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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-31
OFFICIAL FROM TOXIC.
Continued from Page One.)

Russians. including staff officers from
the flagship Prince Souvaroff (Kniaz
Souvarof) which was sunk at 500 p. NJ,
ON May u. They were all taken pris-
OnerS.
"Our cruiser ChitOSe while cruising
to the northward on the morning of
May 2S, found and sank another Rus
sian destroyer. Our cruiser Niyitaka
and destroyer Murakumo attacked al
so at noon on May rs. Russian de-
strOyer. which finally went aground.
According to various reports hith-
erto received and statements of prison.
ers, the result of the battle from May
q to May 20 is as follows:
"Prince Suvaroff. Alexandra III, b.
rodino. Donskoi. Admiral Nachmoff.
Monomach, Jemschug. Admiral Ousha-
koff. one converted cruiser and two de-
stroyers. sunk.
Nicholas I, Orel. Admiral Apraxin,
Admiral Senkavin. and destroyer Ried-
ovy captured. According to the prison.
srs the Osbliabia sunk about 3 p. NJ.
and the Navarin also was sunk.
"Almaza. or May q, was observed
In disabled and sinking condition,
Out ntF ntlstl litt Us yet uilhHoNH.
"The full particulars regarding the
INJURY TO our ships are not yet In hand.
but so far as | could ascertain. none
was seriously injured. all being still
engaged I'm operations. The whole cas-
ualties are not yet ascertained. Cas-
ualties of first division are little over
40. Prince Yorhito in excellent health.
Admiral Misu slightly wounded, May
-.
sixth report received the afternoon
Of May 30:
Loss OF Osliabia, Navalin, con-
firmed. Sissoi-Veliki also definitely re-
ported to have sunk on the morning OF
May rs.
"OIficisl statement Of Russian losses
so far as ascertained:
Following six battleships sunk
Prince Suvaroff. Imperator. Alexandra
iii. Borodino. osliabia, Sissoi-Veliki
and Navalin.
Following five cruisers sunk: Admi-
raj Nakhimoff, Dmitri Donskoi. Vlad-
imir. Monomach, Svietlana and Jemt'
chug.
coast defence ship Admiral Osha-
koff sunk.
'Two special service ships KAN
chatka and three destroyers also sunk
"Two battleships. Orel and 1mperatol
Nicholas /, two coast defence ships
General Admiral Apraxin and Admira
Senyanvin. and one destroyer Piedo'
wy captured.
THUS the Russian lost altogether 2:
ships, the aggregate tonnage whereas
amounting to l53.411 tons. beside.
cruiser Almaz suspected to have sunk.
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and the opposing fleets Immediately
closed in. Being lightly armOred. the
Alamaz as had been ordered by Admi-
raj Rojestvensky before the battle.
separated itself from the main fleet at
the first opportunity and steamed for
Vladivostok soon after the commence
ment of the action, but not too soon to
observe that the losses on both sides
in the titanic combat were great.
Early in the battle an officer of the
AlamaZ, while watching Rojestven-
sky's flagship. the Dattleship kniaz
SOuvarOlf for a signal, saw the nag
ship shudder from stem to stern as or
under a blow from a gigantic hammer.
and hesitate in her course. while the
waves rose high from her armored
sides. Then she commenced to list ana
soon sank leaving the deck officers
and many of the crew struggling in the
waves.
One of the Russian torpedo boats
either the destroyer Bunny or the BraVl
ran in and picked up number OF the
swimmers, one of whom was recoS-
nized through a glass, as Admiral Ro-
jestvensky.
Under a gruelling attack from the
japanese warships. aided by torpedo
boats, mines and submarines, the Boro-
dino, Osliabia and Cral were placed
out of action and followed the flagship
to the bottom.
The arrival of the GroZny at IL
O'Clock, today, was marked by the
same scenes of excitement as those
Which characterized the advent of the
AhnaZ.
The CORRESPONDENT of The Associated
Tress visited the wounded commander
of the destroyer. Captain AndriTski. at
the hospital and the captain confirmed
the details given by the officers OF the
AlmaZ,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-31
IN A STUP0R.
Russian Admiralty Over.
come by the Defeat.
Indignation at Crews for Not
Sinking Captured Ships.

