The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-05-20
DESTRUCTION Of
The CITY OF DALNY
BLOWN UP BY RUSSIAN TROOPS
TO PREVENT ITS CAPTURE
BY THE JAPANESE.

centrated Near Port Arthur Rail-
way Communication with Latter
City Is Restored.
st. Petersburg, May 13.-Viceroy
AleXieff has telgeraphed to the car
announcing that the Russians have
blown up the docks and piers at Port
Dalny, Liaotung peninsula, presumably
to render more difficult a Japanese
landing at that point. N
Later kilograms received here indi-
cate that the whole of Port Dalny has
been destroyed by the Russians.
Japs Lose Torpeado Boat.
Toxic, May 14.-The Japanese tor
pedo boat No. 4S was destroyed while
removing mines from Kerr bay, north
of Talienwan port Dalny) Thursday.
Seven men were killed and seven were
wounded. This is the first warship,
Japan has lost in the war.
The torpedo boa was lost during a Sc
ries of bombardments and surveying OPP
erations at Talienwan, Deep and Kerr
bays, by Admiral Kataoka, commander
of the Third squadron. Torpedo boats
Nos. 48 and 40 discovered a large me-
chanical mine in Kerr bay. Their va
rious attempts to blow it up failed, and it
suddenly exploded Of itself, cutting No.
4S in two. The torpedo boat sank in
seven minutes. The squadron hurried
boats to the rescue and picked up the
wounded. Three other mines were dis
covered and exploded.
Departure of Second Jap Army.
Seoul, May 9, via Shanghai, May IA.
The second Japanese army, number
ing 10000 men, left Chinampo on SO
transports May 4. The soldiers were
crowded on board the vessels in the
closest manner, n ship having $500
men on board. So closely were they
packed between decks that exercise
was impossible and very little air
was o~btainable, but in spite of these
dIscomforts there was no grumbling.
The Russian squadron at Vladivos-
tok is practically bottled up by the Jap
anese fleet. Japanese scouting vessels
are watching the harbor.
Was Very Costly.
Vancouver, B. c., May 14.-Advices re-
celved from Japan by the steamer En-
press OF India, indicate that the bot
thing up of the harbor of Port Arthur
has cost the Japanese government ST.
241 900 for tramp steamers alone. beside
enormous sums for ammunition, repairs,
etc. Up to the time of the departure Of
the Empress of India, nine tramp
steamers have been utilized in the bot
Ting up process.
The Japanese Forces.
Shanhaikwan, May 13.-The main
force Of the Japanese is said to be
concentrated near Port Arthur, with
siege guns, and their intention is be-
lleVed to be to attempt a REPETITION of
the naval and military forces of the
United States before Santiago and
drive the Russian fleet out to battle.
There is no news here of the where
abouts of the first Japanese army
corps.
Three hundred and fifty Russian SOL
diers are at Newchwang and that city
is quiet. Most of the white women
who resided at Newchwang have gone
to Tientsin, but tho white men remain
there. The censorship It Newchwang
is severe. United States Consul Miller
has not been allowed to answer Minis
ter Conger's request for a statement
as to the local situation.
Losses at ANU.
Toxic, May 13.-The japanese casu-
alties at Anju were four killed and six
wounded. The Russian casualties
were about so. A russian prisoner said
that the Cossack raiders numbered
500.
Train Reaches Port Arthur.
st. Petersburg. May 12.s-Gen. Kuro-
patkin has telegraphed to the emperor
that a train loaded with war material
from Liaoyang has arrived at Port Ar
thur.
Communication Restored.
st. Petersburg, May 1.-THE CORE
%spondent Of the press has obtained abso-
lutte confirmation of the report that tell
egraphic and railroad communication
with Port Arthur is again open. The
first locomotive came through Monday
night, and the second at nine o'clock
Tuesday evening.
It is reported that Lieut.. Gen. Stoes-
sci, commander Of the military forces
at Port Arthur, has successfully engaged
and driven off the enemy. The general
staff has no confirmation Of this report,
and explains the withdrawal Of the Jap
anese from the railroad as being either
due to pressure from Gen. stoessel or to
| the forces left by Gen. KurOpatkin at
Kaiping and other points on the rail-
road.
Plan OF Russians.
Paris, May ia dispatch to the
Tempts fromSt. Petersburg says Gen.
Kuropatkin will not take the offensive
until the. end Of July, as it has been de-
cided to draw the Japanese as far ais pos