The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 77, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 31, 1905 Page: 1 of 12
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PUBLISHER'S x:
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it arsmptlyt should as tMna their 1 -tore
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editorial reporterlal or business e
Thaw engaged fa those depai-uner
It Is NEWS."
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TOL XX1VNO. 77.
i HOUSTON .TEXAS. VEnNJESDAT MAY 31 1005. V f ' ' PEIOBFIVE
UrIARY-CF THE KEVS
THE WEATHER:
East TcxaFair; light nortlg.
9mAtAm kjnmtnff amenaelaaKlaa
. ifwnw wv vu4 aaa a w miww : j-
Russian officials In London hoot at the
r sane of imm. . '. ' ; ' ;
ftusslsn report claim Bojislisiislj
reaoaea visoivosioa. - ... .
-"tm Russian ships an all thai nunsgsd
to reach Vladivostok -i
' Jk Russian captain reporting from Via
divostok Sara an sooount of the Russian
aeieat. . . . -
. Austria considers Toga vtelory irlll
rorce a readjustment ox laurnauooat ra
. Ona of tha Vladtroatok shlpa struck a
mlas and sua walls tiring to aid Rajest
y venssy. ... ;
. ' Tba families of Russian saltan besieged
tha naval staff for Information withheld
i oy tsem.
President Roosevelt hones rhs Russian
lwtT of will bring the aar to pease
-. " Tha Japanese land unr la getting ee-
. tlve. la preparatloa for a stress attar tha
navai natua. - " . .
. FOREIGN.
Kbi Alfonso received aa oration at
runs. . w .
' 4 A Japanese newspaper seat relief aaonay
u ine earutqueia suxzeran at Ancua.
- TK Km spsslsa cooncflors of state were
. chesred st tttelr hoa capital attar their
" uit wnn un au . .
DOMESTia
The presldeat'a speech wan the feature
i v of ueooration Oajr ctrrmnnlas at Brook
. . Ira.
' Tha nhlesao atriksra aad emnloyora ra
' malnsd Inactive but events polntsd to-
. further mune;. . i
' A Berald
threw
Bht
the-
'.?' -' TEXAS. ' .
' Tha "tats aunda school eotrrention Is
bow voder way at Waco.
Peace ta the Far East nalsht have an
errect on the nee marnet.
- Ufa tasuraaee payment In Texas dur
wot urn emouniea w out ni.awjwi. .
A nearo who outraged a Mexican M
la being sought In Wilson county.
- W. H. Westfall has returned to Burnet
: and was admitted to bond in tYM.
" New record as to thae and prlee en
watarmelona waa made on a carload front
Fnlfurrlaa.
Tba city eoonrll of Vtctorta wffl not
need desire of dtlsens that suit against
. county be dropped .
True bills have been' returned at Baa
Antonio aaainat P. J. Unthlcnm charclng
assault to murder In four ra sss
The Texas weather bureau states that
the cotton prospects have wtertorated
materially daring the past week
large number of delesjateaKbave asseta-
bled at Conroa There Is not nt much
caucusing or . dlscuaploo of second
. cbxrteea - - . 'A 'j-"
There Is a newant toward a numbar
of new Inter urban roads eat of Dallas. .
: Ar steamship Is to be pul
. between Qeiveatoa and fia
l Servtca
oar June
: "... -.
Tha Santa FV plans to enlarge the
round house and to - establish machine
shops at Blisbee.
- The International and Great Northern
will put a special fast freight into serv-
ice to handle truck and fruit.
The senate committee 'will have Its re
: port on the railroad problem ready be
. tore the next session -convenes.
4 COMMERCIAL. :
Fort Worth battle were steady to high-
er aa a result of advances in ether mar-
kets .
I HOUSTON.
XeBubllcana meet la aougiesslsnal ooo-
ention. Bffort win be made to move tha con-
' giamsinal convention to Houston.
. B. B. Brownell charged with attempted
. erinunal' assault held In sum of turn.
Deeoratlon Day was- observed by the
local post Grand Army of the Republic.
Bummer normal ebena Thursday at Hiss
school building. Tsree hundred teachers
will be In attendance -The
Soot hi and Immigration association
has opened offices In Houston aad will
1 .push the Texas coast country.
FATE OF ADMIRAL
IS PRACTICALLY CERTAIN
HE IS A PRISONER.
Kutaian Defeat Credited to Mu-
. xiny ot manors rear ana.
