The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-23
VICEROY
AT HARBIN
Russian Headquarters Moved
Inland.
FIRED ON GERMANS
Russian Cruiser Sent Shots after
a German Steamer at
Port Arthur.
FIRED ON GERMANS

LONDON, Feb. 23.--A Yinkow dis
patch says Yiceroy Aexeien and his
full staff have just arrived ut Hardin,
where headquarters have been estab'
lished.
Viceroy Alexeieff before leaving Port
Arthur for Hardin handed over the
command of the navy to Vice Admiral
Stark.
Advices from Chefu say the captain
of the German steamer Pronto, just
arrived from Dalny, says positively
that besides the torpedo gunboat Yen
isei, accidentally destroyed by one Of
her own mines, the Russians lost an
other ship, the Boyarin, by accident
In avoiding some mines she ran upon
rocks, from which she eventually slip
ped of into deep water and sank.
There was no loss Of life.
The Russian authorities insist that
there is no truth in the story that a
force Of 1000 japanese landed at Pi-
geon or Dove bay had been annihilat-
ed. Port Arthur is said to be entirely
out Of beef and vegetables and draw
ing upon Dalny for a slim supply.
Troops are being rushed toward the
Yalu with all expedition possible.
The Pronto was sent from Port Ar
thur TO Dalny for refugees, chiefly Jap
anese women. While leaving Port Ar
thur with all lights out she was fred
upon by Russian cruiser, fifteen shots
striking her upper works. 1t was sub
sequently explained that she was mis-
taken for Japanese torpedo boat.
A Tokyo cable received here says
that the Russian minister to China,
Paul Lessar, has successfully bribed
Chinese officials, with the result that
the instructions given the Russian gun
boat MandJur to leave Shanghai have
been Cancelled.
The japanese government considers
this to be a breach of Chinese neutral
fly and is taking steps in the matter.
The Mandjur was ordered to leave
Shanghai same days ago, but did not
do so. 1t is also reported that Chi
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to force the Mandjur to leave.
The Nagasaki correspondent OF the
Daily Telegraph reports that the Japa-
nese squadron has captured four Rus
sian torpedo boats at Port Arthur by
means Of using Russian signals.
This dispatch appears to confirm re-
ports from various quarters Of fresh
attack on Port Arthur by the japanese.
The report reached Nagasaki from
Chefu, and it adds that the Russian
crews of the four torpedo boats have
been transferred.
Viceroy Alexeieff's retirement to
Hardin is an accomplished fact. Port
Arthur is now strictly naval strong
hold, and the forts are being manned
by naval gunners. Only twenty for
eigners are now at Port Arthur, and
they are traders disposing Of their
stocks before getting out,
The Japanese have landed an army
corps OF three divisions at Chemulpo,
which is the present Japanese base.
The regiments landing are proceeding
to Seoul. Small detachments have al
ready been dispatched to the north to
establish forage depOts.
A general advance via the Peking
road to Pingyang ls expected soon.
Russian scouting parties are known
to be at Anju, and it is believed that
two companies Of Japanese are al
ready at Plngyang.
Immediate diminishing is probable al
several points.
While the troops landed at Chemul-
DO are variously estimated at from
5000 to 1900, only part Of them are
visible.
AS an evidence Of the japanese in
tention 1t is worthy Of note that cruis-
ers are busy patrollIng toward the
northwest of Korea, and no artillery
has been landed at Chemulpo,