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The Wingham Advance, 1904-02-18, Page 74t'• „IA ANESE 1 SS Three R ssiarp Cruisers iowi Lir by Japanese for edoes. THREE RUSSIAN VESSELS BLOWN UP, New York, Feb, es.-Theee is official confirmation in Tokio, accord- ing to a cablegram to the World, of the report tbat three of the our Russian warehips from Vladivostock, whicli entered the Tsugarn Straits to attack Hakodete, wore blown up by mines on the nigle of Feb, 13 while Attempting to peas the straits, ' ANOTHER ACCOUNT. New York, Feb. re -A cablegram from London says the teter ad- vices are that four Russian warships have been sighted in Tsugaru Straits. eince the fleet went out three of the cruisers bad been sunk ; or &gabled. SUNK THEIR OWN BOATS, Melte), Feb. re... -A reliable authority says that three Russian ter - - pedo boats have been Sunk by guns from the farts. .They were eras, it taken ter Japanese vessels. THE BUN» DEFEATED. Cape Town,. Feb. x5. -The Parliamentary elections just held in Cape Colony have resulted in a pregressitio niajority of five over the Afri- kander Bund. The e nal agutes °are; Progressives so, and Bund ee meMbers. 140111:11C111.1,...=.111:0914 _ _ a1.21016,1611.114111INta—V,S,22.2.1...S4 'USIA TORPEDO BOAT DISASTER. •St. Petersburg, Feb.3.-Accordingto the Novoe Vremya, the Yeni- sei was laying mines at the entrance of Talienwan Bay with the ob- jeet of closing it against an attack from sea.. Observing that one of the mines had risen 'ci• the surface, the Yenisei approached for the pur- pose of blowing it up, when the vessel came in° contact with another mine, which exploded and caused the disaster, • • • 0 • elloicio, Feb. 14. --Ie Is olnetally an- ,. nouneed ebet tbreo of the.four teeps coMprising the rival:111 1 ied:toe:0 k e squadron • Woke blown up PrieleY ' night witil•et netempties pats 1Iroig1 tlie lese.gare Straits, septer- ating the 1,eltends of Hondo and Yezo. 'Bee Ruetieues suffered heave %Pe notion was north of Aomori, ° a toiv. 111 laerthern Hondo. it L5 stated that all. three velmols Were blown up.byeterpedoes. Tetley wore all ceuleere. The only Reasian °ruiners which wegoeat •Vlatlivootoole were the Ro- sa, Bogatyr, leurik and. Gramme. epee t• t floral eat lea red for action. In order to enable theie .t.o. get out of tee harbor it wee peeestary to Out ettatinols in the 10e. • efierlY NOT isle TRUE. Scepticism Growl, Reepeetitue the 8initing et the eat t testi tps • Lendee. Fele _15,e-Alteougle - Stole" 'ortiet bfewing up of the Ruse (eau oruer.1U.Teugeau Strarte eves e.e. pre -hese In (several Sunday papers as eaxingebeee.,olf.ciaLy anzoanced• liter niettectge alieweeteat tiei'eepcirt'recpere.s eonarameitee Tee 'Beret) 'horteapoecleht of tee teeny Moil, In a itoh dated Friday, says• it IS officially announced that three mit of 'four Iinssia,re werships belonging to to VlaelivOstook squad- ron were .blown •up by mines Thurs- day night treas etteinertiug to pass Tsugaru', Strait -fie - • Tee eame correeentlent In a later but undated diespetek zont. by way et the Philippines and Honolulu, re - "ports the destruction of thu war- ship, but gays" the reports.- still await aboolute- confirmation. He says that the our warships ap- p a red early .Therada y incr.:mg n ear - 'the northern point of Mutsu Pro- yineeellgadde that the garrieens o: the' tOt.at Ilakodete are fully-pre- pAred to welcomethem when they appeAr within range. It is reporeed °- that souncle firing in the ehrece time ,FuleuyAbla, Flittee created a - rumor .that the Russians are bona bareitnee that city: A Chofoo deemetch to thee 'Mail, bearing ne date, but' time .7.80 evening, seye that a cable despatch- from Tokio states that three Russian cruisers were de- stroyed ley torpedo boat at Aontore In the northern part of the Island It of Hondo, - 4.80 a. nef-Ao tea hoursenaos wIth- Out e,cemfilleation of tile reports of the sinking ot the three Russian cruisers. In Tsugaru Straits, seep.1- meet grows. be omen that they are con- tradictory le important Jeepeete, E71.104 tte, whether -the damage. Was. doe° by mines or torpedoes. Thee Jn4neat Legation declares thee it has lece ired ho news on the. suleect. A pkio dovetail bent prior to the revert of titre oinking of the veesels, meet lees regarded prebable that tho Rebottle fleet either returned to Viadlleeetock dear completing. a morement Planned to divert the jap- Ilomharden Titkuyanue Widen, Fob. 14e:a telegretti ree eeleed In London tblinafternoon r�. • potto that tho Russians bonlbereled the 'eleven of Vulruyama, at the eouthe Weetern extremity ol the Deane of Yew. The VeSSOiti Wllicit did` the bembaeding are eutelloPed to have been the eruieero