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MARKETS TODAY.
Easier Tone Prevails In Wheat
Pit Today.
Heavy Selling of May Corn
Causes a Decline.
LIVE @ TRADE.
Cattle Are Steady and Inclined
to Be Lower.
Hogs Are Higher, Bulk of Sales
$3.50 to SOLO.

Chicago. Feb. 16.-WHEAT-An easier
tone prevailed in the wheat pit today
on quite general liquidation. The best
selling was in the July delivery, the May
opening was steady, influenced by the
firm foreign markets., May being un-
changed to Ac higher, at 97%49Sc, and
July unchanged to CSC lower, at y01sQ9015c.
longs soon caused a reaction to $3.50,
put buying by scalpers carried the price
resulted in another setback to seize. May
eased off to 97zc. Minneapolis, Duluth
and. Chicago reported receipts of 349 cars,
against 49 cars a year ago.
Liquidation continued throughout the
day. The feature was the general selling
of new July and new September wheat.
point, May being 15@1Ac lower, at $3.50
$3.50, while July was down Parse, at $3.50
CORN-Heavy selling of May corn by
some of the large holders resulted in a
that option. The in wheat was
the main cause OF the selling pressure.
The opening. was firm in sympathy. with
cables, May being a shade lower to BQAc
higher, at 56HQ56$sc, and July a shade
lower to a shade higher, at GB@531zc- In
spite of a fair demand from shorts and
commission houses. however, the market
weakened on liberal offerings of May the
price of that option declining to soc. July
sold off to 531sc. Receipts were 2S5 cars.
Final figures on May were 1AQ1ssc low
er, at SAGE. July closed AQ%c lower, at
O-a@Ss
OATS-The weakness in wheat and corn
brought out considerable liquidation in
oats and as a result the market ruled
easier. May opened unchanged to Ac
higher, at 44kd44Ac, and, after selling al
443s@441zc, reacted to 4Skc- Covering by
shorts carried the price back to 44c. Re
ceiptS We're 327 cars.
Observation-Disclosures were strong
on an active commission housedemand
in best demand and that product led the
list in the advance in prices; selling up
i .021s@15.1O; May lard opened 219q5c
higher. at $7.n4a7so' and held firm at
at the start, opening at $7.20Q7.2 Is
WHEATL6GEash; . Ne; 2 red, ea@1SSaas@ S
No. 3 hard, S2d91c; No. 1 northern, $50
CSC; No. 2 northern, SGQ97c; No. 3 spring,
CORN-No. 3, 49Q491kc; No. 4, 40d42c.
OATS-No. 2, 4O1sc; No. 8, 40c.
FLAX@Cash: NV, S1.17; S.-W-, Sill;
Feb, Sill; May, $1.14.
TIMOTHY-Feb., $40; March. S.15.
CLOVER-Feb., SO. 75d11.0.
BARLEY-Cash: 10000.
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RUSSIANS.
Many Tales of Cruelty Are Reaching
the Japanese.

Toxic, Feb. 16.-The government is
receiving additional .circumstantia1 re-
ports of the alleged cruelties of the
Russians toward Japanese refugees
from Manchuria. The Japanese consul
general at Tien Tsin has t~elegraphed
the authorities here, giving a recital of
the story told by IL women, who had
just arrived at Shan Hal Kwan. The
10 we've residing at Hardin and started
south on February 9. with 300 cofnpan-
ions. One-half of these, with the wo-
men, reached Mukden on the 10th and
were ordered to leave the train by
Russian soldiers, who cruelty abused
them and detained the party, which
they finally divided, the men being or
dered to proceed to Port Arthur. The
women were sent to New Chwang
where U. S. Consul Miller provided
food and transportation for them to
Shan Hal Kwan. The women say they
saw several Japanese refugees cruelty
beaten and wounded. They say that
the Russian soldiers robbed them of
money and jewelry. Some of the Japa-
nese escaped punishment by bribing
the soldiers. The Japanese government
and people are deeply stirred by these
reports of abuse and suffering sustain
ed by b refugees. They point to their
own correct attitude toward h Rus
slams in japan and denounce the Rus
slams as barbarians.
The sinking of the Nakkonoura Maru
and the treatment of the refugees is
creating a feeling which betokens a
bitter and relentless war. 1t is i'm
probable that the Japanese will retail
ate in kind whatever excuses the Rus
slams commit.
The japanese are unable to under
stand why the men and women refu-
gees from Hardin were divided. It is
suggested that Russia intends to hold
the men at Port Arthur in the hope of
avoiding a b-ombardment. This, how
ever. appearS extremely i~mprObable
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FROZEN UP.
Ten Russian Torpedo Boats in the Ice
at VladiVostock.

