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APANESE LOSS
WAS NOT So HEAVY
FURTHER DETAILS OF SINKING
OF TRANSPORT BY RUSSIANS.
DEATH LIST MUCH REDUCED
Seventy Three Reported Lost, and
Rescue of Another Boat Load Re
duces the Number to About 20
Other War News.

suit Of the sinking of the Japanese
transport Kinshiu-M aru, which was tor
pedoed by the Russian armored cruiser
Rossia at midnight Monday last
The Kinshiu-Maru parted from the
convoy of torpedo boats in fog ON Mon
day and at 1880 p. m. met the Russian
fleet She was ordered to stop and the
Rossia steamed alongside, summoned
her navigating officers on board the Ros-
STA and sent searching party on board
the transport. This party discovered two
companies of soldiers concealed below
and reported the fact on the Rossia.
The latter discharged torpedo which
struck the Kinshiu-Maru amidship and
broke her in two.
While the transport was sinking
the soldiers on board of her rushed on
deck and fired volleys from their rifles
Into the Rossia, and as the Kinshiu-
Maru sank several of the soldiers COM
mitted suicide.
the wreckage were the means Of saving
As soldiers and nine of the Kinshiu-
Marus passengers and crew.
Two captains and three lieutenants
were among the soldiers drowned. The
survivors succeeded in getting ashore
and were conveyed by steamer to Cen
san Friday Later advices from Gen
san confirm the reports that the Japan
ese soldiers killed or drowned at the
time of the sinking Of the Kinshiu-Maru
refused to surrender to the Russians
preferring death. One non-commis-
stoned officer committed harikari (sui-
cide) according to the ancient custom,
and the others used rifles to kill them
selves.
Soldiers Rescued.
London, April 30.-The correspon-
dent of the Daily Mail at Kobe, Japan,
says the captain of the Japanese
schooner Chihaya, which arrived at
Gensan Friday, announced that he had
rescued a boatload of As soldiers and
nine members of the crew of the Jap
anese transport Kinshiu-Maru, which
was torpedod and sunk by the Rus
SLAMS at midnight Of Monday last.
The rescue Of this boat load Of sur
vivors of the Kinshn-Maru disaster re-
duces the number of lost to probably rs.
Japanese Ships Menace Russia.
St. Petersburg, April 30-Viceroy
iAlexieff telegraphs under Fridays date
that Japanese ships were sighted six
miles off Port Arthur Thursday night
and that Friday morning ten Japanese
cruisers and six torpedo boats were seen
I'm Usuri bay, adjacent to Vladivostok.
viceroy Alexieff's report that Jap
anese squadron was off Port Arthur,
followed by another announcing that q
squadron of Japanese ships was in sight
lof Vladivostok, aroused anxiety. Naval
circles are specializing whether the en-
emy will venture to approach Vladivo-
Etok at closer range than last time.
There are persistent rumors Of fight
ing on the Yalu river, but 1t is said that
mo serious engagements have taken
place, and that the fighting has been linn
ited to affairs of outposts, the Russians
contesting and harassing the Japanese
advance.
II Will Not Accept Mediation.
j st. Petersburg, April 3O.-The Oficial
Messenger publishes circular, issued
by the foreign Office to Russian repre-
sentatives abroad, declaring categorical
ly that Russia will not accept media
ton to terminate the war, which the cir
cular declares was forced on her. Mel
ther will Russia, it is declared, allow the
intervention of any power whatsoever
in the Russo-Japanese negotiations
after the war.
To Enforce Martial Law.
/ Picking, April 30.-It is asserted on
The best authority that the Russians are
about to enforce martial law west Of the
Lilac river. The government is worried
and the dowager empress has ordered
The provincial governors to abandon
her birthday celebration and to use the
money collected for that purpose to
equip $4,000 troops Immediately.
Fleet Returns to Vladivostok.
vladivostok, April 80. - The SQUAD
ron commanded by Rear Admiral Yes
zen has returned here from its recent op-
srations of the Korean coast.