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Show 11 1 i Ll-JL-L-X 1 1 IXXllllJ.Ai.i-i-l-Ll.Ll 1 1 l ! l. 1 l . i i .... i .....i ...... . . .......iililill Viceroy AloxiofT. il - t, I ! I " ' " ------- i-- -i iii I i View of Port Arthur, Showing Entrance to Harbor, Off "Which Yesterday's Naval Battle Was Fought. 4- i i j i i i i x i x i i i iiiiiiiiii iiiii iiiiiii .I, i - iii l.ii iii . . . . i i . i i . . i . . i i . i i i i i i i i x x x x j, -j, -I-ial a t4-t-l4-i4-4.&- MMU -&-4- UHHMtMHMI ' M M II 1 IKriese Admiral, Hoping to Again Catch the Slav Sea Fighters . Napping, Planned to Sink Hulks at the Harbor Entrance J I W and Bottle Up the Warships-Attack Found the Russians on the Alert and a Fierce Engagement Followed, the Attack- J I 1 ing Squadron Being Put to Flight, It Is Claimed, After Several of Its Vessels, Including Two .Warships, Had Been Sent ; I 1 to the Bottom-Populace of St. Petersburg Goes Wild With Joyous Excitment Over Receipt of News of Fleet's Victory. I St -? ..i 1 mr : 1,4444 "4 4 JAPANESE FLEET RETURNS TO ATTACK. . i ST. PETERSBURG, Teh. 25. The Port Arthur correspondent of kKoTosti telegraphs that at Port Arthur the Japanese lost steam- m (number not stated) and one torpedo boat. sAttho moment of writing," the correspondent continued, "twen- jj-tL-M Japanese vessels are visible on the horizon, and cross fire L begun, in which the Russian, cruisers Bayan, Novik arid Askold OjMt participating. , 4- ICIAL STORY OF BATTLE BY ALEXIEFF. 1 l PETERSBURG, Peb. 25. (2:45 a. m.) A telegram from Viceroy x to the Czar says: 'it (i quarter before 3 in the morning- of February 24th, numerous sm torpedo boats attempted to attack the battleship Retvizan. The -!an was the first to observe the torpedo boats and opened a strong Bthem. She was supported by the land batteries. She also de-fri'bro de-fri'bro Japanese ships near the entrance of the harbor; they were if directly toward her. One of them -went on the rocks near the amis on Tiger peninsula and the other sank under Golden Hill. The iian observed four steamers in a sinking condition and eight torpedo i departing slowly to rejoin the waiting Japanese -warships. A por-$tf por-$tf the crews of the Japanese vessels were- drowned. The grounded i$ipr is still burning. rSyfcIle enemy is observed in the offing of Port Arthur in two lines. Mollis Japanese crews saved themselves in boats, and it is possible "gSkwrne of them were picked up by the enemy's torpedo boats. proceeding to examine the coasts. The entrance of the harbor Jja I attribute the complete derangement of the enemy's s to the brilliant action and destructive Are of the Retvizan. taj mines are still visible in tho roadstead. I have recalled the three fes Hut in pursuit of tho enemy, in order, in the first place, to clear . . lifcdstead of floating mines. S"3pe no losses." sSjfr PETERSBURG, Feb. 25.-2:12 a, ni. Reports of a Russian victory at j iirlhur were current late yesterday afternoon and early in the evonlng, ffiTI liwrt midnight they seemed to have been definitely confirmed here, but In Wt of an oflicial announcement, which is momertarily expected, the 7i fof the dimensions of-this victory are conflicting: and confusing in char- i$ rnon circumsUuitlal report is that the Japanese had attempted to "ottle ialral Starka Meet in Port Arthur by sinking two stone-laden vessels at Ktruce of the harbor, employing the tactics of -the United States navy --ryfciMerrimac at Santiaco during the Spanish-American war. Vflt051 10 thls account two Japanese aWps appeared off the harbor, "witn flt behind them and ostensibly in pursuit. The Jtusslans, however,-Tf however,-Tf a ruse and their ships steamed out,. sank the stone-ladn vessels, n-icd n-icd defeated the enemy and drove them off. The reports of the loss Jn- .however, arc conflicting. " . i . WJgFth-stories included the feature of the vessels Joaded with stones, but lfftS to some versions the Japanese fleet was convoying transports wiui of effecting a landing at Pigeon bay. and. after tho failure of this iSjpay maneuver the Russians played havoc with both the Japanese -war-21! the transports, sinking four of the former and two of the latter. rifi account gives the name of. tho battleship Retvizan as the vessel which ''jtSpT distinguished herself during the action by ramming and sinking one -Jjjyjipantse battleships. iSJS CHEER THE NFWS. I of this victory were spreadXfar and wide over the city during the fljM.tlus evening, and the crowds which had gathered in the streets. In riSf'1- severe cold, to discuss the news were greatly excited. newspaper printed an extra relating the victory, based on a meager Sg from London, but as the nlcht wore on' without oflicial confirmation .coifc! disaPP"rPd except from around the newspaper offlcea. There re-jPon68 re-jPon68 of omcers and others who were resolved to await the oflicial an- 2E-ew's o vlctory was accompanied by two stories, one that after the gaNdve Russian vlctoiy the Emperor would offer peace, apd t he ol he , t at Wlfl e Emperor of Korea and formally annexed at ""n.tr-reportH ""n.tr-reportH are without connrmation. and they are given slmplj a 3ffBJ? the stories which floated about In the excited crowds. JE? f d""inhlng. tho crowds at the Adm ratty n"dttXS ?K feve? iftf awncy offices kept increasing, and the e11" Ir3in 11 1vas ""own definitely that the Emperor had received a telega m SddetaJl3 an(1 8,iowin& tne Kus8,an vcior' was evcn K "r nieswnwrs waited at the Admiralty with fast horses, ready to ' -S thC news whIch ,s AVas known was beins .,repa,eU' -FOAlr.BTjrLT VESSEL 3D ID THE WORK. I'Sjji h! Bhcets