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(Continued from First Page.) ass through the Kiel Canal, but it was intimated that the canal was rot open to belligerents. "__ The fleet, which had started to go through the Kiel Canal, then put M is estimated that six weeks will be consumed by this fleet in reach- ing the seat of war if ordinary speed is maintained and coal can be secured. If it is necessary to take colliers with the fleet probably ten weeks will be consumed in the voyage. HAKODAIE SHELLED BY RUSSIAN FLEET. LONDON, Feb. 12.—A despatch from Tientsin announces that Hak- odate, the largest city in Northern Japan, has bee= shelled by five Russian vessels of war and extensively damaged. Hakodate is a city of 56,000 inhabitants, well built and progressive. ‘A-naval training school is located there and the harbor is one of the best in Japan. The five vessels that bombarded Hakodate, if the shelling took place + atall, were probably those comprising the Russian fleet that was at Vladi- vostock at the beginning of hostilities. It comprises the armored cruisers Rurik, Gromivoi and Ros a, the protected cruiser Bogalyr and the troop- ship Lena. The harbor at Vladivostok is icebound, but the Siberian Railway maintains powerful ice-breakers there, and it is barely possible these made 4 passage for the war vessel, enabling them to reach the open sea. Hakodate is directly across a narro wstrop of sea from Vladivostok. (There was no opposition on the part of the Japanese to the passage of the Rasa bombarding fleet, and there were no war vessels of consequence lakodate. * WILL ENGLAND AND FRANCE GO TO WAR? LONDON, Feb. 12.—Among the ship insurance gamblers high rates are now asked against the proposition that there will be a war be- tween Great Britain and France within six months, ‘The rates have suddenly jumped 50 per cent. At Lloyd’s yesterday 30 per cent. was paid to insure against the risk! of war between France and Great Britain within six months, The day before the rate had been 20 per cent. Great Britain is a war ally of Japan, Russia. ‘ Under their respective treaties of alliance there is nothing in the pres- ent conditions of the war between Japan and Russia which would warrant | Bin ia taking sides with ete allies. ut,the insurance speculators evidently believe there is great likeli- _ hood of a war between France and England within a few months, and ' Ponsequently the insurance rates on vessels have been jumped skyward. NO SEA ATTACK TO BE MADE ON PORT ARTHUR (By the Associated Press.) LONDON, Feb. 12.—Capt. Tamari, the Japanese naval attache, discredits the rumors of the attacks on Port Arthur. He said: “The Japanese will never attempt to take Port Arthur from the sea alone.” The Captain attaches great Importance to the seizure of Masampho, Corea, as giving Japan command of the straits of Corea and preventing a function of the Russian squadrons. He\thinks from the plans previously arranged that the main Japanese squadron fs still in the vicinity of Port lat preeebly Lesh for another attack. ie Japanese Minister, Baron Hayashi, has ived a despatch from the Government at Tokio announcing that the hatter has not yet received an official report of the battle fouglit off Port Arthur and adding that ap- parently the disembarkation of Japanese troops 1s proceeding satisfactorily and without disorder at Chemuipo, the port of Seoul, Corea and elsewhere. SPT TTI | , while France is a war ally of | THE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1904. ONE OF THE FORMIDABLE-RUSSIAN FQRTS THAT COMMANDS THE SEA AND MA JUST WHAT HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED SINCE WAR BEGAN. a Feb. a fir Pallnda. bor, but = Three of the attaéking torpedo boats a to have been sunk, the former a to leave the jan warships Variag and Kortets, ne Intter a Inrwe wunbont. attemp' o, They were met by the fleet of 21 vennels and a terrible engagement followed. The Korlets was sunk soon after the battle ‘The Varing kept up the fight to the last and wan finally blown up by iin captain, Feb, 10—-Bridge on the Manchurian and Dalny, blown up and 30 Tepant in corroborated but not offi Feb. ¢ Japanese City confirmation of THE CRUSHING OF THE VARIAG AND KORIETZ. TOKIO, Feb. 12.—Further details of the naval engagement at Che- mulpo on Monday, in which Admiral Uriu's Japanese fleet destroyed the Russian cruiser Variag and the gunboat Korietz, prove that these vessels fought separate battles and were crushed by the superior force of the| apa nese fleet, which numbered twenty-one vessels. The Russian steamer Sunjari was also destroyed and sunk. +. The advices of the Japanese Minister further announce that M. Pavloff, jthe Russian Minister at Seoul, and the Russian legation guard, have de- one Anes Petes aoe pee the Beale omcers Bead sailors who surrendered ? @ battle of emu be sent to Sanghai und wperole on the first neutral vessel available. baie JAP TORPEDO BOATS WERE SUNK. '™ CHEFOO, Feb. 12.