Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-13

lOklO, udy. lOp # p. 1AG csc torpedo boat No AS was destroyed while removing mines from Kerr bay, north of Talienwan Port Dalny), yes terday. Seven men were killed and seven were wounded. This is the first warship Japan has lost in the war.
 The destruction of the Japanese tor pedo boat No AS recalls the fact that the Russian mine transport Yenisef 7 was blown up shortly after the out break of the war while laying mines at the entrance of TaltenWan bay, with the object of closing it against an attack from, the sea. Observing that one of the mines had risen to the surface the Yenisei approached for the purpose of blowing it up, when the vessel came in contact with another mine which exploded and caused the disaster. The captain of the YeniseT had previously placed mines at Varl- Ous places and the maps and plans an- dicating these spots went down with the ship. The captain, Stephan0H, three officers and 91 men were lost.
 St Petersburg, May 13.-The Official Messenger this m6rning gazettes a ukase from the emperor and notice from the minister of finance with re gard to the issuance of bonds of the nominal value of $16OO00,O0O to run five years from May 14, 1904, bearing interest at five per cent to be paid semi-annually The bonds are to be of the denominations of $100 and S1.OOO and are to be issued through the banks of Paris and the Netherlands, the credit LyOnnais and Hotttnger d1 Go at Paris. If further loans are fioated before the bonds mature, it is stated that holders of these bonds will be given preference of subscription i'll such loans.
 An authorized statement accompany ing the ukase says that the outbreak of the war found Russian finances f1ourishing.
 There was an available surplus or $65, 100000 which was doubled by 8 reduction in the budget expenses. All together the war found $15O,O00,O00 in the exchequer, which was considered to be insufficient. Prudence dictated that early preparation be made to meet the heavy expenses The imperial treasury had SAP, 2,50O, GOO in gold in re serve May to cover $322, 100000 pa- per in circulation, thus enabling Rus sia to issue another $250, GOO, GOO. This would have permitted her to meet the war expenditure without having to re- sort to foreign loan, but the minister of finance deemed it advisable to avoid resource to measures which, attract ively simple, would yet be likely to ex- haust the last resources of the country step to be averted during the war.
 The comparatively high per cent is compensated for by the shortness of the term of these bonds, which will enable the Russian government to re- sort to conversion of them after five years, when the present political diff culties are over.
 Tokio, May 13, noon.-The assertion that the Japanese troops had violated the Red Cross rules as provided by the conventions of Geneva and the Hague by firing on a train of wounded at PoIandien, about 40 miles north of Port Arthur, on May has been prov ed to have no foundation in fact. On the contrary, according to an inyesti- gatfOn made by the military authori- ties at the request of Minister of For eign affairs Komura, if there was any violation of the rules upon the occa- sion mentioned, the guilt must be charged to the Russians themselves and not to the Japanese.
 The officers in command of the Ja- panese column advancing on Poland fen report that when approaching that place on May 6 they discovered a train moving northward from the di- rection of Port Arthur which bore none of the marks required by the Red Cross and had Russian troops on board. which opened fire, to which the Japanese promptly responded. Sud denly the train stopped and displayed the Red Cross flag. The Jananese troops immediately stopped firing and moved forward to investigate. when suddenly the train started ahead full speed and escaped
 New ChWang. May 13, noon.-The Russians deny the report circulated i'm London that a fight has occurred near Wafung-Tien in which the Russians were defeated with great loss. Nc confirmation of the rumor is obtain, able from other sources.
 dispatch from London. May ii said the Daily Chronicles correspond ent at Shan-Haf-Kwan, under date of May 10, reported that the second In panase army, marching in three dfyi. sions In order to cooperate with Gen. eral hurki has defeated the Russians near Wafung-Tien with great loss.
 The Chronicles correspondent noted that there are two Wafung-Tians one on the railway north of Port Arthur. twenty miles from Pitsewo. and inc other forty miles west of Kafping. or the road to Feng-Wang- -Cheng.
 
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