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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
SHOOTING MATCH.
Regular Army Infantry Team in il.
the Lead. ;is as
ByEAssoclated Press.>

J FORT RILEY. flAN.,gA Aug. i % At the
close Of the first days firing in the tea m
contests OF the national soldiers shooting
match OF the regular army Infantry team
was Ii. the lead. u The day was idea. The
wind was variable, from ono to nine miles
an hour and COO ny s35 b. g n
& firing began at, Z As % clock this morn
ing with New Y ork firing first. II -day,s1
programme was the longest Of the ma ten
and shooting was discontinued s.at noon
only long enough to serve e. light lunch
on the firing lines.
Ma jor-G General J Ohm q. Bates. comma y nd 2,
ing the northern division, q rived This
and wen It'd Tree tlyi to4t the range;
where he remained unit the firing ended
at 80 clock HI visited eve cry team and
Inspected their scores. ~ ~ &
THE! shooting to-day wa s. T. POO and GOO
yards, slow&fire, Il and 200 and 300 yards.
rapid fire. The foil owln Is he standlng
OF. the teams, presenting the q lffere e
States. with .heir scores out q q possible
Z, 400: .s55 d n -.
5Columbia ,951; New York, ,946: N arine
corps i ss4 Navy. ,Oo NewJ efsey ,s9s
Army cavalry team, $50 &Pennsylyan y
i $40; Massachuset it's, 4 1858 4; r node Island,
1 846; w asl,in gton, !, US Come 1cut,
Georgia, ~ 7G7; IVA, I, 1872 Maryland, ,1bti;
Florida 1,722; Michigan. ], SD ;s5l<a nsas,;
i ,516 ;HA labama, III u.
M Tomorrow firing will IL be lat 800 ana
4 900 wards, slow fire..
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A r ,USsIAN ACCOUNT.
The Fighting Terrific and Sen
\. eral Folk Doubts That tie
Fortress Will bel aiken.
CIsy Associated lress.l
49, = ~ % EtstNI, n ~ fo1

LAO YAH ,asfAugus 22.----The. follow
4 inc is supplies by a r ussinn correspon-
u dent Of the Associated Press: AZ 33
With eaAli add tional report ~ from
Port Art hurs weDd Ell incrcase bot = at the
I,ersis tcnce ofs the Japanese attack and
the heroic stubborness of the de tenders
offthe fortress. The ] Japanese ARE liter
ally throwing away thousands of lives IN
the hope Of shaking the courag &c OF the
Russian troops 81
$a ma for G eneral Fock says he is conf
dent the fortress cannot be taken but
that if lit Is taken, he whole Ja panese
army will have to immola teR IT self on the
slopes Of the fortified ion. st n q
There were five desperate assaults on
1 Green fills, July g. 6 the J apancsc re-
turning each time with apparently mex
haustible reinforcements. On3 the final
assault, however, the ~ apandse broke
badly. throwing away their guns, car
strldses belts,sa and even their boots to
facilitate their light. and leaving 1000
dead or wounded. Our surgeons worked
heroically, inpartially aiding Japanese
and Russians. The Japanese were so
touched that they tearfully thanked the
..I,he assault oil Greah Hills was rc-z
mated on July 27,7Eand there were FREE
:quenr hand to-hnnd encounters, the RUS
,{,ans leaving the trenches 40 follow
their enemies.
"rhe assaults Of July % and July %
on the Wolf Hills were NOT followed ur.
the Japanese being too severely shaken3
we evacuated the Wolf Hills chiefly for
II strategic reasons, assthe hills made the
line OF adefenscs TOO long to effectually.
Withstand the furious attacks of this
Japanese. 81
n ..The assault OF July 80 was made ia
the dark or tight in the hope Of sur
u arising the ,RnssIan5, Sixty nlousand
men were hurled against our 1900. bn:
5swe drove them Back again and again at
The point OF the bayonet. 1t was another
}Shipka Pass
1.-THE Japanese poured In fresh battal-
! ions and the slopes covered with the
dead and the dyihg literally ran with
blood.
Our Thirteenth Regiment was forced
q from Ats position. but the Fourteenth
Regiment came up. and with the bayo-
ret again dislodged the victors.. AS
near az can be ascertalned this assault
cost the Japanese ten thousand men.
1.-THE Japanese losses since the siege
began have been $500 men. The explo-
sion OF one mine wiped out 800. This
\ was an awful sight. a volcano Of stones
4 dismembered tho bodies of the soldiers.
while the sky was lit UP with purple
glare and the mud walls of the Chinese
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
.CONFEREN c & OF C ONsULs
ADJOURNS WITHOUT ACTION
NJ fBy A s., c:iit Press. ) 81