Ci" L.T Varioui Reaaona.
' ftt;" . v 4v;t'i;
Ass odatcd Presa Report.)- s. -.
" London stay n.-The English nawspa-
afflrtal mars from Vladivostok atven fa
a dispatch received by Emperor Nicholas
.. tram Oeneral Unevltch and therefore are
eomptetely mystified regarding the fata
of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky. -
Tha Associated Press lnterestlngk Tlad-
HM Rojeetvensky received a telegram
: "s from Vladivostok from her husband must
-' meroua ' rumors current ; that Admiral
ToeQcersaa had arrived at Vladivostok;
. ' that ha had died of eanoer May M are
.. ' other equally unfounded reaorta. It now
- asems practically certain . that Rojcsu
vensky la a prisoner.'
Tha Dally Telegraph's Toklo corre-
" spondant 'ays ha had It on reliable ao
tborlty that RoJestvenskT waa -grounded
. la the arm and surrendered. -'
l -. Every successive dlspatea adds fe the
coenpleteneas of the Runstan dtsastrr and
t . the Euroaeaa press ta truslly easting
; about for an explanation for the extraor
Binary eollapse of tba fleet.. There baa'
. been rumor of Insubordination and mo
tiny oa boa the veasela ef Rojsstveu
' - sky's fleet tssmgh nothing ef aa aataaa
lis nature was known eoaeeramg this. It
-- ta suggested that submarines may have
been employed and that the men appear.
anea of these many have Inspired terror
to the Russia sailors. It ta also sup-
; mlsed by some of tha papers that the
. aeed ot enormous starve of ooal men sal
tatsd the Uniting sf supplies of smmunj
udb ana in is gmng out compel lea mem
j to surrehder. .Whether any ar none at
these masons etn be held aeseontable for
the dfent H ts taken as granted that the
e In the momle of 'the RueRns
1 t 9 r t Ir -
SESPS RP.Gi
VLADIVOSTOIC
of Cruiser Almaz Sent the First
"i
Captain
Ilevs to St
OAIIIED ADrnR AL ROJESTVENSKY ESCAPED;
: BUTIiEWASADLYiVOmmiiDaV ;
i!
i
Imturted the Mormatfon
77 Squadron Was. Placfdat isadvtie.
.
WHEN. TOGO OPENED SUDDlKE EcJeSTVENSXY'S
: ; VESSELS COULD NOT; ALL AIISYrTR ATTACK. .1 .
Liefer Yesstls Wat oa Side of Fire juMa lit'War of Ealtleililpj.
- Xamlmnri and Url Headei C'd FIedng tauhn Fket la Sea of '
' ' - Japan While logo Finished with the Graber DlrUIoi. 1 "
(Associated Press Report.) y r
at Petersburg May !. a gg-Vhr
first definite news from Russian sources
of tha naval fcettl sought In the atrafta
at Oaraa eaaaa from Captain Chagln ef
tha eruaisr Almas wha Jma arrived at
Vladlvostak. Ha tessgvaphsd ta the em-
peror that ha had witnessed tha Sinking
of the battleehlp Knbu Bouvsroff and
reported that Admiral Rojeetvenakv was
wounded. Captain Cbagta aaw Rojest-
isnsky towered on board the torpedo boat
destrayer Bulsy sad said tha admiral
-presumably waa saved. -yy-y'yy'
( The Butoy however had not reached
VladlTastok when Captain Chagln sent sis
telegram and her whereabouts was not
known Whatever informatiosi was con-
tamed la Oaptaaa Chagta's liliaism was
withheld and aw details are known sxorpt
thosa rwhtslsied m the) forslgn dlsparshsa
from Which ths sAvs pfMals
ansi to reeaasxrnet a rssr mien at us
kmg.aad blsoiy sea flghc v ti ;;
Rttasian Expert OfiaSaa'P
They figure that Admiral Togo with
his souadron. mast have lata auiua where
eft tha coast ot Oorea while Admamla
Kamimnra aad TJrl bald 'their squadrons
farther north to head eft tba Buasma
vessels which might get through aad to
far tba entrance to the Straits of Tsu
garl m ease the RussUns should be re-
ported moving up the east coast ot lagan.
