CAPE MAY HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1094.

MIYAKO STRUCK Mil!

Japanese Navy Lose* Another Vessel

HO DEAD, TWE5TMW0 HURT

LONDON, May 17.—Adrlcte from r*kr° aar tin- JapanoM dlapatcb boat Mirako wa» deatroyad Id Karr bay by Krlklug a Babm<*rR«(l mloe. Kla'bt cu»aaltlan ara raporml Ttr Miyako wa» loat wklla aaaiatlns Is the operation* of dearlog tbe Ku* •lac ialor* from Karr bay, oortbeast ti TallaQW|p bay, on which Port Daisy f» Bltnated Admiral Kata oka, commander of the third equAlron, returned there Sunday with a detachment of hla squadron, protecting two Sotillaa of torpedo boat* which had been detailed to complete »weeping tbe harbor by the removal of mlaes. ^ _ rive mine* were diacovered and exploded. and the work was being autpanded for tbe day wfcen tbe Miyako •truck as undiscovered mine, which exploded with tn iuvndoua force under bar stern on the port aide and inflicted Immense damage on the hull. The Miyako eank In twenty-two mlnatea. Two sailors were killed, and twentytwo’ men were wounded. The rent of the crew were reecued. Tbe hewa of the loea of the Miyako has been aorrowfully received In Tokyo. The dans*Tou« character of the work In ( which tbe Miyako was engaged la generally appreciated, but It was thought that the loss of torpedo boat No. 4R under similar circumstances Thursday last would serve as n warning to those engaged In tbe work to exercise the greatest care. At St. Petersburg the general staff has received the following dispatch from Lieutenant < leneral Sakharoff, Goner* 1 Kuroputklu's chief of staff: "I hare been Informed that‘Chinese bandits have appeared In villages sixteen kilometer* west of Liaoywng, and 1 sent out detachments of riflemen mounted and on foot and a company of Infantry. No bandit* were found In the Tillages, tbe inhabitants of which •nswared evasively. Aa the force wan returning from the Tillage of 8turntaIdas, twelve kilometers vreot of Liaoyang. considerable numbers of banflltr wore discovered at a apot where they had been concealed by tbe vlltagera. Tbe Ttflemett attacked tbe banUts. who occupied tbe outskirts of tbe Tillage, from which they were dislodged. They left twenty dead and a number of rifles and many cartridges. Our loss was two soldiers killed and three wounded. “The Japanese have occupied Konn-

•m*. It was late when tbs launch gained the outer tine of tbe Japanese Btjtmdron. She slipped through the torpedo boat pickets, gad. selecting tbe nearest warship, a trig armored cruiser, she stole toward her and succeeded In exploding against her aide a single torpedo. A deafening roar followed the •xplesion, which echoed far ashore. Immediately flames enveloped the cm leer, which evidently was badly

crippled.

Tbe orew of tbe erntasr was seen to be fighting tbe Are. which they at last succeeded In extinguishing. A alator ship took the damaged Teasel In tow and disappeared to the southeast The launch escaped the hot Ore directed agaluut her by the Japanese ships; but. being unable to return to Port Arthur or to get Into Dalny, aha "was benched not far from Dalny. Two thousand Japanese hare reoccupled the road to banchlllpu, again catting off Port Arthur. A strong force la advancing 'against Polandien. General Pflug telegraphs that according to reports of patrols and missionaries, the Chinese at TapadxliUl, 100 miles northwest of Mnkden and Just outside the Russian sphere of lance, are preparing to rise against the Russians and Christians generally. Advice* from St. .Petersburg say that the Russians hare blown up tbe docks and piers at Port Dalny. In the Liaotung i>enlu*ulu, presumably to render more difficult a Japanese landing at that paint. Later telegrams received indicate that tbe whole of Port Dalny has been destroyed by the Russians.

Silver Dollar of 1804 Sold For $2,000.

