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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1904-06-24
ranrsfcnpenttcn.
Oct republifanife parti boloer fin
Konpention Chicago.
stsr entbmiiasme for pratisent aoeiepelt.
ster Gntbmiasme for praisent t~oeiepelt.
Galer al Root 90 Cannon = platformen
Garifrepilion.
senatsr Sairbanfs pieeprdiiSent'K ansisat.

9et Itore Soltlelim ! eDtco9o Hloo'
foa ben 21be sunni. aoretS lPn9lte
9og. BEN republifanife Nationalfon'
pention, icm iamleoe jig for at noml'
mere 8~rPiibent o. SicepreIioent. go
len bar imuft oeforeret nteo Balmer,
glomlter % Stag, og pad S99ge1
bag 9latformen iaaes Bortrptter al
Sanna og &~ooiepelt. SPIT oppe bar
Der ct @uiifforps, iom Loo line 20.
rer Ipoe, ga &onpentionens Reolem'
imer traoote irb. Slere al De leoenoe
GtatSmpno bilieoes meO 9ifalo, iao'
mart Se bite fig, oeriblanot Senato'
rerne Sairbunfs, Iqiion % 8oaincr.
@eneralpoitmeiter Senrp 6. 8apne,
Iom er observation-disclosures Soptna1lo,
oabneoe Weoet &I. ZIG. Wetbooiit'
preit 8. g. Sroit fra Gpaniton bolot
Son. Serpoa o~perrafte Setatpr Scott
paa Chicago 8orgerfomites 8egne en-
inulf 8ltbbe meo Snifriptioner til
Sormanben. Surbenp9renoe 9rigs-
miniiter @libu &oot ira Heu 9orf
fnureoes til miolertioig Sormalr0 og
bolot meo fGar &eit Ell IGrgere Gale,
bpori ban mebbelte en- lloit9t oOer,
bpab Den mioprenbe repubIifanife
gl0miniitratiOn bar uorettet. Saleren
fIep ofte afbrubt al 9ifalo 9t er en-
"9uitIpis Gomintitration", ION III
itaor for Stnret, iogSe ban. Zen
Dnr forminoifet Sfatterue, reSuceret
Statsgieloen, gjort Geuten lapere, 81.
bet 2ope moo Sruits % eiort Begun.
6cIien til at giennemfsre Dem, opbinl.
act gtrringsIioet, frermet agerbri-
get, bpgget en- anieelig &rigsflaaoe,
pmoannet armeer, gienreiIt Militien,
toget ME 6o~rbolbSregler for at inb.
piu0e offentligt 2ar6, inofsrt Gtpil.
itpre paa De ftlippinife Ger, oprettet
en- &epiIblif pna Guba og bunoet oen
iii oS meo ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS og
SumbaroeIenS 9aart6, taget aigisren.
De Sfribt til at grade en- iItbmiif 8a.
nal og berigiennem itprfet Wonroe.
Softrinen, oronet 8rpnien meIen
glaifa % 8ritiTb 9ominion, beIfpttet
&tnGS Sntegritet og cabinet bets 0sre
paa pioere Seg for Sanoel og Hs.
relie, frentmet SoIogiftsiogen og be.
fpitet Sre6en mellem sSolfene.
&eplibIifonerne er enonu life fer.
Sige meo lit arbeioe. Der err in0re
Spbrgsmaal, iont FREEZER fin Sssniug
Slere SritItS maa bsieS ino UNDER SO.
ten; Solointierne maa mart r~epioeres
oe oct 6er tie ui Dem, ser er 8emer
az S~eifpttelien, fife al oerS Sien6er ;
Den npe &egierine poa Silippiuerne
bar netop begpnot at iPtte fine Ila.
rer iperf, men er blot tommen ct fort
Stpffe BET meo tit arbeioe / set for.
IGNITE SanO; bort Stag paier ODER ga.
nama'S ltbmen; men Gundlen er emo.
mi life bpgget; 5reo raoSer enooa life
pao Sorben, og Der bebspes 8aitbeo,
itettet al Wagt, | Dor bipIonatiifp
Sptr9ben.
Set amerifauife 6olf pil mn babe
a. afaiere, ON Oct repubIifanife Srem.
ffriotsarbeiSe ifaI forti9ttes eler itan.
ies = ON SauOsitpringen ifal obergi.
oes / SGnoer. iom er MOB Oct, ON De
gegpnoeIier, iom er siort, ifal l9gges
! uparte, moaife ioage S9noer eIler
feres uibere al Ben iamme ISminiitra.
zion, Der bar oiit fig iitono til at trent
me Sanoets acre % geIfGro.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1904-06-24