When Togo's scouts isnuited that Admi
ral Rojustiewsh was beading for the'
eastern channel ot the Btratta at Cores
the Japanese admiral steamed around the
north part ot Tea Island aad eases asaa
the Russians steaming la double column
with the cruisers ta port Tags en-
Joyed tba great advantage of tactical
position whan he opened fire having tha
lightest of the Rusalaa ships between him
and Rojeatvensky'a heavier vissnts.
ssBothertag the firs of the tatter.
Togo Uaed BroarMdeV
Besides Togo waa ante to use ah his
broadsides whareaa tha stern-moat ahlpa
at tha Russian columns coming oa In
Una la head formation could probably
only with difficulty use any vans at all.
Nevertheless. . sithough suffertng tha
complete loss of tour ships In the dtspsr
ate eneonnter which IMIewea. aad balaa
subjected to a series at toipsao attacks
Baturday Bight. Rojestvensky waa able ta
stsam R ml lee during the sight. When
Sunday morning cams the Russian fleet
s divided Into ' two aJvh4oaa. The
faster aad stronger dtvurtoa under Rs-
tvsnskr. was met by Kamtmura ana
Vrt. while the slower division under
Nabouatorf. reaewsd tha fight with Togo.
with soma of the scattered Russian
"units at waa a ease ot save himself wha
Two Veaaeli TEacaped.
. (Associated Fress Reaoru -
Vhtdlvoatok. May .- ;. ' at. Twa
Shi pe 'alone ot Vice Admiral Rejeat
vensky-s powerful flotilla the swift
arumsr Almas and tha torpedo neat de-
stroyer Orocnsny. Us at anchor here to-
day la the harbor at Ooldea Hern They
separated from tba fleet la the early
stage ot the battle which begaa in tha
Straits of Oorea Baturday and beaded
in obedience to orders at full speed to
VUdfroetok. v' v tl-
US' W V W u
essels'of the Baltic fleet had yet ar-
Ived aad the signal stotmna at Aakold
and Rlmsky Horse koff tshtadsw reported
none tot sight- Orrjeers oa Both vessels
say that both fleets had already sus
tained terrible losses when the.Aimas
aad Oresasny broke throng tha Besttta
Haas. Ot tha Japanese two aattleshtpa
had gone down before their eyea aad two
erulsera. their sterns high eat ot the
water seemed ready to plunge hesdfore-.
atost to the .bottom at tha ses
The RassUa fleet they asy. waa even
la a sadder paghC.Bnjcstveoafcy'a tlaa
ship the Kama aVnrvaroff and her atone
ship tha Bereltno aad tha crmssrs Os-.
and Orel were dssuesa and whan
tha fog settled dewn snd aid the scene
of battle from sight of the' northward
speeding ships a-third great Russian bat-
tleship tha Alexander tH. seemed hi sore
distress bat nrnptog northward putting
up a valiant right against swaraas at tor-
pedo boats and still continuing her a-
ea the erulsera at the Island tra-
pire. Torpedo boats were also clinging
around the other ships ot the fleet like'
-1 wwi sonarats flrtl'!s dnrt'rv
Petersburgd :: J
that Russia's Smrised
weapons. Tha Alum which arrived at
bears -aoara at lbs battle.. Hot' miasm
mast Is shot away aad ana f ber smoke
stacks Is ptarobd by saanon abet Bat
tha Oromsny aiUmagh engaged ta si
era! hours in a running flgwt at short
range with a hurge Jspanass destroyer.
hows bo signs at the fray. Attar her
been wounded and aa sttlcer and three
aaea had been killed tha Gromxny soo-
tucklly ptocr. a shot and
tofe wtthaot farther adventuta that ssorn-
wlth rumor aad excite-
Tha -fact that a nattw between
tha rival fleets waa tmnwaant. at Rejsst-
vsiusXf waa not already at hands grip
with Toga waa known thleagh telegrams
from Mm mps and when tt was learned
Monday morning that a. Eaaslsa oiulm
bad heea Btghted off Aakold lalaad headed
tar fa: harbor tba attg Wns lUtsa-'WUh
tha .wUdeai reports ef every aatuca; .
