Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-31

States Minister GrlscOm tcieS'aPn' "
the State Department from TOXIC at
1l:45 this morning as follows; "RoJest-
yensky's skull fractured, requiring oPer-
a,ion Serious. but not dangerous. To-
tel Japanese losses to date, three tor,
nedo boats sunk. three officers killed ana
mont 200 men killed and disabled.
The following official dispatch was re-
ceived this morning at The japanese
Legation from Toxic: at is officially
announced that in the last naval battle
the damages sustained by our feet were
very slight AID none of our baltleships,
cruisers, destroyers or other ships was
lost. except three torpedoooats. Under
imperial command, Admiral Togo was
authorized to permit Admiral Nebogatoh
10 submit to the Gar his report OF the
hattie and a list of the Russians killed,
wounded and prisoners. The admiral
was also authorized to release, on parole,
the surrendered officers Of Nicholsi l,
Orel. Apraxin and Senyavin. Admiral
Roiestyensky was taken to Sasebo Ma
val Hospital. No other admiral was
captured from the Biedovy, the last re-
port in this respect being due to cleri-
cal error"
The State Department has received the
following dispatch, under date OF May
30. from Ambassador Meyer at St
Petersburg; "Russian ship Almaz only
Russian arrived Cat Yladivostok). Cap
tain REPORTS saw Kniz Suvarof (iagship)
sink. Rojestvensky, wounded safely
lowered aboard torpedo boat Bouiny, but
Bouiny not yet heard FROM"
Minister Criscom at Toxic telegraP1s
as follows to the State Department this
afternoon "Rojestvensky seriously
wounded; is in the hospital at Sasebo.
Two Russian hospital ships captured,
suspected of taking part strategically;
brought to Sasebo. Russian officers Will
be released on parole"
From the meagre information that has
been received regarding the conditions
under which the great naval battle In
the Korean straits was fought between
Togo and Rojestvensky, naval officers
heie have about reached the conclusion
that the Russian feet was stampeded.
lis battle formation was broken up and
the japanese then proceeded to pick OIL
the Russians one by one or in small
groups. This theory is borne out by the
report from Admiral Togo that his ''com-
bined squadron" attacked five Russian
ships near the LiancOurt rocks. Against
such odds the Russians had no show and
the result was that four Of them surren-
dered, including the batttleships Orel
and Nicholas /, the fifth one escaping
by flight. In the absence of details it
is believed here that the stampede was
caused by the sudden appearance, under
cover of fog, Of various fotillas OF Jap
anese torpedo boats, combined with the
heavy fire from both sides of the big
guns of the japanese battleships aud
cruisers. The torpedo boats evidently
delivered their attacks at close quarters
and the sudden appearance OF swarms OF
these deadly little craft almost under
their bows apparently threw the Rus
SLAMS into confusion in the midst OF
which the various segments Of their fleet
became separated. The japanese forma-
ton being still intact it was possible Tor
them to c ,ncentrate the combined lire OF
several ships on individual Russians
with the destructive effect already made
known. This would also probably ex-
plain why the japanese ships escaped
with so little injury TO themselves.
While some of the press dispatches have
suggested that the japanese made use OF
submarine boats, naval officers here do
not believe it.
At this mornings session of the Craw-
ford trial, Postofice Inspector Simons
was recalled to the stand to complete his
testimony begun Monday. Postofiice
Inspector Sullivan and J. Il. Tulles, a
typewriter and stenographer in the
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Office cOrroborated statements made
by Simons concerning an interview
Ill the lOuItI dSoioAlhh CA'~~
with w. G. Crawford relative TO the
contracts of and organization of the
Postal Lock and Device Co. In the
typewriter statement as presented by
the government, of the interview, the
facts as brought out by the reading were
that Geo. +. Lorenz was not an officer
of the company, that on each of the
satches sold, Lorenz was to receive 40
cents as his profit, and in addition
should furnish the straps and pay the
travelling expenses of Crawford. On
the first contract signed by the postal
Lock and Device Co., Lorenz received
81, 600 as his share.
President Roosevelt has pardOned S. J.
SPOTS, a former bank cashier Of Petty, Texas,
who is serving a five year sentence at Fort
Leavenworth for embezzling the funds OF the
First National Bank Of Petty. SPOTS plead
ed guilty on March II, 1908. HO has made
GOOD his regulations and neither bank nor
depostors have been permanent sufferers by
his crime President Roosevelt denied SPOTS
application for a pardon year ago believing
that he had not suffered enough punishment
at that time.
Secretary of the Navy Morton this after
noon made the following official statement:
paul Morton announces that he will retire
from the Cabinet July !, 1905. He will so to
New York to live and will become associated
with Mr.. Thomas f. Ryan. Mr.. Morton will
at once take charge Of the plans for the con-
of proposed comprehensive system
Of underground rapid transit lines in New
York city for operation in connection with
the existing surface lines"
Children Gored BY Wild Bulls.
A terrible happened Monday at Villa
in the province of Seville.
twenty little girls were playing in the
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