RECORD FIGURE FOR TEAT SPECIE

CHINESE NEUTRALITY.

W.alS Jeopardise tka Thraaa hr Aaalatlaar Japan.

BERLIN, May I7.-Tha German foreign office ha* been informed that China will not venture to Infringe tbe

neutrality as, owing to the

Umatlon from all tbe power*, the dynasty would be Jeopardized by such In-

fringement.

It la believed that Japan would be nbarraBsed by tbe open assistance of China, since Europe would hold Japan responsible for tbe consequence*. Tbe German foreign office claims. It ia aaid, to have Inspired tbe United States to propose the neutralisation of China.

“According to information received the enemy's advance from Fengwangeheng toward Llaoyang has been characterised by indecision. It Is supposed that tbe objsctlve of the principal Jnpansse forces Is a point beyond Hal-

tkeng or Kaichau.

“Another Important group of these forces is concentrating In the district northwest of Taknshan. “Several skirmishes bare occurred with Chinese bandits, in which three Cossacks were killed and four are re-

ported missing."

Owing to the Interruption of column ntoatlon with Port Arthur the Russian admiralty has no Information of It* own either regarding the blowing up sf the Japanese cruiser Miyako or the torpedoing and crippling of an armored Japanese cruiser In Talirawan bay by • naphtha launch In command of a young Russian naval officer. The admiralty officers read with Interest tbe telegraphic account of the former and pointed out that by no chance could tbe two happenings be Identical, since the Miyako was struck In daylight end tbe other event happened at night A Moscow dispatch says: “In tba anffient capital of the empire Emperor Nicholas has received an enthusiastic welcome. His stay was brief, lasting only thirty-five minutes, because of his wish to hasten to Kbarkoff to begin bidding farewell to the troops under s for the far east, but it was suf• t all classes of tbe public to a bow their loyalty to the throne in this trying time of war." Semiofficial advices from liaoyang says tbe Russian fleet has scored Its first distinct naval success of the war by torpedoing and crippling, • though not sinking, of an armored Japanese cruiser in Talienwan bay. Tbe Russian attack was carefully planned and carried out while the Jap anase squadron was concentrated outside Dalny devoting Its qrbole attention

to Talleowaii bay.

The attacking vcaael was not a regular torpedo boat, bnt was only a small naphtha laomh in command t naval offl<-rr, who had with Urn The launch mounted a r gun and serried three

Y. M. C. A. CONVENTION.

ttooC Work of tko OrnaalsallOB U

Xow Worldwide. v ~

BUFFALO, May 17.-Two masa meetings, one for women and the other for men, service* In several churches and an evening meeting at City Convention ball yesterday ended the thir-ty-fifth International convention of the T. M. C. A. of North America. The mass meeting for women was held St Central Presbyterian church. Miss ilalen M. Gould read tbe lesson of tbe day. W. M. Danner, general secretary of the association'* health farm at Denver, told of tbe benefits of the health farm, where young men In search of health are helped to paae the time In pleasant companionship. John V. Moore, railroad secretary of the international committee, described tbe dangers, msra! and physical, which beset railroad men and the work of the Y. M. C. A. In offsetting those dangers. W. B. Miller, army and navy secretary. told about some of the work In his department, and at the cloee of hla address several bluejackets from the U. 8. 8. Massachusetts came upon the stage and spoke for themselves. Each was emphatic In praise of tbe Influence of tbe Y. M. C. A. Frederick H Smith, tbe evangelist, addressed the

men at Convention halL

“Foreign Work" writ the topic for consideration at tbe evening meeting at City Convention hall. The subject

presented by the following

tartes of tbe International committee: F. 8. Brockman of China. Galen M. Fisher of Japan, E. C. Carter of India, G. Sherwood "Eddy of India, George Benton Smith of India, Myron Clark of Brazil and G. L Babcock of

Maxi co. A Trolley teas Trm«t.