The wihshttsnts 1 dsatsted h tha atfueta
inroogea tbs wasarstoa. or eUmrje tha.
mre-nmg pam overlooking the harbor tar
a bnter vtew.- Ptnany toward o'clock
la the evening a araosful crulssi with
two snowy white stacks ahet in view at
the entrsace to the Ooldea Bern and
rounded en an ancnorag
bristling guns of the aromontery
afar tha broken stump ef ber
white aumt ef one atasst
Jseanaee. ' As -the aaeter abaaa rattled
1a tha hawse solas the viml wraslhsd
MasH ha amnhi K Waa aa nsmlul s sa-
rate la honor at Rear Admiral Von Jes-
et the mat
lug hum
the aamta. aad
a atlauta later the
took up the cannon ada -v "
. Evrltement . bsywad dsscrtdtloa
tie buaanha tossed thear caps high ar the
ah-. Cltlascs embraced aaoh. ether and
aaaosd jubilantly upon the pier while
the crews ef tha-ahlpa aa tha harbor
Jclned In wild eeasrtag.i--rr-T r-r
In a thrice hosts were dripped from
tha davits aad a ansment Inter the of-
ficers at the eiulssi and torpedo boats
as tha harbor aad the military effiosrs
frcm tha forts were swarming aa hoard
tha Almas to laara news at the tight.
Tha AtmaVa Storw. - - -
: The story waa short. . Accoremg to the
officers of the Ahnea the fleet under
Rojestvensky met the Japanese m the
Btmlts of Cores near Tea temaa. and tha
opneatosT fiesta immediately dosed ta.
Being lightly armored the Almas had
bean ordered by Admiral Rojeatvsa.ky
before the battle separated Itself from
the main fleet at tha first opportunity
aad hsadsd tar ' Vladivostok asaa attar
tha commencement ef tha acttoa but ant
tea soon to
. Early to the hauls aa officer at the
Almas .while? watching RoJ.sti.sskj's
flsgshlp for a signal nv the' flagship
ahudder from stem 'to stera as It under
a Mow from a glgaatle hammer aad hesi-
tate to. her osarae wbihjxtha waves rase
high from her armored awes.. Tbea aha
eommenred to Bat aad sank. .
The atftasra believe That the debut of
the submarine boat as an effective agent
la naval warfare or perhaps a laraa sains
eaossd the disaster tax the aVmvarsrt.
The damage however was aa txjenstve
that tha flagship soon west down kmv
tng tha deck officers aad many ot that
crew etrugglmg at .the wnvee.- '- ;;
' One of the Russian torpedo boatsv either
the destrorer Rainy .or tBBraJ. raa
ta aad peeked up a anmber at the swmv i
Bcnroety had tha boom
a negus to echo from tha anrroand-
wasai Von JJenana'g flagahlp the
Rneeea simnsna
Under a gruelling attack ay fhs J
sanese warahlpe aided by tmaede boats
mines' aad submaAwe the iRosedlBa;
Ostmbla and Ural Srere aaaosd' wat of
action aad Tolleeed the tmsjabbj te the
bottom. The fog which ha raised aad
lowered intermittently eurtog the mm a '
tog began to settle down agala an the
distance ot the Almaa. which had bow
succeeded hi daMngnging herself fa ther
aombat from the suuggilng srirai msae
tt etfrieeM far ber to see.clenrty but the
afflesra are poelUTe that they saw two
J aclases bajttlsstirns dmappaar beneath
tha sen befere their area aa that two.
Japanese erulssrs appeared aa th aeeat
at .stohlnaj :' 'V" '-.."'
. The arrival ot the. Oromsny at II o'clock
today was marked by the same scenes ef
evccwnent as those which eharactartsed
' r - t rtl'W 1 .
i
t v
Toe to Ug srmnitneBt tha' long of
rank or eaptared bow Bnmbri twantj-two w
nartlcnlara am tu vat In. ' 'I !
particalar ara aot yat In.
Thm ..4mIf.1 aeva that anna
aUpa were erlooaljE namaged.1
Interaatfaf awa eomeg trom VlaiUvogtohvfMit dl. from blm; wllld a report received frora Toltlo aav Uut
raot by tha eorraanoodeat of tha Associated IPYos who TaeadaaJsht'at tli legation at Washington sayrthat
: report w arnrai uarajoi. om pirac crnuer Amwa aa waa eapturea on poara .kta jtuaaiaa oegtrovar a
and tha fbrpedo boat deatrarW Oromaoy. -.yv -.( Btedory with aaother admiral both aererety woaaded.
