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JAPANESE WARSHIP3 BLOCK
ADING VLADIVOSTOK.
Later Details of the Sinking of Jap-
auese Stearrers at Port Arthur
Important Movements .
Expected Soan Other
' " News.
Tokio, Feb. 26. Vice-Admiral
Tongo'a attempt to bottle up the
Russian fleet at Port Arthnr hv
sicking a fleet of stone-laden mer
chant steamers in the mouth of the
harbor evidently failed, though the
venture caused no loss of life and
the vessels lost were not of great
value." " " v ";; ' '
Five shiDS were Drenarerl bv Vin-
Admiral Toeo for the attempted
blockade. Four are reported to
have been sank, but th fate nf th
mtn is unknown here, it in nre-
sumed that it withdrew with the
Other Japanese vessels. ' The five
vessels were filled with atone nn no
to make the obstruction permanent,
and were manned by volunteer mer
chant crews. It was impossible to
select naval officers and s&ilors 00
account of their great nvalrv to
participate in the daring venture. '
AcBomoanied bv four battle shina.
nine cruisers and numerous vessels
oi the torpedo" flotilla." the stone
laden eteamers reached Port Ar
thur on Wedneedav: Whiln the,
fleet engaged the shore batteries the
steamers made a dash for the mouth
of the barbor. directlv nnder the
Russian guos.
Details of the attack have not yet
been received here, but it is evident
that the Russian . fire eank tha
steamer before they,, reached , the
points planned for their foundering
bv the Japanese. It ia said that nil
of the crews of the four - veesels es
caped in boats and were picked up
oy Japanese torpedo boat destroy
ers. The report that two of the
torpedo boat destroyers were sunk
oy we KussianB is denied.
The naval denartment ban rami v
a brief dispatch from the command
er or one 01 the torpedo-boat de
stroyers, saying that no lives and
no warships were lost, and no dam
age was inflicted by the Russians.
rending the receint of the official
renort of Viee-Admiral Tntrn t.ha
naval department declines to make
any announcement regarding the
affair. -
The five merchant vnasnla nTiinli
were DreDared for sinking wer thn
jinBen Maru, tne Tien lain Mam.
the MOEOEU Mara, thn Knvn Murri
and the Bushiu Maru. .
Each carried five men. two steer
ins and tbree firing and run nine
tne engines,
4
Sesul. Feb. 26 Tfia flnrea n trnxr
ernment has decided' So nrrlar tha
Corean troops to join the Japanese
in 1 us neia. ......
The Dort of Willi was nnan
foreign trade last nigbt. The liml
tations to be placed on trade and
other incidental matters will be
discussed later. The action neces.
sitatss a harbor, so YonehamDho
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uos ueeu ueciueu upon.
London, Feb. 27. The advices
received yesterday concerning Chi
na's ultimate intention to fight the
Russians as allies of the Japanese
are augmented in seriousness today
by a dispatch received here this af
ternoon from TienTsin which stites
that 20.00Q weli equipped Chinese
troops are preparing to join the
Japanese detachments which were
landed late yesterday on the Liao
Tsing peninsula. It is also stated
here that the Chinese of M nchuria
are in almost hourly:, communica
tion with the Japanese outposts
north of the Yaln rivsr anrl thai: in
skirmish fiVhtins which iB in nro-
gress, the former are acting as guer
rillas and are a terror to the poorly
accoutred Russian soldiers. r
Uflicials of the foreisn office here:
are open in expression of the gravi
ty 01 tne situation, and while noex
DressioO will be eiverf nf tha halipv.
ed attitude of France there is posi
tive evidence tbat the , republic a
cross the channel is being watched
in every move. ' 0
Jiiieven additional men of the se
cret service were dispatched to Pair
is this mornins. This fact leaked
out and is causing greatcorcment as
it practically announces teat ureat
Britain is guard-ng against anv
surprise. .
London. Feb. 27. Thn landing
of Japanese troops at various points
on toe i,iao lstng peninsBia Is re
ported to have 'successfully taken
place yesterday and last night fol
lowed by the retreat of the Russian
advance guard in their line in the
rear of the strategic territory. The
Russian announcement her troops
are goirrg tor the front rapidly iB
partly confirmed.