tha.t 'have been teunk by Ictpancso torpektee ineTsu- guru Stralte. • Thei Stralte O Timgern aro be- tween he tIeland of .Ilebkaido, the evtorthern of the tbree Japanese le- asteete or elee pleased through the Teugeett Straits moving peuthe 3apanellle cruiser sqUatireee he Moat - leg la the bopo of locating the Rae - Kee, fleet. If the ettieetteee should -at- ten+t x ffeet a, killet1011 With the Poet Arthur fleet the enhancer.: Will endeiteor to block the witty end foree • MY engagement; • 1eethe Mid Nippene tho • Contra le- ltind. , Items -lens lino, Over tolfe. Islagattaki, role. I4. --The Itussitel belles In the Chemulpo Debt, in Which • the Verlag and Korietz were sunk, were ono officer and 40 men trilled, and 404 wounded. REVOLT kalOWS ITS HEAD. Ant I -Government Manifestation at St. Petersburg. St. Poterebarg, 'Feb. 14, -Tee dee monertratioes of patriotism hero are r.10.r4 miegled with political manifeet- atione against the Government One of these manifesecteens occurred Sat- urday at the cemetery hero on the crearrion 'of the funeral of Nicene. elekteelorake a. well known historical end Russlan litterateer. Several thousand persons listened to anti - Government ferteeches 'denouncing the Peleey weicb. badeplunged the •coun- tryeinto war. which it was declared Would..cost, untold .wealte and •beood. Titer° wee a :strong pea of. police Present, but thee Were unable to pre. vent the inflammatory speeches. Huge crewels sang the national anthem before the Czar'e palace. Em- bassy and sang nattopal songs. Sev- ere!, additional battalions from each guard reghnent weut aboard teeing at the Nicholne Station to -day bound Lor ellatieberiae AfJ the soldiers marched to the station people on the sidewalks poured the contents of their purees into their hands. Lhdies ga:ve the jewelry they were wearing. rera.doemee• swarmed from their temps ancl showered 'tobacco and provesions epee them. • YELLOW telfebIANOE URGED. Japanese Suppressing* the Reports ot Their Reverses. London, Fob. 15.-A- despatch to the etandard feem Tion-Tain, dated Friclay, treys the Japanese transpoets are awaiting an opportunity to land troops at Many mid Kinehow. nee, • Telssian -peeltion at New- Chweng is Very. etrong. They aro mounting gene et the cal fort at the mouth of the river. The des•pletch adde that the Jripanese at Tien-'I's'n are auppreesing adverse new tor the purpose of convincing the Chinese thet teeir forces are Invincible. Other foreigners are 'approbensive of the effect of Birch. a policy on the native inind,• as the Chinese aro already restless. The local papers.make out that t•hie eapaneee fleettearne though unscathed. Viceroy Yuan -Stith -Rai and others °openlyadvocate a lel- lew Alliance. The Russians are in- ereatiag tbeir forces at Kahle and Jetiol„ and aro etrelegthening, their Legation guard at Pekin. itusslan Prisoners. Paria, Feb. Ie. -Admiral Boyle, com- manding the cruiser Onoyden, ot the French tar eastern 'equadron, has .8W/eel from Nagitealti for Cecmulpe to take on boned theesurvivers of the .orewe,of tlett Russian warsbips Vier- -Ing and Itoriett. %ley will be taken to eattughai and at at •Lberty on perce e. - • Looking After Wotteded. potted that the japagese bave Cap- tured tee Norwegien vermeil Activ, • Lena, Sentle, SeIrstad, and arge, all or which were chartered by a?Rua- elan naval eoutreeetee. Tbe Ruse sla,n, ateamer Manchuria, which is Mee repaired At Nagarta,ki, will be Arrested on eteielOtli, As she Will noe Po able to complete bar repairs by that' date, elite') is tlie liner ol the time fixed for the departure ef all Jepaneso and Rasslan vessels tram the ports of the belligerents. Three efore Captured, Seoul, Feb. 14e -The japeneee fleet vrlech entered Chenaulpu last night, escorting transports, captured on Russian volunteer warship and two steamers In the opeu sea. Nearly 500 Japs Sabred. London; Feb. 15.-A Port Arthur deepeteet to-tho Daily Mail dated Fele liete, says that according to the Emi- t:Ian offleial ritory the eapanes. landed 000 men near Ta -lien -wan (Dalnye with dieastrana results. Four hundred and ton of them were ea - bred by Comeeks. Tho remainder es- caped to their theta% It is else stat- ed that the eapauese landed ne Dove Bay, waere thirty of them were Ued. The others retreated. The Matra New-Chwaeg or reepondent says that the Russiane allowed the Japanese to land et Riven Bay (Dore Bay), a few nailer tease of Port Arthur. They were at- treeked by troops and the batteries, and retired, , defeated witlt beave, losses. Neither of the foregoing tarps/toile' le coefirracd, and It le possible that they aro baeoil on St. Petereburg re- mora from Port Arthur and New Cheeang. tamfoo Also Reports it. Chaco, Feb. 12, -It ie reported that 21,000 anpanese troope were Wide(' at Dove Bay last Wednesday morning, and that they were met be the liassians, who engaged them in hand-to-lien•a fight. The reportt say tee Japanese were driven back. It is also reported that Japanese troops have been tendeel 40 mule fureeer west. Fighting on the Yalu. i London, Feb, 1.1.