l .ThaVoftk!arBof tha'AlnW aay they wftoeaaad the aad with aavera sUff offlcara of hU nasship the Kalax e
l eteUna of two Jaroeaa baUleshlps' and that two Jap- Botrraroff the alnking of which lg eorIrawd by1 the' t
aatsM erulsen were' 0stlD badly
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RUSSffi GREDITS THE WORST
Hd Own Dfepitcfies
:';.. : Than Tioic of
CAasoctotedlYemReporL ' t" '
J t Itsraburg May tLif a av-rthe
Busslsn admiralty m literally stupefied
at the extent of the disaster suffered by
km Admiral Rnjsstvaashy- fleet aad
hi sea advices saint the attaatloa' to
evea worse colors than tha Tokle dm-
patch received at sn . ee hew this
nmrntog accounts for oedy two' ahlpa of
the great Baaxlsa ftost-dha.eratoan AV-
saas :.nd i tha torpedo brmt destroyer
Oromsny and tha abarnoa of news about
the battleship Nevarta and the erulasrs
Oteg aad Aurora which ara 'tha only
flghtiag ships at any nine not iililsm
atsd to tha Ispisisi asta st dsatraisd ar
saptared ' and which up to Aftt a'atoek
yesterday had not reached Vlsdlvostok
renders almost Uls any hops that they
wars ahto ta ahaks aft the aeunuing Jap.
aaeaa srulsin aad reach tha ah sit or st
tha avrtresa at Ooldea Horn "
The otfloers ot the Ahwaa dlspnte Ad-
' tattnTTesto'd efaia. ef . rlstsry with prno-.
matBy w toss aad eeefau They saw tw
hntthndasw.'aa -.awawawfoai 'aassy'ayai'-
aad taw 'ee-ttlaars. werm ja .the. await at
iiidsilis- when they mat etstmgslahed
the battUna; fleeta . But they admit tha
aadasN of then- ship from the seeas at
batOs aad the Pal made the view allO-
aalt. ' '
' Russia had agreed to disarm ana mtera
tha big Heet of colliers aad transports
sent to the Chiasm coast urban Bajesa.
wiai y dotermhud to' try . to fores the
traits of Ceres. It ts believed hers that'
the admnrai did pat want to be hampsred
by a hay auaiay fa tha asa tight sad
the deemtoa to toad the convoy ta the
rear compelled ltojestvenaky to adopt the
shnrlist rewte by way ot Taw Waad. aa
some at the ships eoald aot oarry enough
anal ta 'eats m around "Japan. ' r
';'- InforTiuitioo Valaeleaa.
formation brought by the Almas aad
pabHshad to aa efttoml dispatch tonight
snwilsm aalil by tha resuhs ot the
hitsrvlev.Jmd by tha Assodstsd Frese
oarrsspiajdsat" at vmdivostoh wlU the
offlosra ad I
mformatloa
ad tha Ahwaa aa Oi massy ThU
la Incostplsra. as the' Abaaa
hel
r
aad earrying light
aa vaaeeaaaooaawaad
- . . ' t (ApoclatecJ Pra Peport) ; r t r - Vs" "Ji.l
; T0Ks)3 rV1y 30Admlral Tooo has vtred Admiral Yamamoto MIotster of the
Navy as follows: "The main force f the Russian second 'and third fleets Is
nearly annihilated. Please feel assured of nm '.)' v 5
i
. i .;- a.-- .- r t y x.
Nummary of tho .VyarNpws
s.st
rafAavitbseJastdm. smrasnaw a -V .' ;
"to m
tha Rnaalaa ahlpa ; batUa.
. wklla ton - -' Tb era aewnuj
f v- of Tie Admiral
m? 'Ilia .Ms" flehtfnv a.tlaad at Vtaitivnatsdr M tha tntnla boat Riiln V haillV
f
voonded and 1that
a seemed about 'offlcera of the Alma.
Paint Naval . Disaster in Darker. Colors
Japan HumiUatedat Surrender. r.; r
1 - . - ' T
guns of Uttls asa la a frght drew oft
artor the first coiMslea with the' Jsp-
aaasa aattu-day and Beaded tar Vmdt-
voetok at fuU speed. f;-r.'l'
; Tha last view tba affioera had ef the
Battle waa at dm atarday. whoa' the
and tha Kama auvsroft Borodino Os-
Uabia aad tha Orel bad gene to the bot-
tom whlls tb Alexandra HI had bees
The Aasocaatad Tress Is totermsd that
tha unpublished portion et the otfJolal
dispatches the eoatoata' ot which were
Sent by Wirelem dispatch to Vladivostok
before the arrival at the eraissr ssys that
the Kama Bouvaroff was btown prp Oaa-
tala ChagU at the Ahnas gtvtng H an MB
aptotoa that tha asstraetloa was Urn work
of aubmsrroes . Tha. captain atves the
puasber aC Japan sea torpedo boats pa
ttclpsttng la the attack aa eighty..
