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Show JAPS SHELL PORT ARTHUR. Little Brown Men Bombard Foetreee and Town Alternately. A telegram from Admiral Aleileff from I'Drt Arthur to the emperor at 8t. Petersburg says that from 1 o'clock Bunday morning to midday the Japanese fleet In two division bombarded bom-barded the fortress and the town alternately al-ternately from the l.lao Tshan promontory, prom-ontory, flrlng 185 projoctllea. The Russlsn squadron, Including the battleship Pohleda, replied from tbe anchorage by a plunging flro. Tha batteries also participated. The losses on land were seven Chinese killed and Ave soldiers add three Chinese wounded. wound-ed. The Russian warships sustained no damage, apd there was no loss of life on them. The Bt. Petersburg correspondent of tbe lxndon Standard sends rumor to the effect that Vice Admiral Togo's fleet escorted a Japanese landing of troop to the westward of tbe Yalu river. When 15.000 mon had been, landed the Russian trrnps. which were lying concealed, suddenly attacked them, driving them bark to tbe ships wltb heavy losses In men and guna |