-A despatch to tho entre' Nowa from Paris says 1 that the Chinese Legation there states -that fighting was pro - grossing on the Yalu River between the Russian and Japanese troops. • The former .are mid to have cap- tured SO Japanese officers .and men. " The Chinese Legation received the news from the Minister cif Marine at Pekin, The engagement occurred between outposts. LANDieet 19,000 TROOPS. Jape Leer No Time A.Iter the Battle ot C hem u leo. ' St. Petersbutge ecb. e4, -A. tele- gram received from 'Ai:ajar Gen, leug, chief of etaff, to Admiral Alexieer, says ; "According to private ad- vice, the Japanese, alter the Bat- tle. of Chernuipo lauded le,00U troop -s. Communication be were - less telegraph betweou telemetric and Chefoo has been established by ships etationed at these points. Ad Is quiet at Port •Arthur. There is no news of. the enemy's fleet, Messengers from Tatungkan, a few miles east of Port Arthur,. do eat confirm tho repqrte of the apeeter- °aloe of Japanese Irene:ads here. Lighte are seen at night seaward from Inkau, and also near the northern station. They are sus- eected to be from theonelnY's scouts. • 'Web:Vuitton is being successfully carried out, et' Gen. liazleveski, engineer -in -chief for the li.-Virentli.;g Territory, retort- ed on Teuraday that the forts at Port Artnur were not damaged by Jape,nese bombardment. A eummu.nication frotn Vicerey Alexieff, just received, boner= the • report of tee landing of 19000 Jap - new° troops at Cheneulpo. The Vene- roy adele that reports have been re- ceived of attempts to out ethe tele- graph wires along the Chinese Emit- ' ern Railway, and al to destroy one of the abutments eif the Sungari • bridge. 'Deese attempts, lie adds, were immedletely detected, and dee.- . sive meaeures ealren to guard the raeway. NOW SUPPORTS JAPAN. eee . Corean Emperor Converted by Recent Events. London, Feb. 15,-A deaphtch to tie • Daily E.vpross, dated Tekio, Feb. 12, "Jaye that the Japanese Minister at Seoul, M. Consoulet Hayashi, had a - protracted interview elearsdriy with : YeIlytung, the Emperor, who lies been converted into a erupporter of ' Japan by the ovento of the pest few days; Tele eeeeatch eclair that some credit is given to rumors here that Jammer American -built cruiser, tbe 7 Claes, watt sunk during the imeond fight at Port Arthur, and that Um Malawi:ilium which Waif Admiral Ito's flagship at the battle of the Yale River in the eldnese-Japanese war, was crIppleel, 7 Squadron Will Protect. London, Fele .14. -The :Japanese Cowen at Cheititillee has aeceded to , a request made tbrough the Britisb Consul that 844 Wbentled Itueolane be pineed in the care of charetteble Japanese. Thee Wero Planed In armee hooleltal under the care of • competent Japaneee dectorii. garoness Hayashi, *if e of the jape envie Anteater, and the evivee ot other °Jape..neeti in England, have lesued an Appeal to tlie eapanelle reeldents laid the !Acetate:4 the amp- eheese t embserlbe to a fund for the benefit of the widows Mid tenanted of Xtelaneee eoldieeo and sailors who lost their lives in tbe Aver. It to re - (molted tile fund be •nutietained 'the end of the ware the monean to bo remitted periodicellye SIORE VESSELS CAPTURED. - Japeuese Select Vivo litteteltattimen tehameed by Itussintt Conti/vier. Londole Vele 14.--eateytro Shipping Itelee has received A cable despatell from Negttrutid, dated Felt 18th, L- 30 pane otating that the Delilah fiteamer lienme, together wttli her Move, tete atahred there, having been eaptuted be the eapitneee. The eel le a Chita gee treder. /t° is re. Leedom, Feb. 14.-4. Central Newe despatch from Rome spee that Itusteen warships are pursuing tbo Keane, and leasable, the Japenceo mimes which anlind wine time ago from Ocoen for the far east. It is added that a Japanese squadron is hen stalled to meet them. --- A. slaving jape:twee squaelnen le now cralaing 10 the Stralte of For - moue. It „expeets to meet and pro - tent the two crulsere, *IS Attlee:mum in Fight, London, Feb. 1t. -Tho Daily Mallet Paris oorreopendent sonde 1 eters: tbat is printed there to the effect that m number of American naval' officers wore on board the eriptenese warialiipe wlech attaeked Ant Are Our. /t in oaid tbat b. Totersberg has neceived eeneinnation of the story. °Pio correependent snail; tlutt the Incalent late •crietseel tonaterna- tion in offbeat ciente!, as it is bound to lead to International Complicit°. teem. 