Tha sdmk-slty atoa withheld tbs 'same
ot tha araft to which Rojestvensky ta re
ported t have been transferred waiag to
owsta aa to Whether ft was the W
gtotoy ar the mtrnyirBrgll.'V .f
;t Tohto'd esesuata ef sarrrrai ef has
Captused waxalrhm a Japanese ports waa
aatliorttiea than the news at ttw defeat.
' Hinniliatinf Abor ajcfeat.''. 'i
under their test rather than i to anew
them to tall fata the enemy's hands tha
admiralty advancing the suppsettion ihat
-. The' guestlon of tnaugurattag peece aa
aotisltorrs U aot likely to be opened untS
fuU reports of tha Russlaa dlsastar have
bsea rocerved. The war party aontlauea
Ha' seflant attitude and oeomrea that
paaoa fa hapsasllila whda many Wnsslsns
who hsistofuis bavs bora in favor of
paaoa hot are now haatllmted by the de-
feat ad thrlr navy are giving their votos
la favor -ef a continuation ef the -war.
Weverthilesa.- aha j 1 si 1 party toststs -an
the absolute tatfllty at prowngtsg the
auaaato. Ever stow to rskah a declskm.
It fa smprobabia tha
sanaaraaaai
THE TWO ADniRALS.
The WptatoB' expressed hers la that
nothing asm asguat the fall urn of tba
TTasslsa tifianas-lTf- to sink their ahlpa
.V 1
. W 1 I - '
:tof fswi;fuTqif Ttrw e' ta
V ?
tba great confusion as to tka fate
Rojeatvmukjr. it la reported that ha
hi wUa hag raoelvad a tolaTani
ehte oa the osurss it irffl
after the battle baa bean fought fa hfaa.
ehnrfa. '" A '
J AasocJated Press dispetirhds mdieaU
that TVld Marshal Oyama to already ta
motlou and that a grpnd engagimiut fa
manaaamtvf w.if Tfi.G''v-x'sr .-a
ha government atm fatoraleto tfai pnh
Iciatlons of the bias fa ships not esatainad
hs! ttoawn. advioes. bat aa far at K.
rslacstiarg . t' ths strath- fa
taarai.''' ' 1 ' ' ' : !" '
Jap Had the Sred. '
i ta tha ruanlng; fight yestsrday the Jap-
aness ontoyed th advantage of yopertor
fire sad hrtag every eripplsd Ttiissnta ship
to. Bay. ; Aamval Neaosntotra hattere
rsnmsnt aansadmad atf 1 sisuiial rocka
while Rojestvensky with tha best remain-
ing hattleshlpa taught on' for hs honor
of the Raaslsa navy. ; i: .
The admiralty learned wrth a- eaaaa' ef
relief the the fmgahlp Kniaa asuvaraff
sank under the loot at tha
mander tn chief. The
gsjjofrs two aattlasMnk eroa though the
ilruumstsmm ware aot yet hWwn'lara.
sarde an. a llii in The aWp stin na
aooaaata tor here ara the battleship
Mavarfa) and the promoted cruisers Otoe
Aurora and Isumrud all fast vessels.
HTitAH into umi. ' '
vnatfiwoatok SMj Snnk fai At
. tempt to Aid ltojetwtakw.
1 (ssmehilld Frem fcepsrt)-1 .
. Leadow May to-Tbs Toklo ins reaiiaaaV
ant ot the Dally Express reports that the
soaadma with Wrly Ba) asaa en board.
from Vladivostok wtth the hope M
ef
fleet am that It struck a Ji
an sunk with an hands
The eerrespondeart ssys that n fa ke
Beved Ttos Admiral Bkrydloft wsa aa
bw IM JAP YARDS. .
