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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1904-06-02, Page 73Y .ASA: CA 11 3Y 8'0 Ain moms 1.1:1 1111111M111111 MO Japan Loses 12,000 or 15,00 Men in the Battle. Russia Loses Many Guns and Was Hit Very Hard. London, Saturday, May 28, -The only accounts of the.Japenese victory on the Kincbau Isthmus come from Tokio. There is no official reformice to the fighting from the Russiau side, but vari- ous rumors are circulated in St. Petere- burg. The Novoe Vremya states that the Japanese suffered, terribly from the moss -fire of the Reessian batteries, losing 15,000 killed or wounded. It add that the Russian losses did not exceed 2,000. It is also .reported that the Japanee asked for an armistice in order that they might bury their dead, . Another report states that the japan- ese lost 12,000 killed. There are no Japanese estimates of the casualties, which, however, reports from Tokio recognize must have 'MOO heavy. The capture a the walled town of Kirkhaii itself does not seem to have been very costly, and the position is of .'they were aided by four gunboats from the hill. Russians abandoned this hill at 3 ' awi etteceesful assault on the Russian o'clock in the afternoon, retreating to- position could be matte. ward Nanquanling, where it is under- stood a seconline of defence existsRussain Lines pierced. hlapanese left. The Russians landed d . The Russians may rally, at this line The suceess of this assault was Japanese left. The Jap troops in live launches, but they were of defence unless they have been dis- brought driven back to their boats. Four 9-cen. about by one detachment of Naellan. The- Russians had a series their comrades, who succeeded in vim- timetre guns south of Nanshan Hill fired -on th e. anese ar. ordered by the defeat at Kincbau and Japanese troops, more intrepid than of. mines- planted at Tafanchan Sta- ing the Russian lines. tillery returned the fire, but without eli- te% on the railroad, which were C. _A 8Plendid stroke of fortune was the parent effect. The upper part of Nan- ploded, The station was destroyed. discovery and destruction by the Japan. than Hill is very steep, and upon it the The Japanese forces -were under fire esu of the electric wires leading to the Russtans •had erected permanent forth forsixteen 110V1s. mines at the eastern foot of Nanshan ficatians, while the elms were protected The Hill. This prevented the. Russians from by mines and barbed wire entanglements. grams from. the commanders mmend- general staff has received tele- eaploding these mines when. the Japanese The Russians had seventy guns and mg the bravery and fortitude of their co infantry crossed the ground where theyth many qtu-firers. The Japanese artillery men, had been placed. poured a heavy fire into the enemy, and It is possible that the fortune of the the infantry made repeated charges. The Awful Carnage. day hinged upon these mines. If the defence was very obstinate, and the Jap - Subsequent reports -received here in- Russians had.heen able to explode them anese were unable to penetrate the Bus- dicate that the storming of the Nan- at the right time the losses amti among the sian lines. At this me the third divi- shim Hill yesterday was a bloody af- Japanese treeps would bave been tm. sion was surrounded by Russians, who fair. The Japanese centred their fire mendous, and it is possible aiso that the were strengthened on tne right by two ....eheseaseedeee....... . elating of a battalion of infantry, °C- oupled a pOsition. On the beighta oi the lur iticititri IT A Ailto. Our Coetlacka were receitted with '41. ilk F AvLivnv i A vilage !Of Dan% in the valley of the a violent fueilade, litethig from 10 o'clock in the morning Until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, but the Japanese failed in the attempt to tura the right flank - oP theiroftrotheCreaosst,naeks and intercept their The new contained in the earn° de - 1 , spateli is all that was ofileially gilred ic , ' out to -night, While briefand Pala, it I. ' is considered extremely bigndeant. razed by Rheumatic Pains a Chicago Man Attempts to G=‘,, OKULS±CCOUNT. The fact that the Japanese OM- Out Off His Leg With a Knife. ;see, Graielde Story of the Japanese Charge, Tokio, May 29. -Gen, Oku, command- ing t110 Second Japenese army, eende tt repoet giving additional aetails of the fighting on Kinthau neck, whith resulted In the defeat of the Russians. He says that the fourth division formed the melt wing, the first division the centre, and the third division the left 'wing- The advance began Wednesday night during •a thunderstorm. After the capture of Kinehau Castle, as has already been cabled., a heavy fog set in, which pre- vented the use of artillery early Thurs- day morning. At 0 o'clock in the morn- ing, however, the entire artillery force and the gunboats in Kinchau Bay shelled the Russian positions on Nanshan Hill, At 9 o'clock the Russian fire had fallen ofY began deal, and the 'Japanese in - fa ry to make short engages against