Show J JAVANESE LOSE LOSETO TWO TO W R HIPS Battleship Shi and Cruiser Strike Mines Both Sinking WERE VERE BOMBARDING WIllie Story Is Not SOl Confirmed it I ik Seems To be lie Very cry ery Well ell uthen Authenticated May Mo 10 19 1220 1340 p m mA A party parly of ot 13 Russians Illusions nU arriving train from Dalny tills this by b Jame arc MO authority fur for forthe the statement that during durin a bombard ment of Arthur by b time Iho Japanese Monday the Japanese o battU ship and the cruiser As Js ulna struck mines and ami sank sunk Tho Pho say that tile the mn nut sank two I 0 minutes after running on the mine milia and that the tho was being towed toned away by a vessel of the tho bombarding fleet when she sho also ulao went down Tho rho 13 seem to 10 have bUo obtain obtained cd ell their from the com comic at nt Dalny who showed them they assert a 1 telegram from Crom Port Arthur that thai the tho bombardment com commenced at 1 Monday Monda afternoon and that thai two lW hours later laler the Iho ma lOll the mine mini and was IH soon at atthe atthe atthe the bottom During Diming 1 tho the confusion that thai followed according to the story star told steel cruiser r which took place there recently by coming in contact with a o submarine mints mInI Tho consul personally had a 0 telegram m from tom Dahl saying that dent It la he rumored thero there that two Iwo Japanese Ja bat Jat Unships had hod been bean sunk off ort Port Arthur coming In III say that the lino town received no unhinge damage from the bom bombardment liml tind that considerable laud land lighting Is le going on to tho the north of or Dalny Daley I time 1110 struck on a amino mimic and ancl was urns taken In tow but bul was settling no so fast that It was found necessary to abandon her herA A number of Russian torpedo boats then Ihen went ent out but hUI the Japanese re ro reinforcements and the tho retired arrivals say that Ihal the en entrance entrance trance to 10 Port fort Arthur was blocked but butone butone butone one at of the tho sunken steamers was re to removed moved moel rind mid the tho entrance Is now open but It Is III still dangerous rand and the HUB Hus Mian fleet hoe been heen ordered to 10 remain In the harbor until the arrival of Ad Art aural who will take tale com command command mand Communication atlon north of ot Dalny has been completely severed JJ tray ray 11 II noon Tho warships reported to 10 have boon boell stuck mink off oft Port fort Arthur are ale tho the battleship ail OIHI the Iho armored The rice story slun Is If not believed here hut but the tho Bus Ilus alarms who wilco brought the news nOH Insist that It s e true tru truThe The Is a IL first class haute battle battleship ship of ot 1120 tons lOUR displacement She Rho Is JOO feet foet In tn length ir 76 feet hoam and HUH draught of 27 7 feet and an rill wl dl of ot 1400 Her Iler armor bolt In is 94 04 In hIli thick and aid her he hl turret armor Is In Inches thick Sho She carries four gene films 11 Inch guns films unA and 2 20 quick the linn has live 11 torpedo tubes lube H lieI Iler r speech Is reckoned at knots ant ami he she carries 1 a n of men Inca menThe The rime wan Willi built buill on an the Ih Thames in 1893 1593 According to 10 a n recent list of Japanese Japan ese OHI J was In com corn command nand mand of the Chic to 10 the tho last list S R Yatsu was wan In to command of ot tile the armored cruiser Anama This Is III of or tons bons Her length Is la foot feet bourn nm 61 07 foot her draught 21 feet Her Indicated horsepower Is 19 HI 00 and her 32 22 knots UPI Hor l firmer armor belt Is IK 73 Inches thick She carries four 8 Inch guns 14 H antI and amid 10 19 II smaller ones She built hull I In 1998 1598 RANK HANK IN Iv TWO M If JUTES heroo May Dily IP 11 3 p 1 Ju just t arrived here bore from Dalny Dainy have hao reported to the consul Unit that the lice Japanese battleship sank In two min main utH utes after contact with tho the submarine mine and that there thore was no time to save avo the crew The Tho Th accident happened It Is 18 suld sold within sight Fight of ot Port Arthur The battleship Full KuJI l jl toot not the cruiser which struck the mine on tho the had a heavy list and amid 1111 was al alert n down doss by b tho the bow how but bul was IS righted and went oft off in tow of ot the tho other cruisers It Is thought Impossible however that she could port The rumor at lit Dalny to t Iho tho effect that the Ihl Aroma Anoma had sunk unk In Kerr tiny Buy probably refers to tho tune sinking linking of or tha th a 1 C j |