3s5 (Bys Associated Press.)
n SFIANGItAI, Au gust ~ ohm Good
now, the American consul-g genera, who
is dean Of the cons ular corps. presid led !, at
the meeting Of the q foreign consuls held
here to-day. All foreign countries witt
consulates here were represent M. Oda-
girl, the apanese consul Is and Nj K ll
menoff, the Russian consul, were in at
tendance. 9i3 z. 81 ~.
"a NJ Odaglri left 4 a. sick bed to attend the
meeting. He mad q "a vigorous protest
against the presence Of the Russia 2
cruiser Askold and the. torpedo boat de-
stroyer Grosovoifin Shang CHAT harbor and
declared Il that China e led In her
duties as a. ne thtral over He Sa sserted
that the j apanese had the ght BtoiE ia e
5thesdnd epend ent step of szent ring the har-
Dor and selling the two vessel Isl The a t
ittnde Of M: Odag III was war Ike " and al1t
iuncompro Using. L Nj /,
4 m. K einmenof II h pro- tested agains y the
entering 8ofl the harhor ayeste rday by I, g
] apa 4 ESQ storpsd 40 boat estroy and In
sisted upon light q theAtWo Russia Rus 2
!!warsli IS Il III question I to remain and re-
pair damage "a "a suggest ion mad e the
British CONSUL e . refers the entire maj tier
,to Pekin was adopted. In the meantime
HE work on the Askold Is to cease for
3foI1y-eigft hours, and no further steps
are sto. be taken BY the consuls. who will
await instructions from their respective
governments. ~ III 5s4 n. ;.s3l gga
1T was unanimously ided by the con-
suls that China. cannot 81 irk her respon-
sibility as a neutral $sta e: by handing this
tier over to the consuls for dust
ment. . III d,
The Russian authorit ties sh ow. a dis
INCLINATION 10 reconsider the re fusal to
comply with China demand that the
two ships leave Shanghai or disarnl.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
QUEER FRANKS / o J sHE !.
Some Remarkable Experiences t!,,t. p't'r;le ~
Il on" Kanlilnuras SllipszA.sC zap
81; ail1#Dabisi1's Heroislrl.
fnx Associated Press.)

(By Associated 4 Press }5s 5s5
y, yI1ADI VOSTO , l.fA August . .I7 epairs to
the, cruisers Rossia and Gronlboi are
proceeding rapidly It is believed ~ !. VIII
be possible ito complete them witt 70 out Y
docking thetvessels,s and that they Will "
therefore, take com para lively snort 9'
time. /, 5 598S sass
There. lis a / big reserve ,of q naval guns
here all ready for installa ton and, Off
GERS and men have been already chosen
from the Siberian reserves 81 to- u y ~ -
tho places 10 hose who We're ~ kll .A.
Of. wounded in the fight with Vice-A Adj
imiralS Ilaniinura's 81 squadron. ssf !.
sSii Some Of the Japanese shells sperfor
queer ctions$$ on the r nssia, q shell
burst in a cloth 55Scupboard ard gar
fments therein.swe tornS:os shreds, but.a
mirror was mot scratched. r photographs
and knick-kna cks a4on a writing table
nearby were not disturbed. In another
part Of the cruiser the wa lis were black
Bencd 4 by the smoke u Of lsa ilerce fire IN
which ,eightEme1 en- we're burned alive, vet
an almanac on the wa i was not; even
scorched Aboard the Gromoboi, a. shell
entered the ard-roonl and wrecked ne
furniture but pa rrot ago was vas I'M VI
touched. $t e.
sis'S It was LEAF VA work on the upper deck
where the gl,nncrs were without protec-
lion and shells striking, burst into q thou
sand # fragments, killing and wounding
men until the deck became q t@veritable
Sshambles strawng with dead and dying
and slippery with & blood. Not q single
gunner proteeted by easements, lost his
life. The value OF Elective arTor was
demonstrated whenever pro1c lies strufk
the armored portion of the vessels.
351,here we're many leeds of herolsm dur
ing 3t,e Ave hours' tile. but tho great
est praise Of all belongs to Captain Da !
bish OF the Gromoboi, who remained at
His most on the bridge from the begin
Ming Ia the end OF the fight, When wound
cd I'M the back. he persisted in resuming
command directly the wound had pe sc: !,
dressed, hut yielding to the entreatiesa Of
his Officers. he sought shelter III me
coming tower No sooner had he en-
tered than q shell struck the foot OF the
tower, glancing upward to the overhang :
ing cover and entered through the peep
hole. killing a lieutenant and two GUAR.
ter masters, woundinE two lleutenAnts
and again wounding Captain Dahish In
thet5head and breast. Not a single ma y
IN the tower escaped. There being no
one to steer the ship, the captain severely
wounded though he was. dragged him .
self ITO the wheel and managed II until
another quarter. ma ter had been sum
moned II Subsequently. learning that the
men were depressed by the fact that he
had been wounded n second time, the cap
tain insisted, after the second dressing,
on being supported along the decks to the
easements. encouraging the sailors say
ing; ~ am alive. brothers, Go on smas h-
ing the Japanese, @
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
.E LEADS ALL THE L WAY " \
Field Races to the Stretch Well
Bunched Opening Of Grand
Circuit at Readville. 81
fBx AssocAted ]. Press. )
p e. p.