the enemy. At 10 o'cloolc 'Rus- sian gunboats, under cover of a fortified island, Liushutong, began shelling the on the RUSsiall.batteries, in which work Russians would have been able to hold little value. It was the capture of the heights beyond, especially Nanshae. Hill, winch involved desperate sacrifices, and which constitutes the value of the vie- ' tory. "Exactly what value can be at- tributed to the success it is impossible to judge as yet. The nature of the Rus- sian defeat is equally impossible to state with any confidence. The reports re- ceived thud far do not indicate that they were routed. All show that the Rus- sians hung on with their traditional stub- born bravery. It is pointed out here that in the absence ;of any official men- . eget tion. of the Japanese capturing artillery Tb may indicate that the retreat was or- derly, as only the abandonment of their guns would show that the defenders Were demoralized. One correspondent alone refers to this, the Tokio representative of the Daily Telegraph, saying that the Japanese took guus and other material, and also a few prisoners. The asme cor- respondent reports that in the final rush on the Russian position on Nanshan Hill the Japanese drove the defenders out at the point of the bayonet. The Russians. retreated down the hill towards Pelt Arthur, pursued by the victors. The latter, it is now stated, are within 12 miles of Port Arthur, The Tokio correspondent of the Mim- ing Post remarks that the Japanese at- tack was similar to that against the Chinese in 1894, but, according to the Tokio correspondent of the Express, the stand .maile by the Russians does not compare favorably with that made by the Chinese. The skill displayed in the Japanese assault is fully appreekted. here. It is conservatively regarded that it was considerable feat of arms, involving se- verer fighting and heavier losses than in the battle of the Yalu River. Unless the Russians are able to rally and recover the position. Tallenwan Bay will now be open to the Japanese, affording convenient base for operations against Port Arthur. What They Discovered. The Japanese discovered that the bat- teries on Nanshan hill included four howitzers of about 15 centimetres cal- ibre; 10 old style cannon of between 9 and 10 centimetres calibre, and two quick -firing guns of 12 centimetres. The Japanese discovered also a num- ber of large emplacements, but theydid not learn the number of guns contained. These emplacements faced. to 'the north and to the east. The guns fired by the Russians devel- oped a range of. 8,500 metres. Eight heavy guns posted on the Russian right in the vicinity of Itushangtao were dis- covered, and another strong Russian po- sition developed by these reconnais- sances were *me another hill sonthevest of Nanshan Hill, where the Russians had a series of shelter trenches. A Fatal Gap. On the shore of Talienwan Bay, 010S0 to the head -of the bay, the Russians had established a series of positions, Ilere were set up searchlights, which nightly played. over the Japanes angle in the he: northeast. Kinchau Bay. They succeeded in silence Nanshan Splendidly Defended. ing many of the enemy's guns. The Russians had constructed a Nanshan was splendidly &Minded, Nearly fifty guns of various sizes were it terrace protected by wire entangle - series of trenches around the hill on mounted on the various emplacements, ments and other such devices. and there were also two batteries of The Japanese made a series of rushes, quick -firing field pieces. but they were in vain. The deadly The artillery was sheltered behind Icopholes trenched on the terraces of rifle and cannon fire of the enemy checked them repeatedly. the hill. The infantry manning the field pieces ran with them around the Finally. at 3 o'clock in the after- noon the Japanese reformed d hills, thus using these guns for the pro- • an stormed the crest of the hill. The Rus- tection of the most important points. sians held to their position doggedly, The Japanese began the fight by bringing all their field guns into action before thJapanese finally gained and it -was 7 o'clock in. the evening and' concentrating- their fire on the em - e pos- session of the ridge. Placements on the hill. By 11 o'clock in the morning the principal Russian bat- teries had. been silenced. The two London, May 30. -No further details Russian field batteries then withdrew of the great Japanese victory, beyond to Nanquanling Hill, and from there con - what are contained in the officiate re- tinned, to fire on the Japanese until ports, have reached Europe. It is re- nightfall. cognized that the Japanese assault on After the Russian batteries had. been Nanshan Hill was one ef the fiercest, silenced the Japanese artillery. opened most desperate affairs in the history on the enemy's trenches, the Japanese of inodern warfare. infrinery advancing meanwhile to with - St. Petersburg despatches make it ea rifle range. The Japanese gradually Plain that the news of the Russian re- worked to within 400 yards of the