Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-16
War in the East.

Niuchwang, May 16.-The Russian
authorities here admit that the railway to
Port Arthur has practically ceased work
ing. The wires are also interrupted as
no telegram has been received from Port
Arthur for three days past. Word reached
here today that the japanese dispatch
boat Miyako struck mine and was de-
stroyed in Kerr bay yesterday. There
were eight casualties.
Niuchwang, Manchuria, May 16.-
The natives here have rumOr that there
was heavy fighting yesterday between the
japanese and Russian forces at Lao
Yang, on the trans-Siberian railroad be-
tween Port Arthur and Mukden. The
natives also declare that firing was faint
ly heard to the eastward of this place,
at five o'clock yesterday morning.
London, May 16.-The Niuchwang
correspondent of the Central News sends
a report that Chinese pillaged the Rus
sian colliery station near Port Adams
yesterday. They stripped the Russians,
and executed the Chinese found working
for the Russians. Twenty thousand tons
of coal we're set fire to.
London, Nav 16--A message from Bish-
op Audrey, of Toxic, says the japanese
have insisted that all native interpreters
accompanying correspondents to the front
be christians, owing to the confidence OF
the government that they are best able
to keep the Japanese name unsullied.
Niuchwang, Manchuria, May 16.-
The Russo-C Chinese bank was removed
today to the building occupied by the
French consulate.
London, May l6.-The Toxic cores
pondent of the Central News wires that
a message from Seoul reports that several
hundred Russians attacked and plumber
ed British gold miners at Eunsan prob,
ably Musan), in northern Korea Many
English and japanese miners lost all
their property, while several were taken
prisoners.
St. Petersburg, May 16.-Rumors
credited to a reliable source current
today, have it that general Kuripatkin
will retreat from Lao Yang to Hardin
with 100. 900 men and there await 100,-
900 reinforcements from Kharkof and
Moscow before engaging the enemy.
General Kuropatkin has asked for tele-
graphic and field equipment necessary
for Russian operations.
st. Petersburg, Pa, May 16.-Three
japanese spies have been discovered
aboard a collier which has arrived at
Kronstadt from Cardiff. They are sus-
pected of having hid an intern machine
among the coal, which is being unloaded
with the greatest care.
Washington, May 16.-The japanese
cruiser Miyako has been sunk by a Rus
sian mine. This statement is made in
an official dispatch to the japanese lega-
ton here from Toxic, as follows: "Ad-
miral Kataoka reports that on May 14th
our torpedo boat fotilla continued its
sea-sweeping operations under cover of
the fleet. The enemy constructed tenn
porary batteries on the promontory be-
tween Kerr bay and Talien- Wan and
placed six field guns besides a hastily
constructed fort. With one company of
soldiers they stubbornly resisted our at
tack. Our torpedo Aotilla, delying the
enemy's fire, carried out the operations
destroyed five mines laid by the enemy.
Unfortunately, one Of the mines ex-
ploded and sunk our cruiser MiyakO.
In this accident six men were wounded,
besides the two who were killed during
the fight"