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JAPS AGAIN FIRE
ON PORT ARTHUR
CITY Is BoMBARDED FOR NEAR
LIZ THREE HOURS.
RUSSIANS REPLY BRlskLY
Seven Chinese Killed on Land-Paris
Dispatch Says the Petropav-
lovsk Was Last in Naval
Engagement.

to the emperor says that from 9:lS
o'clock Friday morning to midday the
Japanese fleet in two divisions bonn
barded the fortress and the town alter
nately from the Lao Tishan promon-
tory, firing 1876 projectiles. The Rus
sian squadron, including the battleship
Pobieda, replied from the anchorage by
a plunging fire. The batteries also par
ticipated. The losses on land were
seven Chinese killed and five soldiers
and three Chinese wounded. The Rus
sian warships sustained no damage and
there was no loss of life on them.
Battle Was Fought.
Paris, April 16.-Information received
in government quarters now establishes
the fact that q naval battle occurred be-
tween the Japanese fleet, consisting OF
IA warships, and the force under the
late Vice Admiral Makarof. From this
the oficials strongly incline to the con-
clusion that the destruction OF the Rus
sian ships and the loss of the aduArai
resulted from a naval engagement
However, the only definite official infor-
nation is that battle occurred, and 1t
is believed that the Japanese submarine
boats took part in the engagement and
caused the destruction Of the Russian
ships.
Death Of Grand Duke Rumored.
st. Petersburg, April 16.-persistent
rumors are circulating that Grand Duke
Cyril is dead, but the correspondent OF
the press cannot secure any confirma-
ton. On the contrary, Lieut.. Gen.
Prince Galitzine, master Of Grand Duke
Vladimir's household, Is authority for
the statement that a telegram was re-
ceived Friday morning reporting the
condition of Grand Duke Cyril as being
| better.
Sequence Of Events.
st. Petersburg, April 1G.-Out Of the
maze Of conflicting reports regarding the
sequence of events leading up to the de.
struction Of the Petropavlovsk 1T Is now
established that Vice Admiral Makaroff
early Wednesday morning, took out his
squadron to engage a weak division Of
six Japanese cruisers which appeared
on the horizon after the japanese tor.
pedo boats, which sank the Bezstrashni
had been driven off by the Bayan. Par.
ticulars of the torpedo boat fight are still
lacking. The Russian commander IN
chief pursued the Japanese cruiser d.
!, vision until 1t was reinforced by IL bat.
| tleships, when he retired into the outel
! roadstead, where he was drawing up II
line of battle when the disaster to the
Petropavlovsk; occurred. 1t is absolute
ly denied that Admiral Makaroh's ship
| participated in naval engagement.
The injuries to the Pobieda are de-
clared to be slight. The explosion which
injured her took place just at the water
line. The opinion expressed at the ad'
miralty here is that it was produced BY
q spent Whitehead torpedo which wal
floating on the surface of the water ant
which may have been fired during tn,
torpedo boat fight.
1t is reported that % officers wer,
lost on board the Petropavlovsk. includ
ing Capt vasilief, belonging to the ship
Admiral Makaroff, IA members of hi
staff. including Rear Admiral Molas
the chief Of staff, and Lieut. Won Kobe
the aide-de-camp Of Grand Duke Cyril
Entrenchments Completed.
st. Petersburg, April 16.-A dispatc
from Lao Yang says that the Russia
entertainments on the Yalu river hav
been completed. The center Of the lin
of fortified positions is Antung. Th
} right flank rests on Tatungkau and tn
left flank on Kiulien Cheng, on the wes
bank of the Yalu.
It Was the Itrashni.
st. Petersburg, April 16.-An oflcis
correction has been issued, according I
which 1t was the torpedo boat d.
stroyer Itrashni, and not the Bezstrasn
which became separated from the rel
of the feet in the early morning {
Wednesday last and was sunk by IL
Japanese torpedo boat destroyers.
posfrno sfar Enad