Show J JAPANESE rA f RAE t I Dropped Shells on to Warships And Into Port Arthur With Wih Terrible Effect SEA CAPTAINS ACCOUNTS Were Present at Bombardment and add Give Gre a Graphic Description of What Occurred THE RUSSIANS SEEK CHINESE AID AI Commissariat Officers Apply for or Per Ter Permission Permission mission to Use Railways Hallways to Trans Transport Transport Transport port Troops and ami Stores New ew York March 17 Three Non glan the tIme ArRo and released d n a 1 few tol days ago by bythe bythe bythe the authorities nl nt Port Arthur have hlo ar at al Shanghai according to a 1 World dispatch front from that city cUy Tho The captains who were nero mut under oath by hy bytho bythe tho the Russians to reveal nothing thoy they saw refuse to speak of or affairs at nt Port lort Arthur but hut time tho correspondent asserts that members of ot the tha crews willingly told what they the tho know During Durin tho the last Int bombardment last Sunday tho the Argo Ago lay ha alongside the tho battleship In tho time harbor and ono ona of ot the tho Nore Blans confirmed previous reports to the tho effect that a n Japanese shell ell fell tell on tho the d deck ck k where hero It exploded killing 19 o cel Scarcely a I residence In the new part of oC tho the town escaped damage Many of oC tho the Inhabitants attempted to construct rudo rude Ono One shell shel fell el cli II g u a I crowd of sight sightseers sightseers seers who gathered nt at a em point of 01 van tago and amid WeT ier suing gasing out ti to sea el nt at tho time attacking fleet feet The rime shell killed 25 5 Three government clerks cerkA were here killed olilee olle olleA while hurrying from Irom the port admirals A cruiser lying at nt anchor a cables 1 length from front tho thim probably the Diana VIII wan WOM struck on the waterline and Ind set s t on Ci 01 lire tiro The Bailors declare that t SO 60 persons person on un board perished Time The supply of If food tood In Port l ort Arthur Is still for tor the needs of the time gan gannison nison hut but It Is entirely under tho the con tM of the th military authorities s who blo dolly daily rations 1 wh Time The Norwegians Insist that when they left lert the Hues Ian Sleet had sailed with tho the low of making u n dash for wih It I Is III possible however that the UIO yes ves vess vc s sis ls ha hll html l merely gone gono Iono on another scout lug Ing expedition Ther flere r In the harbor the disabled warships only the tite volunteer cr fleet lect steamer steller four tour smaller merchantmen ono one whaler ani the Ru ont hospital ship Mongolia which been ben struck by shells sheiA half a a dozen doten men s lm CHINAS AID D March 17 r have applied to the tha ChI ChU neRO reso railway nt at lt hem Mitt MIl Pun Tun Tn for or permission to use uso their line Ino for tor time tl transportation of troops t and stores store Time The have hare replied that tho the mat let ter presents ninny lan mind that they tile the refer reter time the application to tho the authorities 1 at It Pekin Some Hore questions were crt also naked re ro regarding garding tho tIme possibility of ot purchasing odder fodder nad other supplies also n regard regardIng regarding Ing In tIme the procurement of ships for tor trans transportation purposes should the tIme railway not bo be Available Native agents of the bank blk nt at lt Mukden lukel have alum alfo IFO approached the railroad officials upon the tha name subject Tho The magistrate nt at Chin Chou will not allow allan tho the natives A to sell noil III supplies wi of or any kind to the thu Russians Itu The Tho Japanese authorities hero her state that a I land engagement of ot nn mac Is not likely Illel before another month monthA A military Imo hero considers tho the mechanical mines mineR laid liy tw the Japanese at nt Port lort Arthur to pro pre pr Vf port nt lt the time fleet from leaving that NO O PHO AM RCA St Ot Petersburg March 17 13 I 3 p m IlL 1 Time Bourso says Japans hopi hope of ot aid alI front from America IB he II gone con and she now l looks loks only to China With the lat hat tors hatred of the tho west ivest In view sue ha I ii trying her best to effect an alliance Tho Gazette predicts that Chinese neu neutrality traly will 1 soon be broken brokel POUT lOHT TO un im OPENED Tien rain March agent at wires wIre as lS follows Port Arthur wilt will wi be bo open March 23 J Jand and 30 and have been charter chartered chartr ed el for tor spring shipment The ho reports that will wi be bo Attacked shortly aro amo untrue and there tore In Is II no n truth In the tho statement that the Russians are ore trying to lay hay la mines abreast of oC the tho fort tort Business is l going on aa as I usual and M i 1 of oC the tIO civil administration IB is doing doln all al In iii his power to further the tho trade Interests of both Chinese and for The rime American and British residents re Insist that warship should bo be station stationed ed ell here but there theme aro are no ito 10 signs of any trouble Japanese troops will I probably land landIn In Kal lieu Chou hay n and out oft off time the main mainline maInline line Ile at Chino China southeast of ot Now Ol chwang chIl ni PROPOSED 1 MONOPOLY March Monh 1 llio proposed law relating to tho tIme government monopoly on It If will wil go g Into effect on oil Oi the tha tint of or next July Jul gl Tho ho manu manufacture facture and smile sale slie of Japanese cut Iut tobacco co CI will wi bo be lo allowed to continue until April 10 19 The Tue ho government go lIt proposes to have 1110 tho tue stocks machines anti and ant plants existing exl on ott 01 June 30 nm nett let appraised by b Joint appraiser As A compensation for fop their good will wi time the government pro proposes poses to pay PL tIm Ihl anti dealers n mi mm cumin tm e uil to their theil Income for three years shown by h their timely books Th The sum lIum which bleb wil wilt t l tip required to launch tin monopoly hue has hUl not hot yet It been blen deter determined mined hut limit time the tle government proposes to tomake tomake make a R large IRr payment In bonds It I U II ii thought that the tIme only new customs duty ditty will wi be on art sugar The proposed ropo rate Is IB as its 1 follows follow Dutch standard No NoI 1 I one yen 11 per 1101 hundred hun No Na o 3 2 one ont yen y Cn n no 40 o semi sen No 3 one OlO yen 11 EO 50 0 seth sell le 1 I No 4 t four y yen en n 30 20 sen en Unless the time conventional convent bunt tariff litter Inter Ilter fore It U Is II probable that n a 1 tariff tarl will ivill b le be levied Icle on 1 woolen stuffs tutt wi |