The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-13
against the action Of the Japanese tor
pedo-boat destroyers in attacking the
Ryeshitelni.

| pedo-bOat destroyers In attacking the
Ryeshitelni.
CHINESE PROTESTED
| AGAINST INVASION.
Chefoo. Aug. 12.-captain Shestakovsky
OF the Ryeshitelni. who was wounded in
tho leg by bullet, and twenty OF his men.
were saved by boats from the Chinese
cruiser Hai-Yung
Interviews with Admiral Sab and Cap
tain Ching. who IS In command Of the
Hai-Yung. indicate that the Chinese naval
authorities were more active than was at
first supposed. When the first japanese
torpedo boat destroyer. towing the Rye
shitelni. departed to the northward, the
second Japanese destroyer steered a course
past the flagship and the cruiser Haichi
The latter cleared for action and s,graIed
TO the destroyer to stop. This was done.
Admiral Sab informed the commander OF
the Japanese destroyer that the Ryesh.-
telni must be returned. after neutrality
had been fagrantly violated. To this the
commander Of the second destroyer re-
Piled that he would oyertake the first de-
stroyer and return to Chefoo. Admiral
Sab accepted the word OF honor o, the
japanese commander and allowed him TO
chasrined at this occurrence. and is Ill as
result. He has turned the command Of
MS squadron over to Captain Ching.
INFORMED JAP CAPTAIN
PAROLE WAS SIGNED.
Captain Ching says that when the Japa-
nese destroyers entered the harbor of Che
foo he sent an officer on board and as
sured Commander Fuj!moto that the
RyshiteIni was disabled and that his Off
Gers and crew had signed a parole Later
the Admiral followed his messenger and
personally repeated this information at
length, whereupon Commander Fukimoto
said he had no designs on the Ryeshitelni.
Admiral sah next sent an officer in
small boat to the lishtsh!p. which was
near the Ryeshitelni. to watch develop
ments
Captain shestalsovsky. feeling insecure,
requested that his ammunition and one
torpedo be returned to him or a Chinese
cruiser prepare to guard him To this the
Chinese officer on the lightship replied
that he had been ordered merely to re-
port developments. Accordingly, Captain
shestakovsky assembled his crew and ad-
dressed them, saying that an attack was
possible
an 'he men OF the Ryesh'telni slept that
iiSht OH oech, with tho life-preservers un-
der their heads. When the Lieutenant
iron one OF the japanese destroyers board
en the hyeshiteini at half past o'clock in
inc morning the crew which 1t brought.
win bayohets afixed to the rifles in their
hands' Followed their officers. Captain
Snestakovsky protested against this. say
ing: II am unable to resist. but this is a
breach OF neutrality and courtesy"
PREPARE GUNPOWDER
,rr, e,,
|aptain ohestakoVsky then secretly COM
manded one of his Leutenants to prepare
gunpowder with which TO blow up the
Russian destroyer. To gain the time nee
essary to make ready for this step. Cap
tain Shestakovsky argued international
law with the Japanese officer. whose reply
20 all the contentious Of the Russian Of
icer WIS: como TO the open sea and
hsht OF prepare 10 be towed out"
Nieah"hiie. the command was issued
d''e.'y 10 the hussah soldiers to resist
o ''io'nese win their lists in the man
ner winch "ouid be shown them by their
Oaptan''
No'''il."'hs ms account OF the occur
iehr' ',,. 'ap'aih shestakovsky said:
nc JAPANESE oineer told me to sur
rehcer ana that as prisoner my life
wou'o pe spared. Ihis Insult SO stung me
una, / STRUCK the Japanese before 1 In
Uhuth TO- was AFRAID that the ex-
po9'e " pio" up our vessei had not yet