The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 23, 1904, Page 1

Tonight weat winds Still Hold the City MARCH 23—ADVICES FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES PETERSBURG SAY THAT THE JAPANESE E AN ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR MONDAY THE ATTACK WAS BEGUN BY THE TORPEDO FLO. TILLA AND FOLLOWED BY A BOMBARDMENT BY THR BAT- PS AND CRUISE THE EXTEN * DAMAGES DONE 2 FORTRESS If NOT STATED. REPORT OF THE ATTACK IS CONFIRMED FROM OF FICIAL SOURCES IN TOKIO, WHICH STATES THAT TWO OF THE HEAVY SIEGE GUNS OF THE RUSSIANS WHERE SILENCED BY THE CONCENTRATED FIRE OF THE FLEET AND THAT 10 RUSSIANS WERE KILLED AND WOUNDED BY THE EXPLOSION OF A SHE TOKIO ADVICE STATE THAT AS A RESULT OF THE ATTACK TH [ TO THE HARBOR OF PORT AR- THUR HAS BEEN CC TELY BLOCKED. IT 18 B ) HERDS THAT ADMIRAL TOGO WILI. MAIN TAIN HiS POSIT IN THE ROADSTEAD OUTSIDE OF THE 1OR UNTIL THE ICE GOES OUT, WHEN A LANDIN( BE EFFECTED AND AN ATTACK MADE ON THE FORTIFICAT § FROM THE REAR If 18 PRACTICALLY CERTAIN THAT THE FORTRESS CAN- NOT BE REDUCED BY A AVAL ATTACK, RUSSIANS LOST ONE BATTLESHIP TOKIO, MARCH 2%3.—CHEEFOO ADVICES TO THE NAVY DE- PARTMENT THIS MORNING STATE THAT ADMIRAL TOGO'S FLEET ATTACK HUR LAST FRIDAY AND LALD PART OF THE CITY'S FORTIFICATIONS, DESTROYING BUILDID AND SETTIN tE TO OTHER MAKAROFF, ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, oT WAS IN THE INNER HARBOR WHEN MADE A SORTIE AND JOINED IN THE JAPS. A FIERCE ENCOUNTER AT < AND IT 18 BELIEVED THAT ONE ABLED. HT KILLED AND SEVERAL WOUND- ED. TOGO’S FLEET I8 SAID TO HAVE ESCAPED UNHAKMED, REPORT OF THE BATTLE March 23.—The first rt Arthur receive ST. PETERSBUR public last night. The ‘ese torpedo boats twice ness, but that they were and driven off by @ raking fi watch was kept, but y , ing the night At daybreak they had with A meas advanced with his fleet and began a bombardment with his battleships and cruisers. He t for thi town and with the hope of crippling the Russian warships in the har- bor by o heavy cross fire Vice Admiral Maka the harbor tn or report of the ecsar Was i ns saw the Japa over of dark- ey got stiective range land batteries, A careful purpose of,enfilading the off, who, it was > gage the Japane r to @ his ships farther out in toward the roadstead in port the land batteries. The following is Makaroff's report Mar 1 two of the enemy's torpedo boats ap- put Jincovered by the searchlights forts and by the gunboats Bobr ret “At midnight proached otr outer roa of the battertes and fir and Otvatsay. The ged to ‘A second Uttack Was made at 4 ¢ k torpedo boats and was also repulsed “At daybreak th ments of the er of six battleships, six cruisers and six se and efght torpedo boats, approached from al inner harb: squadron commenced with ¢ Askol fo from their at F ments of th Our ® The following t midnight of March our searchliights, Our the firing s orpedo boat and fort batte At 4 Kk i from the south, followed quadror ® t 5 f “ t p 12 er ‘ g the f Jed, the battleships and . Liao 1 1 i t vu t jook the battleship Retvizan opened fire over the orent The Createst Convenience IGHT EDITION SEATTLE, The Star Is Only ‘One ANOTHER BIG BATTLE AT PORT ARTHUR Torpedo Boat Flotilla Leads the Attack Followed by a Heavy Can- nonading by Toga’s Fleet of Battleships and Crusier WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, Sa Evernadedl Russians MORE WAR PICTURES TAKEN SINCE THE STRUGGLE BEGUN HINDERED BY SNOW WORK ON THE CIT YLIGHT AND POWER PLANT DELAYED RECEPTION TO “PA” SMITH OF THE MORMON CHURCH reports that oem btednens mn | OIVORCE SUIT THREATENS TO