The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-06
FLAGSHIP
WAS SUNK
Rojestvensky's BattIeship Has
Gone Down
OFF MADAGASCAR COAST
Baltic Fleet 10 BE Ordered 10
Return to European Waters
at Once
OFF MADAGASCAR COAST

LONDON, Jan Ca ST. Petersburg
special telegram this morning says
that Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's flag
ship, the battleship Kniaz Souvarotf,
has struck rock and foundered off the
island OF Madagascar.
The vice admirals division Of the
Russian second Pacific squadron, con-
sisting Of five battleshps, three cruis-
ers, two transports and hospital ship,
was last reported TO be anchored in the
roadstead OF Sainte Marie, an island on
the east coast.
The Kniaz Souvaroff was built at St
Petersburg in 1892 and was of 1876
tons displacement Her armament was
of the Russian Krupp pattern and CON
sisted of four twelve-inch, twelve six
inch, twenty three-inch twenty three
FOUNDER and six one-pounder guns She
had six torpedo tubes. She carried Il
crew Of 40 officers and men.
Advices from an official source at ST.
Petersburg say that orders will be
sent TO the Russian second Pacific
squadron, now gathered at the island
of Madagascar, to return to European
waters.
A report received at Tokyo from
General Nogis headquarters largely In
crcases the figures of the surrendered
garrison and intimates that the force
handed over to the Japanese at Port
Arthur will be $1,000 exclusive Of 49,
600 or 10000 sick and wounded, max
ing a rough total of $4,000.
Reports received up to date are as
follows: Eight generals, 4 admlrals, 81
colonies and majors, 100 captains and
commanders, 531 army captains and
lieutenants, 200 naval lleutenants and
naval officials, 90 army officials, 109
surgeons, 20 chaplains; Of the rank
and file of the army 22,434; OF the rank
and file of the navy, 4.500; army nom
combatants. S.645; naval noncombat-
ants, 500; total. 32,207. Besides these
there are about $4,000 or 10000 sick
and wounded in the hospitals.
st. Petersburg dispatches say that
Emperor Nicholas has returned to
Tsarskoe Selo, fifteen miles south of
st. Petersburg, from Mnsk.
An extraordinary council will he
held at Tsarskoe Selo Immediately, and
the whole situation will be reviewed.
General Kuropatkin has been called
upon to telegraph his opinion of the
situation at the front, which cannot be
disregarded in considering the future
Emperor Nicholas has received the
reports of NJ. Witte, Finance Minister
Kokovsoff and Minister of Justice
Muravieff, representing the committee
of ministers, In regard to the progress
of the work of drafting the reform
measures. Subsequently NJ, Witte
lunched with his majesty and had a
long conference with him.
There is evidence that the revolution
airy agitators have decided to take ev-
cry advantage Of the governments po-
sition to compel the summoning of a
national assembly, and they are be-
ginning to redouble their efforts. The
newspapers, despite the punishments
inflicted on them, are spreading out
with great holiness
Seemingly reckless of the conse-
quences, they are using every pretext
for savage criticism Of bureaucracy
The zemstvos, In defiance Of the gov
ernment's note of warning, continue to
memorabilia the throne for the pro-
gramme adopted at the meeting Of the
semstvos' delegates here. Consequent
ly, in spite of the loud protestations Of
the official world that peace 10 inn
possible, the opinion is held by exceed
ingly shrewd observers that the gov
eminent may be forced to conclude
peace with Japan In order to have free
hands to deal with the internal situa-
ton With increasing complications
NJ. Witte president Of the ministerial
council, looms up larger as the strong