A St. Petersburg dispatch from
reliable sources savB that an armv
of 125,000 men is already in the
far east and that it is the Russiana
object to concentrate- an immense
force before striking a blow. - f j
It is not understood what the
czar will da to offset the JaDanesel
advance on Vladivostok and Port
Arthur.
Reports posted at
tae Russian
war omce are read with nnsmmnn
bv the Russian neonle.' as thev wrp
- ,4 1 J ' " "
the second time deceived in glowing
accounts of ' a Japanese defeat at
last Tuesday's Port Arthur engage
ment, when In fact there was not a
sign of a RuESian Victory,
; St. Petersburg, Feb. 26. A dis
patch from Port Arthur, dated Feb.
?6, eays: S . .
"At 1 o'clock this morning sever
al Japanese xorpeao Doats
sighted from, here, with their Bails
set for the ' purpose of disguising
their character.- ' The battleship
Ret vizan and the ' shore., batteries
opened firi on them, and continued
firing until day break without any
visible result. ' 4
"After daybreak a Japanese squad
ron, apparently conveying troops,
was sighted. Af a quarter past 11
the.equadrbn came hearer and an
engagement which lasted forty
minutes, ensued. There was no
damage. Few shells fell in Port
Arthur. It is expected here that
the Japanese will attempt a land
ing soon. , - f.
! " 'An inspection on the, Japanese
firsships sent into this harbor" On
Friday M shows they were loaded
with coal and kerosene and that e
lectrical infernal ' machines had
been placed, in the midst of the
cargo," . - , - .-.
Washington, Feb. 26. The Jap
anese have received a cable dis
patch fsom Tokio under today's
date, giving an account of the inef
fectual attempt made by the Jap
anese ti blockade the mouth of the
harbor at Port Arthur, and also, a
brief occount of the attack by the
Japanese or Port Arthur -yesterday
morning, v,
. The text of the dispatch was as
follows:." ,
"Vice-Admiral Kamimura . re
ports on the .26th of February the
following':: : v
"According to the report from the
torpedo notilla which was sent for
the purpose of rescuing the crews
of the' steamers sent, to block the
harbor at Port Arthur, the steamer
Hokoku, on the left side of the en
trance of the harbor near tha lio-ht.
house, and the steamer Busbiu out-;
Bide tne entrance, were sunk pur
posely by: :the Japanese by explo
sion. The steamer. Tenshin, Buyo
and Jinsen sunk themselves on tha
east of.the Lao Te Shan. All, the
crews of these steamers were picked
up safely. Our destroyers and tor
pedo flotilla are unharmed. On the
nisht of the 24th our destrovera . .
gain went on a scouting cruise near
rort Artnur, .Dainey and Pigeon
Biy.
"The dawn of the 25th hour, our
main Eauadron annroarhprl Pnrt
Arthur and bombarded the enemy's
men-of-war and the forts from a
dutmce. We saw the Novik. the
Askold and the Bayan fleeing
into I
the harbor, it thus being apparent
that the blocking operation bad not
much effect. ' Our squadron then
fired into the harbor and saw
flames and considerable smoke: We
withdrew after 15 minutes shelling.
While our cruisers were thus en
gaged in firing, we saw one of the
enemy's torpedo boats destroyed.
Our SQUadron receiva.l nn rlamnaa
I Vice-Admiral Togo is still on the
lanpna "
London. Feb. 28 Tha naii
Mail's Niu Chwan? rnrrnnTi.'t
says that the Retyizan is fast across
tne middle entrance to the harbor
of Port Arthur, and . that there iB
only room for vessels to pass be
tween her stern and the eaetern
side at high water, i
Dr. Wells iho Alti.,r, v c ...:n i.
. . w .'.II lC ill
rruiti liverv s !.-,, 1 q crp.., t?... ...
. . - . " .nuajr ui
eaca week. Brine your horses and
nave then? examined free nf rlu-n.
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1 UUI1 UU11VIUILU.
AS A RESULT-OF THE POSTAL
' FRAUDS.