9SDpllit Suugu, OiuHt ~'poN''
SainoiS; Snrrp g. Stem, Snoiuna;
Grneit 6. Sart, Soma; Supio VI.
gerfcs, Sentufp; @alter 6. Goben,
Souiiiana; Sobn i. Sia, Naine;
Souis 6. Mcgomas, 9sarpImo; ".
Wurrnp Crane. Wosiahuietts; Sobn
@. globgett. Mi6igm; Sranf 9.
&eIog9, WiuneIota; g. 9. Moielep,
@fisiiSIippi; S6omos S. @fius, OiiS.
iouri; 3. g. @aite, Woutana; GAR
les 8. WorriQ, &ebraifa; g. 8. 6Ia'
nigan, Hepooa; Srant e. Streeter,
Nep S%ampibire; Sranflin @lirpbb,
Stem Seriep; 8iQiam g. @arb, 9sefp
Oorf; 6. 6. Duncan. 0oro Carolina;
gleranoer WcSfenSie, Norb Carolina;
Wpron Z. Serrif, Ohio; Charles s.
Garep, Oregon; 9ciie Beuroie, Eenn.
iplpania; Sobn q. Gapers, Spo ga.
rolino; =. 90. Greene, Spo 9afota:
&. q. gromnloip, S%enneSiee; Cecil
u. Spons, 1eroS; 6. 6. Sooie, lltab /;
Games @rod, Germont; George e.
9otp6en, girginia; 8. Nufeltn gsai).
irgton; q. y. Scott, @eit girgiutd;
Seurp s. Rapnc, @iseoniiu; George
8, garton, 8pomling; Sobn Is. Seio,
IIaifa; ". 2. StIrgiS, slri5oua; 30.
bert &ogburr, 0iitrict OF Columbia;
y. 8. Soper, SSr1btuu territory; So
Ionon Suna, gtap Werico; s. 30.
Gaoe, SflGboma; &enrp g. WcGop,
Silippiuerne; Robert s. Sobo, Eorto
Hico; IIeranoer q. 80. Iobertion,
$anait.
8lttterrn peo Spoiibens Ssiifole /
minneapolis forfGrOigeoe / 1892 ct
9orO, iom brugteS lmoer ocn repil.
~blifanife RotionaIfoupention oeriteoS,
og iaor tog @,tucrnsr Ban Snnt Dor.
Oct nneS Jig til Chicago og for9reSe
oct Sirsoag Morgen iom ct Msbel til
oct republifutife 8arti. @iaiom
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! Spro / 1892 og Warf Sauna | 1900,
ou ban aabneoe ocn republifanife
Rattouolfoupention / 8biloaIpbia.
Soruoe,s De nGnnte bar @Iibu 8oot
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Cannon o9 andre Ianosfienote RPnb
itooet oeo bette 9oro. Gu ipntes @il.
pernsr San Sant, at oct oiloe paste
for Stpreren al ben SpriamIing, iom
/ 1904 nominerer Den frpgtleie 56eo.
bore &ooiepelt til IrGiioent.
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San bar ben fsrite, JON fom til at
rpone SbeoOore &ooiepelts gtaon /
5oriamIingeu % set gap @ienIpS.
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Geleaationer ira 8iScouiiu ser ifuISe
MterfienoeS / Scupentiolten, Mt ianme
gfgisrelie paa 6uIomagtsfomiteen
ion pan Nationnlfoniteen ioet
"StalUarterne" BANDIT. ga 6oaette
% bans Sermer pil0e life forelRaac
aonlttcen nogen arenmenter. ioet De
bRpoeoe, at oen bar partiif iammen.
iat, % at DC iualeoeS life tunSe pente
Setfer0ighe0 ira 0ens Saano. De
opgoo oerfor al pSerligere Scamp %
reiIte siem niea BEN GrflGrina, at De
ride appelere til StntenS @Plaere.
og De ptloe afaine i'm aienoeIie peS
@nlget / Rouember.
aonpentionen msSte ieien Snsaaa
ben 22oe. Seiref par imift. Cher.
mometret bite 20 @ruoer; men en-
friif Sris bIRite mo ira Safe Rifi,
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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1904-06-24