(Bys5 AssocNt Press) sSa
SssARATOGA,N. w. Al gust 32...- The &Anster.
dam. to days state event was won by N.
L. Haynan's De Reszkc, In q close finish With
John a.. Drake Bobadii. The nAld raced
we'll punched to the stretch, De Reszke prac-
.tically leading all the way. Sum maries;
# First race-seven furlong g %
y Art Monte Carlo III TO 1o) second. Nor
bury z to = third Time. e ~ rs.
second race --steeplec base handi short
5course--Tsoyells "a to /, first Libretto Us to
Is second, VI Cock Robin Is TO 81 third. .ss Time
4.11. ....9Ss s /. :.
81 first Counc Gilman a ITO y seG6nd, Cigar
Lighter q 10 s. third Time az. rs !,
Fourth race-the Annst erdam, one ,nlile.pas
Reszke 20 to ~ first, Bobadil Is to II second
Gay Boy dc to s. third n Time 4 ~.
Nth race-b 1:2 fnrlongs;- Dazzls teyeenso nrst
third. # Time ]: 09 3-6.8 d, 4, 4.
Sixth race-mile and ii quart Conkling Is
to i) first Garnlshl ls TO al) second, a Tantalus
Cup no TO y third. 8 Time y :ls
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
JEFFRlEs AND MUNROE
PREPARING FOR FIGHT
3fRyiA ssoclat ed Press : Z

a (Byl Associate ed Press,)
SAN FRANCIscO August 20 q os.----Je fries
and An Munroe a are now putting on the
finishing touches for their fight next
Friday night. To-day Munroe did a biz.
days work, Kid Mccoy giving him all
the boxing he could stand, He Will Quit
the work to-nlorrow, after which, he Will
taper off. Jeffriea also put in a good day
with the punching bal and Weights fol-
lowed by, boxing and q row on Lake Mer-s
rift. Betting on the fight has begun,
Jeffries opened a. 10 q to fayorite No
large wa gers have yet been plac
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
WANT NO EN- AN GLEMENTS.
Consul Goodnow Given sInstruc.
tio1s Which 1T is Hoped
Will Avoid Them.
q AN AIssocIatedII lPress.l),

s1 yvASEINGToN,s .. 81 G., August pa
Consul General 1. g oodnow abled the State
.Depar tment to-day that the conference
of n foreign consuls at; Shanghai, which
adjourned this morning was resumed in
afternoon, After a. u good "a deal h Of
discussion no solution was offered for the
present condition Of alta -. ~ and II was
suggested that eacl, conN. i report d.
irectly TO, his own government, asking
what should be done, IL anything,
Mr.. Goodnow had no su ggestions to Of
fer to the State Departm ent.s He has
been given instructions. which. It. is be-
3lieyed. Will prevent the United States
from being entangled In the settlement Of
the question of & China's neutrality at
Shanghai Y II AK N aS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
THE sMOLENsk STILL: 4.
WATCHING FOR STEAMERS
(By Associated Press

