Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1905 — TOKIO WILD WITH JOY. [ARTICLE]

TOKIO WILD WITH JOY.

People Cliecr and Burn Reh Fire Over Port Arthur’s Fall. Tokio is wildly joyous over the surrender of Port Arthur. Newsboys crying extras were the messengers who carried the news to the holiday crowds in the streets. Grow its grabbed the papers and repeated tlie cries. Tims was the news carried throughout the city and within a fety minutes the tiring of aerial bombs and daylight rockets began in all parts of the city. Bands appeared and a score of smJll processions formed and surged through the principal streets. Monday night the celebration was continued with the burning of much red fire. Japan lias paid a heavy price for the Russian fortress. The prospect of its early possession cheered the people as no other event of the war lias done. Vessels Damaged or Destroyed. Vessel. Cost. Fate. Askold $3,000,000 Hulled. Boyitrln 1,400,000 Blown up. IMana 3,000,000 Hulled. Xovlfc 4.300,000 Sunk. l'ullndu ", 3,000,000 Half submerged. l'eresviet 4..">00,000 Half submerged. l’etropavlovsk . 5,300,000 Blown up. I’obiedn 2,500.000 Useless. l’oltava 5.500,000 Destroyed. Itetvtsnn 0,500,000 Half submerged. Sevastopol .... 5,000,000 l!nseaworthy. Czarevitch .... 5.500,000 In bad shape. SMALUCR CBAFT. Korletz $1,500,000 Blown up. Mumlibeur .... 1,000,000 Dismantled. Ityesliltelnl ... 1,000,000 Seized by Japs. SlvouteU 1,000,000 Scuttled. Venesct 1,500,000 Itlewu up. . Sixteen torpedo boats and destroyers also were sunk, uml a gunboat, name unknown, was blown up Aug. 18. The Czarevitch Is now at Tslngehow, the Askold at Shanghai ami the Diunu at Satgou. Japan started the war for a principle, anil shtTwiil continue to fight.until that principle will have been attained. This has always been the attitude of the Mikado’s government since the war began. No clinngfe will be made in this, but it is believed the imperial understanding of tlte principle involved may be modified since the surrender of the fort.