7eIegaterne til Sen republifmFe
NutionaIfonpeutiou / Chicago bar an.
melot, at fslgen6e Serrer er taareoe
til Meolemmer Of @ationdlfomiteen;
Charles 8. Scott, AIaboma; YUip.
ell 9lapton, strfmias; @eorge u.
anigbt, California; ". ~. Stcpen.
ION. COLORADO; Charles Il. Sroofer.
Connecticut; 3. GSlpnro aooids, De.
lapare; s. q. Goombs, 6lorioa; Suo-
ion @ Spons, Georgia; @eISoH Q.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
CHAPTER XII
ONE LIE I NEVER TOLD.

The great room was brilliantly
lighted. At its end, on that mottled
throne. sat the King OF Quelparte. his
cabinet ranged before him in an ex-
tended semicircle. On HIS left at a
small table sat Prince Ting, the Prime
Minister. Behind Prince Ting stood a
group OF household Ministers. On the
Kings right Colonel Oranoff was
seated at the head Of a long table, his
head in his hands. his elbows thrust
characteristically into a mass Of papers
and maps. To him my swimming eyes
went quickly and there they rested
long.
NJ. Grouchy. the Russian Minister 20
Quelparte, was standing midway down
the table addressing the throne" amid
cigarette rings which the King Of Quel-
parte could blow as well as any wise
man. The members or the cabinet
were leaning forward from their chairs
in varying picturesque attitudes, in
tently listening to the address.
within two days." NJ Grouchy was
saying, this decree OF your great and
noble King will be given to the people
of Quelparte through the government
Gazette 1t is an auspicious time. The
nation is enjoying memorable holiday
and the happiness they must feel at
coming at last under the protecting
arm OF the Car Of all the Russians
viii dispel in part the gloom which they
feel at the burial OF their beloved
Queen"
AS Grouchy proceeded, my eyes were
still on Oranoff. He sat quiet as a
shadow while his underling spoke as
he had directed, expanding on the bene-
fits 10 accrue to Quelparte from Rus
sian rule: Oranoff never did his own
talking-he attended to the rest, with
others TO do that for him.
Russia has been the boon OF Asia
and will be all that and more for Quel-
Darte. But we DO not desire" the
frickster went on, ''to hold Quelparte
TO any agreement to which the people
of the country may in the least object.
AS you know this agreement can be
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17

you mean beard, PAX; shave means
to cut off a beard" japanese BARRIERS
came to the legation each day to treat
those of us who desired their services
Pax had caught the wrong word again.
But my laughter did not discompose
him as it did when he was first in my
service, and he continues:
Yes. Hu Mok is very wise, and he
braids his eyebrows and hangs the
braids over his ears"
How does he tell what's the matter
with people. Pak?"
WITT, his magic stone; one day HUI
Mok went away from home and when
he came back the day after he brought
a stone so bright that you could look
ing glass it,"
Use it as looking glass, PAX"
Yes, you could see yourself in it;
when any one is sick, Hu Mok comes
and puts the stone on them and pretty
and what is the matter"
Then / don't want Hu Mok, PAX"
/ replied firmly and with great truth.
for don't want Hu Mok or any one
to see inside of me now
AS PAX made ready to leave I
thought on Hu Mok and wondered If
the X-ray doctor of Quelparte had an
ticipated the latest discovery of our
Western scientists
! found myself stronger in the morn
ing. but I could do no more, according
to that kindly doctor who seemed to
know more than had admitted to him.
than sit before my fire that day and
rest. Oranoff came early to nv room
and I fairly dreaded to look him in the
face; yet 1 did so frankly as of old.
wondering If he would lay all nv
nervousness to the charge of my IA
tigued condition. He was full OF busi
ness, and after congratulating me
warmly he went his way. Dulcine and
several ladies of the legation begged
admittance to the hospital" and
found myself vaunted most uncomfor-
stably as hero for bringing the Queens
sarcophagus overland in the little
time allowed me. The party soon left
for a long drive over the imperial
route to the mausoleum to view the
crowds and the mass of heather bunt
ing that buried the city from gate to
gate.
Thus the day passed slowly. 1 never
seemed able to think as intently as
desired, and I remembered that day
distinctly from my impatience at being
disturbed, though was left alone for
hours at time. So. restless as
hunted thing, / fought a battle out
with my fears before my fire, and by
night I was wholly content with my
course once more.
Dejneff lounged in before dinner, and
told me of the busy scenes of the day.
My mind was intent on the night to
come, and / asked pointedly what the
people were saying of Tuen.
Some say he will win at the end"
De1neff replied slowly. ''but they'll miss
their guess there. My troops are to
surround the bier the moment the
King closes its lid until the great slab
falls upon it. Tuen's lost so far, and
he'll not win from Dejneff"
I was on my feet in a moment, al
most gasping.
From the time the King does what,
Dejneff?" / asked. trembling.
1.-The show starts out with the King
closing the sarcophagus in the throne
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
CHAPTER XIII.
A NEW PROGRAMME.