Bus - verse was a severe shock, the result of scan lines, where they encountered wire the storming of Mucha% like most of andother entanglemnts. the incidents of the present war, being and. other entanglements. wholy unexepected. The military au- They succeeded in discovering an thorities recognize the enormous ad- opening in these obstacles and getting vantage the possession of Kinchau finally to within 200 yards of the Ras - confers on the Japanese in their opera- sian trenches, they tushed for the line. tions against Port Arthur, and the Several successive Charges were made, fate of that fortress despite its great but every officer and num in tbe at - strength, is regarded' with the utmost tacking parties was shot down twenty despondency. The newspapers, on the or thirty yards from the line. other hand, make strenuous efforts to ' The charges were then stopped and belittle the significance of the engage- the Japanese artillery renewed its pre- ment, the Novoe Vremya, going so far paratory fire on the enemy's position. as to say that Kinchau was not forti- Towards evening a detachment of fled to such an extent' as would justify. Japanese carried a section of the Bus - fence. It adds': "Gen. Fleck abandonca enemy's lines. the Russians in counting on a long de-' ' man treneling) 'breaking through the the position after making the Japanese Hundreds of the comrades of these pay dearlyThis is shown by his men, orderly retirement." . en, inspired by their success, sprang forward, and then. the entire Japanese It is the Russian press alone, . how. line swept up the hill, driving the Rus - ever Abet seeks to minimize the Jap- sians from their positions. It was in anese victory. It has created a pro- Ike desperate infantry charges that the found impression in Berlin. The mill - Japanese sustained the hulk of their tary critic of tho Vossischo Zeitung losses* says that the news of the battle reads like a chapter of a modern text -book on tactics. The battle will become an academical example for anaylsis in the study of war. English experts are most eulogistic, agreeing that the re- sults of the victory were cheap at the price of the casualty list, heavy as it was." DETAILS tee THE BATTLE. How the Russian .Lines Were Finally Pierced. Tokio, May 20. ---Japan paid heavily for her victories at Kinchau, Nanshan Talisman, losing 3,500 men in kill- ed and wounded. in the repeated as- saults against these positions, hut she scored it sweeping and valuable vietory over the Russians, capturing seventy guns clearing the way to Port Arthur, hills to t Further reconnaissance developed the and. inflicting terrible losses on the fact that west of Liu -Chau -Tien the Rus- Russians. sians had no defences. Extending to the a it is doubted if tile Russians will northward from Yen-Ohia-Tien to the stand again north of Port .Arthur. They west coast of the Lite -Tung Peninsula, retired from the field beaten, and they there were no defences whatever, except failed to rally at Nanquanling, where 1r the 1 oree routed at Kinehau. This gap it was anticipated that it second stand h in the defence was a fatal defect in the would be made. Russian position, and when it was per- The despere,te onslaughts of the Jap- ceived the Japanese extended their right anese on the heights of Nanshan were to the north and east, enveloping Kin- telling. for the Russians left 300 dead chau and the Russian extreme•right. The in the trenches there. A coinplete Japanese left was also extended to , search of this field is expected to Show Wang -Chia -Tung, an the shore of Tanen-ls a greater manlier of dead. wan Bay, and. the centre moved forward. Nanquanling was occupied on Friday 1 Wednesday morning at half past five morning by a foreo of Infantry, artil- the Japanese attacked. Kinchau, and for lery and engineers andelthe eonnnand three hours they had an artillery duel of Clem Nitkeentuu. The inain Javan.. with the batteries on Narislin,n Hill. The ese fore spent Friday night billeted Russian ranters Starched the Japanese in the villages moans Nanshan. The lines with their fire, but failed to inflict soldiers were greatly fittigued as a re - much &tillage. stilt of the constant fighting, but they The battle was resumea el dawn on entered with much spirit upon the new Thersdey. ,Three Japtinese gun cia s WA entered leittchau Bay, and ill co- operation With th0 artillery on shore, shelled the Ittiesian positions on Nan- shan 11111. A Russian gunboat in Ta- lienwea Bay deemed dose to the shore and (dialled the Japauese Ieft. From dawn the batteries on both sides hammered away at each other. At an Orly hour the japancee infan- try snorted fortvard, stadia twenty min. 