The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-16
BY LAND AND SEA
Japanese Are Preparing for
Attack on Port Arthur.
Date Is Fixed Between May 20
and May %.
TO LAND MORE TROOPS
Are Preparing to Sacrifice
1900 Men in the Movement.
Chinese Say HarbOr Channel
Is Not Blocked.
TO LAND MORE TROOPS

Arthur is expected to take place be-
tween May 20 and %. The Japanese
hope to occupy Dalny within a few
days. Dalny is not fortified, the only
fort in the vicinity being one midway
between Talien Wan and Kin Chou.
After the destruction of the sub
marine mines at Taien Wan the Jap
anese intend to land additional troops
there and commence an attack on
Port Arthur. A japanese officer in
formed the correspondent of the As
sociated Press that the Japanese are
ready to lose two thousand men in the
attack, This he did not consider to
be a large number in view of the
great percentage of sick and wounded
who will be able to retake the field as
result of modern hospital equip
ment.
Well informed Chinese say that the
entrance to Port Arthur is not
blocked.
Chinese Attack Russians.
Lao Yang, May 16.-Further de-
tails of the attack made May IA by
Chinese soldiers upon the railroad
coal mines occupied by the Russian
administrative force near Port Adams
show that the troops were the body
guard of the governor of Foo Chow,
who led the attack in person and was
The governor ordered the arrest and
beheading of the Chinese miners.
The Russians were stripped and driv-
en- off naked, their property looted and
,, 900 tons of coal was destroyed.
A detachment of japanese troops
had passed the coal mines the pre-
Vious day but did not touch them, re-
garding them as private property.
Another conflict between COSSackS
and Chinese bandits has occurred in
the village of Chantoidzy. The ban
\ dts, it is stated, were led by four Jap
anese troopers. The Cossacks, num-
4 bering SO, lost two killed and sue
I ceeded in killing 25 of the bandits, the
remainder of r whom escaped The
/ bandits used dunn dunn bullets. Lieu
I tenant Sorrokin. who was wounded in
the eve in the fight at Kiu Lien Cheng,
owes his life to the mercy of a Jap
1 anese solder When the lieutenant fell
/ after receiving his wound, a comrade
stopped to rescue him. Two Japanese
! soldiers. one of whom carried a Red
] Cross flag and the other a rifle, came
/ up. The rif1eman levelled his weapon
and ordered Sorrokin to remain prone
upon the ground and his cOmrade to
4 leave, then the Japanese with the
Red Cross flag carefully washed and
/ dressed Sorrokin's wound, gave him a
drink and retired Sorrokin arrived
Strikes a Mine.
Toxic, May 1850 p. m.-The
Japanese dispatch boat Miyako was
destroyed in Kerr bay by striking
submerged mine. Eight casualties
are reported.
Rumor of Heavy Fighting.
New Chwang. May 16.-There is an
unconfirmed native rumor here that
heavy fighting took place in the di-
reports of big guns were heard east
of New Chwang this morning The
Russo Chinese bank has been moved
to the French consulate
sss7T hot 11a raj
! road is practically closed to Port Ar
thur. Nothing has been heard from
there by wire for three days and six
/ davs' mail consigned to points south
| of IIsiu Yen was returned today The
/ furniture of the administration build
ings here has been taken away The
Russians say that General Linevitch
/ with a large army is moving from
/ VladivOstok toward Korea.
Japanese Operations in Kerr Bay.
washington. May 16-The japanese
legation has received the following ca
blegram from Toxic:
Admiral Kataol1a reports that on May
A. our torpedo boat fotilla continued
sea sweeping operations under cover Of
the fleet. The enemy constructed tenn
porary batteries on the promontory at
Kerr bay Talien Wan, mounting six
field guns, beside a hastily construct
ed fort and with one company of sold
iers stubbcrnly resisted our attack Our
| torpedo fotilla defying the enemy s
destroyed FIVE mines laid by
the enemy Unfortunately one of the
mines exploded and sunk our cruiser
Miyako. In this accident six men We're
killed beside the two who are wounded
during the fight
Russian Force in Korea
Seoul. Korea, May 16.-9 p. m.-An
unofficial dispatch has been received
here saying that a Russian force esti-
mated to number 500 men has ap-
peared at the British mines at Eun-
seized the belongings of the japanese
and Chinese employees They did not
touch British property. Some of the
Japanese oscar ped, while others are
reported to have been captured.
Loss Of the NTiyaI1o.
Toxic. May 16.=The Miyako was
lost while assisting in the operations
lef clearing the Russian mines from
Kerr bay. northeast of Talien Wan
bay. on which Port Dalny is situated.
Admiral Kataoka. commander of the
with a detachment of his squadron,
protecting two hotillas of torpedo
boats which had been detailed to COM
plete sweeping the harbor by the re-
mOvaI of mines Five mines were dis
covered and exploded and the work
was being suspended for the day,
when the Miyako struck an undiscov-
mendous force under her stern on the
port side and inflicted immense dam
age to the hull. The Miyako sunk in
p minutes. Two sailors were killed
and two were wounded. The rest OF
the crew were rescued
The news of the loss of the Miyako
; has been sorrOWfulIy received in To-
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