—Japan lost three torpedo boats in its first attack on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur last Monday, according to the news brought to this port by the steamer Cheefoo, which is the first steamer to have left Port Arthur after the Columbia got away the night of the attack. The captain reports that the Japanese fleet again bombarded Port larthur Wednesday. .. The bombardment began between 10 ani ‘and lasted three-quarters of an hour. MANY HOUSES HIT BY SHELLS. =’ Many houses were hit by shells, especially those on hills, and a num- ber of persons were killed and aude y The lower part of the town was not dama shells fell on the bund (the levee). Those on board the Chefoo sa: were not damaged quite so severel Japanese suffered considerably. The approach of the four Japanese torpedo-boats did not escape the Russians, they claim, but the Japanese had learned and used the Russian _ flashlight code and the torpedo-boats were mistaken for Russians until too late to keep them off. When the ruse was discovered the defending fleet opened fire on the WrHREE 13 id 11 o'clock in the morning ged, except that a few y that in that fight the Russian ships ly as was at first reported, while the with great loss of life. However, they had already discharged their tor t, The cruiser Pallada, at the end of the line, offered the was most seriously damaged and had to be beached near the harbor, where she still lies. | The battle-ship Tsarevitch and the cruiser Novik were le Seriously Mamaged, and both were towed into the inner harbor on Tue day after- moon, It is expected that the repairs on them will be finished in a few ays, NOVIK’S GOOD FIGHT, } The comma of the Novik, which was the best f t ot th sian pees eays he sank two of the three torpedo-boats, See Ste en je Japanese fleet is in very strong force and seemingly determi fo capture Port Arthur. i : HASAN any non-combatants have le! to gel away. On Monday night, when the Japanese attacked the Russian fleet at Arthur, a special performance of a circus was given in the town, once ene up chiefly of naval and military officers, rmance did not end until early Tuesday morning, by Which ti uussian ships had been torpedoed. d “ines ibd The. Chefoo was allowed to depart by special permission, $ were put under guard by Admiraj Alexieff’s orders. Nonni and Mukden, area to the Chinese have been captured by the Japanese, pedoes with dea iit | adly best target, entrance of ft Port Arthur, but more remain, un- torpedo-boats and, the Russian commanders claim, sank three of the four] " Both warships tried to escape from the port before dawn on Monday, but eventually put back. At 9.30 o'clock that morning the Korietz ac- cepted the Japanese challenge and, alone, went out to fight the whole Jap- anese fleet. She was completely outmatched; the Japanese broadsides raked her] continually until she sank. Many of her crew were killed by shells or} drowned, and the few who escaped to shore were captured, The Variag on steaming out to sea was met by a hail of shells, Her mast was speedily dismantled. RUSSIANS OUGHT DESPERATELY, The Russians fought most desperately, and only retreated to the harbor at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. One account says that her crew set her on fire when they saw she must be captured or sunk. Another report it that the Variag’s commander, Capt, Viadimir Behr, ordered his officers and crew to jump overboard and save tcent- selves if they could, and then blew up the ship, sacrificing his own life. About 200 of the crew of 570 were killed or drowned. The Variag’s officers were Capt. Vladimir Behr, Lieut~Commander Ivan Kraft, Lieut. Dolgoborodoff, Lieut. Masinoff, Lieut. Vasiliej, Lieut. Ivan Richter, Lieut, Vladimir Postilenkoff, Lieut. F, Sveredotf, Second Lieut. Ivan Ekinoff, Second Lieut. L. Kovanko, Chief Engineer Ivan Lakecff, Ass'stant Engineer Ivan Soldatoff, Assistant Engineer Vladimir Rodinn, Chief Surgeon August Zoot, Assistant Surgeon S. Jute. MEN HELPED OFFICERS ASHORE. Some few of the crew were drowned in the attempt to escape, but the mien loyally aided their officers, not one of whom was lost thus. Many swam not to the shore, but to the foreign men-of-war in the harbor, which promptly lowered boats and went to their rescue, These were the Italian cruiser Elba, the French cruiser Pascal and the English cruiser Palbot. One hundred and fifty, + of them wounded, reached the Valbot. Sir Cyprian Bridge, the British Admiral in command of the station, has ordered that the wounded Russians shall not be handed over (o the Japanese unless they so desire. The Japanese did not lose a man. None of the fleet was damaged. The engagement was watched by four foreign warships, including the United States gunboat Vicksburg. They all saluted the ents flag to- day, it being the great national festival of Kigensetsu, the anniversary ot the accession of the Emperor Jimmu to the throne and of the foundation of the present imperial line, 2,564 years ago, ———__—+++ ADMIRAL ALEXIEFF REPORTS TO THE CZAR. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 12.