'dee past five oti Thursday morning they eatered Kinchatie the Russians retiring to the eolith. eagle, The fighting eontinued into Thursday - aight, the Japartese pressing to the soutli and storming Nanshan Hill. They fol- lowed the reteeating Russians through the itouthent hits. The -eports received liere fail to cover the evente on the !WWII right. It le probable, hoWever, that the Russians have abandoned these pesitions, operations. A force of Russians held Sanchilipu station, which is northwest of Dalny, led the Japanese drove them out. The Russians abandoned and burned the station, and retired in the direction of Pert Arthur. The estinuttee of the Russians engaged in the defence of Kirkham Ntinslian Doll and the south shore of 'Talienwar and cried "Bewail" to the FlallOra aq moved forever f om the mein body on , at length 'rem the terrific power of the ill ° nte ''' , not used to propel the shot, but for "" "" 8" " " a et' ' molt in tho Colonies, but reserete that the Bay vary, but it is evident tlutt the `e. junks just atrivea here, on their way, r ase, is 31'16 they were entering the bones. When May 27 mid dappiroaehea within It iS understooa here thitt I-Autn. Thanks for the Stet% sentiment tettaehed to the Queen'e Russians drew for men from the forces Japanese hoitave powder, the nature piteeed 14 Japanese _ _ _ shaking hands with kilonietree southeast of d'ilt Fang Tfoon of Port Arthur and offered all the TO. of which is an absolute mad, It is .le t 'I f I) lite so that the - lag S1001i 110 was ininese WO ,?-0 it Conneimaer liirowatitri mid bidding him star ion IIIb ' everboard all Waal to the only entter birthday' is intesn swallOwed up in eietaitee possible. bursting the chant of the army and Pepin will likely be captured. commit:1A of the reeeut operations. The heaviest armor-piereing Part of Ituroki's Array Attatha in Which had escaped from the evreek. He Loadon, May 30.---Ilee 0orrespoodont wl?enrleYas13t19,ernen9asriae"8,01004"6136apalilliesjettret . The result of the, explosion has as- REPORT FROM KOUROPATKIN. forces itt Port Arthur, was in personal tounded the United States army ob- As soon as the Japanese troops have servers* LotArvneeda. withtotlreelelttoart51.1,8,11.)tu7g:6 rttrnitaeoto0f- of the Standard ttt Tokio telegraphs that tiers in liancharia and tastern Sibmia. vetted they will Press on to the south, shell, with its small cavity, is rent into Mho Valley. the Yoshino or Ler crew eould be found. totnameistrdttebriltes graetilltreorsilng ogf ebdeueatitiopnists1 The retail trade there is largely in the modern warfare. air with such force that they tear 1 liatktinilMtseriSellgtrtargahrilaYe 210710awne; Itttatice); with the exeention of si% mom wile had ruiversity and otlliteirn intstitutinons"lietlf Itittlet, ofT141ellaall;a8n6issaellvaesCsehlisiteptittAre: been reseuea by boats front the entieee Teaming, on Sattnelay, entittudastieally teveeti. Japan. and Vladivoistock OSO tar The assault itt lianslitin Hill was one eountless thousand of sharp frag- ot the fiercest and, bloodieet affairs in merits, 'width are hurlea through the loseee; they probably were heavy on hi the earlieet etteltes of Inc engage- through the aidee of an iron ship as Fridley's Japanese i Miaow. The fele Was very demo. The passed 41'001116m reeordieg their pat- texperior to the Russia% Nie Wormhole is given concerning Witt every man partkipating was shot etemid a projeetile from a nutehine gun. "s orce, consisting LOSS OF THE GUNS. Czar Was Much Agitated on Receipt of News. St. Petersburg, May 29. -The capture of seventy guns by the Japanese in the storming of Kinchau and Nanshan is regarded as a severe blow to Russia. The Czar received the report that the Russians were convened to retire be- fore the heavy artillery fire of the enemy's batteries in front and of his warships on their flank with composure, as being the fortune of war, but lie was, considerably agitated by the later reports that Gen. 'Fmk had not succeeded in saving the Russian guns. ' The members WO° Military Cabinet pointed. out that this later report was not official, and besides they expressed complete confidence that Port Arthur itself could not be reduced, except. at an immense cost of eine and men, and with the aid of the heaviest kind. of siege guns. Gen. Sakharoff also said he did not believe 'the report that the enemy had arrived within ten miles of Port Ar- thur twenty-four hours after the des- perate fighting, at Kinchau. It is understood that the Emperor has received several despatches from Gen. Itouropatkin regarding the situa- batteries on Nanshan Hill, which greatly assisted them. The Japanese were run- ning short of shells, and the infantry was compelled to snake fierce charges, regardless of the loss they sustained. The first division charged bravely, but was checked by a fierce fire. It was in a tight place when it gunboat in Kim:tutu Bay opened fire on the Russia -n left, and the Fourth Artillery joining in the fire, they silenced. the Russians. Then the fourth division charged the Russian left flank, and. reached. the first line of de- fence on the heights. The other division joined in the advance, charging over beeps of dead, and pierced the Russian lines, fiercely bayonetting the enemy, who fled, leaving the hill in possesion of the Japanese. The Russians retreated to the south in disorder, They blew up their magazines at Tafringshang. The