Toxic, Feb. 16.-The flag of the Rus
sian cruiser Variag, recently sunk off
the harbor of ChemulpO, which viii be
presented to the emperor as the first
trophy of the war, reached SaZebo yes
terday on the cruiser Chizoda, together
with the anchor, a gun and other SOU
venirs of the destroyed warship. The
captain of the cruiser Chizoda ha been
summoned to Toxic to personally re-
count to the emperor the action inc
experience of himself and crew. He
will bring the captured flag with him
and personally present it to the en-
peror.
The German steamerx Batavia has
just reached Moi with $500 japanese
refugees on board including h COM
mercial agent of Japan at Vladivo-
stock. The latter reported that ten
Russian torpedo boats are frozen up
commander of the garrison n the
local authorities at Vladivostock called
on the departing agent and complained
that the Japanese had opened hoStili-
ties without having declared war.
When news of the opening of the war
reached Vladivostock the squadron
there was hastily reprinted and cleared
for action, leaving port on h after
noon of February 8. 1t is believed
that it returned to V~ladivostock after
are no torpedoes or mines sunk at
V-ladivostock and the place is totally
-unprepared to resist attack.
Massing of troops on the north bank
of the Yalu continues, the Russians
evidently believing that the Japanese
intend to make their main attack there
with the object in view of forcing their
way through the Russian lines and de-
stroying the railway, thereby cutting
off all communication with Port Arthur
and Vladivostock. The Japanese are
again agitating the construction of the
Seoul-Wiji railway, and great q%uanti-
ties of material used on the Flu San
Seoul railway are available. In the
event of a prolonged war a railway
between these points would be of i'm
menSe advantage.
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government is deeply gratifed at this
and other expressions of American
sympathy. The cabinet will consider
the question and formally instruct
Minister Takahira shortly. Many ap-
pl1catfons for permission to enlist in
the Japanese army and navy are COM
ing from various parts of the world.
some OF o anxious to fight for
Japan nave personally applied to the
military authorities here. Wednesday
among this number is included a Turk
ish official. All of these applications
nave been politely but firmly refused
NO foreigners will be allowed to par
tlclpate IN the military or naval oper-
ations of Japan except as spectators.
Al a meeting of the bankers, news
paper prOprletorS and commercial nleri
held in Toxic today it was resolved &C
support the government, irrespective of
party lines, so as to prevent domestic
affairs from d~istracting the nation from
the prosecution of the war. Those
present at the meeting approved the
proposed plan of curtailing the dones-
tic administrative expenses, and divert
ing the amount thus saved to the war
fund. 1t was decided to hear the sup
port h army and the navy and Us
devise a plan for the relief of disable
soldiers and sailors. The meeting also
agreed to send a letter of c~ongratuia-
ton to Vice Admiral Togo.
A detailed report of his battle at Port
Arthur has not been received from
Vice Admiral Togo by the navy depart
ment, and the public is, as yet without
the full particulars of the engagement.
A letter from one of the men who par
ticipated in the naval fight says that
the torpedo attack succeeded through a
clever feint. The majority of the yes
sells comprising the torpedo fleet ma
neuvered in front of the Russian line
and held its attention while the rest
of the torpedo boats worked around to
the real and got close to the enemy's
vessels before being discovered. They
then fired their destructive missiles and
scurried away from danger as quickly
as possible.
No other news of the Russian Vladi-
vostock squadron has been received
here. 1t is thought to have returned to
the port of Vladivostock, in preference
to risking a fight or e~xhaustlng its
fuel.
Enormous military activity continues
but the government carefully c~onceals
its plans and does not indicate the date
of any projected movement. Although
every moment of delay enables the Rus
SLAMS to become better prepared for the
conflict the Japanese, apparently, are
unconcerned and confident.
They fully realize the limited ca
pacity of the trans-Siberian railway.
the distance of the Russians from their
base of supplies, and the ack~of COM
munication by sea sets limitations on
the proposed accomplishment of Russia
in Manchuria and Siberia They feel
that no danger attaches in that quar-
ter and are awaiting the completion OF
Japan's naval programme.
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Market oossip

