Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-22
LAPS SINK THE NOVIK
Her Fate Sealed by Cruisers
 Chitose and Tsushima.
U. s. DESTROYER TAKES A HAND
yapanese Torpedo Boat Enters Shanghai HarbOr to Attack Russ sian ships Is Followed by Our
 War Vessel Chauncey.

sian ships Is Followed by Our
 War Vessel Chauncey.
 LONDON, Aug. 22.-An official cable gram from Tokyo says;
 '"The Japanese fleet sunk the Novik off Sakhalin yesterday morning"
 The following details of the attack on the Novik have been received at the Japanese legation:
 "The captain of the protected cruiser Chitose reports that the Chitose and the protected cruiser Tsushima attacked the Russian cruiser Novik at Karsakovsk, Sakhalin island, on the morning of the 2Oth. On the morning of the 21st the Novik, which had been heavily dam- aged, was stranded and partly sunk. The Tsushima was hit once in the coal bunker, but the damage has already been repaired. There was no other damage, nor was there a single cas- ualty on either of the Japanese ves- sels." -p
 A late semiof1cial special cable from Shanghai says that the town was thrown into a fever of excitement yes terday afternoon by the arrival of a Japanese torpedo boat, which was sighted coming in from the south at 4:80 o'clock, She passed the Woosung at full speed and started up the river Ju for Shanghai The United States torpedo boat destroyer Chauncey slip ped her cable and followed the Japa- nese destroyer. The Japanese boat was cleared for action. She anchored off the Cosmopolitan dock where the Russian cruiser, Askold is undergoing repairs. The Chauncey came to an- chor practically between the dock and the Japanese destroyer. A foreign pilot boat reports having seen Japa- nese battleship and two cruisers sixty miles outside of Woosung.
 There are at present no Chinese men, of-war in Shanghai, but the taotai has telegraphed that 6 Chinese cruiser be sent immediately. The Russian con sul general flatly refused to disarm the Askold and the Russian torpedo boat destroyer or to order them to leave the harbor.
 The taotai has notified American Consul Goodnow, who is dean of the
 
 tect the foreign settlements. He con tends that Russia ignores the orders issued by China and that China has not the means of making her obey them.
 Consul Goodnow has called q meet ing of the consular body to take joint action for the protection of foreign inhabitants. The Askofd has docked adjacent to the warehouses here of the Standard Oil company, which are valued at over $1,000,00O. The Stand ard Oil company has demanded protec- tion for its property from Consul Goodnow.
 The dock where the Askold lies is owned by British interests. On one side of this dock is German and Dutch property and on the other side Ameri- can property.
 There are eight American, one Ger man, two British and four French warships at Shanghai.
 An official of the legation said:
 eff the report is true the American commander must have good reason for his action, such Rs the protection of the American interests, which would >have been endangered by flying shells.
 Japan has been very reluctant to send ships into the harbor, for she rec ognized the international character of Shanghai and that the laws of neutral Ity demanded that China should order the Askold and the GroEovoi to dis mantle or leave the port and that she having given the order and the Rus sian ships having refused it was then incumbent for Japan to act, thereby protecting Chinese neutrality and at the same time exerttng her rights as 8 belligerent.
 "It would never have done to permit Russian ships to remain in Chinese port, deliberately and avowedly violat- ing the neutrality of the country. It is believed at the Japanese lega- tion that if the American commander intervened to preserve Chinese neu- trality the American government will ! take measures to enforce 1t.
 It is said that the British consul gen. eral will be instructed to support the American consul general in urgent rep- resentations to the taotai that he shall take measures to compel respect for China's neutrality.
 A Chefu dispatch says: ''The steamship PecnilI, just arrived here, was overhauled and boarded by Q Japanese destroyer and five torpedo boats six miles off Liaot promOntory last night. An officer from the destroy CT stayed on board for forty minutes conversing with the Japanese consul to Newchwang, who was a passenger for Chefu. The sound of firing was so heavy occasionally that conversa- ton was difficult The Japanese ex- plained that they were engaged in shei- ing the Russian positions with the ut most vigor, preparing for an assault today before daybreak. When the Pc chilli Avas permitted to proceed on her course the firing was at its heaviest and it was believed to indicate the i'm minence of a general assault"
 A Seoul report says that MT. Haya. shi, the Japanese minister, has>had an audience with the emperor of Korea l eHy hn {oaSp Nndt tof