LONDON, August 22,-!The news that
the Russar, volunteer fleet steamer smo!-
ensk stoppng Rrittsh vessels ea6 as
IL az the assprances when Premier
Bali BALI our" announced had been given by the
Russian government that the, g Fe ct T !,
burg and the Smolensk would no longer
Be utilized asfcruisers, . x
Il According to the dispatch from Dur,
ban, Natal. the smoensk was opposed
to be Watching for the British steamer
9TH, Bound for N Fusany with a cargo OF
railway material. The Ormley. left Dur
ban August Goth. Just before the steamer
Comedian was stopped, and SO escaped s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
MOSES GOODMAN.
NEAR .BElNC.L YNCHED.
Words Of Young Girl to Whom,
He Used ting Lam
guage Saved 4 Him. 3S

Especial to The Times Dlspatch.9E

,,,E Especial to The Times-Dlspatcf1.){ss,sE
III NORFOLK, VA; August 22.-Moses
Goodman, scolored, was sent to Jail to-day
for d year III default OF a 81 900 bond
and fined s26 on ~ charge Of insulting
Miss Ariingdale, a pretty young white
girl, in Park Palace Sunday afternoon.
81 The negro In court shook with fear and
asked that n he be not lynched. HI "
Hi It appears that Sunday after the negro
lie twas pursued for a mile and SUR
rounded by at least 200 white men who
wanted to lynch Goodman. Cool heads
prevailed and when goldman was taken
before the young girl, she identified him
as the ma a. who directed unbeconinE
language towards her. 81 5 FL
Miss AIRING dale stated to the crowd
that the negro had done her, no bodily
harm. This probably saved Goodman's
neck. Goodman had been employed In =
Main street store. He is married.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
NOTICE;
notice oF@ SALE OF The
Assets Of tho Universal Tobacco C,

$5 With the approval OF thss Court OF Chanceryi
OF the State Of New Jersey and n accordance
w.h ,he sa,a
sell at public auction by Bryan L.. Kennedy,
4ssasso tr5s
Ytrks City, borough Of Manhattan on Friday
il separate lots. the following brands Of Of Turk:
s!sh{ cigarettes. With cert fed formulas for max
5,fe toiIoWisF brand. q virginia sl Isar i
formula. 9 So,
ppana. 3,
With esrii,led formulas for making ne same:
sssissd ssn sdms
I'd Honey Dew smoking and chewing tobacco.
and al the furniture am. fixtures
Virginia on aondhy. August, 9, also'.5: q y
machinery. furniture and \ fxtnrcs there 81.
uated Ten er,centI GO per cent? cash deposit
q comonneaih robaeeo ia.
stipulated that It VIII make no claim to said
assets when SOD q y ssa.o,
Company. and that the said sale Ktall bA made
free and clear OF the Hen of q certain mort
faAgs mad q by said Universal obacco con,-5
tpany 70 tho Union = rust ompany OF New
York, Trustee on he lat day ct j 1y 1908. ~
F For further particulars apply 10 biessrs.s Os-s
borne g less. Counsel for tho Company, No.
tFes por g ie
Gdnygof sale between the hourse { Two and four
In the fternoon, 3
Dated August IS. 1870 ~
ERNIE. D. ]. q sA sf1!E
ICHARDS W. IL LiES,
RICHARD F.aTuLLY,5 ssSffss5s
III; II EERie b. WEsSEL5lAN,4 iS NH
s3553 BERTR.AM L. lSRsNUS. ~
SE Trustees OF the Universal Tobacco AN
3S9g Company In Dissolution
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
Hawthorne Results.
(By sAssoc Press.

CHICAGO y, August ss.-r Results At Ha w.
y First IA ce-seveI, furlongs- rfeo n3 to %
first, SBummer II Is to - .second, sEt - NYheat
n Second race teeplecha.e short :, COURSES YRS &
Weird (13 to ~ hrst, andvice Ia To- 70 q
second, Eyander 70 to ~ third. Time 2:bo 4
Thrd raoe-six iurlongss weette TO 70 q, io9
arat soutrI Is 10 seaond' the Forum
y F % racs-,ve and one. half e furlongs-
ria9ma an III to lo drst. Tru1p E 80 % I, to
Is second, Rams Horn g TO- 81 thlrd. Time
: Fif TX. race--one mile ana seventy s,ards;-
Stroller e hrs Gor!2aa ~ y .a seeona'
sixth race-six furlpngs-C Carl less g y TO %
hrst Y ida Davis (8 to y second katie POW
ers "(2 to y third. Time ] :l6 4.5. III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
Smyth County Court.

