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Show OLEW IIP HIS VE8SCL. Russian Commander Determined te Foil Japanese. Advices from Chefoo stale thet the Russian have blown tip the torpedo boat destroyer llartorophy The Itusalan. Itus-alan. with the exception of one man, left the destroyer during the after noon This last rasa lit slaw fueo and blew up the veaeel. There were three dull explosions which were scarcely discernible a hundred yards from Ihe place where they occurred Almost simultaneously the nartnrnrhy sunk and aettled oe the bottom A single ix.nr mark bry grave It Is Impoealble to rreuro an explanation ex-planation nf the action ef the II us lane but It Is believed that they werr determined net lo allow n repetition of the Ityeshltelnt Incident Prior lo Ihe destruction of tho de-ilroyer de-ilroyer Ihe tnolnl hnd ofllrlally notl rj th !.,, ein-iil tht her dla armament bad been completed, the breecti bl cka an I ammunition being removed and thn machinery disabled During Ihe efto-nonn tho Rlisalan iontul officially nnt'tted Ihe tsot-H that the destroyer hid ben driven tnvarda Thefoo by a hnry ren, and that It tied been decide I In dlsnrm her be-eame be-eame her machinery hid been Injure I This Is lookel uron In Mima quarters st Ihe throwing nf a transparent veil over the rrpre of Ihe ressol s visit |