Machen Is Among the Guilty How
the Verdict Was Received
rThe Sentences Other Tel
egraphic News. . '
Washineton., Feb. 26. "Guiltv
as inaiciea" was tne verdict an.
nounced by theiorv in the Dostof.
fica rnnsnirftnv trial DKnvtlv mf o
r - j buvaw. miwt o
o'clock to. nitrht.. Blalincr at tha camo
1 7- O 1 -O " H.8.iug
lime ai inia was tue verdict as to
all four defendants, August W. Machen,-
ex-eeneral suDerintendant of
tne rural tree .delivery , division;
urcorge ib. ijorenz, ol Toledo; Ham
uel A. Proff and Diller B, GioflV of
vyasnmeton. The iurv had haan
out nine hours. -
- In the dimly-lighted room sat
the four defendants, who, after the
case was given to the jury, had been
placed in the custody of ,a United
States marshal and confined to the
Iimita of the" Citv Hall 'KooK
r:i:i8n anxious look, and a death-like
silence fell on the small crowd which
had been permitted to enter the
room as the clerk inquired of the
foreman if a verdict had been reach
ed, he jury to a man ro3e, and as
the words "guilty as indicted" fell
from the foreman's lips defendants
and their counsel seemed appalled.
During the time the jury was out
the four defendants paced up - and
down the hallway outside the court
room and eave exnressiona tn tha
belief tht each hour the jury spent
in aiscus8ing tne case brought them
nearer to acquittal. There was gen
eral astonishment that the iurv had
included in the conviction Samuel
A.-. OroS, a Washington policeman,
and in ventor of the Ri-nfiF ian
as to whom Holmes Conrad, special
counsel ior tne government, yester
day informed the jury he -, did not
expect afconviction, and personally
01a not oeiieve in his guilt.
Five ballots in all were taken
On tha first haUnt. Iha J
seven to five for convictioo; on the
second, eight to foar; on the third,
nine to three; on the fourth, ten to
two, and on the fifth - the vote was
unanimous.
Immediately after the verdict
was rendered, Charles Douglass, in
behalf of all four defendants, filed
motions for a new trial, for an ar
rest of judgment, and for an appeal
for the purpose of having the de
fendact 3 admitted to bail. Bail
was then fixed at $20,000 each, the
bond of Loienz and the'two Grose
being increased from $10,000.
When Mr. Maddox. nnhahalf nf
theGrofls, inquired as to the amount
of baa to be required of them,-Jus
tice Pritchard said:.
"I know no . difference between
these defendants. The i
said they are guilty, and I cannot
.... T. tl J '
discriminate, but will treat.1 all a.
like." . v
Next to Samuel A. Groff, the
most surprised, man was Machen,
who said he was thunderstruck at
the verdict.
Seattle. Feb. 28. Fnnrtaan
sons loft tneir lives as the result
of
the fire on the Pacific Coast Com
pany's steamer Queen?" from San
Francisco tj Seattle. earlv va.
terday morning. The origin of the
nre is yet unknown. It started in
the social hall of the vessel atahnnt
d:30 in the mornincr anrl rancH fnr
three hourja before it was got under
control.
When the conflagration wa? first
discovered the lifeboats, containing
the women and children, and many
men, were launched, but three of
these, owing to the heavy seas, cap
sized, spilling the passengera in the
water and causing the losa of nine
lives. Three men, waiters on the
vessel, wre suffocated before they
could reach the outer air safety from
their bunks in the elorv hole in tha
after part of the ship, and one wo
man died irom exposure,
According to the stories told by
passengers and crew of the Queen,
which arrived in this port at 5
o'clock this afternoon, the vessel
was off Tillamook and ahnnf. n
miles from land when the fire was
discovered. There was a heavy sea
on, and the ship was' pitching" bad
ly. When smoke was discovered
coming out of the ?ooial hall on the
aft of the main deck of the vessel
the crew jva3 immediately routed
nn. and the bose manned, while the
to cabin;
waxing up the passsneers.
