The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-17
TWO DEAD, 22 INJURED.
Loss Occurred While Search Vas
Being Made For Sub
merged Mines.

Tokyo say the japanese dispatch boat
Miyako was destroyed in Kerr bay by
striking submerged mine. Eight cas-
ualties are reported.
The Miyako was lost while assisting
in the operations Of clearing the Rus
sian mines from Kerr bay, northeast
of Talienwan bay, on which Port Dal-
ny is situated
Admiral KataOka, commander of the
third squadron, returned there Sunday
with detachment of his squadron,
protecting two flotillas Of torpedo boats
which had been detailed to complete
sweeping the harbor by the removal of
mines.
Five mines We're discovered and ex-
ploded, and the work was being sus-
pended for the day when the Miyako
struck an undiscovered mine, which
exploded with tremendous force under
her stern on the port side and inflicted
immense damage on the hull.
The Miyako sank in twenty-five min
utes.
Two sailors were killed, and twenty
two men were wounded. The rest Of
the crew were rescued.
The news of the loss of the Mlyako
has been sOrrowfully received in To
kyo. The dangerous character Of the
work in which the Miyako was en-
gagged is generally appreciated, but it
was thought that the loss of torpedo
boat No. 4S under similar circum-
stances Thursday last would serve as
warning TO those engaged in the
work to exercise the greatest care.
A Shanghai report says that. accord.
Ing TO reports from Port Arthur. the
japanese are vigorously besieging the
fortress night and day by land and sea-
that sixty Japanese warships and
transports have been sighted in Black
ney bay and that heavy firing has been
heard in Kinchow bay.
A Newchwang report says the Rus /
SLAMS have been surprised by the ap-
pearance of the enemy at Kaichau, |
twenty miles south of Yinkow, They |
were expecting the Yalu army.
Nine transports, assisted by the |
navy, landed 100 troops, and the re- |
mainder will land today. The number
of the japanese force Is not known.
The warships shelled the shore from
early morning until O'clock.
The Japanese are expected here to-
morrow, and the Russians are rapidly
evacuating the town.
At st. Petersburg the general STAFF
has received the following dispatch
from Lieutenant General Sakharoff,
General Kuropatkin's chief Of staff:
II have been informed that Chinese
bandits have appeared in villages six
teen kilometers west Of Liaoyang, and
| sent out detachments Of rIflemen
and on foot and company of
infantry. No bandits were found in
the villages, the inhabitants of which
answered evasively. AS the force was
returning from the village of shantaid-
"a, twelve kilometers west OF Lao
yang, considerable numbers Of ban
dts were discovered at a spot where
they had been concealed by the VII
layers. The rifemen attacked the ban
1its, who occupied the outskirts of the
village, from which they were dis
lodged. They left twenty dead and a
number of rifles and many cartridges.
Dur loss was two soldiers killed and
.hree wounded
THE japanese have occupied Koun- I
liansian. 7
According to information received =
he enemy's advance from Fengwang-
'heng toward Liaoyang has been char
lcteriEed by indecision. 1t is supposed
hat the objective OF the principal Jap {
lnese forces is a point beyond Hal
'heng or Kaiehau.t
Another important group Of these
orces, is concentrating in the district
northwest of Takushan.
Several skirmishes have occurred
With Chinese bandits, in which three
)ossacks were killed and four are re-
orted missing"
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