Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-03

ing toward them and was making prep.
arations to give the little hornet
proper reception.
Every man was at his post when the
the torpedo boat came in range but
shcts We're fired. The admiral locked
n while the captain gave orders. The
orders We're not to fire unless the tor
fedo boat started the difficulty. 1t
was the captains idea that it wasn't
a fair fight. anyway. so he l-wered
small boat and sont an ensign with
message to tie coMHa. der Of the on
coming vessel. II fsaI as follows;
Go away; yo1 are 100 not-bis for
re 10 fsht Vt. e yen shoot al me,
| viii hoist yoQ. to the dayits Qf MY
ship and use your craft as dispatch
beat, or maybe | Will present you to
one Of the public parks in Japan for
az ornament Besides, it is nearly
dinner time, and We don't want any
trouble right Nv.
The Russian commander was equal
to the emergency He replied in ele-
giant chicken.track characters that it
WAS his pleasure to accommodate the
Japanese commander. and that under
TO circumstances would he begin the
attack; if. howeve9. the Oidono de
= ired to him first it was at perfect
liberty to do SO With these fierce
exchanges the two ships parted, and
the cofresp spondants made their way in
to the cabin again and wrote for some
moments As each raised up from his
paper and arranged his dispatch in or
der there was a faint smile playing up
on his countenance The Cape Town
man read his first, and without ask
ing tie others for their attention:
"Off Port Arthur, March-.The Rus
made a desperate attempt to sink the
Oidono, one of the squadron CT bat
tleships under the former command of
admiral Takahiball this morning in
broad daylight. The watch cn the
battleship detected the approach of
bn hOo
was near enough to fire one of its
deadly missiles the Japanese had con-
centrated their FIRE upon it and it was
soon seen to be in a deadly damaged
condition. Ten Russians were killed
by shells exploding en- the deck of
the little craft, and the rest of the
crew managed to escape by swimming
to the shcre There were no casual
ties on board the Japanese fleet, and
the sailors acted with great gallant
ry.'
1 That's just what I've got said the
Mole st. Nicholas correspondent.
/ Il don't agree with you this time
Iiid the Shanghai correspondent med
itatively. According to my observa-
ton cf that terrific struggle, torpe-
do struck the Cidono near the stern
and made great hole. This las now
been repaired, however, and the snip
is drawing its regular salary, SO to
speak
"Well,' said the Cape Town CORES
pondent suppose we vary things oc-
casionally, anyhow l think il will
be a goad idea to change about and
mix 'em up some. Then We can al
deny what the others have printed"
We've got to place the admiral" con-
tinued the first speaker; what are his
duties going to be hereafter?'
$50 far as | can see," replied the
Mole ST Nicholas man, "his principal
occupation from now en- will be to
dodge the jinrikshas in the streets II
Toxic and to make living for the
family"
Both propositions will come lit
tie hard to him unless he cuts loose
from mis- thirst department." comment
ed the third man. 1--WE will have to
wait a week cr so and then work up
a place for him.
''Lemme file this dispatch before We
adjourn said the correspondent from
Cape Town.
'Scrubupski, Manchuria. March -.
Russians here greatly excited over the
finding of hole in the ice ever the
river and rpnOrto that Como aro