Japanese troops were in the nighest spir- its, and repeatedly shouted "Baltzell" in celebration of their victory. The Russians had one division ofafield artillery, tu o batteries, and a. great number of other guns. The Russians left about 500 (lead on the field. The Japanese casualties numbered 3,500. The details of the heroic lighting at Kinehan emphasize the heroic tenacity of the Japanese in their conduct at Nan. slim Hill. Nine sucessive times the Japanese charged the fortified heights in the face of a storm of death -dealing missiles, and in their last effort they carried the forts and trenches only after a bayonet to bayonet conflict with the Russians, who made a despairing struggle to beat back the oncoming Japanese. The final assault 'of the Japanese, in which they at last Succeeded in taking possession, was marked by the most des- perate hand-to-hand encounter that has thus far characterized the -war. With every Japanese gun directing its fire upon the Nanshan faits and. trenches the Japanese infantry sprang over the bodies of* those who had. sacrificed their lives in previous fruitless charges. The entire Rae rushed. forward towards the Russian left, where the fire of the Tap. anes squadron had. proved most deadly, and which was the iirst to weaken. It was there that the first breach was made in the human wall that all day had been an invincible barrier to impetuous as- saIutitsw. as the fourth division of the Osaka men that stormed the Russian 1( ft. It had once been said. that Osaka men were not brave. It will never be said again. The first division of Tokio, which had the centre, and the third division of Nagoya, occupying the left, and which had been exposed all day to the Russian fire, then followed the exam - p]° of the Osaka men, and, rushing fcrward, the fight was transformed from an artillery duel to a bayonet conflict. On to every parapet the Japanese surged in increasing numbers, and, hustling the Russians from their entrenchments, swept over the hill. At 7.30 o'clock, as the sun was sinking beneath the horizon, the flag of japan floated above the blood - sodden Nanshan Hill, while the shouts of "Baltzell" swelled from hill to hill and re-echoed from squadron to fort. The Japanese paid. for their victory with 3,500 killed and wounded. To the Russians, tho humiliation of defeat was intensified by the loss of 08 cannon and 10 machine guns, while lying in the forts and trenches were 500 men, the victims of the accuracy of the Japanese long- distance marksmanship and of close - range fighting. HAVE LEFT DALNY. tion. e•••••••••••.,• A high officer of the general stair de- 'Ibe Place Practically. Evacuated by the elated yesterday that the loss of the also describin,g the laymen' of mines by guns reported ettatured was tinavoid- Russians. a torpedo-boat destroyer, which sunk the able, if confined to those mounted in , Chefoo, May 29.-Dalny has been Japanese battleship latause. the works on the hills below 'Umbrae practicaly evacuated, according to the as they could not he carried away statements of Sikh and Russian rata The heavy loss of life which accona An Nailed the sinking of the Japanese 1 en the Russians retired, 'but the gees arriving here to -day by junk. cruiser Yoshino, as a result of colliding inenced to advance along the enain Liao Yang road immediately they had forced the Liao Tung Penineula and cut off Major-General rock from any cooperation with the Russians in the north, shows a thorough understandillg and copperatien between the Japanese commanders. The authorities believe that the Ad- vance from Fen Wang Chiang has only been suspended pending the elimination of Pock's force, and the yexpeet that the advance front Liao Yang will now be pushed in earteest. It is evident that the continual shifting of and skirmishing by the advance posts of the Japanese around Emig Wang Cheng have beeet merely successful in masking the veal force, consisting of the third army, which is moving north from Takushan. It is expected, that this force will be hurled upon Liao Yang, 'while the southern Japanese force is. busy before Port Arthur. FLED IN maw, Two Japanese Companies Scared asoo Russians. Chicago, May 20. -The corespondent of the Daily News ab Feng Wang Cheng, Alanenuria, sends the follow- ing: "Two companies of Japanese scouts surprised a camp of 2,500 Russian troops on Thursday, seven miles west of Kum len Sin. The Russians, ig- norant of the small numbers of the at- tacking force, fled in great disorder, leaving behind. two guns and many dead. "Encounters between Cossacks and Japanese infantry are of daily occur- rfeone:e. The Japanese foot soldiers seem able to deal easily with their mounted - RODE ALMOST TO SEOUL. same Arrived Within Day's Match of Corean Capital. St. Petereburee May 30, 2,30 a.m. - The correspondent of the Russian In- valid (the army organ) with Gen. Mist- chenko's division ot 5,000 Trans -Baikal Cossacks, sane hi Corea to keep in toucli • with the array, gives a detailed account of a ride destined. to become classic in