Liverpool opening cables: Wheat sd
higher; corn ed higher.
Liverpool. 1:SO p. m: Wheat Ad higher;
corn sd higher.
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat. "a
cars; graded, 3. Corn, 52S cars; graded, 2.
Oats 3Z7 cars: graded, 8.
Northwest grain receipts today: Mime
apo1is, 2O4 cars; Duluth, 81 cars. a week
ago Minneapolis, $50 cars; Duluth, As
cars. A year age: Minneapolis, 152 cars;
Duluth, 224 cars.
ima grain receipts at Chicago to-
morrow: Wheat, 20 cars; corn, 100 cars;
oats. $50 cars; hogs, 1900 head.
Chicago: Privileges for tomorrow: July
wheat-Puts, size; calls, SS14c. July corn
Puts, 523sc; calls, 52%c.
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, Feb. 16.-CATTLE-Receipts to-
day, 1000 head. Market steady. Good to
prime steers, $4.90d5-75; poor to medium,
s.. 5Oq4. 70; stockers and feeders, s.. 25Q4.10;
cows, $1.6Od425; heifers, $2.75G4.75; can
ners, s1.6CQ2.5O; bulls, $2.0OQ400, calves,
'Hi9SoSsGsS"Receipts today, $1,000 head: esti-
mated Wednesday, 10000 head. Market
stronger for good; others slow. Mixed
heavy, $5.25d5.45; rough heavy, s4.9065.25 IS;
light, s4.6Gd5.50; bulk of sales. As5q52o
SHEEP-Receipts today. 1900 head.
wethers. s4.0Od450; fair to choice mixed,
s.. 5Od4. 90: western sheep, S3.50d5. 60; native
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K.n.a. CIV Produca marke..

Kansas City, Feb. 16.-Close-WHEAT-
Receipts today, 2S2 ears. 99uot : tons;
S6ha9Oc; No. 8 hard, S4QS6c; No. 2 red,
800; No. 3 red, 96d9Sc-
CORN-May, 46Ha46Ac; July, 46c.
Cash: No. 2 mixed, 43G43&c; No. 2 white,
HG4415c: No. 3 white, 431kc.
OATS-No. 2 white. 42zQ4Sc; No. 2 mix
ed, 411Rc.
HAY-CRoice timothy, ss-5oas.75 rs; choice
tBsu1ITlSTiESRMcreamery, 21azc; dairy. fan
cy, 1Sc.
EGGS+Fresh, 25c.
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Kansas Citv Grain.
Kansas CITY livestock Market.

