Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1904 — THE WAR IN PARAGRAPHS. [ARTICLE]

THE WAR IN PARAGRAPHS.

The Russians fired on the British steamer Fu Ping, then apologized. A Chinese mob destroyed telegraph and telephone wires aroung New Chwang. Owing to a storm, the stranded battle ships at Port Arthur may be capsized. At least five Russian commercial steamers have been captured by the Japanese. Russia has hopes that some power will extricate her from her difficulty with Japan. Great loss of life is reported in lhe Japanese attack on the ships at Port Arthur. Seoul, the capital, and Mnsmnpho, a seaport of Korea, have been occupied by the Japanese.,* -Minister Taknhira, in an address at New York, says history will support Japan's course. Russian disaster at Port Arthur is said to be due to the fact that the officers were attending a circus. The Russian torpedo transport Yenisei was blown up and sunk in Port Arthur harbor by coining in contact with one of the mines. The captain, three officers and ninety-one men were drowned. One Japanese merchantman was'sunk and another disabled in nn engagement with four Russian battle ships. Three transports of the Russian volunteer fleet, with 2,000 troops, have been captured by the Japanese off the Korean const. ' Admiral Togo made his officiaT'report of the naval battle at Port Arthur, and declared, his ships met with but slight damage. St. Petersburg reports that six Japanese ships were damaged slightly, fifty Japanese killed nnd' 150 wounded in the fight off Port Arthur.