were finally distributed at 2:30 o'clock this morning a rush Wi6 for the exits and tho assembled officers cheered wildly and repeatedly, gggd Showed no inclination to disperse, hoping that furthcr.news would -'04PKVe1, lowing the exact extent of the Russian victory. J'31Si.be obnen-ed U?at in bin dlnAteh Viceroy Alexieff does not menl on wPoCBnierB which thc Japanese tried to sink or drive upon the ifrff XContinued. on Pago 3.. DISASTER ATTENDS TOGO'S EFFORT ON ARTHUR FLEET (Continued From, Page 1.) , Russian ships, and it is not yet known whether the four vessels the Captain of the Rctvizan observed going down, In addition to the two destroyed, were also laden with inflammables or whether they were warships. Tho greatest praise is given to the commander of the Retvlzan, and the splendid action of this American-built vessel places her name foremost on the roll of the Russian navy. Viceroy AlexlefT's dispatch was an amplification of a briefer telegram re-xrelved re-xrelved by the Emperor, but which was not given out. Later it was said that Russia sustained no losses In the engagement. It Is evident that Vice-Admlral Stark no longer commands the Russian Port Arthur naval forces. Viceroy Alexleff mentioning a temporary commander of the fleet, without giving any names. Stories to the effect that tho Japanese designed an attempt nt landing in Pigeon bay the same time that the engagement occurred are not mentioned in the dispatches, but it Is believed these arc without foundation. JAPAN CHECKMATES DIPLOMATIC RUSSIA. PARIS, Feb. 24 Information received here, probably through Russian channels, but credited In official quarters, leads to tho belief that Japan is now seeking to securo tho execution of a treaty by tho Emperor of Korea, giving Japan a protectorate pro-tectorate over Korea-It Korea-It is tho understanding that the pros-poct pros-poct of this treaty was tho main reason for Russia's protest to the powers against Japan's violating Korean neutrality, as Russia dcBlres to reservo all rights against a Japaneso protectorate over Korea, Ko-rea, on the ground that It will be of no effect, bolng executed whilo Korea was under duress. Tho Emperor of Korea Is said to bo so completely under the domination of Japan Ja-pan that he Is likely to approve of such a treaty through Inability of resisting. The situation from Russia's standpoint la likened to a man's signing a check under duress, or fear. It is tho expectation that if this main purpose of the Russian protest pro-test Is accomplished there will not bo any Joint or separato action by tho powers relative to tho abstract principle of Japan Ja-pan s having violated the law of nations. "WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. Tho treaty by which Japan guarantees the independence inde-pendence and integrity of Korea is regarded re-garded here as one of the cleverest of the many startling diplomatic moves that have been made In connection with the whole Eastern question. The effect is to place Japan on a high moral plane for it is understood here that this tufaty is an announcement to the world That If she prevails in her struggle with ftus-sla, ftus-sla, involving military occupation of Korea, Ko-rea, Japan w'iil take no advantage of that fact, but will maintain the independence inde-pendence of the Hermit Kingdom. On the other hand, the Russian note complaining of the violation of Korean neutrality by Japan Is believed here to be Intended' to pave the way for future heavy reclamations, Indeed Involving the seizure of Korea and Its annexation for violation of neutrality In the event that Russia triumphs in the present struggle. Contrasting the two positions, an ofll- clal here pointed out that the attitude of Japan toward Korea was very similar to that of the United States to Cuba when the former occupied the island with its military force, only to withdraw them and free Cuba after It had rid her of Spanish control. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 21. (1 p. m.) The Russian Government believes a deep impression has been made on international in-ternational sympathies by tho note on the subject of Japan's alleged violation of tho law of nations, sent to the Russian Rus-sian Embassadors Monday. The Government Gov-ernment lays special stress, on the Japanese Jap-anese action at Chemulpo, , where it is pointed out, the Japanese', seized and cut the communications In order to prevent pre-vent M. Pavloff, the Russian Minister, and the Russian warships, Varlag and Korietz, even receiving news of the rupture of diplomatic relations, and then pounced upon the ships with a greatly superior force. Russia contends that this action places Japan outside tho pale of civilized civi-lized nations, and that It smacks so much of barbarism that it must offend the chivalrlc sense of civilized fair-play. fair-play. In diplomatic circles tho presentation of Russia's case is considered strong, the opinion beVg, even In friendly quarters, that Japan, in her haste to cripple the Russian fleet at the outset, committed a blunder by thus striking a blow without warning, for which the destruction of two ships will not compensate. com-pensate. it Js further pointed out that If Japan had allowed M. Pavloff to return to a Russian port on board a Russian warship, war-ship, her magnanimity would have been universally applauded. Prince Lobanoff, the Governor of the province of Tambov, has issued a warning warn-ing to the peasants of that province against selling horses to dealers who are trying to buy 3000 horses, ostensibly for the British army, but really for the Japanese. |