The San Francisco call., 1904-04-28
COSSACKS MAKE
A DARING DASH
FAR INTO KOREA
Suddenly Appear at Anju,
in the Rear of the Japa-
neSe Army.
Escape Without a Shot Hav-
ING Been Fired at Them
by the Foe.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 27.-An ac-
count given here of the movements OF
the cavalry under Major General Mist
chenko, the commander of the Western
COssack brigade, while not officially
confirmed is accepted as trustworthy.
Ii follows:
General Mistchenko's Cossacks
reached Songjin, Northeast Korea, and
after occupying that place turned north
and occupied Anju. Not a shot was
fired, the japanese and Koreans with
drawing. The unexpected appearance
Of Cossacks in the rear Of the Japanese
force near the Yalu caused a panic
among the japanese troops proceeding
toward the Yalu from Pingyang, and
they consequently retreated. The Japa-
nese troops at Pakchong, Kusong, Ka-
san and Chongju did not attempt to
stop the Cossacks, but moved toward
the northwest by forced marches
The Emperor has received a telegram
from Viceroy Alexieff as follows:
Rear Admiral Jessen, who is at sea
with cruisers and torpedo-boats, dis
patched the latter to Gensan, Korea.
The torpedo-boats blew up a Japanese
merchantmen in the roadstead. The
crew was sent ashore. The torpedo
boats returned the same day to the
squadron"
The Admiralty has no confirmation
Of a current report that Gensan has
been bombarded.
EVENTS ON THE YALU.
The general staff believes that one Of
the japanese columns which is at
tempting to cross the Yalu River at
Turnohen sustained severe loss owing
to unexpected shelling by a Russian
battery from the opposite bank, which
destroyed the japanese pontoons. The
japanese. the general staff says, tried
TO cross the river at six different points
and succeeded only at one. The staff
has no further news.
Vice Admiral Skrydloff left St
Petersburg for Moscow to-day. His de-
parture was marked by scenes similar
TO those which accompanied the fare
wells Of the other commanders. There
was a large crowd at the Nicholas
railroad station, including Grand Duke
Alexander Michaelovich, brother-in-
law of the Emperor; Vice Admiral
Rojestvensky, the commander of the
Baltic squadron. and other officials.
Many ladies presented the admiral
with bouquets. The Archimandrite
Cornelius bestowed on Admiral Skryd-
loft a sacred image of st. Alexander
Nevsky, the patron saint of st. Peters
burg, and delivered an address saying
the faithful members Of the orthodox
church would pray the Almighty to
protect the admiral against every dan
ger and give him victory. The ad-
miral was sprinkled with water from
the miraculous spring Of st. Seraphim.
the Hermit of Saroff, whose recent
canonization was attended by the
Car and Czarina. Amulets were
handed to the admiral and he was pre-
sented with an ikon containing relics
dating from the thirteenth century.
The departure of the admiraps train
was marked by a great demonstration.
Beneath a merry exterior, Admiral
Skrydloff is intensely religious. He
went this morning to the chapel in
Peter the Greats house and passed an
ho3r in prayer. The admiral is going
to stop at Moscow and pray at st.
Sergius' Monastery.
FAITH IN SUBMARINE BOATS.
Boubnoff, who has been awarded S12,-
500 for improvements in submarine.
boats, in an interview says:
There is less danger in navigating a
boat than a torpedo-boat,
and during battle the former is safer
than other vessels
Admiral Verkhovsl1y has shown the
Empress an image of the Virgin for
which is claimed miraculous properties,
which the Russians fervently hope is
going to turn the tide of battle at Port
Arthur The admiral told the Empress
the story of the image, which depicts
the Virgin as she appeared in vision
to a sailor, a veteran of the siege of
Two months before the out
break Of the present war the Virgin
came to the sailor in dream and said:
Many woes are going to befall Port
Arthur until my image is sent there.
Then Port Arthur will be victorious"
The sailor told his dream to the 10000
pilgrims there. Each of them gave five
kopecks (21k cents) to have the dream
depicted, but the sailor who had the
image refused to receive payment It
was eventually sent to Admiral Verk-
hovslxy as senior admiral. 1t repre-
sents the Virgin bearing an image of
Christ, with archangels on either side
and God. the father above, saying:
There can be but one flock and one