'flu* lialtle, Fleet. let. Petersburg, Feb. 140-*.elie Ad- miralty° eittlauPS as neaserme tlui tiebore. We deeire to draw -pees frioucl. iy rtiatIoxpi eta' eloear. ' e pa were OM wOrtiely represented u E 0 • JI1111121 TeM10 woe tile tettilder of tile presout J4031000 dynitaty, He s11, C., end wee a contemporare of aacentleg the Japenese tlie*ne la tee) WEDS MISS MAXWELL. Neleicliadvezzar. T40 peewit el Irate) le tbe 1.02nd Emperor et WS rape. ee otory that the Bathe fleet bas ileen ordered to the far east, pointing mei that the elepo ar *. laid up At elven- Remit, wbere the, will bp ice-beu-nd Per the wiinter. - "A WANTON CRIME." ••••••,11•1 • japan Deeply Stirrea on einalng of a Mreba»l man. Tole°, Fele 14.-japen la deeply • etirred and bitterly resentful over • .ha Finking or the ruerohant TeSeel Unfelt() by four Russian -cruiser% whiell yesterday attacked the Zen - ho and ber comperilon, the Negate oura. wlele they were on their way :rout Ettkuk to Otani. The attack of the Rueseems Is declared to be a ivanton crlmu, uneestified under vay eircumetauces, even assutulug th.al .ha eetielm dIsregariled signale, wheel la dented. The Pereign Offloo has Issued the •'oPowing etatement regarding the 1 Icing of the Z• n eho "Two eapenese merehant 'tames lin Zeneho and the IV aganonra, ton - lane 170, end 700. rekpactively, while ttillng from K ttn, for Otaru, wire eultienly atteeked by four Buettner ertuvers from Viedivoetock, on Feb. IL while ten miles off eensangta, Ione was opened without an order being given to eurrender. "The Naganoura succeeded in es- eapmg. The other vessel was sur- rounded by the cruisers and sunk. tit on Loud were either killed or drowned." It ea Wald the japaneee 'Govern- atent le planneve reprieale, Several Rieman ships 'which have been de- tainee' to prevent reports of the movement; of the Japanese from reaching tbe enemy 17111 now. it 1 vied, be sent to the 'prize courts •enel in all probability will be con- fiscated. 30 SDELLe STRUCK TOWN. Every 'Window on Main Street of' Pori A• '1 * • Leedom Feb,. 14.-.1. report from Choice says that thirty simile streak the Town of Port Arthur during the bombardment. Ono of them broke ,yeery whitlow on • the main etreet Othera struck tbe bills, landing among email 'muses. Ono woman and a child were killed. The people are paniceetricken, Rooming by Cannon Deard. St. Petersburg, Feb. 14, 1.20 Tem.- officiel telegram received here from Port Arthur, dated February 18th, says the lights of the enemy's elects were seen off Inkaz, near the Yalu Rear, on the evening of Feb- ruary lath. It says, further, that advices reached Port Arthur, Febru- ary 12th, that Oil: Salience° battle- ships bad, appeared in the road- stead of Antung, on the estuary of tho Yalu River, and. teppoeite the Cor- ium pert of Wile, and that the boom- ing of cannon had been heard. Railroad Blown Pp. London, Fob. 15. -Tee correspond- ent of the Daily Exprees at Pekin, in a, cablegram dated Feb. 12, reports that Viceroy Alexieff is eraotically isolated, direct Oommanicatioe be- tween Port Arthur and VLadivoistok being euspended. lie adds that the railroad behind Port Arthur lute been blowai up, and that 0,000 ja.paneve troop e have landed near Delete,. The Daily Melee Tokio correspond- ent, under date of Fea. 12, says the Japanese warsbip Kasagi has cap- tured the German steamer Yokohama, which had a cage, including dyna- mite, for 'Port Arthur. Linevitch to Comioand St. Petersburg, Fob. 14.-A. tele- gram from Khakarovsk announces that General Lineviteli has been ap- pointee' to the supreme command of the Russian army In Manchuria, Salvation Army in Javan. . London ,Feb. 1e. -The Times to- day sae; The Salvation A.rmy, which has been working for six years in japan, has tierty-eight stations and outposts' in that country, WIth ninety offlcern and cadets, of whom seventy-seven are Japanese. The army bas a rescue home for women and another for discharged prisoners with forty in.. mates. The iseues of the lorteight- ly War Cry have te circulation of 10,000. Japanese Demand the Sttrvivors. Nagasaki, Feb. 14. -The surviv- ors from the Verlag and the Ker. - tete, the Russian *misers that Were sunk by the Japanese at Citemulpo last Tuesday,still remain on board the British cruiser Talbot, the Ital.' Ian crueler Elba and the French cruiser Paseel, The situation Is bee coming errataus the. Japanese have twice made demands of the comatunders at the three for- eign vessels that the RIIEP- slans be surrendered as Prlsonere (Contietted from page 1.) of war. The captain of the Talbot, being