Kansas City, Mo-. Feb. 16.-CATTLE-
Receipts today, 1900 head, including 800
er. Native steers, $4.O0d5.10; southern
steers, s3.30d4.O0; southern cows, $2.25Q2. 70;
native cows and heifers, $1.5G4.W; stock
ers and feeders. S.O0G4.20; bulls, $3.50
3 so; calves, 81. 75d6-50; western steers, $40
04.30; western cows, $2.00Q3.2 -
HOGS+Receipts today, 1900 head. Mar
ket higher. Bulk of sales, $4.65Q5.10;heavy.
s. .05Q520; packers, $4.95d5.10; pigs and
lights, $4.75d4.9 80.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 5000 head.
Market lower. Muttons, S.50d4.50; lambs,
S.. O00575; range Wethers. 4.09Q430; ewes,
90 75Gd 90
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rom rhsl rage.
court of King Oscar was recognized as
n of the Swedish leaders of America.
He is the author of a number of
books of travel in both Englis and
Swedish, and compiled hymn books and
books of devotion for use in Swedish
churches.
DIR. Swensson was also active in poll
tics. He was a strong Republican and
usually took part in national campaigns.
In 1896 he was one of the Kansas dele
gates to the national Republican con-
vention at st. Louis, when Mckinley
was first nominated, and was a m
of the resolutions committee which
framed the platform tina year..
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New York, Feb. 16.-STOCKS@There
was not enough doing yesterday TO con-
stitute a good market The list happen-
ed to be strong for just at this time the
market is Slightly oversold as far as room
traders are concerned. The market has
been thoroughly -unimportant now for at
least a fortnight. 1t has drifted without
exciting any active interest on the part
of large professional SPECTATORS. Every
one is waiting for something to turn 1p.
and everything of Importance which has
transpired so far has had no effect A
market movement on account of 4 RaIti-
more fire or any similar calamity must
be spontaneous; as it is, the whole nro-
f~essional disposition IS to resist the nm
expected. The strongest hopes of alter
ing the current so as to bring in actual
business is entertained in connection with
Northern Securities COMPANY decision
which may come down from the sl1nreme
court a week from today. The long IN
terest in the market is well covered I'm
and does not attract attention AZ far
back as November there was an enor-
nous accumulation of Erie common
stock, then there came an Accommodation
of Atchison. Union Pacific was extensiye-
" bought by the same coterie of semi-in-
side spectators. A fairly large fraction
of the Rock Island capitalization is sim
larry held at one time early last month
houses handling business for CERTAIN
cliques had orders which were substan-
tally to buy and carry all the Atcbison
and other stocks they would on a 10 ner
cent margin without going to borrow
their money in certain quarters.
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New York Money Market.

New York, Feb. 16.-MONEY-Money on
call easy, 1E@2 per cent, closing offered
at IL per cent. Time loans steady: so and
80 days, 4 per cent; 6 months, 4HQ4h per
cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, $40
5N per cent; sterling exchange steady,
with actual business in bankers bills at
! $3.50 for y 01sSGo d a. b dTsnan nost ado rates e. t q Sssg
CASA and $4.S61k; commercial bills, $4.S2Z.
SILVER-Bar silver, 59Hc; Mexican dol
lars, 46c.
BONDSAGovernment bonds steady.
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st. Louis. Mo-, Feb. 16.-CATTLE+Re-
ceipts today 5000 head. Market steady.
Beef steers, So. 70d5.00; stockers and feed
ers, $2.1Od3.75; cows and heifers, S2.25d4-00;
Texas steers, s.. s0@4.30; Texas cows and
heifers. $2.15Q3.25.
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head. Mar
ket 5Q10c higher. Pig and lights, S.750
Sis; packers, s4.S5G5.25; butchers and
best heavy, $5.19d5.35.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 5000 head.
Market steady. Natives, $3.55q460; lambs,
81. 50d5. 70.
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They Are Coming to Japan from All
Parts of the World.

Toxic. Feb. 16.-Goro Takahira, the
Japanese minister at Washington, has
officially advised his government that
he is receiving numerous offers of large
contributions to the war fund from
Americans, and requests instructions
as to the policy of the government in
the matter. 1t is considered probable
that Japan will refuse to accept this
.proffered aid, while stating that the
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Chicago Produce Marker.