cavalry annals. The command. rode 400 miles in a fortnight. They approached to within a day's march of Seoul, and were anxious to capture the town, which would have been an exploit, they said, to thrill Europe, but imperative orders reached them to retire, and they reluctantly rode back to Wiju. Gen. Mistehenko's division is now eastward of Fong Wang Cheng, threat- ening Kuroki's rear. It is believed here that the men who wanted to capture Seoul are capable of seriously hamper- ing the Japanese movements. Gen. Mist- chenko's division is independent of Gen. Rennenkampf's, which is now north of Fenn Wang Cheng. The Cossack raiders into Corea are commanded by Madritiff. It is under- stood that the formation of an eigh- teenth army corps will shortly be an- nounced. The War Office says that many of the guns lost at Kinchau were Japanese guns captured during the Boxer rising. FATE OF PORT ARTHUR. European Opinion That the Russians Cannot Hold the Place. London, May 29. -The heavy vest of Japan's victory at Kinthou does not diminish European confidence in the complete success of her arms during the present summer's campaign. The con- viction is now aliaost universal outside of Russia, that Port Arthur will fall in the course of time. As thi swill involve the capture or destruction of the re- mains of the Russian fleet, it is felt that Russia tuts little to hope for, ex- eept by a long process of exhaustion of her enemy. A New Chwang despatch says: A Chinese merchant just arrived, who left Dalny five days ago, says the Rus- Isians have vacated the town, which at the time of his departure had not been cccupied by the Japanese forces. The latter were still engaged in landing troops at Kinehau Bay. It is said upon excellent authority that the Jap- anese plan is to use a force of 100,000 men in their operations against Port Artnur and to take it by storm in a fort- night They realize that their josses it: the execution of this plan will be severe, but it is considered better to risk that than to keep a large time' said,T idle for two wios further rs thoeypedooetrIsiotet into the interior of the country any fur. then than Mukden. The Russian authorities have secured two million pounds in coin by French steamer. • RUSSIANS LOST DESTROYERS. Three Blown Up Previous to Sinking of Hatsuse. Tokio, May 29.--Adiniral Togo re- ports the capture of a junk that was attempting to leave Port Arthur. Let- ters from Russian officers were found on board of her stating that three torpedo - /mat destroyers were blown up at the entrance of the harbor on May 21, and breohlocks, lie adds, 'probably had voluables, =mutation and most o f th-3 been removed. IleOklen, before the en- troops have been taken to Port Arthur. emy coald use the guns against Port The only civilians remaining are the Arthur they would hoe, to manatee. electrical engineers in charge of the mines tura special cartride,es. Therefore the laid in the harbor, and also those set to with the Japanese (maser 'visage., on May 15, was duo to the smashing of five of her boats by falling masts. The ship settled quickly after the 'col- lision .Captiiiii Gin Sayeki ordered the crew to the upper leek, where they man - Four White Men in Prison Charged With Murdering a Negro by Blowing Him to Pieces, The Umpire in the Dispute Between Britain and Venezuela Makes Known His Decision, '•-•-•-•-ada++4-a-e-s-e-e-•-•-ra-o-•-•-•-•-•-•-e. auestions whielt Mr. Plumley was called to decide Were nen, in international jai*. Prudence, and be was permitted to take a the evidence to this country to fur- 1 ther consideration. Mr. Phintley now outlines the smite of his considerations. There eyere four awards, one involving a large sum of money, and the others dealing with hn- portnat questionsi of international law. These awards are the last to be made and by mutual agreement is to be final. The first ef the awards was in the celebrated case between the Puerto Ca- bello de Valencia Railway Company, a powerful British company, and the Ven- ezuelan Government, which guaranteed a certain income, 'which was not mitee good. The umpire made an award in favor of the company of $1,200,000. Most interesting from a legal stand- point was the decision in regard to A claim by Great Britain for interest at 5 per tent. upon awards made by a fixed commission in 1869, the convention con- stituting this commission having provid- ed that the Venezuelau Gvernment sbould by its congressmake provision without delay for the entyment of these awards. There was delayed payments covering some 16 yeas. Venezuela denies the right to collect interest since there was no speific provision for it by the two governments. Mr. Plumley held that interest at elle rate of 3 per cent., the Venezuelan statutory rate, when no rate is named in the contract, should be allowed from the time when the Venezuelan Congress ratified the terms of the contract, ac. cepted tbe findings of the commission and made the first payment on aecount. Regarding the dispute as to citizenship, _ England set up +i,, claim