the senior naval officer, each time replied that he was await- ing instructions from his GoVern. meet. None of the Russians are abeard the American gunboat Vicks- burg, whose commander says that the Japanese are right in their de- mand, as the tussiatie took advan- tage of the clemency of the Jap- anese in returning to the harbor, raid then taking refuge on the for- eign Vessels; and refusing to stir-. melee, tvItereao the Japanese fleet refrained from stoking them in the Open Hoz as they could have done. • Splenclet Russian Courage. A magratioeut episode In tii•e battle Wee the second sortie of the two Ressiett crueeers. With bends pley'ng U e national an 11011t. ttna the interna- tional Met loudly cheering the brave ery and gallantry ot tilt) liuseaus, the. Verlag and Korietz awed the jeepanese tleet, in which Was Certain death. Teo teoeitiona of the wrecks n ppea r -to be such that it will, be easy to recover the gene. The Russian leasee were ono officer and ferty men - !aka and tette, benched and sixty- four wounded., e. • . elte- st'11L ot vitu 1%111E/100. He te the itieed ot Ilistibia Whieb 13egatt in NOM( hadritezzar's Thee. Londen, hab. 14. -Tee jepaneee Legation Me given Out a quotation from the epeoeh of the Mikado !aka elintreeley, on the occafiloa et the amilvereatry ot jimmies nee d•etenen to the threat* ot japan, ttt banquetin tee Xtilperlal pelaen al lio bIt glees US greet plea/sure to en. tertain tile enema ropreeentalivea ern tale Memorttble tennlvereary. It he our great regret feet eireumeteinteet bt.yood out to:it-tot ease compered a neighboring power. lert we tire Its to belle, perteeful ralettione With! wry rIalLsmi ti tiny Vitt relevant)) lel tialte bleeettelitte leetWeen 510 and A letteeelaN IMPORT' Cle tlie Attack by the Japantee torpedo Wats. Neiv Yore, Vete Itle-The Herald • lute the fulloweag bipedal from Olio - foo, dated Thureelay ; Tito fellewitig eveount ot the Streit surpelso is given by litniaZalt navel • officers; "' elte ornieer Vahan, wee on the eateldo ode° uf the Ruselan and 00 duty time Beebe. Too Oleg artillery oifieer notice,' lour tor - led° .boatii al...preaching Wrth ftel deehee, and In all respeete hire Rilte elle) eeriatio boats. teem Weer haormo0 lee Captain tbat tho Approachiug eottis 'were Juearimie. "'The captaio denied We, and • Said they were Wait in Pore .ertimr. The Artillery officer infested they Were Japanese, Ana alie captain be - earn:. angry, saying; "I am in eoinneanti of thin ship, sir." "Deselte this, tbe artillery el - neer gave ordern to erepere for ac- tion, Immediately after the Jap - l50° lauuceed re torpedo, but the Pallado Was able to retaliate in- etantly, anti the alter Russian elites cleared for acetone "It is reported now, that the eap- :mese attempted re landing near fledzeyo Poi -Tie -Wee eighty niece • north of Port Artliur, but wore re- pulsed with heavy loss. Theynguixi tried to afoot a landing at To - Jell Walt, under the elielter of the fleet, but owing to strong fort fir- ing they were utiable to etreceel. "It is said that one japtamose ship Inc been torpedoed, "British merchant ships in Port erthur haat repeatealy Applied for permission to leave port, but this, eas been refused. "The TearevItch was towed into harbor at Pore Arthur at 3 °Week en Tuesday afternoon, It Is Bald that only her outer bottom was penetrat- ed by the torpedo, that the Russians are Aow busy repairing her, and that elm can be repaird in two or three day s. "The Pallada Is still outside and eeached. Me must be seriouslyin- jured, but is nioiw also being repaired. elle is the only ono et the torpedoed ;easels inow outelde. "A sliele struck a hospital ship eutsidethe basin cluring the bone • eardment. The captain's cabin and the chart -room were blown off, but there was no loss of life, as the ship was onle recently purchased, road was unmanned. * • "Foreignere in Poet Arthur were notified at 7 o'clock on Monday ilhebt that they bad 24 lepers in which tor- clear out, but British steamers have been forbidden to etexe. One German steamer arrived et Chefoo 'to -day:, the fleet to get here from Port Arthur since the Col - amble. "On Wednesday, the Japanese tried to land be Pigeon's Bay, near Port trthur. Thirty-six Xeroxes° vessels were Um there. It is not known if the attempt succeeded. .e1.• Santa Domingo .Revolutionista in :Complete Control of the City of Navarette. Senator Hanna Kept Alive by Hypodermica and Oxyg but ia Sinking Rapidly. - • Washington, Fob, 15, -Tho fulw- - Ing otiiclt4 buUetln WAS issued at 11 it. In.. aeance 8 a, tie teenater HAMM. /dewier Pet ground, and no longer In able to take nourishment by the moutie Ilia temperature Is not ao high, but las pulse Imo beeome inure rapid and waterer, ami liis respire - tions nave increased in frequency. (ieeted) Blue, Oeler, Center." Hamm Is now being 'rept alivo tally by the use uf • dernecs and exygen. Tema is no nat- ural reaction. He L sheen raPidte. coutit re, eo Aimee. 