3I5I D lspeclaI to TheAA Tlmes,D Ispatch,) 4.
Ks MARION, " A,,si a gust y. The cat Of
j.. NJ. Boothe against. G; Copenhhver
tried in the Circuit Court last week and
resulted in a verdict for the. dsfendant
About NO years ago copenhaverg ems
.ployed BOTTLES soma minor. and went
West and engaged Sinfrail ling, While
in Copenhaver's service the young man
was killed. Boothe claimed tina Copcnta-
YER induced his SOM leave home WI h ltl1
his consent. 54 = " x ( IS &.
In the trial 1t developed that Boothe
had full knowledge n OF This son's ,inten-
tons to so with Gopenhayer. and even
dict of the jury Is generally comnended.
4 / now. looks as if the. term might be
prolonged till the first Of September
is hard to forecast. Party lines will be
sharply drawn and every effort WILL be.
made for victory on ther& side, The ut-
most good feeling preyat is, 53s3 ,S5 \,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
DIED FROM HER BURNS,
Little Nellie Armstrong and He
Aunt Die the Same Day. !,

Especial to The s5DIspatcn,)ET
i NEWPORT NEWS. YAoI AUGUST =, --
Twelve-year-old Nellie Armstrong died at
the hospital to-day from the effects OF
burns received yesterday while lighting
a fire III the kitchen range with coal on.
There was an explosion, and the child's
clothing became ignted, burning her ter
ribly. = 3iY
Clennon, died this morning at 9 o'clock
and there was n double fune ral this after-
noon. Mrs McClennon left "a husband and
FIVE children. ga " 81. 1t 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
CLEE,v'ELAND'S KIN "A
FOOT RACER ! !; T, !. !. AT ( \ 81
Former Presidents Cousin Wins
a Half-Mile Sprint and Is
sues a Challenge.
,,,cester. Macs, special says:

"a Worcester. Mass. special says:
agI,tse Moses "A e G!sys.
land. vea OF .ol " ' veteran Of the ciy War
i hnu q His eighty.year.old cornrade. u. G.
Lawrence, % a half mile foot race th Us
md a 4fox AZ cigars was set as the prize
Cleveland won ny several yards after an
exciting contest, and said no could run
another half mile tust. "a 4, last. After me
81 his age In the world to a, foot race for
any distance and for any stakes. a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
TRINITY COLLEGE. ss
Architects Preparing Plans ~ Tor s
Wonan's College Building.

Especial to The Tlmes-D ispa tch)
& DURHAM, N. CT August 22.--The forty
sixth year at Trinity College Will begin
aWednesda y, Sept ernbe nth, &, \.
department Of bioiogy5in place of Dr...J.
j. y Hamaker,$$. who resigned during the
spring term. Dr.. Wolfe Is q native. of
South Carolina,a studied In Chicago u Y nj
June at Harvard Uniyersity. " 8, s}t 5sa 4,
q The work on the II Wonla an g !. coll eye Is
being carried forward as ira pidly a pos
Messrs. Hook and Sawyer are preparing
plans for the buildings. The loca tion OF
the college is one Of the prettiest to- be
found about the city OF Durham. and Us
in easy reach of the la DO atorles and IL
,brary Of Trinity College, Ii 3A55SS t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
GRAND CIRCUIT MEETING.
Alexander Wins the 1" Blue Hill, n
Most Imp rtant + eature of Card.
nv A.,so \, I Press !. ].

& kEADvILLE. MASS, Augu ~. The grand
circuit meeting at the Readville track open
ed to-day. The ~ Blue II ~ was The most
important event on the program me. = 1exal'-
der, In Ed. Geer,s stable was heavily. PACK as
2:os pace-purse ;l.o00--John M, q nrst, in two
straight heats. Nathan straus second. Shf-
rect third. . Best time 2;05. - y ".
8,STs :l5 pace-purse 81, 0oo-Belle Star. first n
two straight heats. e Rosewood !, SECOND, Bes-
The Blue HILL. $3.50 trot. purse IS oooTA
n1der,5 q first,fan three stralght heats LoZoN-
Zero second John Caldwell third Best ! time =
RUSSELL t 15st.
mar Oregon third Rest time $40 3-l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
HEAVY RENE &c EMENTS
RECEIVED BY JAPANESE
tBv Associated Press.)