II II seemed that I was unconscious,
] was not. / knew well enough when 1
was tenderly gathered up out of space
and borne to my bed again, and knew
when the doctor came. He was a good,
faithful man with a beard like Del
neffs and a gentle voice. 1 heard,
some time before, that all the food the
King had eaten for months after the
murder Of the Queen, when he feared
that Tuen was attempting to poison
him, was prepared by this mans hands.
The medicine he prepared was admin
istered by my faithful nurse Dulcine,
who came as soon as I had been put
TO bed. The medicine made my head
stop ringing and / lay still thinking,
for could not sleep.
Dulcine wds humming the song of
the Widowed Wild Goose After a time
Dejneff sauntered in again and flung
himself down into his chair. Soon he
too was humming the song, and I
wondered If Dulcine had told him that
/ had put the Queens body in the sar-
cophagus. AS soon now as I could
was determined to tell Dulcine the
whole TRUTH But I decided to wait
until Dejneff was out of hearing.
Yet as waited another step sounded
at my bedside and 1 knew Colonel
Oranoff had come from the King.
What does all this mean?" he said
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body! And what could they dc? +?
Spread wild rumors. no doubt, but how
COULD they prove them? Who would
dare question, by force, the burden of
the royal catafaique? Or who would
propose to examine the contents of the
royal bier? These things were out of
the question.
Yet there were risks-I did not try
to persuade myself otherwise-but they
were inconsiderable to risking the pos
sible failure of the Russian coup in
Quelparte and perhaps a more terrible
expose which might come with delay.
A delay would lend a bad color to any
rumor Tuen's agents might circulate.
AS for an attack on the funeral pro-
cession itself. would trust Dejneff to
take care of that, The whole army
was to surround the bier, and If such
an attack were made and were success
full, the sarcophagus would be found
empty and II would be no task to have
1t understood that the body had been
carried in the royal palanquin or in the
casket prepared for the memorial tab
lets-through fear of just such an at
tackl
After a time I fell back on my bed
satisfied that the ruse would hold
good. In a maze of dire extremities a
man often falls upon some happier al
tentative than he expected and finds a
relief almost approaching joy. Having
scanned the future as keenly as lay in
my power, saw no material objection
to letting the game go on as the hands
stood.
I,t1o ,n4 cl4A
on my bed in a better mood than /
had known for many hours.
PAX sat without my door, for / had
not been sure before now that 1 would
not need him. / longed for a word
with some one. and so 1 talked little
with him before sent him away.
mo. am not very SICK" replied to
his kindly interrogation; IT don't know
just what is the matter with me. Were
you never sick and could not tell
where?"
"You ought to have Hu Mok come
and see you. then" said PAX
''Hu Mok?" I replied. who is HUI
Mok, Pak?"
He is a doctor who tells where peo-
pie are sick when they don't know
themselves"
PAX was not failing me. and I Piled
my questions concerning Hu Mok.
HE is a very wise DOCTOR" PAX ex-
planned, who lives near Keinning; he
is so wise that his eyebrows grow very
long, longer even than Captain Del
neff's long shave"
Longer than Dejneff's what?" I
asked. PAX was very sharp at picking
up English words, but sometimes he
made an odd mistake.
Longer than Dejneff's shave" he re-
peated, holding his hand out from his
chin.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17

