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LONDON, Nor. M.-A Cbofu report ■ajs that a Japanaac otteial who to amou* the lataat anirale from Dalny atataa poaltlrely (bat a general attack upon Port Arthur has been raaumed and a^large magaalne blown op. The Jape mote diacorervd. It la aald. the location of the arsenal and centered their artlller)' Are upon. It. After dropping 2UU ahella In Yhe locality they succeeded In blowing It up. The Japanese are widening their aape and are using them to mov* their guns forward. The Russians continue their spirited sortie*, using bund grenades In their attacks upon the saps. Adrlcas from Tokyo say that the navy department reporta the capture of the German at earner Batelan while attempting to run the Port Arthur blockade. The department aays that at 3 o’clock la the morning a Jupanes* squadron crulalng off Yentao, near Ta lien bay, sighted a Teasel steaming for Port Arthur. The gunboat Tatsuta pursued and overtook the a learner. On board of the raasel was found a great quantity of winter clothing, blankets, medicine and corned ment*. Her captain said she was bound for Kewchwung. Tbe route and cargo of the Batelan were considered to be suspicion*. and she was taken possession of and brought to Sasebo. Increasing skirmishing along tbe Shakbe river seems to Indicate the Imminence of another great battle. A dispatch from Canfa. island of Crete, mays that the section of tbe Ritatian second Padflc squadron, commanded by Tice Admiral Voelkenmm. sailed last night for Port Bald. In this squadron are the battleships Stssol. Veliky and Nararin. the cruisers Jenitrtoung and Almaz, tbe destroyer* Bieetlnschy. Becumprechnl. Bystri. Brarl. Redori and Bulny and the transport* Gortachakoff. VoroneJ. Kltal Tsmbor. Kelr. Jupiter. Merknr and Vladlmiroff. A Mukden report say* that tbe Bn* elan detachments occupying Da pass have retired before a Japanese column 1JW0 strong. Tha Japanese are reported to be advancing toward Sin tain tin. The Chefu dispatch says that tbe Russians hare blown up their torpedo bout destroyer Bastoropny. Tbs crew, with the exoapOao of one man. left tbe destroyer. This last man lighted fuses and blew up tha Tessa! before retryaUng. The Raaturopoy brought a ~ ntch from General Stoaaaal for the r In regard to cobdlHons at Port

Tbe American consol general at Chefu has cabled the state department at Washington that the situation at Port Arthur Is extremely crtOcaL Tb* outer

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Emperor - Nicholas that Port Arthur can hold out Until the Baltic squadron affirm In March on the condition that be la supplied with munitions and

A Tokyo dispatch says that Increasing activity along the Rhakhe river seems to Indicate tbe Imminence of another great battle. Tbe Russian feints, evidently Intended to -draw a Japanese attack, are uniformly

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tun. Tbpy wi “Since then the enemy In tbe vicinity of Bhakhe village have indirectly bom-

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ra burned Huangla- ■ to tha southeast on

tbs tight bank of tbs river Bun.”

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SICILIAN PRINCE ASHORK.

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BiraaSad at La^g geaeb. NEW YORK, Nov. 3L-CmiUln Van Wlcklan of tba Long Beach (X. T.) Ilf# Bering station reports that the British steamship Sicilian Prince, from Msraaillaa. Naples and Fulmars for New York with 611 ptnona aboard, want ashore at 0 o’clock ta the morning about half a mils west of tba Ufa sav-

ing station.

Tbe steamer lies ta an eaay position. Tb* sea Is smooth, the wind calm and tha atmosphere smoky. Five tugs, two of theta wreckers, want to the scene of tbe disaster, sod. waiting for high tide, an attempt was made to poll tha Sicilian Prince off. Tbe tugs succeeded in moving tha Sidltaa Prtnee soma diets fun, but aba was not dear. Reports Indlqated that there waa little hops of getting the steamship into deep watar last night Efforts ware continued at full tide about 5 JO this morning. Fire Island reported that It had been hazy offshore all day, with a light westerly Wind. A moderate sea ta running. The Sicilian Prince went ashore shortly befory tb# tide had reached its height so that only at high watar ire tbe tugs able to move her.

WORLD'S FAIR FIRE.

MUsoarl BallSIs* De*«rar#n to**

8T. LOUIR Nov. 22.-The Are in the Missouri bdlldlug at the world's fair Saturday evening wns not anch a disaster as at Aral supposed. A great deal of the furniture waa saved, together with moat of the paintings and practically all the books. According to President M. T. Darla of the Missouri commission, the loss sustained by tbe state will only amount to $20,000. Till* Is explained by the statement of Mr. Davis that after the world's fair Is over the building, which was tbe finest state structure on tbe grounds, would not bring more than $3,000. Tbe Missouri historical exhibit has been temporarily placed in tba Ohio building. Moat of the books belonging to tbe Htate university will be returned to Columbia before the end of tbe week. Only a few of tbe books are damaged. Not since the opening of tbe exposition has such an assemblage of Sunday visitors gathered on tbe grounds as that which crowded around tbe ruins of tbe Missouri tgulldlng

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 22.-Tbe British steamer Aros Castle, Captain Day, Afty-eevea days out from Java with a cargo of sugar, has arrived bars and reports tbe probable foundering on Kov. IS of the Spanish hark Tafalla with her crow of Oftaeo men during the recant southern storm. Tha steamstood by tha sinking bark for two days, and on tba second night the Spanish Tamil disappeared. Tha condition of tha Tafalla whan the crow af tba Aros Castle last saw the vessel was inch as to lead them to baRava that We

OSSINING, N. T, Not. r Johnson, the prisoner who wns dmtag In Stag Blag prison Saturday evening, waa caught 1st* last night by use. It waa not believed In the prison that be had got outside the walla, but ha bad. Johnson had cllmbtd tbe Iron fence, which Is the western boundary of the prison, dropped Into the river, swam outward beyond tha north wall and than up tbe river to the deck Just north of the north wall and had concealed himself under tha pier, whan 4 ha ants caught I

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov., 2B. - Frederick M. Tibbala. who waa dismissed as postmaster ta Milford Saturday upon rooommendatlomof

inspector Robinson, who rialmad to have fbund a shortage in tba accounts, has been arrested on tba charge of em-

»«ataet Tibbala is to tha effect that ha 0 of money order fuads.

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