Chicago, Ill, Feb. 16.-BUTTER-Mar-
ket firm. Creamery, 15Q25Ac; dairy, 1319
&c.
EGGS-Market steady. At mark, cases
included, 2S1A@30c.
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies, 1910
10Ac; Twins, 10d1O12c; Young Americas,
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady. Tur-
keys, lie; chickens, 12c; springs, 115c.
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SHERMAN REPUBLICANS.
They Nominate a Ticket and Adopt
Resolutions.

Goodland. Kan, Feb. 1.-THE Republi-
cans of Sherman county in convention
Saturday, placed the following ticket in
the field: Representative, E. F. Brown:
treasurer, J. w Smith; sheriff., G. NJ
Bradley; clerk, Wilson Peters; register of
deeds, H. B. Dusenberry; county attor-
ney, 2. F. Murphy; clerk of court, New
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Cotton Market

New York. Feb. 16.-COTTON-SaIes to-
day, ~ bales. Spot cotton closed quiet
and % points lower. Quotations per 100
pounds: Middling ~uplands, $3.50: mid
ding gulf, $13.75.
Galveston. Tex, Feb. 16.-COTTON-
Market steady at 13Ac per pound.
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sugar and Coffee Market.

New York. Feb. 16.-SUGAR-Raw SUI
gar steady. Fair refining. 2 13-16c; centri-
fugal, o6 test, 2 11-32c; molasses ugar, 2
e-16c. Refined sugar steady Crushed,
Us: powdered, S45; g~ranulated. s445.
COFFEE-Market nominal No. Trio,
755c.
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Range of Prices on Stocks

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
Strains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Oflce no West Sixth street. Telephone
go Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co, Kansas City, Mol
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Range Of Prices.

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall, Commissions
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co, Kansas City. Mol =.
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Wool Market.

st. Louis, Mo-, Feb.
ket nominal. Territory and western me
diums, 1S019c; fine medium, bale; fine.
15a16c-
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Mornine stock Rauaiw

FURNISHED by A. NJ. McDermott Commits
sion Co, Stocks, Grains, Provisions and
Investment Securities. Rooms 20 and 81.
72 Kansas ave.1
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New York Butter Markat

New York. Feb. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ira freshs 15426c.
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SWENSSON DEAD.

CONTINUED from First Page.l
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New York Stock.

@Ex-dividend ~ per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-17
KILLED IN BRO1DW4T.
Heary .Sightseers' "1uto' brushes
to Death Unkn01cn Nan.

A well dressed unidentified. elderly man.
run over early last evening at Broadway and
Tventy-dfth-st by one of the huge electric ON
nibuses Of the Automobile Observation Com
pany and almost instantly killed. He was rum
ming across the street in front OF the big car
when he apparently became confused. and
storped In another second the car was upon
him lie was knocked down. and two Of the
heavy pneumatic tired wheels, borne down 10y
the weight Of the and OF about forty passen-
gers, passed over his chest and head. His death
must have been instantaneous.
William u. Lawson. thirty-eight years Old II
No JOS VVest Forty second-sJ. the driver, was
arrested by the Tenderloin police. He snic that
he could not avoid the accident, that although
he sounded his horn, the victim did not Try 10
save himself. Broadway was crowded with PEG
Die the time. TWO women tainted.
The body was taken 10 the sidewalk in front
OF the BsrtholdI Hotel. Or. King. Of the New
York Hospital pronounced the man dead
The driver left his IN the middle Of the
southbound trolley tracks, and do 'ntOWn traffic
Oh this route was blocked for half an hour
until the police permitted him to remove the
chine.
TIE dead man was apparently about ffty-fiye
years old He was Of medium height and build
and wore dark striped trousers white negllgee
shirt q black fOur-in-hand tie. black derby
hat brown coat and black laced shoes. Eighty
four cents was found in = trousers pocket
There were no valuabIes nor letters 70 Identify
the man. The body was taken 10 the West Thin
tieth-st. station.
Police Commissioner McAdoo was a witness
OF the tragedy He was standing At the corner
Of Twenty-hfth-st and Broadway when the
man Was run down.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-17
FEAR OF ATTACK IN RE4R.
StakeIberg Mag BE Cut of by
kurOhi