RUIN THE GREEN LAKE REAL ESTATE MAN'S BUSINESS—HE SAYS HIS WIFE | WON'T KEEP HER PLACE AND WANTS TO RUN HiS | ha: o) - oe ll Je 2VAL2EE ahe fr: thence tat plant on the d city officials will to the Cedar river water t more settled r}took the matter under DAL TON IN RACE | tormper peones JAPS AT PING-YANG was formerly m no served an °° PLES CLUB © = 1$ FORMED - ® | fered with | forees south SHATTERED the elephant ep own cuntatat with b sband’s. H low t tte affairs and re DF ce PEN has Mre. Ht i | cant t NAMESAKE OF ADMIRAL GOES gloomy » usband every e her at-| alt eee time Ber at-| +9 ORIENT TO RUSH BEER ro; Nea lice Kee BOYCOTT Hilin t af a aim t orge H. Dewey, of the local Care . k nm, who ts e of the come Mrs. H . of the Western Cen- H. F Hanbu a ng 1 Pe 2 & t) fs a ae ag THE OWLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS VOL. 6. NO. 27. ; 25 CENTS PER MONTH Oa DONG ~ Jose chy OnitH’s mst ake City, held a reuntor h his five families, He kissed } | bia for the completed building wat t $48,000 | some me es for paying the ine ainet the property, an@ 00 was negotiated with od Loan Sol o for three nt per annunts e mercy of the loam was the best we an of $1¢ | “At the stockholders’ meeting, which authorized the sale of the sitq 0 only 14 shares of stock Jin the negative. It is thd of the association as oor Ary | as the sale be perfe to pure ing | chase another outside the fire its and uct thereon a goo@ jen building, which we woul® sufficient means to purchase Hillman’s interests must and leave the associae nd also those who hold| tion free from debt.” property in Hillman] The sale cannot now be consumes I will consult with the at-| mated until the pending injunctiog ase as to the best| suit is settled in the supreme court, nd will announce} od FOUISTEPS it is hard to know nth se,” he said sults an order sale of community not work a hardsh particular came it w seeming to wish whole thing herself 1, she gave orders miles boycott March | while he was in Hill — MISSING. GIVE THE FIGURES © OF LABOR TEMPLE] ISSUE FINAN ture Donny? than ever before Two addrewne Piles gospel cir GETTING BOLD (By Beripps News Ass'n’ ort to find hin |STEPMOTHER MUST PAY HER WAGES ASSOCIATION CIAL STATEMENT custom-house Twe companies of Ger FAVORS NEW RULE has been carrying op pr cived ie. t b m him the Wests | proceeds of at ern Central L He had pre summer was § | ¥lously f a dozen cities in | turned ¢ the s ia r South sides San Frane is $467.24 yet to be i 1 in Hes of this stat stock for cash a abor, The e |" y as walking delegate or tne te eh galgen: The value|""pewey will go to the Philippines af F oy 5 (oe wih ae the ee according to the officers of the West: 9.34. Q In th countries thé 00. “Brewing Malting com- It w een th pany has a larg 4 growing trade, ay the off | in their t nth Some READ THE DOPE been paid, although th ——— it to be pald annual Acting P Chief Sullivan was this | Open accounts for lab morning in conference with Mayor rial (i against th ropert Ballinger At the mayor's request the of ver $2,500 were « ullivan prod da big scrap book In -| and payable. No cash was on hi were pasted the various ordi+ )| to pay them. No money was pre relating to the police depart~ ioe ant ted How t had been since the | lant Ti t of th Y fore, Chief Sulli- secretary at i at w mayor Ine ment t tend x ughly acquainted e8.08 ri with ¢ rdinn and that the new total plated bu g was 0. | 5 e chief will be asked to familiar | h this to t af t 1 him: wit the many minor or r t nees which for so long have bee | ment, the work to raise $40,000 by the sale of a dead letter si adil