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Show Russians Accept the Gage of Battle. Tho nows that Japan had duplicated her tactics at tho opening of tho China-Japanese China-Japanese war by a torpedo nttack on tho Russian Ehlps off Port Arthur croated intense excltomont In St. Petersburg. Details of tho attack aro unxloiiEly nwalted. Extra editions of, tho morning papers, printed early In tho forenoon, after tho appoaranco of tho Official Mc3Eonger, convoyed tho Intelligence to tho population of tho capital and dispelled any lingering 'lopes tint war rould bo averted. Tho izar nnd his ministers, who had boon 'nformod Immediately of tho receipt if Vlcoroy Alexloff's telegram, accopt-sd accopt-sd tho' gago nnd prepared to face tho "oallty of wir. Tho naval reserves havo been called out, and tho Russian 'led Cross Eoclety nlready Ins sont 1.000 bods to tho fir oast, and Sistors if Mercy rro leaving. Tho nctlon of tho J"pnno'"i In attacking at-tacking tho Rusrhn floot without n 'eolar'tlon of war Is denounced ns nn outrngo by tho Russians g-inorally, nnd tho result, ins toad of discouraging them, scorns to havo boon to furnish tho spark no"ossary to flri Russian patriotism. pa-triotism. Fmm tho Inrgo contors throughout Eurnpmn Russia comes Information th"t tho country Is nl-roady nl-roady nroured by tbo Jninnoo nctlon In breaking off tho negotiations. |