The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-06-02
Russian Officials Were Too
Quick to Jump at
Conclusions.
JAP VICTOR SENDS MORE NEWS
Triumph of the Mikado's Fleet Con-
tinues TO Grow-Twenty-Two OF
the Cars Ships Sunk
or Captured.

All doubt as 70 the fate or Vice Ad-
miral Rojestvensky apparently has
been cleared up. He is prisoner in
the hands of the japanese.
Togo reported his capture early in
the day, but doubt was east on the
correctness Of this by message from
St Petersburg stating specifically
that he had arrived at Vladivostok on
the torpedo-boat Bunny, to which he
had been transferred just before the
sinking of his flagship the Kniaz
Souvaroff
Jumped at Conclusions.
1t seems that this statement was
simply the result Of too rapid jumping
TO conclusions by Russian officials.
The report was due TO a telegraph
message sent TO Grand Duke Alexis by
Admiral DournovO, informing him that
he had received advices from Nladi-
vostok that the destroyer's comman-
der, Admiral DOurnovo's son. hid
picked up ROjestvensky and had fol-
lowed the Almaz out of the battle.
Admiral Dournovo being under the
impression that the admiral had
reached Vladivostok, SO Informed the
public.
Intercepted by Japanese.
The Almaz reached Vladivostok, but
the torpedo-boat with Rojestvensky on
board was intercepted by the Japan
csc, Admiral Togos official report de-
scribing the capture as follows:
Our destroyer SaZanami captured
toward the evening of May - in the
south Of Nrleung island the Russian
destroyer Bedovi. whereOn were found
Admiral Rojestvensky and another adj
miral G,nquist, both severely wound
ed, together with eighty RuSSianS. liz
Guiding staff officers from the flagship
Kniaz Soularoff, which was sunk at
800 p. m on May p. They were all
taken prisoners"
Fifth Report from Togo.
Washington, May 31.-The japanese
legation has given out the following
cablegram from Toxic. 1t is the fifth
report from Togo, received on the aft
ernOon of May 30; The main force Of
our combined fleet, upon accepting sur
render OF the remaining Russian main
force near Liancourt rocks in the aft
ernoon Of May %. as already reported,
stopped pursuit and while engaged in
the disposition of surrendered ships
found in a southwestern direction the
Admiral Ushakoff. a coast defense
ship. Thereupon the Iwate and VA
kumo were Immediately dispatched in
pursuit and invited her 10 surrender,
but she refused and was sunk at q
p. m. Her crew of over 800 men were
rescued.
Capture of Admiral Roiestvensky.
The cruiser Dmitri Donskoi was
found in the northwestern direction at
3 p. m, and was Immediately over
taken and fired upon vigorously by our
fourth division and second destroyer
hotilla. She was attacked that night
by the second destroyer fotilla, and
the next morning was found aground
on the southeastern shore Of Urleung
island off the Korean coast. our de
stroyer SaZanami captured toward tho
evening of May 81. TO the south OF
Urleung island. the Russian destroyer
Biedovy, wherein were found Admiral
Roiestvensky and another admiral,
both severely wounded, together with
eighty Russians including staff officers
from the flagship Prince [Knlaz Sou
varoff which was sunk at 5:29 p. IN.
on May %. They were all taken pris-
oners.
Two Destroyers Out of Business.
"Our cruiser ChitoSe. while cruising
TO the northward on the morning OF
May 2S, found and sunk another de-
stroyer. Our cruiser Niitaka and de-
stroyer Murakumo attacked at noon on
May 2S a Russian destroyer which
finally went aground"
RESULT or THE FIGHT SUMMARIZED
Six Battleships sunk, Two Captured-To-
tai Russ Loss, Twenty-Five ships.
According TO various reports hith-
erto received. and statements of pris-
opars tho rasuIt Of tho hattIo from