Captiired Kuaaiaa Ship At But
1 -. - SUghUjr Dpjnaced.' -
; Tokia. Bfay V-t a. avTha
csptwsd aatlleahlp Orel milled at the
Basra astvy yard a asaa today. The
hslllsshlpa Nlkeial JL Adnalral Seamvto
and coast dtfenee - k-anels Admtrai
Aprmxin reeenia aaseas at u e ctooa. to-
day. It to reported that the Orel aad
xiseiai . 1 ai
loeeeeoeaeoas
ooeeaeedT
) - 4 o k" f
Ji f ai
1 ' 1 .-' .. :s
Togo Rqwr ted Admiral Rojestvensk7
t His Staff Were Taken:5!
is
i'J
RONE OF THE JAPJTZSE SHIPS SDSTAIKi:
I ; SETJOUS DAITeGZ U THE BATTLE.:
Total Rc&a Loss Estiaiutd it Twentyt m SU;:
;.: aNcmlltof ThtmBciM
4 tA ftt.. rf V ; rff W W vig J t
TORPEDO CRAFT OITLIZED fO EXTENSIVE CEGIXZ I
t ; CHASES DOVH SCATTERED RUSSIAN SZFS;
iiobX Foot Eondrd Japanese SaHon Vere Lost ui iMtsl Tlzi V
-..WotrnJed Hnmber cf LzsU Vessels Saa Apoooi la TrjLj
.: to Esape tat Tw Eeaded Ptjit ol yiaiiTOstok.
(Jmnrssli Press Report- . y.:- t
i Waahingtoa. may "WThe
port of the mtost eMafla at a awaat
naval battle tn the rarla Of "Ooiea !.
aaado la a aahmfjaxa reoehred Senlcht by
tae'jspaaiss' hwnrtoa hare tns the 'far-
ttea otttoe at'Toe eavvrtog AdmWnl
JagVa dispatches up to this aftersxtaa.
The report says that Admiral JUs!
an staff afO-
eera were tokea prisswef en tha atnktag
ef Bjestvensky s tisgsnln t the Kntoa
aoavaraft fctordaft night- The 'totol
aasjhar ad vasieto'ioat to be Bnasmaa.
according to Admiral Togo aaw isaohis
twenty-two aad be adds thai arthoegh
thi.fuO pejtlcelara 'are a jraf ta 4ene
at the Japsasss snips waa asrtoeaty'to-
tored aad tha torn st the first Mrkta
etjs 7nifaai ttoayjaveVem;';s!:''
?The ap;;saujm-JB tbf armored
irusur Psaltrl pumshsl raa aground aa
CrUng ' Briaadt . that the hetlesklpa
Oaimaaa. already aamlilad hmt; by the
Bussaw aawdratty aad tba lUvarln were
sunk; that the batthmhlp fdseol TeUky
as "susuected-to have ounla"
'' Tb Report.
-! arlflal WrPOrt ebVraml T'to'el Weanf oyOajiTfjd
aa tha afteraioa ad May B aa already re-
tepaed : purmrit aa whOe .aav
h the dliiiiltlaa of
ahlpa (aead fa a
the
aad waa sank at t p m. Har orew ef
ever B as
Crwtoar Dsntrt
ahittlsa at I p. aav
and waa Immediately evertahsa and fired
apoa ifamimly by awr fourth avlalo
aa second assliiiym flotllhv . the waa
attacked that Bfah by the sseeod de
stroyer ftotma andhe next msnUag waa
ward the evntog ad May B ta tha aooth
at UrBng hdaad the Bin a
Bulny whereto were found
Peetvrnsky aad aaother aaaxhaJ. both
tba Oagslrlp Palace Bun vaioft which wee
saah nt I S p. m. en May fa They were
aa taken pilsuasta. Car steamer Ckttoss
arhUa eramtoe to tha northward an the
Mornmg ot May M foaa aad awak aa.
Oar ash-it
Bl
at
aa May M a Bnssma mtiai .
wbleh finally weat agroaad.
tdtl
received sad stabnasato at prlasatrs tha
resatV-ef toe beiate tram May.fS ;a
Hay aX B aa fsBawa; -
-t . . ; - - -
rrtoea ouvareft. AWander IH Boro-
gs r nMrt Piisshll.
Boft eaa com
aUwyera sunk. '-1 . ;
ITIi.biltol t. Oral Admiral Anrexln AdaaV
-ml ' oenkavto aae tea. oestroyer Put.y
vent to tha bottom Baaday tosrntog;
that the coast defense ahto ' Admiral
Omlilknff wae awah after d rlamisi pax
suit baw araw betog reecned; and gres
ether eMails aa to vssssto sunk ar dm-
abtod. The Jspsnim Admiral Hfaa waa
lightly wnuaaed.' Tha protected uialasr
jUaaaavwhmh had already arrived at
yiiflliiiliik Is rscerred to fa the report
thle attorewoB May V.. - y ;i
Tha main ferae ad oar nartfaid fleet
apoB aaaspMaf swrrender el rimiNHig
Rmilsa main torse neer tlssniim I Recka
at Crttog Island off the Corona ossat.
i; Adrnlrala Capttjxyjd f v?.
