Show and also attempted to kill peace delegates seattle wash nov 30 the at tempt to murder the peace delegates and destroy the treaty between japan and russia which was drawn up by the plenipotentiaries in and was being sent to the mikado was witnessed by and passengers on board the dakota on the night ot her arrival in yokohama dr win lopp surgeon f the dakota in speak 1 in ot the incident said the whole thing happened lie night of our arrival in yokohama we were lying in mississippi bay jagt outside 0 the breakwater all the torpedo boats and war vessels which escor d the peace commission were drawn un in a long line the launch the delegation and the treaty left tie warship and started lor ibo landing 1 suddenly one of the torpedo boals an clifred near the end ot the line of ba slipped her cable and s ed tor the launch they made tor h at a right angle course the on the launch baw the torpedo boar leave the line ot craft and they knew what was coming the launch was slow and the torpedo boat rushed on like a comet like a shot aiom i cannon she rushed on and in a mn ute struck the launch uniting cpr corn plemely in two and raced on in 0 ue darkness wo could see the dpn anus glang in the water and clinging fo hr pieces of the wrecked boat launch i from the battleships were nr v n to their rescue and saved all bw na the treaty as also saed |