Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-04-20

! boilers blew up. We also conside
} it quite likely that an unexplodet
Whitehead torpedo caused the injury
to the battleship Pobieda."
st. Petersburg, april l6.-The repor
has gained wide currency that the bat
tleship Sevastopol, at Port Arthur hal
been lost also, but at this hour tn,
associated press has authoratively in
formed the government that it has
received no advices even intimatine
that such disaster has occurred. Or
the contrary the latest account was tc
the effect that the Sevastopol was IN
harmed.
st. Petersburg, April 18.-An at
tempted landing of Japanese troops
on the shores of Korea Bay, between
Port Arthur and the Yalu on April Il
was frustrated by the Russians.
The japanese torpedo boat fiotilla,
secuted the shores of the bay but re-
ceIved such a heavy fire from the land
batteries at Taku Shan, Shing Taitse,
Tchande and Bedizno that it retired.
Admiral Togo's flagship then recall
ed the nine transports, which we're on
the way to land troops.
The squadron of ten warships with
drew with them. The Russinas have
20, 600 troops concentrated at Taku
Shan.
Paris, April ia dispatch to the
Temps from st. Petersburg says that
the japanese have prepared for a cir
cult of Russian line communication,
along the peninsula of Lao Tung at
the same time that they cross the
Yalu river.
st. Petersburg, April lS.-The
authorities here are recovering from
the depression which followed last
weeks disaster.
They seem to be imbued with a new
and feverish energy, and the greatest
activity prevails. The public is
more aroused now than at any time
since the war began, and are now
thirsting for revenge.
The admiralty lacks definite data
as to the cause of the Petropavlovsk
catastrophe, although they still talk
about boiler explosions and submarine
boats continuously. The public shows
an indisposition to accept Admiral
Togo's version that his mines were re-
sponsible.
A special telegram from Port Ar
thur says that the cruiser Bayan ex-
ceeded her trial speed when she went
out to the rescue of the torpedo boat
destroyers Strashni, Bezstrashni.
The same dipsatch reports that a
Japanese cruiser was sunk, the cause
being unknown.
The first submarine boats built in
st. Petersburg with forty loads of am
munition we're dispatched today TO
the thester of war. The submarine
boat is ellipitical in shape and is fit
ted with the most improved electrical
apparatus for firing torPedoes.
Tien Tsin, April 1s.-From several
sources reports have been received
here, saying that the japanese feet
conveying seventy transports are
heading for Kin Chou north of Port
Arthur.
st. Petersburg, April lS.-It is as
serted here with great positiveness
that Russia has purchased two battle
ships at Schichau and Elbing.
The correspondent of the associated
press learns that about a fortnight
since Admiral Makaroff telegraphed
the emperor that he had searched a
number of suspicious looking Chinese
junks which we're lowering about the
entrance of the harbor and had found
them loaded with vegetables. In the
stern of one of them was found con-
tact mine.
This piece of information strength
ems the japanese mine version of the
Petropavlovsk explosion.
Lao Yang, April 19.-The outposts
on the island of the Yalu river be-
tween Anju and Win have been en-
gagged in continual skirmishes now
for several days. Some japanese are
reported to have been killed. At
night when the japanese return they
disguise themselves with the straw
clocks of the Koreans.
Shanghai, April 19.-General Ma
Yu Kun, commander Of the Chinese
army on the Manchurian border <e-
ports that the Russian troops are NOV
ing west of the Lao river. He says it
is difficult to control his troops, as
they are anxious to attack the Rus
slams.
st. Petersburg, April 19.-Viee
SkrydIoff arrived here today
on his way to the far east where he
will take command of the Russian
fleet at Port Arthur. He was accorded
an enthusiastic reception here by the
people who thronged the streets to see
and cheer him.
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