Oar aeatroyer Baaaastal saursd. to
AUTTT
V
4 f- A
1 'J ri i
4.-?';
zt
.1-
a M
sank about ( p. -Bk ' and U ;
aearfa-"alaa wag sunk. ' - r -
Tbe Almas oa 'May IT wsavebaerved in.
a dliablsd and sinking eondlliou but her
Bras fata fa yet anhaawa.
"The tuO psrtlealars regarding the ii
jury to our ships ara' pot yet at ban
hat aa far as I oouid aeoertaln nooe w .
snruusry Injured alt being still er..
fa 'optoaUoaa.'.' The.; whbls casualties a
aot yat aarjartsineev'rj:Vi
CasuaMiea at first drraaoa are L
ever m. ?. yk ""i A '
' Prmce Torhtte in excellent health; Ji
aibn Mtoa SllghOy wounded May X7.
i'fTbu Surth . Report.. -
' saath riml. tecel.ed the afternoon
May PH tim edOatfaMa end
eonftrme. Btssot Tellkt ato deflnlt
I spin lad to have sunk aa the morning
Mayai f f ' :
' Ofllcml sUiuwtur t fiuuun Ut
fat aa aarirlshie; yellowing six bettl -Shlpa
awak: Prince Bouvaroff Imperati
Alexander 1 BoreHse Oetlsbes. tim-i
Tebka and NavaitawSronowing five cru
are sunk. Admiral Xactitowft' 'Dmi:
DonakoL Tlsdlrafr Mononmck BvtetUn
Jeartehwg. '. ' - ' . .
Ship . Admiral Usba!
Twa hattleshlpa Orel and Impen
WlebcmJ t twa aaaat iifenm ahlpsi G -aral
Adanwal Apraxta aa Admiral Brak-
ml Peaksvia and the diatisyai Bledov :
;Tbua tha Ba
i tost altogether twen-
to mi ' tens besides ti
ertdeer Ahana suspected to have sunk.
; RETAKEN BY JAPAN.
Origin of Rumor of Sinlir
t ? an Americaji EI.Ip. :
. i ' i. ti se.rt. ted Pram' Report.).' '
:Tokto. May BX It sow appears ti
the report at the staking ot aa amen
vessel by the' Oast of Admiral Ro
at t
tor J
by Japan
warshipa. . v..- . :.V .
( ' ' (Associated Press Report.)
Mew Terk May V-The Oidhnma I
Ksw Terk March PJ bound tor 1
a sag aae Is a new vessel of M toi
Owns by misailaut Baoaa m Co. i
West Hartiepcot. EnglandV . .
' "RUSSIJL K SLOVTi
France Expects Delay in Ded.
. .. oa Futair Courae.
. ' -- tAmecuited Press Report.) '
PaHa. May BWTbe view that prev
fa aattotot aaaibwa here to that a
a final aetonalnatlsw aa to her !
esaraa.wat R Is antlerrjated that st-
neng
pnrpsm of a
advnaos rapidly awing to the -tou
aiHiBJ st tha Baistoa lptoasaey
tha raaflwrtlng fatoranl elements.
VokPTURED WITH SIH
-' r;l ': v .
Tokkr Irisiats that Rojeatvc
. I Prisouer of Togo.
: (Associated Press Report.)
'Lsodoa Msy L The Dolly '
Toklo- sniiuaprsutoat.' eabUng and
of May PA says: n. : -
Whenthe Kama aooraroff w
M trans?'
veaeel bat was capi"
lay. He Is said to be .
rural todav.
wounded In the a
Admn-ale Mcogatoff " end V
also are misuse! a An the s
Russian
fuet nave seen ettbvi
oapture.
I PICKING UP SAH
Japan Reacuing Lost f
.to toaar.
' (Assoeist Pram T
Toklo. stay - p. m.-
ssu sailors soma of them
pMred no -Kteen p. -terov.
'I ;
Aurora wre h'
-e t-
Hkery ta ins.im tan sRnatton
friendly nations far the
tototoc the best piasflili' aasto tor
liiiLlmilia at tha war. However. y-
efflDlsle do set expect such proc
caoture. According te the -- t'
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