ST. Petersburg, June 16-The popular disap-
pointment felt here over the result Of Lieuten-
ant General Baron StakelDers's fight which it
had been hopeE for the last thiTty-six hours
might turn out 10 be a victory is tempered
somewhat by the knowledge that The Russian
force was overwhelmed 10y numbers. Geners
Stakelberg does not attempt 10 conceal the seri-
BUSINESS Of his losses, but his report and the
reports from all other Russian sources agree
that the retreat was IN no sense q rout.
The fierce character OF the fight IS made evil
dent by the fact that the Russians were again
forced to abandon their guns, thus indicating,
as in previous encounters, the superiority Of the
japanese artillery. The Russian Official reports
of the losses are awaited with the keenest In
teTest. The War Office GeciI4cs TO accept the
japanese figures unreserEecly, though the Off
cials frankly admit that they believe the Russian
ca Sualtes were severe.
The keenest interest s now manifested in the
reported advance of mo japanese divisions from
Siu-Yen, with the intention Of taking General
Stakelherg IN the rear. Il is realized that i this
report should prove true the Russian com
mauoe- might be unable to eNtricate himself
and that, if he should be cut off from General
huropatkn's main army the fate of the de-
tachmeut would be sealed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-17
RATD IN JAPAN SEI.
TIadiUostok Squadron Sinks Tao
japanese Transports.

ST Petersburg June l6-The Vladivostok
squadron has returned 70 Eladivostok, after a
successful raiding expedition in the Japan Sea
and extending through the Strait Of Corea- The
squadron. which was under Eice-Admiral Bezo-
brazoff who directly commands the Nladivostok
division. sunk two japanese transports. the
Hitochi and the Sato of Xxi Island on Wednes-
day morning with a loss Of about 500 japanese
soldiers and sailors. besides many horses and
g large quantity of supplies.
The squadron sailed as far the Liu Kiu ISL
ands, south of Japan, outward bound. firing on
and chasing numerous merchant vessels and
transports on the way. An attempt TO effect
3uncfion with the Port Arthur feet had been
contemplated but It became evident that the
N1adivostok squadron could not get near enough
10 Port Arthur unobserved TO make dash for
that place through the heavy japanese blockad-
ing feet, and Admiral Bezobrazoff determined to
return 10 VIadivostok.
OF Tsushirna Island. on the way north.
feet Of japanese transports was encountered,
but after running fight they escaped through
the narrow passage between Tsushima ana
Osaki, and Admiral Bezobrazof continued north
About twenty miles w-st OF the Xxi group, near
she western entrance TO the Strait OF Corea,
another feet Of five japanese transports. widely
scattered was met. Three Of the transports
ESCAPED and took refuge behind the island Of
Chigt. Of the Xxi group. but the the squadron
surrounded the other TWO. the Hitochi and the
sato and, after disabling them, sank them in
The open sea with torpedoes- The japanese,
however. fought brayely and twice the Hitochi
attempted 10 ram the Gromobo
The survivors from the transports escaped in
the small boats the cruisers making no attempt
TO capture them.
Toxic. June l6.-AH doubt IS 10 the sinking Of
the transports Hitochi and Sato by the Russians
has been removed. Three hundred and ninety
seven survivors of the Hitochi have arrived at
Moi and l53 survivors Of the Sato have ar
rived AT Kokura. Details Of the destruction Of
the two transports and the full extent Of the
casualties are not Obtainabe.