without a single word of introduction.
His voice was low and tense. Coward
that 1 was. did not move, and Dull
cine answered simply:
Il do not know, father; it was a
hard trip to Keinning."
Did he swim to Tsi?" was Oranoffs $
reply, and the words were almost a
groan; the Dulcette did not bring
: him.
No, he did not swim to Tsi," an
swered the girl, proudly; "he came
overlc ID"
And the Queens body?" the man
cried out: did he drag it over the
mountains behind him?" l did not
blame the man for his sarcasm: my
silence at such crisis had been cruel.
The Queens body" said Dulcine
Oranoff. composedly, lis where it be-
longs-in the new sarcophagus."
Oranoff repeated those startling
words like a man in a dream; then he
asked. do understand you, DuIcine?"
She did not reply, and he spoke again
as if the room were empty. He
brought it overland because the little
boat 1 sent could not weather the
gale"
What 1 had passed through in the
last week was nothing TO this-was
nothing beside the singing of those
gentle words which were so much to
my credit. When the man went out
OF the room, head sank on the pillow
beside my own and the bed trembled
as the realization OF my position came
over me. IT was a positive relief when
From the moment she had uttered
those words to Colonel Oranoff my
course was clear. had done my best
to bring the Queens body. Failing ]
had then done my best to send an ex-
PLANTATION and have the funeral post
poned. Failing here also, had come
as fast as human strength permitted
to arrange at the last moment for a
postponement Of the pageant. I had
lied outrageously to Dulcine, never
thinking that the lie would be passed
on. But now, since every one thought
the Queen was safely in the sarcoph-
agus prepared for her-let them go on
with their parade and show!
Who would know the difference?
No one but myself knew that the body
had been destroyed, save only the
WISIC0eS WIZ QcStlOycQ L HdQ DSeH
taken first to the anteroom where the
sarcophagus was, and with my own
hands had closed its golden lid. The
very daring of 1t was the salvation of
the plot. The faster 1 thought, the
more reasonable 1t all seemed. The
body was lost beyond all recovery, and,
after all, what would delay or post
ponement accomplish? Nothing, per-
haps. unless the terrible denouement
that there was no Queen TO bury!
Then, too, the Russian protectorate
was at stake Nothing would be surer
than the failure Of Oranoff's coup IL
the loss of the Queens body became
known.
The pageant must go on.
Then / remembered Tuen, and
clambered out of bed at the thought
and went striding up and down the
room-a human ship in distress! But
I laughed as / went and clinched my
fists again, even as did in my berth
on the Dulcette. This would be
baking the devils that checkmated me
that night on Lynx Island-to have
the funeral go on. Queens body or no
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17

room; he looks In 1t for q last time to
identify the Queen and then shuts and
seals 1t officially. That moment your
troops will surround it and guard It
until we reach the tomb. But there's
the bell; can't you come out to dinner.
Martyn?"
I had gone over toward my bed
while Dejneff told me these things. and
stood there dazed; was glad the room
had not been lighted. Dejneff could
not see me.
mo, old man." I replied, you go
on; believe I'm not hungry"
When he was out of the room fell
upon the bed with a groan.
The King was to look into my
empty casket!
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09

JAPAN CONSIDERING
MATTER OF A LOAN

Toxic, March S.-The Japanese gov
eminent, it is said, is considering the
advisability of seeking to secure i'm
mediately a loan in America and
Europe.
Although it is estimated that enough
bonds can be sold at home to provide
sufficient money to prosecute the war
for at least one year and a half, and
although many Japanese statesmen
and financiers believe that Japan is
capable of waging war to conclusion
without borrowing a single cent
abroad, and have, in a spirit of ma
tional pride, counselled that no foreign
loan be sought, yet it is felt that there
may arise in a year or two a contin-
gency when money may be seriously
needed.
1t is thought that it would be better
to place a loan now If possible, rather
than attempt to do so in possible
future crisis, when money might be
badly needed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
DIED OF EATING CANDY
THAT WAS POISONED
Mrs. Dye, Charged with Sending It.,
Cannot BE Extradited.