1.4:140 t. M. -'1)..e e..d 18 afonentar;ly expeoteti. After seseurelp,* hiniselt that deer:et:ling pateble bee beee deem, in. ester left fee his Janne in Balti- more et 10 °elm*. Washington, Vele 15, 12.80 p.m. - Oa aceount of tee exhattethel et - of an examivatton by the phy- elciaae, tho eleaatoes teMperatnre, pulse and reepiration have not been vead for cavern," hours. It le noticeable, however., that lie is growing weaker, continuously. He nark cee teueonscious for over throe !Jeers, and practicallye for about eight hours. Another Revolution, New York, Feb. 15.-.A. special from Puerto Platte klan to Domingo to the Herald, says; Puerto Plata, Sento Domingo, eunde.y.- General Jhulaez loreete numbereng 4.te? men, • with ono melon, anti unaer come Mend of Genei•ne evert), Penn and Espailia, have been at Navar- otte for four days. eehey heel) cut the railroad aid telegraph wires, and a,re in compee conttol of the Jetty. They have destroyed the ' raitrotel, and ell attempts to re- pair it have met weth armee re- sistance, and threats have been made to kill the railroad agent, if lie did not open the freight cars and allow the rebels to loot them. Traffic between here and Santa De Lon Caballores has been para- lyzed far nine days. The battle cry but It le rumored that ono torpedo boat destroyer was sunk during the action. RUSSIAN ACCOUNT SAYS ibt dap Vessels 'Were Injured and Two Sank at Port A Tatar. St. Petersberg, Feb. 15. -The feat "Thousands of persons are leaving unofecial accouut of the battle at Port Arthur daily' by train, GO tbat Port Arthur Of Tuesday lase bus here la not even standing room in °been received, In a, telegram dated ears. "The Rusalan rouble has gone down •14 per cont. at Cbefoo, among the Chinese znerchante." -- TUE CLIEMIULPei FIGHT. ';ra.phio PeserIr ti m of the Losi the Russmn Vi ssels. Seoul; Feb. 12. -The following ac- eount of trio battle off Chernulpo, re- aulting in the lees of tbe Russian eruieer, Verlag, and the gunboat Korietz has remelted here. "During the niglit of February 8, the Japanese landed 1,600 men at Cliemulpe, and on the morning of the ninth, three Jap- anese cruisers. four gunboats and eight torpedo boat destroyers under eommand of Admiral Uriu, approach- ed the harbor, but did not enter. Tile Korietz n.nd Verlag were lying in the barber. The Japttneee admiral gave them until 110012 to come out. Oath Ruesien vessels cleared for ac- tion. All tho eleeping in the harbor wits Do -tired by ,A.diniral Uria to get out of tho firing line. "There was in the barber alto the Peritieli creator Talbot, the French cruiser Pascal, the Italian cruiser Elba and the U. St gunboat Vicksburg. The 'Verlag aignallea the Talbot, and It was during his confinement in a beat from the British cruiser went ,he Cestle of flame says the Weal. - on board. eh° rtly afterwards the mullet e r a ze Le, t he I. Louis •le a- Varia,e, end reoriotz got under way, ()Olean heard the epee of elle be- tted eteamed out of the barter. The theothal of hie mean, Princess Ma- cre:1n tly-of tie) eloglieli warship cheered thee% willow he had leved, to Prima uias t out to flght. Demidef 1. ".91,;fortiot theoiatiiatsrtbeloziti" When the Russians :yore four nines' lin excillined, arn out the Saleneee threw, a elite; in reserve for me." There Is a story af an encounter at some, publie cer- acroes their bower, but they did not nnony between Prince:a Mathade and otop. Tho Japanese lay between the • 'elands tee miles out, blocking the zlladitme .Cavianir.Porier, whose bus - menu Mu+ the Preel lent of the Re - only entrance to the harbor. When Lee . palette. Eneh of the ladle; stood MUG 1110 Ruselans 'were trix relies from the „o let tile other peat in front of her, japaneee fleet heavy firing began on but It wee the Princes who ineleted biloait.hboxsaidaedrie. ia0T1110e0aVone*aitag tiuirzeriedaltuier., apon girlie; way. "Title le an abcilea- eon," ono of the Bonapertlet party then turned at right angler/ and v &teamed a short distance westward Itriall"edinirel;. y1),Itie nianjeeerstiewZthotIieePrir- ce an if to make the beach, but sudden-. pee enseene ly turned met and gave the enemy hor other broodelde. The Japanese , continued tiring until 12.22, when tile LEAVES NEPHEW $175,000. Verlag was soon to be on fire near tho etern. The Russian vessels then Gas ;Roll 0 Nmployee Disappeared turned back toward the harbor rind Prom Tor(».to in 1802. meted firing at 12.42 pan. The Sap. Taranto. Feb. 15.