The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-20
RUSSIAN SQUADRON SUNK
 THREE JAP TRANSPORTS
FATE OF THE MISSING IZUMI
 NOW KNOWN.

Was the First to be Sent to the Bottom
 --Russian Admiral Reports Result of
 His Raid to St. Petersburg-Japan's
 Losses Severe-British Steamer La-
 den With Coal Taken as a Prize to
 VIadivostok = Two Sailing Vessels
 Also Sunk.
 St. Petersburg, June 19.-Emperor Nicholas has received the following dis patch dated June 1s from Vice Admiral Skrydloff:
 'On June 15 our cruiser division en- countered in the Strait of Korea a Japanese transport steaming from the south in the direction of the Japanese coast, which was visible on the horizon. The vessel proved to be the Izumi with troops on board.
 .On the expiration of the time given those on board to lower boats and leave the ship, permission to do which was taken advantage of by part of the crew, the transport was sunk by our guns.
 Shortly afterwards two more trans ports were sighted to the southeast They proved to be the Hiatchi and the Sado, the former with troops and the latter carrying coolies, horses and a railway plant. The transports refused to surrender and at the end of the pe- riod granted those on board to take the boats, the two vessels were sunk by torpedos and shells.
 '"The losses on the three tranports, the tonnage of which aggregate about 15,000 tons, consisted of portion of the troops and crews, and a large quantity of war material and the railway plant
 sOn June is our squadron met the British steamer Allanton, which was proceeding south with cargo of coal from the port of Mourorun, Island of Hokkaido, (the administrative name of the Japanese island of Yezzo). The lack of clearness in her papers and the irregularity of her log excited suspicion concerning the neutrality of her cargo. The steamer therefore was sent to Vladivostok in charge of a detachment of soldiers commanded by Lieutenant X Pitroff She has arrived at Vladivos- Y tok, where prize court will consider her case.'
 " Thet British steamer Allanton, Cap Rtain Clark, sailed from Penarth, Wales. x February 20 for Sasebo, Japan, and ar rived there May 21.
 N Tolxio, June 19, p. nn.-The Japanese |Etransport Izuma which was reported |missing few days ago was sunk by |the Vladivostok fleet off Oshirna Island Hast Wednesday morning. The Island of Oshima Is situated near |khe northwest of the western entrance |bf the Tsungaru strait The Izuma was 3retiring to Japan and was carrying one |hundf,ed and eight passengers The rev took to the boats when the Rus Dian fleet was sighted. The armored Iruiser Gromoboi signalled for the ,oats to approach. They complied and Ill were taken on board and confined etween decks over night. Tuesday morning the non-combatants were re- eased and sent aboard the Japanese Iessel Unko, which brought them to HIaizum. The Russian vessels are re- orted to have sailed in the direction f HokkaidO.
 The Yawata and the Ansei, two sail- ag ships, were sunk by the Russians h Thursday between Ko island and kushiri island, off the west coast of
 ego and north of the Tsugaru strait hirty-seven survivors reached Esashi Thursday afternoon. This makes a btal of five Japanese ships sunk or de-
 royed by the Russian raiders.