| Show ALEXIEFF l Iff GIVEN I SUr SUPREME M COMMAND MM O Manchurian Railway Hallway Blocked by byThe byThe byThe The Blowing Up of a n Bridge On the Line I I RUSSIAN STEAMERS CAPTURED Japanese Make Several Unsuccessful Attempts to Land Men sear Near r ar Port Tort Arthur fit St Petersburg Feb 11 It Is official officially ly Iy announced that Admiral Alexieff huts has been appointed to the tho supreme me com corn command mand of oC the Russian land anti sea sen forces lathe tar far east cast London Feb 11 A special dispatch front from Then Tein confirms tho the report that time the railroad has been blocked by liy the blowing blow In up iii of ot 1 ft bridge on Oil the line Une and that 30 RussIans were vere killed In the explosion It Is reported tho the dispatch adds that the steamers Nanni and the Mukden en belonging to 10 the Chinese East Enst Eastern ern era railway company have been cap captured captured 81 by b the Japanese so soA A special dispatch from Port Arthur says tile the hue Japanese fleet attempted Wed ne to land men In several bays In Inthe It the hue neighborhood of ot Port lorl Arthur Arlhur under tinder the tho protection of ot the Iho guns of ot the tho cruis cruls cruisers ers era It IH Is asserted ho that all th attempts wore unsuccessful JAPANESE IN SEOUL London on Feb eb 11 Special dispatches toUts from froni this thin morning announce the time arrival of ot Japanese troops at nt Seoul hut beyond title thlu the dispatches pub published In the lie newspapers add adl practically ally cally nothing to tho he knowledge of oC the lie actual situation The Tien rein correspondent ent of ot the Standard sends In a n report that lint the have Chinese nt at n t In consequence of at which the at lit are great Brent greatly Brently ly Iy alarmed mind are appealing to Pe Ie kin for tor protection Other OIher from Tien Tam say hunt tOO French troops have havo been or ordered tiered dered from there here to Seoul for tor the tho pro of ot the tho French legation nt ILl the Korean capital the hue emperor having taken loken refuge there These reports lack confirmation The Tue correspondent corre of ot thu Iho Dally Daily Mall Mallat Mallat at Then Tien rein cas that LI Iii the tho favorite court official of ot the dowager empress of ot China Chinn has hils been driven away anti and beheaded by b order of ot Yuan Shi ShiI IIII ICal commander In chief of ot the Chinese army Mill anti and navy II LI was IBS In III hl hii feelings The correspondent of oC the Dally Express I asserts that hat the Hus sian cruiser er lIana Diana 1 Wl una na Injured by a chut front from the Hussion shore battery batter nt at Port P l rt Arthur mid unel that the cruiser end and tho tM battleship have also been benched beached nt ut Port Purt Arthur Special dispatches dl from roin Tokla report that fugitives from ac nc cuss UHe tho ho lie of ot openly looting Japanese Jn houses there thero without Inter Interference interference ference by the police JAPANESE SE m JOICE Tokio Feb loeb 10 Undaunted by I the ab absence sence senco of ot continuation Japan Is rejoicing over oer a 1 great t naval victory at Port Arthur Arlhur Tuesday Early I today came u II cabled report troll from coal the consul at saying that early Monday the Japanese J destroyed three large hue Ilus sinn sian warships oft off Port lort Arthur Thereafter Admiral Togas fleet of ot 18 IB warships lur engaged the time entire Russian heeL fleet remaining containing oft off the tort fort The consul was wan unable tunable to give the tho result of ot the tho engagement but said Bald that when the this when whon the steamship Columbia passed lInseed the scene of action nil of ot the Japanese warships were svere preserving their heir align alignment uncut ment and lighting fighting vigorously and antI steadily anti apparently uninjured The Tho newspapers here hero published extra rIll lions containing news of bC the tho lie battle anti and produced the first popular lion tion of ot the war Flags l vere raised everywhere and excited crowds thronged the time streets |
