Evening journal., 1905-05-29
Twelve Of ROjestvensky's
Warships Either Sunk
or Captured, and Two
Transports and Two
DestrOyers Sunk
Toxic Officially AnnOun-
Ces Big Victory Of
TOgO's Forces Over the
Enemy Fearful Battle
in Straits of Korea

Toxic. May 90 $50 p. m.-It is officially
announced that Admiral RojestyenFly'a
feet has been practically annihlated4
Twelve warships have been sunk or cap
tured and two transports and two tor
pedo boat destroyers have been sunk.
In the battle fought Saturday in tha
Straits OF Korea the Russian battleships
Borodino and Alexander III. the armored
cruiser Vladimir Monomach. the coast de-
fonse ironclad Admiral Oushakon, tho
protected cruisers Svietlana and Jem4
tchug the repaired ship Kamtchatka and
the cruiser CD Irtessin were sunk.
The battleships Orei and Nlcolai I and
the coast defense ironclads Admiral SEMI
avin and General Admiral Apraxlne were
captured.
GRISCOM ANNOUNCES VICTORY.
Washington. May 2a-Omcial announce
ment Of tho result Of the naval fight was
received az the State Department today
IN the following cablegram from Minister
Griscom. dated Toxic, May %:
] admiral Togo has Informed his governs
ment concerning the fight which took
place on Saturday afternoon and satur-
day evening. According TO his report tho
Japanese fleet under his command de-
stroyed and sunk one battleship OF tho
Borodino class and four other large Russ
sian war vessels. Two or three more were
captured. None OF the large Japanese mem
OF war received serious injury.
"The battle was stiil In progress on
Sunday. great japanese victory Is an~
nounced here as the general result Of tho
engagement but few details have been
received"
RoJEsrvENsKY's FLAGSHIP SUNK.
London. May %. 1876 p. m.-Up to noon
today the Foreign ONCE was still without
news Of the naval battle from any Brit
ish source IN the Far East. The Japanese
legation was similarly without news from
its government.
Reports are current on the Stock Ex<
change purportng TO be from authorita.
tive private sources TO the effect that
Nice-Admiral Rojestvonsky's fagshiu
(kniaz SouvaronD was among the ves-
sells sunk and that the Japanese are fol-
lowing up the Russians and picking on
their ships one by one
Operators on the stock exchange were
cheerful over the Far Eastern news, hop-
r ing that the battle might prove decisive
and lead TO peace. Consols went up SIG
and Japanese bonds rose from 2 to si6
points. In Russians no business was
transacted. Nominally prices were un-
changed. Americans were to IA points
over parity. orders from Paris forced the
prices higher
RUSSIANS IN FULL FLIGHT.
London, May 29-The correspondent OF
the Morning Post at Shanghai saws that
a telegram has been received there from
3 Pekin announcing that Rojestvenslxy's 4
a fleet has bene defeated OF the Tsu Islands
and is fleeing northward. and that four
, Russian ships, including the battleshiu
2 Borodino, have been sunk.
TAKAHIRA HEARS TIL ENEws.
Washington, May 29-g a. m.-Nfinister
i, Takahira Of aJpan. received his first in.
= formation Of the practical annihiatiou
q Of the Russian feet in the straits OF
, Korea from the Associated Press a few
minutes after he arose this morning.
4 When the bulletin from Toxic contain
4 ing the Japanese Governments ohicial an.
n nouncement that Admiral Roiestvenskv
e had lost twelve warships was read 10 Min
l. lister Takahira over the telephone he care
= fully repeated the words Of the despatch.
and then expressed satisfaction at the
n apparent result Of the great conflict. The
h Minister and other members of the jap.
d anese Legation remained in their Offices
D., nearly an night eagerly awaiting news OF
% the battle.
= Up 10 this hour no Official advices have
% been received at the Legation Aside from
the press dispatches the only information
IS received at the Legation was contained IL
a private message to the Minister indicat
ing that the result Of the fight was favor.
able to the Japanese. Minister Takahirs
is expecting momentarily definite news Of
" the battle.
r.