that a man Leaden, May 3o. -King Edward held a brilliant levee this morning. After the levee the King received in audience the Alake of Abeokuta. (Upper Guinea), a picturesque West African potentate, who has left Ids country for the first time in his life. The British Govern- ment ha a agred to buy all the Al- alse's lagos Cotton for three years, The potentate wore a striking robe of canary -colored silk, over which was hung a mantle of can- ary plush, a pale blue cap, decorat- ed with lizards, and high, yellow boots. +4444-11.44-64-4-0-41-4-0-4.41-4.4444-44-•••• A Grand Duke Dead. Berlin, May 30. -The death is an- nounced of Grand Duke heleaerich helm of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, The Grand Duke eves born Oct. 17th, 1$19. Neu Strelitz, Grand Duchy, of Mecklen- burg, Strelitz, May 30. -Grand Duke Friederich. Wilhelm had been confined to his bed for several months, suffering from an internal complaint. He suddenly became worse yesterday afternoon, soon lapsing into unconsciousness and died half an hour atm midnight. The cere- mony of taking the oath of allegiance to the new grand. duke by the troops took place at 11 o'clock this morning. Tried to Cut OfE His Leg. born in Venezuela of British parents re - Chicago, May 30. -Crazed by rheu- matic pains, Gustav Rolberg, 72 years old, has endeavored to amputate his left foot to relieve himself of pain. As the old man sat upon the floor in his home and began his operation, bis wife, who is helpless with paralysis, looked on from her chair within a few feet from him. Her screams attracted two police- men, who rushed into the house and took the knife from Rolberg. Be had severed an artery, and by the time he arrived at the county hospital he was so weak it is thought he cannot live. Negro Blown to Pieces. Muskogee, 0. T., May 30. -Four white men are in the Federal jail, charged with the murder of Robert Suddeth, a negro freedman, near Broken Arrow, by use of an infernal machine. Suddeth was disliked because lie owned a farm in the centre of a -white settlement. He was blown to pieces while ploughing a field. Britain -Venezuela Award. Los Angeles, Cal., May 30. -Frank Plumley, of Vermont, a lay delegate to the General Conference of the Methodist Church, according to the Times, has just forwarded to the British and Ven- ezuelan Governments, through their re- spective ambassadors, his decision as umpire in tho dispute between these countries. Eleven difterent countries were in- volved, including Great Britain, Ger- many, Italy, Holland, Spain, Mexico, and the United States. Great Britain, Holland and Venezuela joined in asking President Roosevelt to appoint an um- pire to settle the points involved on which they could not agree. Soine of the the fireship Totomi in the successful sealing up_ of Port Arthur, arrived here to -day. Honda and the entire crew of the Totosni were deafened by the awful cannonade. Honda did not discover their condition until they were leaving the ?hip. Honda was forced to make signs indicating his orders, in order to suc- cessfully bring the crew back to Vice. Admiral Togo's squadron. British Admiration of Japanese. London, May 30. -The London dailies exhaust the vocabulitrly of admiration for the Japanese, The engagement at henchou they regard as proving the ab- solute military equality of the Japanese with the best European armies and as cpitgZ i"&:h "a'1))nytoTelleaAllits says a' greet tonally: "Japan is no longer a great power by brevet rank The. Standard is surprised that such a position as Kinchou could have been stormed with comparatively so small a loss of life, find says: "The extraordin. Ittry diminution in the intensity of slaughter on modern battlefields is ex- ercising the minds of many tacticians regarding solution of many problems in- volvad hi the nutintenanee of monster armies by Europe." Railway Line Repaired. .I.itio Yang, May 20.-LkutaCol. Spi- ndonoff, commfteding the fourth Trans - Amur Railway battalion, has repaired the railway line north of Kinehou, he- twaen the stations Simichen and Van- salm„ ana to -morrow will conmIete the work b?twecn Farigoy and Wafandian. The Chinese are readily offering them- selves for employment. A typhoon prevails, which hinders the ,Tapanese landing onetations, and heavy rains ate spoiling the roads. The Rits- smile, it Is reported, have: captured a loss was not AO serious a matter. The des toy oe es int a .. important thing to ascertain was One largo Russian. warship, probe - am! ned the boats, Five. boats were lowered •Taluinoso cenveY. „Tap Cavalry' Fell Back. whether the Japanese had captured any bly the, armored ermser Bayou, $t. Petersburg, May 80. -'Tho Ent - on the starhaord side ana ono on the three torpc.a beets, readhed Tanen" peror lies received the following des. port, side, hitt .before the bottle were ftela guns. Japs Use Wonderful Powder. wan Pay on Tuesday hist, the 2411i pat& front Gen. Itonropatkin, under elemed the ship lurched to starboard inst., from Port Arthur, and. it wits and began to sink, five of the heats being Washineston, D. C., May 29.