The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-06-01
JAP VICTORY
IS COMPLETE
Annihilation OF Russian Navy
Is Almost Completed by the
Great Jap Admiral.
ONE ADMIRAL CAPTURED
NobogatoH a Prisoner Of Togo,
Eight Captains Drown and
Rojestvensky is Pursued.
FLAGSHIP MAY BE SUNK
EEtLL GG
ONE ADMIRAL CAPTURED
G MAY BE SUNK
Stock Exchange Of London Claims to
Have Authoritative Information
TO the Effect that Rojest-
vensky's Ship Sank.

Washington. May 2s.-In the great
naval battle fought Saturday
and Sunday in the Straits of
Korea the Japanese obtained a COM
plete and overwhelming victory. Late
advices show that Roiestvensky's fleet,
composed Of all his most effective and
powerful ships, was completely shat
tered.
Two Russian battleships, one coast
defense armorclad five cruisers. two
special service ships and three Destroy
ers were sunk, and there Were captured
two battleships. coast defense
arnorclads and one special service
ship.
Roiestvensky's flagship escaped be-
ing badly damaged. and with other yes
sells of his broken feet is being pursued
by the victorious Japanese.
Rear Admiral Nebogatoff. however,
was captured with 5000 other prison
| ers. 1t seems probable. in their Grip
pied condition. the other Russian YES
sells will fall into the hands of the Jap
anese before they can reach VladiNos-
tok.
While London rurnors say several
Japanese vessels We're lost Togo Off
cially reports his SQUADRON was not
damaged. A lumber of Russian vessels
still email near Shanghai, but it is
evident that as a fighting force the
great feet has been destroyed.
TIE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Toxic, May 29.-It is officially an
Eounced thai R~ojestvensky's fleet is
practically a%nnihilated in the battle of
Saturday.
The Russian ba%ttleships Borodino
and Alexander III; armored cruisers
Admiral Nakahimoff, Dmitri Donskoi,
Vladimir ,Monomach: coast defense
Svietlana and Jemschug: repair ship
Kamschatka, and the cruiser I~rtessin
were sunk.
The battleships Orel and Nicolai L.
coast defense ironclads Admira Semi
avin and Admiral Apraxine were cap
tured.
EIGHT CAPTAINS DROWN.
Toxic dispatch says eight captains Of
Russian warships were drowned during
the battle Saturday.
ABSOLUTE AND OVERWHELMING
Washington, May 29.-Japanese Min
lister Takahir received a cablegram
from his government conveying the
information that the Jap:siese victory
had been absolute and overwhelming"
but the cablegram lacks details.
According to advices received by the
navy department from Toxic the Jap
anese. in addition to the ships already
named. captured the Russian battleship
Sissoi Neliky, and the Russian flagship
was seriously damaged.
HOW FLEET LINED UP.
Washington, May 29.-The following
belated dispatch has been received by
the navy department dated Saturday,
showing the formation of the Russian
feet just before the battle:
The Russian feet was sighted this
morning between Goto island and Quel-
part island, Korea. in a double column,
the Jemtenug leading the way.
The Borodino, Orel. Kalaz. Suvaroff,
Alexander III, Ossllabla, Sissoi Veliky,
Navarin Nicolai l We're on the star
board side.
1.-The Admiral Nakhimoff. Admiral
Oushakoff, Adlniral Seniavine. General
Admiral ApraXine and other cruisers
We're on the port side"
ST. PETERSBURG is GLOOMY.
ST. Petersburg. May 29.-While Ro-
.iesLVenslly was expected to pay the
price for reaching his haven at Vladi-
rostok, the complete loss OF two of his
four best battleships. besides several
other warships. with heavy damage to
other ships which such havoc indi-
Gates. is admitted to spell disaster UNI
less the Japanese suffered correspond
ingly.
For this reason news from VlaGi-
vostok, where the communication with
the Russian fleet will be established,
is awaited with intense anxiety.
The admiralty calculates tina wire
less communication with Vladivostok
might be established this afternoon or
/ tonight, but as all dispatches must first
go to the emperor the news>is not like
ly to reach the public until tomorrow.
The Toxic official bulletin annourc-
ing that Rojestvensky's feet was prac-
tically annihilated, was a crushing
blow to admiralty officials, destroying
the hope to which many of them had
chung that the silence of the Japanese
government might be favorably con-
stru-I
The wording of the official dispatch
was interpreted to mean that Togo had
succeeded in barring II holding the
entrance to the Straits OF Korea
against Rojestvensky.
Owing to a decision Of newspapers
to suspend Monday publications of only
kilograms are being printed on ny
sheets. The Novoe Nremya alone COM
ments ed%itorially or the battle.
Under the caption THE HOUR OF
FATE HAS STRUCK" the paper says
Russia has been r~eproached with put
ting too much trust In God. sending toe
many ikons to the war and not enough
men. The results is now. in the Ian.
guage of Americans, Sin the hands O.
the men behind the guns We Rus
SLAMS Will DC patient until full results
are known.
JAPS CALMLY HiDED THEIR TIME
Toxic. May 29.-At A o'clock Satur.
day the scout ships of Rear Admira
Kataoka reported by wireless tele.
graph the approach of the Russian
Baltic squadron from i point north O.
Uku island, at the southerly entrance
to the Straits Of Korea. At sunris,
the Russian battleships were off tn.
~promontory of Harado, the cruisers /,
the center and the three coast defense
ironclads on the western line. AT !,
o'clock i'll the morning they We're wes
Of the Island Of Tiki which ;c tina oavt