Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-18
RUSSIAN SHIP
SUNK BY Mine
Torpedo Transport Yenisei
Goes to the Bottom With
All on Board.
WAS GREAT LOSS OF LIFE
Captain, Three officers and Ninety
one Men Perished-Ali Troops in
Siberian Posts Ordered to Prepare
for Service.

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ma report has been received
from viceroy Alexieff stating
that the Russian torpedo trans
port Yenisei has been blown up
as result Of accidentally strik
ing mine at Port Arthur. The
Yenisei sank and Captain Ste
panoff, three officers and ninety.
one men were lost.
The Yenisei was built at the
Baltic works in 1899. She wac
of $500 tons displacement and
could make sixteen knots an hour.
Her armament consisted of five
12-pounders and six 3-pounder
quick firing guns.
London, Feb. 13.-The St. Peters
burg correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph claims unimpeachable au-
thority to declare that in the event
of Russia being defeated In the lar
east, Germany will make a aversion
in her favor likely to have far reach
ing results.
Washington, Feb. 13.-The Jap
anese legation last evening received
the following dispatch under date OF
Toxic, February IL:
1.-TWO small Japanese merchant
ships Zensho-Maru and Nakon Oura.
Maru, while on their way to Otaru.
port on the western coast Of Yezo
island, from Sakata, a por, On ,he
northern coast of the main island OF
Japan, were fired on February IL by
four Russian men of war off the
coast of Aomori prefecture. The Ma
kon Oura-Maru was sunk, while the
Zensho-Maru had q narrow escape.
The Russian men III war are still
seen off the western coast of Yezo
island. They are supposed to be the
irst-class cruisers which have been
shut. up at Vladivostock and tried
some time ago to join the main
squadron at Port Arthur"
St Petersburg, Feb. 13.-An I'm.
perial ukase dated February 10 was
issued yesterday. IL commands that
all the troops in the military estab
lishmentS in the Siberian military
districts be placed in readiness foS
war, that all the divisions Ill The AS
eastern viceroyalty be brought TO
war strength and that the army and
navy reserves in Siberian and Kas
can districts be called out for active
service. The authorities are en-
powered to reluisition the necessary
horses.
London, Feb. Incomplete silence
has fallen over the far east. Not
word of news is to be had here, ex-
cept the report givea out at the
Japanese Legation of the sheiiing OF
two Japanese merchant vessels by
four Russian warships, and the re-
port from Viceroy AleXteff of the
transport Yenisei.
This long silence has given rise TO
the belief that important events
are transpiring.
The correspondent Of the Times at
Wei Hal Wei, in dispatch dated
February IL, says the steamer Flu
Ping. which is taking Chinese ref
ugees to Shanghai, has brought the
following account of the Port Arthur
engagement: .s..
The garrisons CT the Port Arthur
forts were absent from their stations,
SO retaliation was impossible. Day
lgnt showed two Russian baLue-
ships and one. cruiser apparently to-
tai wrecks. The Japanese attack was
resumed in the morning, when an
other battleship was disabled and
beached. The fire from the forts
compelled the Japanese to retire.
The Russian feet appeared to be
and their
torpedoes were useless against the
Japanese. ..
The Flu Ping, which was flying the
British flag, moved out, as she held
Russian permit to go. The guardshtp,
however, fred three shells at her,
which resulted in the wounding OF
five of her crew.
CAPTAIN Gray, commanding the Flu
Ping. then boarded the guard ship
and obtained permission TO proceed,
after he had signed a promise not to
divulge what had occurred. The
Russians said they we're very sorry
they had fred on his ship.
london. Feb. 12.--In a dispatch
from Nagasak dated February 10
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
SAYS: There has been renewed
attack on Port Arthur. The Japanese
captured seven Russian ships and
chased others. There have been dis
turbances at Port Arthur In which
number of Japanese civilians were
killed or impr soned. A Chinese mob
has destroyed the telegraph line
around New Chwang.'
clNKING OF THE vARiAG.