—The Czar has received a telegram from Viceroy Alexieff describing the damage done to the Russian warships during the bombardment by the Japanese fleet, It says; “The Tsarevitch and Pallada were brought into the harbor Tuesday, “The Retyisan js making temporary repairs to a hole. “Repairs to the battle-ships are so complicated that it 1s difficult to say when they will be ready. “The Pallada and Novik will be docked in turn and I expect them to be ready in a forinight, “All the other vessels Injured in the fight are now repairing and coaling in the harbor, I expect them to be ready in three days. “A majority of the injured belonged to the cruiser Pallada, and their Injuries are due to gases from the explosion of'a melinite torpedo. “A careful search by cruisers and torpedo-boats dav and night has not NCHURIAN RAILROAD AT TALIENWAN. | revealed the presence of the enemy.” It is officially announcel that no news has fight at Chemulpo, the landing of the Japanese or on the Manchurian Railroad. CZARINA’S APPEAL BRINGS QUICK REPLY. ST, PETERSBURG, Feb. 12.—In response to.the appeal of the Dowager Czarina several grand duchesses and numerous other noble ladies have) organized committees in St. Petersburg. The Official Messenger daily prints pages of loyal addresees from Zemstvos and municipalities and govern- mental and private corporations, The Gzar takes pains to personally thank the senders of addresses in each case, The situation in financial circles here is slightly improved, very critical. From all parts of the empire come telegrams telling of the feverish ac- tivity of ladies’ committees, embracing various classes of the population, who aro pray aring linen bandages and other supplies for the hospitals and the Red Cross Society. Notice as been given that emigration eastward is suspended, Jn fact, the Siberian Railroad is monopolized by the transportation of troops and war munitions, to the complete exclusion of commercial! trattic, i CZAR WAITS FOR MORE OFFICIAL NEWS. (By Associated Press.) ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 12.—It is positively asserted by the Govern- ment that no telegrams havo been received from Viceroy Alexieff except those already given out, and it is understood that even the Czar is expect- antly awaiting for complete, direct official information. At the Admiralty it was said that some additional technical detalls had been received, but nothing in regard to further fighting. The oxplanation of the Admiralty of the nou-recefpt here of direct news of the nayal battle off Chemulpo was lack of cable connections, What additional information the authorities have here has been ob- tained from the Russian Embassies abroad. The Ambassador of Hussia at Paris has sent a full story of the battle off Chemulpo, in which he praises the heroic conduct of the Russian sailors, The newspapers here to-day printed the bare foreign telegrams telling of what has happened in Corea. Large crowds of people are constantly at the Admiralty seeking informa- tion in regard to the fate of relatives in the fleet. ‘Lae movement of Russian troops eastward is being pushed. +o ENGLAND GAVE NO FAVOR TO JAPAN (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Feb, 12.—Referring In the House of Lords to-day to the Rus- slan charges on the subject of Wei Hai Wei, Foreign Minister Lansdowne declared the report that Great Britain had given Wel Hal Wel as a base for the Japanese operations against Port Arthur was entirely unfounded, and so far as he could conjecture, it was a “mischievous fabrication.” Lord Lansdowne added that he had telegraphed to the British repre- sentative there in order i2 ascertain if any incident had occurres to give the slightest color to the report. CONFLICTING STORIES OF TWO BIG BATTLES, een received here of the e blowing up of a bridge , but it is still | from Vladivostok to Nagasaki, the t @ay, with A, C. Anson, of Chicago, as limited, and it 1s evident that as reports of the Port Arthur and Chemutpe affairs reach various points they are promptly cabled by resident corres- pondents, resulting in natural confusion of dates. ANOTHER FOOLISH TALE. ‘The circumstantial report of another engagement sent by the Reuter Telegram Company from Tokio under date of Feb. 10, published in this ‘country yesterday afternoon, is believed ple have referred to the original Port Arthur attack, news of which hac just feached Tokio, or that the des- patch was delayed in transmission. ‘This belief is strengthened by the fact that no official confirmation has been received of subsequent engagements, and it is pointed out that such official advices were ved through the various embaasies at Washington promptly on the heels of the press reports of Monday and Tuesday. A The flood of conflicting despatches from various North China points dur- Ing the Boxer revolution is recalled. sor this reason the report cabied by the Tientsin correspondent of the London Standard that 3 Russian fleet had bombarded Haxodate is entirely disregarded. WHY BOMBARDMENT IS DOUBTED. Naval men in this city say that so far @s is known the only Russian vessels in position to make a move are those at Viadivostok, and that it cannot for a moment be thought that they would be withdrawn from the defense of that important depot, even if they are free of the ice and are not blocked up by a Japanese squadron as has been reported. In view of the fact that there is no cable communication between Japan and China except by way of Shanghal, it is to say the least, Tate that such {mportant news in the inland town of Tientsin. seat ria Gtielal nbetce sent out last night from St. Petersburg that the cable elegraph line fom karen ed Masampho, feoul to Wonsan are broken, limits communica- Haat en rake c Lape that land at Shangbal, which are urder the cal Se cierto, “This {s additional reason to discredit the vaguo re ports of further engagements. 