The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-03-18
IN BATTLE AT SEA.
Russian Torpedo Boats ventured
Out of Port Arthur Harhor.
Report Via st. Petersburg Says the Rus
slams Attacked the Jsps and That Each
Side Had q Torpedo Boat

st. Petersburg, March 1.-THE Rus
sian torpedo boat fiotilla left Port Ar
thur at broad daylight Friday morning
and attacked the japanese fleet. One
Japanese torpedo boat was sunk and
one Russian torpedo boat destroyer, the
Bezposhtchadni, was sunk. The fate
of the latter's crew is not known.
Admiral Makareff inaugurated his
assumption of the command of the Rus.
sian fleet at Port Arthur by a complete
change Of tactics. AS soon as he ap-
peared he ordered the removal of tho
battleship Retvizan, which.was stranded
at the mouth of the harbor and barred
the channel at certain stages of the
tide, making the egress of battleships
impossible. Friday morning he di-
rected sortie of the torpedo boat flo
tilla, supported by a part of the Rus
sian squadron against the Japanese
squadron.
The official announcement from
Mukden that the Russian army corps.
which has arrived at Hardin, will be
held because of the landing of Japan
csc troops at different points, is re-
garded as an unintentional tribute from
Viceroy Alexieff to Japan's success in
mystifying the enemy as to her move
ments.
A correspondent at Chefoo Of the
Mail gives alleged information of the
Japanese landing movements up to
March and says that Decentralization
is proceeding at Chemulpo and points
TO the northward with marvellous
rapidity. During the last ten days 16
transports have landed 10000 men at a
own the japanese call Kaishoe.
NuIlifies Concessions tn Russia
Toxic, March 12.-The Japanese-Ko.
rean protocol was published at Seoul
in an extra edition of the Gazette. The
Korean government will publicly an.
nounce that the publication of the pro-
tocol nullifies the concessions granted
to Russia, such as the non-alienatiou
Of coal mining at Kochyo island and
Roze island and the forestry conces-
sions in the Ulleungdo, Tumen and
Yalu valleys.
Uncle Sam May Get into 1t.
Washington, March 12.-The cabinet
Friday discussed the press reports that
Capt. Sawyer, of the United States gun.
boat Helena, now in the mud dock al
Niuchwang, had protested against the
sinking by the Russians of junks al
the entrance of Niuchwang harbor
This government has received official
advices on the subject but it is said
that the discussion by members of the
cabinet indicate that such an attitude,
If taken by Capt. Sawyer, would be
sustained.
Gen. Kuropatkin Boast.
Paris, March IA St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Echo de Paris
quotes Gen. Kuropatkin as follows: :
II know am impetuous, but l shall
not sacrifice the life of single man
uselessly. We shall operate in masses
In order to teach the Japanese a lesson
we shall walk through their islands
after crushing them in Manchuria and
Korea. If ! have a voice in the mat.
ter the treaty of peace will be signed
in Toxic and not elsewhere"
Mounting Guns at Niu Chwang.
,Tien Tsin, March 12.-One field bat
terry has been installed in the fort a.
Neuchwang and also one company oi
infantry, while preparations are be
ing made to mount siege gun.
Bob" Evans on the Kentucky.
Manila. March 12.-The flagship Ken.
lucky, of the United States Asiatk
feet, with Rear Admiral Robley D
Evans on board, will sail for Hong
Kong, March IS. After being docked
at that port the vessel will return here
100000 Japs In Korea.
Nagasaki, March 12.4Ten divisions
Of zoo, 900 men have been transported
from Japan for. the commencement Of
hcstilities. This is a record an occi,
dental power would find it difficult to
match.