----ItepOrts itlioloubatalepsit3netsiell8lefytesesveinigwditlitrelni g atititeacbitaeta- :sti.SSok: nidd stank. . „, . yesterday's date: 'A detachment of Iv- capt, Sayeki remained on the bridge attest cavalry, consisting of 150 sabres, • 1 1 u froin the FM East dwell ' • 20 I inst.The (Went in Venezuela, and always residing himself in. Venezuela, was a British sub- ject under the constitution of Venezuela, existing at the time of his birth. This construction of the constitution of Vene- zuela opposed and insisted that he was 'Venezuelan by birth and domicile. The latter contention was sustained by the umpire. In the last count Great Britain urged that in case of a British subject domi- ciled in Venezuela and who .died there and who was married to a Venezuela wo- man, such widow became a British sal). ject by such marriage, and retained her standing after his death and it is as a claimant for a cause accruing to hor hus- band in his life time. The umpire denies this claim. Armored Cruiser at Tangier. Tangier, Morocco, May 30. -The V. S. armored cruiser Brooklyn, flying the flag of Rear -Admiral Chadwick, has ar- rived here. Other vessels of the U. S. squadron are following. The authorities here consider that the position of the American, Ion Perdicaris, and his step -son, Cromwell Varley, a British subject, who were kidnapped by bandits headed by Raman, is now more serious than ever. Mr. Gummere, the U. S. consul at Tan- gier, in it cablegram received at the State Department .over night, says that threats against the lives of Raisuli's -captives, Perdicaris and Varley, have been made unless the bandits' demands are granted. A despatch from Admiral Jewell, commanding the Europeon squadron, announces the departure for Tangier of the cruisers Olympia, Balti- more and ing the current war. The resolution re- peated the assurances that Japan is not fighting for aggrandizement, but to se- cure to the empire peace and civilization. Marquis Ito expressed his whole -hearted approval of the resolution, but cautioned Itis countrymen not to abuse the sympa- thy of Americans, who, as neutrals, had their own duties and responsibilities. He passionately appealed to his countrymen toi fight to the bitter end, whether vic- torious of defeated, The whole destiny of tho nation was staked. on the issue of the war. Had Lots of Guns. Chcfoo, May 30, 10 a m. -Chinese from Dalny say that the Russians had 26 naval guns at Nanshan, and. also that many guns from the Port Arthur fleet had ben placed in the land batteries. Chased by Jap Boat. London, May 30. -The Standard's Che - foo correspondent says that a Russian gunboat, believed to be the Bar, which was in action at Talienevan Thursday, has arrived from Port Arthur. She was chased by the Japanese, but wile able to take some refugees front Dalny. She was not followed into that port on account of mines. EMPIRE NEEDS A REST. BM( ish Comments on he Colonies and Entpire Day. London, netiy1 00.-alhe Yorkshire Post ewe the Royal Commission's advaeacy 01 coriecription, and the likelihood that the colonies will need all 'their men for tbeir own defence. eruggeet that tho empire neede n. period at esest to ebews what lute been bitten Wt. 1 %to London Globe thinks coneorlie- tion wieuld tend to restrict en3l. gration to ;the olonies to young and vigorous manhood, widen bag Made 'them What theyi are. . The felaturdney: Review deelares It , right enough Ito celebrate Wnpite D whiall Is alreadY it great day t on encountering our fron. trotra Day. fartatlell. At this Moment tient, Mao sprang Stoeesel, eotnniander of the military °NPI°81.17° tier gitarde fell back rapidly," of a Icasuga struck the Y08111110 on tlin port Wade to the Government of the United Tito contract tor the construo. liotit down before he reached tile first line of The Russian warships: Verlag and battalion of infantry and a squadron Rorietz were found to be riddled, (leek of cavalry, on May 25 tolvaneed. 'along the blow was so Aetna that the tlynamoe life end. new civilization by the Perry wale not n,wo,rdod stantdose side near the engines, and tbe foree of Statee for having opened 3ttpan to a new tIon of the vileintekaming latialWayi The Russian te3isittnee at Xashan Ruscian trenches. latter's ligliting plant were de. ti0alk« T110Y 0RPTOSSM gratitude tie &wee ortorq trt the tendete. • !rill WaS stubborn. 'The Japanese nuule It was found neeessary to dot) three Mel shies, fragments of these shells. thicielaioo Yreetnigrerocoa‘tvLarhutitwlans rtmetovn eom. of no stroyed, leaving the ship in thriftiest the marican people for it eonetant tote of girls fall itt hive simply fret% 0. Series oh toffirealtg bef0f0 the Rus- irifentry duffs end renew th0 Still- It 10 Mt kiieWn that any nation Tam- pe it 0 n Commander llonda, who tommanded friendship Mid sympathy) espetiaillydur. forte of babit4 "Another Japanese detachment, eon - filmes finall,y yielded tbe position. The lory fire from the tear before the final sesses such a terrific explosive.