The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-27
laps OPENED THE ATTACK.

All the Japanese cruisers atteHpteo W
cut them Off Nevertheless one OF the
torpedo boats succeeded in reaching Port
Arthur while the other turned back.
SCENE OF THE BATTLE
The scene OF the battle was thus cut in
two Japanese battleships cannonading
the Askold. Bayan and Novik which were
Imported by the batteries, and the
cruisers pursuing the Russian torpedo
boat which. entered Pigeon Bay. The
cannonade lasted 10 minutes and several
shells fell at various points In the FOR
tress.
One Chinaman was mortally wounded
by a splinter and one by n shell.
"In Yesterdays affair the manoeuvers
of the Japanese appeared TO be detecnVe'
While turning back 10 sea the japanese
battleships got punched and our ships
did not fail TO take advantage or thls
fact. They opened a running nre ana
one could clearly see the shell purst
amidst the tremendous target.
ENEMY's LOSSES MAY BE HEAVY.
This clumsy manouever on the part of
fq1e Japanese is considered as arording
weighty reason for the belief that the
enemy's losses were heavy
"a Japanese torpedo boat lies on the
hank of Fort White Wolf IL IL appar-
emily one OF those which participated
An the night attack with the freighters'
'T close, hearing our cannonadins put
without knowing the occasion on IT,
COUNT ToLsTors SYMPATHY.
Count Leo Tolstoi.has contributed a
thousand sets OF his works, the prout
from the sale OF which is to be expended
FOR the benefit of the troops taking part
IN the campaign I'm the Far East.
According to a telegram received here
from the commander Of tho Russian
cruiser Askold at Port Arthur all rumors
regarding the sinking OF his vessel are
false. The commander adds that the ASK
old Is quite sound.
The ministry OF finance IL is stated has
again declined firmly the offers OF several
groups OF landing foreign banks TO iioat
a Russian loan, on the ground That there
is no need of adopting such a course.
NEWSPAPER ATTACK ON U. 8.
The Bourse Gazette today makes n
Washington dispatch saying the United
States has undertaken to lay subma-
rine cable from the Philippine Islands TO
Japan 10 prevent the latter's Isolation In
casss the Russians cut the Shanghai cable.
the subject OF a bitter attack uyon the
government at Washington for this new
evidence OF its breach OF neutrality
claiming that the contention OF the United
States that the laying of the cable will be
undertaken for the Improvement OF trade
relations docs not clear America 8
skirts and inquiring what the Ameri-
cans would say n Germany had run a
cable from Kiao Chou TO Port Arthur OF
Vladiyostok2"
CARS FOR RUSSIAN TROOPS.
st. Petersburg. Feb. 27.-Two thousand
cars from the Russian European system,
especially fitted for the transportation OF
troops, are being sent TO the Siberian line.
NJ. Alexandrovski. who is TO take charge
Of the Red Cross field work ia the Far
East. left for the front today The
Novoe Vremya says the Slav pro Rus
sian demonstrations indicate the willing
ness OF the Slavs 20 come under the
Russian standard, adding:
Their hesitation would finally be over
come ~ Russian would be less uncompro-
missing on the questions OF orthodoxy and
autocracy. as the Slavs enjoy constitu-
tional government and in many cases &c
not belong 10 the Greek church"
The Novoe Nremya hopes the Panslav.
est union will settle the near East
question once for all in favor OF Russian
aspirations.
Prince Arsene Karageorgevitch. brother
OF the king OF Servia, has been gazettec
n captain OF trans Bailkal cossacks.
JAPANESE DESPERATE.
The desperate manner in which the Jap.
anese are returning 20 the attack at Port
Arthur, In spite OF their repeated re
tiles here that their main objective foi
the present is 20 hopelessly cripple ths
Russian feet. In order TO secure abso.
lutte freedom I'm the Decentralization OF
troops. For this reason the Russian com
mander is carefully guarding against ex-
posing his ships. keeping them In the
harbor. under the guns OF the fortihca-
tons
A doubt exists as TO whether the Japan
ese really design TO land near Port Ar
thur and invest the city The authori-
ties admit they are considerably mysti-
fed but the prevailing opinion continues
n. a. Iii 4 a
landing az this stage Of the campaign.
II IL pointed out that owing 10 the
conformation Of the shores the only suit
able landing places near Port Arthur are
well within the range Of batteries
and that II landing is attempted on the