400 JAPS MEET T0 RAISE WAR FUND Assembly Was Under the Aus- pices of the Consul General in New York and Much Enthusi- asm Was Manifested. —— ECTEMA The World's Greatest Skin Humour. Affects Every Age and . Condition. More than three hundred Japanese and a plentiful sprinking of American men and women attended the Japanese meeting at Carnegie Concert Hall this afternoon, called for the purpose of as- sisting in raising the proposed fund of The Only Sure Cure is $5,000,000 to be subscribed by Japanese . and others in the United States for the C idd of Japan in its war with Russia. uticura. The. meeting centred round the Japaacee Consul-General in New York, Sadaguch! Uchida, who called the gath- ering together. With him on the plat- form were King! Imanishi, of the Yu- kohama Specie Bank, in Wall street; Rotchio Aria, a prominent Japanese silk merchant of this city; Kenzo Iwahara Sanemitzu Hirose, Vice-Con- sul ‘Tanaka and other leaders in Jap- anese circles. ‘The hall was prettily decorated in the simple but effective art of the Japanese, the prevailing hangings being the na- tional colors of Japan and the United States, Back of the platform was an immense Japanese flag draped with the ‘American emblem, while tne colors of the two nations appeared on all the walls, At the rear of the hall was a large American flag, ‘The speakers’ ta- ble was draped with the naval flag of Japan, Trips to the meeting a circular printed In Japanese Was distributed In tho audi- | enee, It included a cay for the meet- Ing, with a statement of its object. Fol- lowing this was the declaration of war promulgated by the Japanese Emperor, together with the call for the return to Japan of the First and Second Naval Keserves of thut country. The circular contained instructions as to the method of subscribing to the $5,000,000 fund, told of the Japanese war bonds and how to obtain them, and gave ipformation to thove interested fh the Red Cross work in connection with the military oper oF ‘eKgnsul General Uchida just before th meeting spoke enthusiastically of the Prospects of raising the fund. “Tr think,” he said, “that as a result the Japanese in New Ir there were not another external skin disease known, eczema would be ufficient infliction onmankind. It per- vi ail classes, and descends impar- tially through generations. While some Bre constantly enveloped in it, others have it confined to small patches In the ears, on the scalp, on the breast, on the palms of the bands, on the limbs, etc., but everywhere its distinctive feature is small watery blister, which discharges ap acrid ftuid, causing heat, inflamma- tion, and intense Itching, scaling and crusting. The Cuticura treatment {s at once agreeable, speedy, economical and com- prebensive. Bathe the affected parts freely with hot water and Caticura Soap, to cleanse the surface of crusts and scales, and soften the thickened cuticle. Dry, without hard rubbing, and apply Caticara Ointment to itching. Irritation aud inflammation, and soothe and heal, and, lastly, take Cuticura Resolvent, or Pills, to cool and cleanse the blood. This treatment af- | fords instant relief, its rest and sleep in the severest forms of eczema and other itching, burnlog and scaly homours,.and points to a speedy. per manent and economical cure of tor- faribg Aishgurion Remon, carmel af ¥ oribe rasheo iammations, from infancy York cand. viinty. fund, Just. how | to age, when all other remedies and the Koch: tt, will be it would be hard to, best physicians fall. say. ‘The Americans do not Know M8) gg iy ‘he, world, Cuteura Rayolren, 20. of this meetin vrourhou! 1 Chocole yet. 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Edtipnia have, been taxcen an. au mt a Laundry Wants—Male. A careful study of the reports that have reached America and Burope| wili’be filled to-morrow, and will, prob. uy cai for apa avi Ci i. from the Bast, inelnding press despatches and communications through of-|*Hl¥,,04,petolt and Milwaukee, | °° | mroadway. Roe ace ea ficial channels, would indicate that but two actual conflicts of any moment the Stree Ger tag. two says. aay 3 have so far occurred. These are the Japanese naval attack on Port Arthur plonanto eames ‘will bo 4s) doubles aid Help Wanted—Male, , on Monday night and Tuesday morning and the affair at Chemulpo on Mon- (oid OULDERE—A day and Tuesday. In circles whose knowledge of conditions in that part OR TAY ion, {poking Cantinee ousting of the world allowa them to speak with accuracy the various reports of| ,,A,Gueramteed Cure for Elles. | | ce, Apa ether engagements are considered but echoes of these two fights. News paw. av eR gee te