| Show BLEW UP VESSEL rusan russian commander determined to foil fall Ja japanese panes advices from chefko state that the have blown up the torpedo boat destroyer Rasto rophy the russians tana with tho the exception of ono one man left tell the destroyer during the afternoon thie this last man lit slow fuses and blow up the vessal there acro three dull explosions which were scarcely scar caly discernible a hundred yards from U M place where they occurred almost simultaneously tho the Rasto rophy euni and bottled settled on ahe ho bottom A eitalo spar marks ber her crave emro it Is 13 impossible to secure an a explanation of the action of the rus but it la is believed that they were determined not to allow a repetition C f the incident prior to the destruction of tho the destroyer the had oMe officially tally noti fiaai a aba 7 n canul her disarmament irmam had bad been completed the breech blocks and ammunition belne being rem removed oved and the machinery disabled during the afternoon the russian consul officially offic lally notified the that llo oe had bad been driven towards chefko by a heavy sea and that it bad had ben be n decided to disarm her because her machinery had been injured this Is looked upon in some quarters as the throwing of a transparent veil over oer the purpose of the vessels visit |