When Gaptiin Cousins, com
mander of the vessel, discovered'
the extent of the fire, which embrac
ed all the rear nnrlinn nt u-
he immediately ordered the life
ooata, launched. Four filled with"
women and children and sufficient"
men toman them . j. . j
from the windward of the Vessel
each containing about 16 persona!4
The fitSt boat canaixarT ilnnt
soon as it touched the water by get
ting under the stern of the ehW
All the passengers in this were rev
scued by the ; other small . boats,
with the excention af a Mioo
er, a rirst-cIaBB passenger. - who was
drawn under ' tha shin h.
boat oapBized. .' The second boat
capsized while being lowered. There '
were nonassenffera in this . ...
time, but the cre w of four men were '
spilled out and lost. , ' A third boat
filted ' about half a miln
Queen and all but fonr nf it '
sengers and crew were rescued r by
me otner small cratt id the vicin-
ty. ; k ' '' ! -
The lifeboats - that
safely and two rafts that were thrown
over to pick up any who might be
thrown in the water. rannaina1 ' tn
the vicinity of the burning vessel
and within view of it while the fire
was being fought by the Crew and
those among the male nasaen
eers tbat remained on hoard - uv
ery available stream of water waa
thrown into the burning cabin, the
men workinecoollv aad withnnt
citemont. The survivors state that,
everv man kent his HaaH nd . .
ed bard to subdue the flames. : De
spite their efforts, however, : it waa
after 7 o'clock before the fire was
under control and tha
to the small boats to' return t j the
vessel. . ..... ..
While Searc.hincr - thrnnah m
charred timbers the eyes of search-
era mei a norriDie sisrht.. for. al
though it was known that some had
been drownad. no nha antir-inotaI -
that death by fire had marked; the-,
accident. Four unfortunates were-
found. the bodies he! ntr nartlv in.
cinerated. . Upon this discovery a
stewards, went from cabin
muster of paseengers and crew was "
forthwith ordered, with
of finding that I4 bad sacrificed
their lives in the accident. Tha.
vessel carried more than 200 pas
sengers. - ;
St. Petersburg Feb. 2ft .a ;
patch from Arthur says the japan-.
ese torpedo boat attack of Fhri
25 resulted in a Russian
The accurate shooting of the batter
ies inflicted losses On tha anemr
and caused the boiler of oneot the
Japanese torpedo boats to explode.
Early in the morning a Japanese'
fleet COOSistins of six hattla ahina
and four cruisers appeared on the
horzton. The Russian rtrnisnrn A air.
old, Bayan and Novik were then in '
the harbor, and the Japanese torpe
do boats advanced to within 30 or
35 cable lengths to attack them.
The i Jaoanese battle ahina n) .
cruisers separated, and then ad
vanced against two Russian torpe
do boats Cruisinir in tnrnedn Hn.
of the latter broke through the ene
my's line under a hot fire and
reached harbor.
About 10:45 o'clock a fiarr-a an. '
Caeement took Diane between a Ka
tleship and the Rusjian cruisers
supported bv the shore hattanaa
In view of the superioritv of the
enemy's six battleships over the
three Russian cruisers, the latter
were withdrawn. The enemvnaacait ;.
firing et 11:25 o'clock and at 12 0
cloek the Japanese cruisers which
were chancR the Russian TnmeAn
boats began to fire on the forts, but
tne nring did not laet long.
The Japanese maneuvering waa
clumsy, and in turning their ves
sels came so close to one another
that Ruesian sheila could be seen
falling on tbem as they huddled to
gether. A Japanese torpedo boat,
which was driven ashore near Fort
Djety wol is supposed to have be
longed to tbe flotilla whinh
corting the five ships destroyed on
ine nigm 01 r eDruary 23.
Roaebure. Or.. Feb. 27. Anoth
er big elide at Roberts Hill, I2
miles south of here, this morning .
blockaded the railroad track. To- -day's
north-bound lecal train trans
ferred at noon. A steam shovel
cleared the track at 5 o'clock this
evening, but the slide came down -again
before trains could pass. It
will be midnight or later before the
track is again (la r.
Gd to Zieroli's for fres'i
oysters.
Yaqnina Bay
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