MIS-. Dye, Charged With Sending 1t,
Cannot BE Extradited.
Pierre, S. D., March S.--After week
Of intense suffering Miss Rena Nelson.
the victim of poisoned candy sent from
Boone. Ia, is dead at her home. six
miles from Pierre. From the first the
attending physician held out no hope.
Des Moines. Ia. March s.--Mrs.
Sherman Dye of Boone. accused of
sending poisoned candy to Miss Rena
Nelson at Pierre, S. D., of which Miss
Nelson died. cannot be extradited for
the crime. Neither can she be tried
for murder in Iowa.
This was the purport of a decision
handed down by Gov. Cummns after
consultation with Attorney General
Iullan to-day, and upon the advice
Of the attorney general. Gov. Cum
Minis says that the Iowa law will have
to be amended in this respect, and he
will send a special message to the Leg
islature recommending such change.
Gov. Cummins. in his decision, says
Mrs. Dye cannot be extradited be-
cause she was not in the state WHARF
the alleged crime was committed. and
is not a fugitive therefrom.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
---------s-
THE SENTENCES STAND:
NEGROES TO BE HANGED.

Raleigh, N. c., March S.-The SUI
preme Court to-day handed down an
opinion confirming the sentence to
death of Alfred Daniels. the negro
convicted of the murder of the father
of United States Senator F. M. Sim
mons In Jones county last September.
The negro waylaid the aged man in a
field and shot him to death. At the
first hearing Senator Simmons person
ally urged the people not to attempt to
lynch the negro.
Dan Teachey, convicted of murder
ing r. w. Rivenbark in Duplin county
last March, will also be hanged the
Supreme Court affirming the sentence.
The Governor viii in a few days set
the date.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
HOBS0N'S NAME MAY
GO UPON THE BALLOT.

Montgomery. Ala, March Sat a
meeting of the State Executive Com
mittee of the Democratic and Con-
servative party of Alabama. former
ed, whereby the name of Richmond
Pearson Hobson can be placed on the
official ballot for the primary OF April
IL. Capt. Hobson will oppose Con-
gresham John Fl. Bankhead. Capt
Hobson is not a registered voter of
Alabama, not having opportunity to
register under the temporary plan.
The blanket resolution adopted by
the State Executive Committee at its
January meeting. declared that every
candidate for state, congressional or
county office should be a qualified regis
tered voter.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
VICEROY ALEXIEFF
MAKES FURTHER REPORT

st. Petersburg, March s.-Viceroy
Alexieff has sent the Car the follow
ing message:
"Mukden, March 81 have the hon
or to communicate to your majesty
the following details of the events of
March 6:
THE enemy's squadron approached
Vladivostok towards IL o'clock in the
morning, having passed near Askold
Island. After several maneuvers,
which involved changes in the squad
ron's order of battle, two cruisers were
left to the north of the island and
remaining vessels of the squadron
steamed along the coast of Ussuri bay,
parallel to the shore, keeping about
fifteen versts approximately ten
miles) therefrom.
Upon arriving off Mount st. Jo-
seph and the Ussuri bay battery, the
squadron, preserving the same order.
made towards the battery. The ships
opened fire from both sides, evidently
first using blank cartridges in order to
warm their guns. At 1:35 p. m,
when at a distance of eight versts
approximately five and a quarter
miles) from the shore, the leading ship
opened fire with her forward guns,
and then the entire squadron steamed
along the shore, firing their port guns
as they went. The enemy did not fire
While turning
After the third turn, the squadron,
at 2:25 p. M, ceased firing and steam
ed off to the southwark. about ten
miles to the right of Askold Island,
finally disappearing at $50 p. m.
In all. the enemy fired about 200
shells, with no effect. No damage was
done to the fortress or the entrench-
ments. and in the town and at other
parts OF the Notifications the damage
was Insignificant.
The garrison is in excellent spirits,
and the operations OF preparing the
batteries for action were carried out In
perfect order.
According 20 the reports Of the
events OF March 7. the enemy's squad
ron reappeared at 8 o'clock In the
morning near Viadivostok. They en-
tered Ussuri bay and proceeded along
the coast without opening hre. The
squadron then returned and headed
Tor Cape Gamova (Posaiet bay). which
u reached ~ $40 p. M,
The enemy finally turned on when
opposite Pailas bay, and departed IN
southeriy direction"