-Wlea retie armee followed almost to the en- gamely meteeee eareeed ids unele trance of the harbor, firing on the Jehnes datrierepall down to the gas Verlag. evbich bad n licav'y list to :mute every d ler at 0002 he !levee port, and was OVitlalltlY hi a sinking thenght that he was beatg paid at condition. The Korietz wee pale- tee rate of ,Se01) per hour. Ils ntlj tinnily untouched. dee tben eras that Uncle John "The Verlag lost thirty men and - repay hint • by cetehing Raven enema killed and forty-two pigooa in tee ola unused loft of the wounded. Count Oleo NV/14.1 Iti;led on buieeng. New, after o lapse of mote the briege. About six hundred shots than lofty year% he finds that hie wore firei in an. The Varier; wee week eatned for lam the stun of bit in only mix -place& Ono shotovhich '$175,000. +amok -hoe Water line amidships, john Ilefferman came from no - wrecked ono of her engines. When wi!'ere, 0) far as anyorm knew, and the etassin,ne anchored off the en- ween tia ritareeel lerse Reber!: Mite teem) to the harbor, the trithilt cheles Meter the fames). agreed that erniser Talbot emit four hoelette lo would never amouat to a "bill of boats on boneel With a docter and beans." Dut &spree 01e adveree nurse. The te S. gunboat Vickeleng crittetton of tee family little Sammy Wee) 'seat. throe bolts with mimic:11 and he wet•e hue friends, olto assistance. b "The Korlotz Wee almodonel at tutleit:I.41;a012rtYleTrg 21131at ,, ilen'andn'Oeti a:$114. ano pot, lice crew weep: on board }lettermen left for the etatea, and the Panel, and et .8.37 pee she blew feem hlret time 'until a tow day.e ago up with n terribie expleition, 'no hill halo chum did not keow where , Varian: Wan abandoned 110011 hia uncle heal gene or What bad bo. wartie her officora deeming her site tome orient, netion lemeleati. Her dead were bit Vague eirtriera •of ide Movernente IYOftra. enure from eine to time, bet riot:ewe The ereev of the Verlag went ein dee into Wee Mord Ana Mee M toilet' hoard the Talbot, the Pasette the did not k ow whether ing eater wile Elbe, end the Vlekelitirg. The Verlag !Oho or dead. Ilefferman le eupeotell , burned netil 0 p,with fee:writ eve to limo gO.:c 1 Ito -MA tinted States I leoelente Mthe flames ignited het etrmy.. W othor he eterited irt the Civil / enimunielon. Then lite remit. The War Is unknown. but lie tluieled Ilia I Ituttelans overmany went from the .11ine alls1 •Settled qtilotlY (*IOWA Olt l'aftetti tO the steeinelett tweet. A b unte WHO, he reecived trout thee Ressler! offieer told tho enptain Of Government. Ile le Meted In Mobile, the Vtekeburce, Chet 10 heel come te Ahemeet, inveateel hie ftentiteee ' Melt enyltne fee* One night elute. The prottpertei Mite Mealy be legend ;Meatiest enettalties Are net kneten, teelt re Mt no. Port Arenur, lob. e. L 18 an fol.ows: At hall past eleven o'clook 1.119 .ng morn- ing a Japanese squaelren of fetcen VeSSelE began the bombardment of lenleeerteur. Our egeadroa replied,. antiPe;lie battle lasted forty minutes. Teo Japanese squadron could not stand the well-placed erst fire of our fleet, awl particularly of the forts,, and begtie a repel retreurient Tee fa.paroee fl tgship was seriously dam- aged, and, according to the testi- mony of an eyewitness, five other Japanese shire: were considerably :njered. Boats report two Japanese ships sank at sea. "Our leases afloat were two offi- cers :rounded, one so slightly that he continued fighting, six men killed and 54 woueded. In tee forts two 11101/ were arghtly e ouncled. The bombardment of the fortress caused no damage, $lut frightened the pol.U. lace. At intervals during, the night firing waft heard at sea.' Tee despatch adds that the temper of the army and navy is excellent, and that the bulletins circulated by the Novykral have begun to tranquil- ize tee people. LATE PRINCESS MATI-IILDE. nteresting Clossip About an Inter esti ng Ch exact. r. nt'Santirtge ire "There are 00 44.0neneurlacatnio,uolotzt 141,11e4tatorias .n,t ue ellet licentiate:I, feel cr330N1'4,17e3.1ruinei an Account bir near- ly every men tieing* e.onapellee to fight on ono side or the other. leer- eliante are being meted, Ape the opinion prevaia: that no ZOTerli. went is able to guarantee Pesos and order. Duke ot Nerrole Merrled, boneon, Feb. 10. -The Duke et Nor. folk was married to the lecinerAtes Givendolen Mary Constable MaeWell. eideet deatgliter of Lord Berries, this rnorniug In the Roman Catholic' Churell in EverIngba.m. The cere- menly, which, for Yorker* causee, bas four Unmet been Postponed, was very quiet, the only guerte being weer relative% the tenantry of *us 'hike attnidnilT