Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-30
BEATEN LEADER MAY
HAVE MADE ESCAPE
Russian Rear Admiral Cannot Now Be
! Accounted for, Though His Flagship
Is Badly Damaged and He May Yet
Be Taken Prlsoner-The Japanese
Squadron sustalns No Lessss Of
consequence-End Of War May Fol.
low Battle.

Nebogatoff, former commander Of
the fourth division Of the Pacific
fleet and recently commander of
the information squadron com,
posed of scouts and merchant
men, with 5000 other Russians,
is among the prisoners captured
by the Japanese. Admiral RoJest-
vensky appears to have escaped.
The battle began Saturday morn
ing and the Japanese are still In
pursuit of the Russians.
New York, May 29.-Advlces re-
celved today from London and
other leading continental financial
centers by local bankers were all
OF the opinion that Japan's decIs-
I've victory at sea will hasten
peace negotiations. Reports that
the government at Washington had
signifled its willingness to act as
mediator la the event OF peace
proposals were current and added
to the hopeful feeling In financial
circles that the end of the war
may be looked for soon.
St. Petersburg, May 29.-At the
admiralty this morning absolutely
nothing Is known Of the naval bat
tie in the fart east except. the
news contained In the dispatches
Of the Associated Press. The gen.
eraI impression produced by the
cable messages Is extremely
gloomy. Black pessimsm relgns
among the public.
Washlnaton, May 29.-Japanese
minister Takahira received a ca
bIegram from his government to-
day conveying the information that
the Japanese victory had been "ab-
soIute and overwhelming" but the
(, cabIegram lacks detail.
London, May 29.-An Evening
News Toxic dispatch says that
eight captains of Russian warships
were drowned during the battle Of
Saturday.
Washington, D. c.. May 2e-lt Is
stated that the state department
has, been informed by Ambassador
Meyer that the Russian foreign Of
flee has no news concerning the re.
ported sinking Of an American
ship off the island of Formosa on
May 20. The Russian government
has promised to furnish Meyer
with any information bearing on
the subject which 1t may receive.
.
Washington, May 2s.-Minister
Griscom cabIed the state depart
ment today that ship supposed
to be American, sunk off the coast
Of Formosa on May 20 by the Rus
sian fleet was a British vessel,
according to report just made to
him by the Japanese government
Toxic. May 20. - 1t is officially a
that Rear Admiral Rojestve
sky's fleet is practically annihilate
In the battle on Saturday the Russia
battleships Borodina and Alexand'
III. the armored cruisers Admiral N
kahimoff. Dimitri, Donskoi, Vladim
Monomakh, the coast defense ironcl;
Admiral Oushakoffthe protected crui
ers Svietlana and Jemtchug, the repa
ship Kamtschaka and the cruiser Ii
essin were sunk and the battleshi]
Orel, Sissoi Vellly. The Russian fla
ship Knia Souvaroff is badly damage
Though latest reports do not say it
captured and Nicholas I and the Goa
defense ironclads Admiral Seniavil
and Admiral Apraxine we're capture
13 Ships Sunk; 7 Captured.
Washington, May 29.-An ofici
telegram from Toxic states that A
miral Togo reports that the tot
losses sustained by the Russian fle
on Saturday and Sunday were tv
battleships one coast defense arme
clad, five cruisers, two special servi
ships and three destroyers, all sun]
three battleships two coast defen
armorclads, one special service shi
one destroyer and more than 20
prisoners captured. Togo adds tn
the Japanese squadron is undamage
Report Flagship Also Sunk.
London, May 29.-(Noon )--The fc
eign officers and the japanese legatit
are both without news OF the battl
A rumor on the stock exchange viii,
is said to be from authoritative b
vate sources is to the effect that r