NEW HAVEN. Conn., May IT. move to units all the trolley interests In its control Into a single company to be known aa the Consolidated Railway company has been announced by the New York, New Haven and HartfordRailroad company. Tbe proper united are the Falrbaven and WestvlUe Railroad company, which owns all the lines of street railroad in this city and vicinity, and the Worcester and Connecticut Eastern Railway company, having headquarters In Put-

nam, Conn.

Braided Cleveland to OraCk. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 17.WllUam V. Cleveland, a patient at the Central Insane hospital here, waa being bathed by aa attendant, assisted by another patient. Tba attendant left the room for a taoment, and* while gtae tbe Insane assistant put Cleveland la tbe bathtub, turned on the hot water and scalded him to death.

BIG PRICE FOR k COIN

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ad ky a raotee Cooet Colleotor. Oaly Sovoa la Kmletraoo-Mrat of leeoe, Loot at See. Waa Seat to Pay

A United States dollar, now In its one hundredth year, recently began the long trip from Denver to Portland. Ore., after having lain In a Denver colof coins for morp than eighteen years, saya a Washington special dlao the SL Louis Republic. Though the dollar la about the size of coined during the present year and contains about tbe same number of grain* of silver. It brought in the neighborhood of $5-So per grain of pure silver 4 In lu combination, and all till* because It ha* been In tbe one form for 100 yean. The dollar la one of the coinage of 1801, of which there are only acren known to be In existence. It waa bought by the late J. V. Dexter af tbe Chapman sale of coin* In 18S3. At that time tbe coin had been but lately secured from a collection In Berlin, being the only one of the dollars that known to have been In a foreign col-

lection.

Mr. Dexter paid f1.000 for tbe dollar, baring to bid against several other collectors, the price being at that time tbe t-Wrgrat that had ever been paid for one

dlalu»et-ta- Qt ^ coinage named. Since then one

of tbe other coins has been sold for $1,200, a record that held good until H. G. Brown of Portland. Ore., paid $2,000 for the coin to R. O. Pmrrln. who succeeded to the ownership of tbe Dexter collection. Mr. Parr In did not willingly part with the coin at that price, for be had held It as tbe key

piece of his numismatic collection.

.‘.bout a year ago tbe story of the Panin 1804 dollar waa printed In papers throughout the country. As a result Mr. Parvin has been receiving letters ever since concerning his collection of rare coins from all part* of the

A Chicago man tried to buy

the dollar, offering up to $1,500. and

Then a man In SL Louis tried

to get It for a collection to be exhibited at the world's fair. - - During these negotiations Mr. Parvfln thought he had discovered the limit of bidding and that no man would go over $1,500 In trying to get the coin. 80 when be was asked to put a price upon It he replied that he was not willing to dispose of 1L but had set bis

price at $2,000.

Mr. Brown did not wait for the alow progress of the United States mall but telegraphed to send on tbe dollar. After that telegrams came at tf>e rate of one a day, and while Mr. Parvin waa relnctantly placing tbe dollar In candy box and labeling it there came another telegram to hurry np the dol Ur anyway and to aand It “C. O. D." 11 there waa no other way. So the dollar

started west.

The scarcity of the dollars of tbe 1804 mintage Is explained by an accident at sea. Tbe larger part of tbe silver dollars of that year were struck off to pay United States soldiers and sailors doing duty in Tripoli, north Africa, and were shipped to that place. Tbe vessel that carried them away from this country was never beard from again, so the entire cargo Is supp< to rest someVbere upon the floor of tbg Atlantic ocean. Just seven copies of the dollar of that year are In existence, two lying In the mint at PhlUdelphia and tbe others being In private collections. In 1858 some copies of the coin of 1804 were struck off, being known as “restrikes,’' but all hilt two of them were called In, the records show, and destroyed. One copy of tbe “reatrike-'ia In the mint at Philadelphia, and tbe other la owned In England. No counterfeit of the 1804 dollar waa ever

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