The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-01
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
81 Petersburg, April 30 AN official
dispatch has heen received Al head
Quarters concerning affairs ON the
Yau up to April 2S, as follows:
"0ftlcial reports received during the
last few days state tha; on April %,
4 movement waJ seen among the Jap
anose tro % on the Yalu, a small dc.
taehment moving ON the left bank,
April 23. larger bodies concentrated
opposite Wiiu and the Japanese pro
eeeded to cross h.y small aetachments
About two companies, with small
body Of cavalry, crossed al Slaopous,
sihhe. From the evening Of April "A
onward. rapaits tegan - c0me III te
The effect thai the enemy was prepaf-
ing to cro.a at Win, Tnrcn Cheng
md Tchao Chonlng
"On the following day the japanese
endeayorod to throw bridges across ihe
eastern arm OF the Yalu, opposite
Turen Chcng ana Siaop rikhe TO.
wards 3 O'Clock in the afternoon they
occupied the island of Somalmda
The apaneso, who numbered lifl en-
hundred, were received by the fire
Of our light cavalry who, being num-
erically enforced took boats AMI
crossed to the right banks whence
they kept up q lively fire, occupying
narrow path along ;he bank. shell
tererel hy a sharp ascent Our light
cavalry lost chief Of the detachment,
Lieut. Somonof. ana eighteen mon
wounded, but their severe iigA, at
short range against the japanese in
cloe formation must have inflicted
considerable losses AT 1880 a. m
April 2G, by their firing on the stand
opposite Turon Cheng our guns De.
airuyed he bridge across the eastern
branch Of the YaM toward the island
If Somalinda. forcing the japanese Ca
continue their passage OF he river
| by pontuons south OF Win Toward
midday a detachment of Jlpanese
With battery of artillery began G..
march upon Turcn Cheng, hut meet
/ ing with the fire OF our artillery they
retired in disorder and confusion %.
ward tho place Of their passage
The Japanese battery did not have
time to even come int action.
AT 9 o'clock the evening Of April
n, some three bat;alians Of japanese
crossed the Yam at the village Of
Matoutseo over the eastern branch
of the river. The night of April 272S
passed quietly
"On the morning of April rs. our
SO uts reported the Japanese had cc
cupied the island opposite tnc village
Of sandafuu. having screened advance
20 Is on left bank Of the river oar
troops continued 30 stay at their posi-
tion on the nga, bank OF the river
The following telegram frpn Alex
( ioH has been received by the emperor.
The special commission appointed
10 inquire into the cause Of the sink
ine of the bat leship Petropa0gI3ysb
( has established beyond a doul tha
fact that the bltHeship struck mine
/ laid By the enemy within the radius
Of TIE customary cg lutions of our
flee on occasion Of Gas s3rties into
the outer roaJsjcal 10 gef the enemy
The explosion Of this mine under the
bow compartments and bunkeTa
/ tho Pctr1pavoloysk resulted accord.
1 ing 10 :he view of the commission OF
IexBars. in which ! share. in series
of explosions through the detuasti q
.of pyroxyln and twelve inch shells
+ IN the ships magazine and j1 the eN.
f pi1airn of powder cartridges Stores.
As wen as of tho cylindrical boilers
/ These several explosions were sbserv
/ Cd in ihe two minutes which eiapaed
before the battleship was wrapped ir
sheet of flame and disappeared bl
meath the sea-
CAUSE or EXPLOSION.