ay; fewIlePareer"rtt 1:tigenh414 obrci fitet f Meade. They were picture -drawee. Coretly preempts ware genets ito the from Meg ethrgLrd, Qt143‘421 !nide and bridegroom, liaoludieg eine dra and humerone oorporetiess. Whet Duke of Norfolk protiented to the tetra of Seeffeed a public park, la commemoration or the wegiditige teem, r lends His Lite. St. Louis, MD., Feb. Ile -William S. Levee, tbe milleenaire Ste Louie Weer, or, oommitted uielde at 9 fettle* Saturday morning by shooting him- self to the right temple with a. re- volver. The tragedy occurred in Mr. Lerep's bedroom at hist petletial home at 889e .5eutie Thirteentb street. Deepenciency over the death of his son, Frederick, And his eriend, Caret - Frederick Pabet, of Milwaukee. te giTrebtio aftctilbsthactaillefaerl Letup took tile owri life did not become pubes untfl two hours afterwards, it having been given out by the rapine: that death wee ue to a domplication of all- niente. Mr. Lamp lived an hour after fir- ing the fatal allot, but did set re- gain oonselousnest Be realized that he was glowing old witb AO family of his owe, no his theughts turned a,gain tie the little Ind In Teronto with, whom tis used to hunt p,geons in the loft of the gas house. Hui wife was dead, and, for eld thee's sake, he waled all of les money to bee nephew.. Wten Ids uncle died, Mese Mitckell was employed, as 1 sp etor •' rages at eigeneeeg. His work only 'settee duriag tee summer months, aail he happened to be visiting 'his mother and ester In Taranto et en apprised a few days ago of the fact ef, the fortune awaiting hem. 011 Jo n Hefferman a exetutor sent , a telegram to 1Vittnipeg, and the story was reported to the news- papers. Mt h lee (ren s th re ana'ae him tue clipping, and he oommusi- • anted with Sohn Bass, les n ele's • lawyer In elelele. Mee lawyer eon - firmed the story, and it now ea - males for M to' ell to travel to Mare and get bis money. TARIFF REFORM LEAGUE. Meeting, of the Women's Association hi London. Londorte.,Feb. 15. -The first meet- ing of the Tariff ateforua League iwo. inen's Association was held at the Duke of Westminster's house. ear Gilbert Parker presided. Malay of the robiRty were president. Sir Celina Parker sail tariff reform Wan aa italhoPidao-e'ltriiieniaeil:ePaino3nht Imperial necessity, and ite end an tune.ildraeya.mkt etfelbye. gram was sent to Mr. Cbtemberlain at Cairo wmliing look in his cause. Mir Gilbert Parker sail that If the method:Lai till not unite the weenies Lo one great effort towards wheat production we it ten yeare may pay more tor our Mead. Mr, Chaplin void the o: j •ete of the lineal changem were to eeettre better marketand thieve the colunles a little cloeer. Nothing would bind colJnies better than the inatierlal tide of preferential eox- morco. Seine tritling, dative must be Imposel cm fool. The opposition to thls senorita was engineered on bit side of the House by adepte In the lower arts of electieneerine, and he netts the Deka of bevonshire If ever la his long career he bad enconatered any questiee 'which had excited orate firth the extraordinary intereet aroueel by the present Meal prob- lem. • 1 • !Mr. eVanklyn, M.P., said If he had . boon askel to offer a compromise to freo fooders on both sides' of the House before a critical di -region he • woull suggeet a two -shilling bounty on all wbeat grown In the Breit% Noe, with a bonne of two shilange to rannere whe keep corn in irtaek until Aug,. 1, nem u, shilang bounty ot r 1 cc lined ssheat, ana Gladetonees Filleting registration dute ea all frie- r:len wheat. lionnty on British wheat would supply food In time at war, aseist the farmer and federate the empire, The duties on tea, tee - fee, cocoa and „sugar might be re- deem" by charging the foreigner hill market ton on (imam; from abroad. MURDERED TWO MEN. Piecing Man Thought. they Wore Tree. log to Hinder* His Plight. Camden, Jerk., aeob.1.-6.-Jeletett1eht, liveryman of Kineland, haft Amen lodged le jail here on the 'etrarger 01 kIlling Judge fe. T. Margret and Jr. Mogan, Me brother, at Itensiandto. day. Duterig a difficulty botWeert KIVA anti a tompertitor teemed Isenickerbeckee, the teeter, It Is ne. "egad drew a knife, bald, tut at Kelglit. Knight feel, and 011 turnhig 0. core ner lento& rail bite the etergati bre- there, on whom he opened tire With A lettolveie killing beth. Knight etalint; hP thought tho Mertens ire tonded ititereepting IIIM. wtVlett te the pried of liberty ?" bowi- e/ ilia' pnft i,al pelibinder. After S. ;leaf pause fee Inn:tilt, /le tontittnee sAgetiu tusk you. try frienthe what it the Mite of liberty / "From *3 to ale, heecedhee to the inimor of the juage," erettetW volco front tatt gallery.