III CHE FOO. August 22--9 T. Mt is ns-
serted IN reliable quarters at Port Arthur
that the Japanese have received reinforce
Sments Of thirty thousand men from the
north. H .t s 3
The steamer Victoria, which arrived
here this evening from New Chwnllg, res
ports hearing sp,srnod lily heavy rims
/ at Louisa aid Pigeon Bays, respectively,
northwest and west Of Port Arthur, be-
tween 10 O clock last night and In the
an,orning. She saw flights playing
Sfreely and skyrockets signalling at \
Go'clock this morning. The ship wa Loo
Sfar away to hear or sec $anyt thing further.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
.KORSAkOvsK sB ON BARDED;
VERY it'll DAMAGE DONE i L!
(l3y VA ciate \ press

(BNs Associated Press.)
ST. PETERSBURG B Angus 2.----.fhe
Emperor has received IL d; Il re ort, dated
syest erday. from the Russian connandani
at X orsalsovsk, Island OF sakhalin, az
follows: Fl "a sS T.:
; Since q q clock this norning the enc
my has hon1bard ed * orsak ovsk. a few
" houses have been de royed. One of
81 the enemy's ships appeared on tho
IS horizon at about 6 in the morning.
N approached to within about five and 4
f@ one-auarter%mile Of the shore, and 4
SsS BON ba rde "a Korsak ovsk i'm It'll rs. when
81 the vessel " turned Z ( and n lisa ri eared,
l. The damage done to the town y wa s 4,
quite inconsiderable. There were no
casualties. $s II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23

becn yanouished After 1t the Novik, In
d sinking condition, was run ashore In
KorsaKovsk harbor on the Island Of SAX
jhnlien. Tire Chintose and Tsushimsi
caught up with the Novik yesterday and.
IL running fight ensued. The contest was
resumed and terminated early this rnorn..
Ing. "a
al TWO-DAYs' FIGHT.
Captain sukeichiro Takahashl, who Is
In command Of the Chitose, reported tbs
engagement In d brief telegram which
reached theS Navy Depar tment here this
afternoon He says he first attacked the
Russian cruiser Saturday afternoon and
that on Sunday morning he inflicted such
heavy damage upon her that she was
stranded In a sinking condition of Korsa-
kovsk, $50 miles northeast OF vladivostok,
for which port she had been heading.
The Imperial Prince Yorlhito, OF the
House Of Higashi. Fusini.5I Is second IN
command OH board the Chitose. Captain
Sento commanded the Tsushirlla.
N The fate or the crew OF the Novik Is
not known, but It ID thought they aban-l
doned their vessel and landed at Korsa-
sS 1t Is generally Thought here that the
3Chitose ana Tsiishina steamed in close
TO the Novik early this morning and
completed the destruction CONNIE nced yes
sterday. sil
1t IL expected asdetailed report OF the
occurrence from the commander OF the
{Chitose will be received to- morrow. This
report Is anxiouslys awaited.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
THE NoVlk DESTROYED.
Greyhound Of the Russian Navy
Captured After a Remark
able Chase.

4 a sunday night cable dispatch says
The Russian cruiser Novik has been
ca ught and destroyed after a chase Of
eyer .tf0 miles, Alter q severe engage
n,ent With the protected cruisers Chi
tose and Tsushima. the sreyhoundE OF
The japanese navy, the fleet Noyik has
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
Stopped the Coined dian

DURHAM. NATAL, Aug. 22, The Brit
}Igh steamer Comedian. from LIVERPOOL,
July E24th, arrived here to-day and report \
ed that she was stopped yesterday by q
Russian converted cruiser. said to be the
smolensk OF the mouth OF Bashee r iyer,
In the southearstern part OF Cape Colony.
After the Comedians papers had been
examined she was allowed to proceed,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
HAD NO &c 0NNEC,T'l WITH \ J B.
JAPANESE DESTROYER
{By Associated $ Press. J III

(By Associated Press.) III
u SHANGHAI, August e. ~ Rear Ad mir !,
Stirling says that the trip Of the % r.lerl-
can torpedo boat destroyer Cllallncey,
from Woo Sung to sha ngi,at yesterdaa
was to carry dlspntc he's II err movements ,'i
had no connection with the arrival OF he
Japanese torpedo boat destr sSs