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heading for the gunboat Bohr. At the
same time the torpedo boats SLIM ana
Reshneltti signalled to prepare for ac-
ton and to attack the enemy. The gum
boat Otvajny discharged her six-inch
guns and the torpedo boat SLIM fired Il
broadside while hurrying toward the
enemy and let go a torpedo which fairly
struck the Prov of the first japanese
steamer. carrying it away.
Other japanese steamers came on
at full speed. raining Hotchkiss bullets
at SLIM which fired a second torpedo
at the steamers and ran aground.
''Th" commander of the SLIM disc"V-
cred five Of the enemy's desttoye"s
further away. and the big ships val
iantly rushed t. attack, firing their
guns The enemy then separated ana
disappeared in tn. darkness.
"Meantime the Bohr ana the DIVA
jny continued to fire on the stranded
steamers ana on the small boats, put
ting off from them.
commander Trdvinsky Of the Resh-
itclny saw a large steamer rushing 10
ward the center Of the channel ana
fired a torpedo. which exploded on th'
side of the target. Lieut.. krlnl'chy
commanding the SLIM. having louShI
five of the encmy's ships Tor Il lollS
time in the darkness, was himself
wounded and his chief engineer ana SIX
men we're killed.
With his machinery disabled ana
the helm of the SLIM damaged. Lieut.
KrinitZky decided to cease firing, but
fearing to leave the open entrance 10
the harbDr. he approached the shadows
near Golden Hill and got off in boat
with another officer to extingulSh the
fire ON the DESTROYED steamer and rem
der help to the japanese who had been
injured. The Otvajny sent surgeons
TO care for the wounded and boats
were sent to the other steamers at a
terrible risk to cur the wires connect
ing the topedoes which the japanese
had arranged to destroy the steamers.
The fires on the ships We're eXtinGuish-
ed
Belgrade April 5.-The committee
which has been enrolling volunteers i'll
Servia for service with the Russian
army in the war in the Far East has
been dismayed by the receipt of a tele-
gram from the Emperor of Russia
thanking the members of the commit
tee and the volunteers for their Rus
sian sympathies. but declaring that the
services of the ScrVianS would not be
required The Emperor's telegram
came as Il complete surprise. One
thousand applications from volunteers
had already been received ana the
Il of tho T1 nIiI1t,aS
had been set for next week.
st. Petersburg. April 5.-TncOnfrmed
rumors have reached here to the effect
that a small anti-Jewish disturbance
has taken place at Gomel in which
about 100 Jews We're attacked. A free
fight resulted and according to the re-
ports some Jewish butchers drew their
knives and wounded four Christians.
Several Jewish stores We're destroyed
but there We're no fatalities.
Paris. April G-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Echo de Paris
says that the Russian general staff is
convinced that the Russians will await
q japanese attack on the right bank OF
the Yalu which they are busily fOrtify-
ing at its mouth. A remarkable bridge
has been constructed on the prOlonga-
ton OF the Wiju line connecting it with
Pin Hu Jan. The correspondent says
the Russians ale seeking to draw the
japanese on by sending small groups
across the river.
Chicago. April "a special cable dis
patch dated Ticn Tsin. received. today, hy
the paily News from Richard H. Little,
staff correspondent of the News. says:
While the Daily News dispatch boat
Fawan has been permitted by the Rus
slams to depart from the harbor of New
Chwang the Muscovitcs thus far have
failed to release from prison our two Jap
anese servants. The lives of these lnof-
fcnSive persons may even be in danger.
The Fawan left che Foo. last week. when
it was not known there that the Russians
had proclaimed martial law at New
Chwang. which was supposed TO be neu-
tral port and free to all comerS. Mr.
WaShburn and myself were greatly aston
iShcd therefore when on arriving ut the
bar of New Chwang harbor the FaWan
was seized by Russian officials. who came
out to us in Il steam launch The muster
Of our crew revealed the presence OF TWO
Japanese which caused great excitement
among our captOrS. our offer to retire
Immediately was declined and soldiers
with fixed hayoncts soon boarded the
vessel. seized the servants ard dragged
them from the ship. defying the protcc-
ton of the British flag under which it
sailed being of British ownership. IN"
arrest was made at the mouth of the har-
bor which is not recognized by Great
Britain and the United States as belong
ing to Russia.
on the Fawan's arrival a an anchorage
marines We're placed on board and the
captain was informed that the forts
would fire upon the vessel and destroy
it If any attempt should he made to leave
the harIror. During the examination of
the japanese servants the British consul
remained apathctir. though h" said that
the servants would probably be executed.
ON being pressed to render assistance h"
declined to do ANYTHING. even when put
in possession of all the facts. The excite
ment among the Russians continued as
they insisted that we We're in sympathy
with Japan and had brought to the har-
Dor Japanese officers disguised as ser
wants previous to an attack by Admiral
ToCos fleet.
MIR. Washhurn and myself were placed