the experi
enced, and the blinding snow bliz
zards are freezing more.
St. Petersburg, March 2.—The
Novoe Vreniya today states that
there is rejoicing in England and
America at the reports of the Japa
nese victories,. The paper says the
whole world, except America, will
realize that a Russian occupation of
Manchuria will be a positive bene
fit to all civilization.
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.CHINA MAY HELP
New York, March 2.--Accord
ing to a Paris dispatch, the French
foreign office is worried over the
movement of the Chinese troops
toward the Manchurian frontier.
Officials tear Japan fhay follow the
domination of Corea by coaxing
China to be a third party in the
combination of the yellow people.
The French minister to Peking
says he has been instructed to join
with foreign ministers in urging on
the Chinese government the neces
sity of maintaining a strict neu
trality.
London, March 1.—The arbitra
tion treaty between Great Britain
and Spain was signed today.
Washington, D C., March i.—
President Roosevelt has uamed
Rear Admiral John C. Walker as
chairman of the Isthmian Canal
committee
New York, March 2.—The suit
of the Columbia government
brought in Paris to restrict the
French Panama Canal company
from delivering the canal property
over has been settled out of 'Court.
PORT ARTHUR SHELLED
Japs Bombard Town for Ten Hours.
Sink and Disable ATTRussian Vessels
Trying to Engage—No Loss for Japs.
Special to the Forum.
London, March i.—A dispatch
; to the Daily Telegraph from Hati
; kow, dated Feb. 29, says that a
Japanese fleet of fifteen vessels for
| ten hours this morning furiously
‘bombarded Port Arthur. The bom
bardment ended at noon. The
.Russian cruisers Novik, Askold,
and Boyastu, accompanied by four
| torpedo-boats, steamed out to meet
1 the attack, but were forced t.» re
‘tire, being unable to withstand the
terrific fire. The Askbld retired in
a sinking condition. The Novik
! was badly damaged and one torpedo
| boat was sunk. The Russian bat
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; tleship Retzivan, badly damaged in
■ a previous engagement, was again
! badly pounded as she lay in the
mud. The hole in her hull which
was made by the Japanese guns in
the first fight was reopened and it
is not considered possible to get her
in shape again. The Japanese fleet
withdrew in good older and with
no losses.
St. Michael. January 8.— The
Marconi wireless system at St.
Michael has met with a serious
mishap that puts out of "the ques
tion any chance of communication
between stations this winter. A
few'days before Christmas the St.
Michael station started their plant
and in a few minutes the dynamo
burned out and the engine broke
down. Repairs cannot be made
till navigation opens.