the Osliabia and the Ural had gone to
the bottom, while the Alexander III had
been badly damaged.
The Associated Press is Informed that
the unpublished portion of the official
dispatch the contents of which were
sent by a wireless dispatch to VladivOs-
tok before the arrival Of the cruiser
there. says that the kniaz SOuvaroIi
was blown up, Captain Chagin of the
AlmaZ. giving it as mis- opinion that this
destruction was the work CT submarine
boats. The captain gives the number
of Japanese torpedo boats participating
in the attack as so.
The admiralty also withheld the
name of the craft to which ROjestven-
sky is reported to have been trans
ferred, owing to doubts as to whether
it was the destroyer Bunny or the de-
| strOyer Bavi.
The report sent, Tuesday afternoon.
of the arrival of the Bunny at Vladivos-
tok was due to a telegraph message
sent to Grand Duke Alexis by Admiral
| Dournovo. a member of the council of
the empire and superintendent of posts
| and telegraph under the minister of
the Interior, lilloIIiiiilb uiiii thdt lie hou
received advices from Vladivostok that
the destroyer's commander, Admiral
DournOvo's son, had picked up Rojest-
vcnsky and had followed the Almaz
out of the battle.
| Admiral DournovO, being under the
impression that the Bunny and Rojest-
rensky had reached VladivOstOk, so in
formed The Associated Press.
TokiO's account of the arrival of the
captured warships at Japanese ports
vas more humiiating to the Russ1o
naval authorities than the news of the
defeat The opinion expressed here Is
that nothing can excuse the failure OF
the Russian commanders to sink thei1
ships under their feet rather than to
allow them to fall into the enemy's
hands. the admiralty advancing the
superstition that the steamers were
stranded on some shOal before being
surrendered.
The question of inaugurating peace
until full reports of the Russian disas-
| ter have been received. Ever slow t.
| reach a decision, it is improbable thai
the government will decide ON the
course it will pursue until after battle
has been joined in Manchuria.
dictate that Field Marshal Oyama is al
ready in motion and that grand en-
| gagement is imminent.
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st. Petersburg, May 81. i.25 A. NJ
The Russian admiralty Is literally SUI
uefie,i at the extent Of the disaster SUI
fered by Vice Admiral KoiestVensky
fleet, and its own advices paint the sit
uation in even worse colors than the
Toxic dispatches.
The Associated Press Vladivostok
dispatch. received at an early hour.
this morning. accounts for only two
ships of the great Russian f1otilla-the
cruiser Almaz and the torpedo boat de-
stroyed Grozny, and the absence OF
news about the battleship Navari and
the cruisers Oleg and Aurora, which are
the only fighting ships of any value not
noticed in the Japanese list OF de-
stroyed or captured and which. up to
4.3O o'clock yesterday afternoon, had
not reached VladivOstok, renders al
most idle any hope that they were able
20 shake off the pursuing japanese
cruisers and reach the shelter of the
fortress at Golden Horn.
The officers Of the AlmaZ dispute Adj
miral Togo's victory. With practically
no loss and declare they saw two bat
tleships go down before their eyes and
that two cruisers was on the point of
laundering when they last distinguished
the battling fleets. But they admit the
distance Of their ship from the scene Of
battle and the fog made the view diff
cult.
Russia has agreed to disarm and in
terne the big fleet of cOlliers and trans
ports sent to the Chinese coast when
Professionally determined to try and
force the straits of Corea. It is be
lieved here that the admiral did not
want to be hampered by big convoy
on the sea fight and the decision ia
send the convoy to the rear compelled
Rojestvensky to adopt the shortest
doute by way of Tsu island as some nj
the ships could not carry enough coal
I'm their bunkers to steam around
Japan.
Information brought by the Almaz
y and published in an official dispatch,
tonight. is supplemented by the results
Of the interviews had by The Associated
Press correspondent at VladivOstok
with the officers Of the Almaz and
tirozny. The information is very in
complete as the Alma. being scantily
armed and carrying light guns Of little
use in battle. drew off after the first
collision with the Japanese and headed
for ElidivOstok at full speed. The last
view the officers had of the battlefield
was at dusk. Saturday. when the tor
pedo attacks had already commenced
and the KniaZ SouvarOff, the BOrOdino,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-31
Too Much Business on
Hands to Make Reports.
Laid Trap and 0ut-ManeuVred
and Ought Fought Russians.
Believed That Submarine Boats Were Used
BY The japanese.

Toxic, May 30.-The proverb that Adj
miral Togo always fights and seldom
reports. is proving true In the case of
his greatest battle. F-sm the briefest
ard most fragmentary reports coming
tn Toxic II IL impossible to gain an APP
proximate conception or picture OF tho
desperate and decisive combat. The
navy department after announcing the
bare results. yesterday. has again
lapsed into silence.
Admiral Togo appears to have
planned and laid a con plete trap which
fitted Admiral Roj astvensky's action
and the Japanese ut-maneuvered.
out-fought and out-shot the Russians.
fearlessly taking their lightest cruisers
against the heavy Russian armorclad
tattleships and joining ba:tleships with
armered cruisers. smothering them
with gunffre.
Tremendous interest attaches to the
use II submarine vessels. The navy de-
rartm-nt Is silent on this point, but il
is confidently believed that submarines
were effectively used for the first time
In history. Theoretically. the sea was
too rough for the employment Of sub
marines. Saturday. but the Japanese
sailors welcome desperate chances. 1t
is believed that torpedo boats and de-
stroyers scored heavily. Saturday
night. The conditions, Sunday. were
most favorable.
Hundreds Of Russian refugees who
landed on the Tsu islands and neigh
boring provinces are coming to Sasebo
and Maizuru. Many Of them are
wounded and are otherwise suffering
from the terrible ordeal of the long
hattie. II II believed that the fighting
ended, Monday. A search of the sea
is in progress. today.
The fate Of Admiral Rojestvensky is
still In doubt The failure of tidings
strengthens the belief that he has eth
er reached Vladivostok or fled south.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-31
WILLING BUT UNlUckY.
Cruiser Gromobio to the Rescue
Strikes Mine and Goes Down,

London. May 31.-The Toxic CORE
spondent of the Daily Express reports
that the cruiser Gromoboi Of the Vlad-
ivostok squadron. with nearly 500 men
on board. issued from Vladivostok in
the hope Of joining the remnant Of
Rojestvensky's fleet and that it struck
japanese mine and sunk with all
hands.
The correspondent says is is believed
that Vice Admiral Skrydloff was on
board the Gromoboi.
The Toxic correspondent of the Daily
Mail says that the battleships Navar-
in and Sissoi Veliky were either SUM,
or are Japanese prizes. The cores
pondent says it is believed that the
japanese employed submarine boats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-31

used-a misuse which has been an l.,
portant factor in leading people n,
fnement to use IT as little as possibl.
Is at times, extremely lauehable. a..
You The woman who wants a Iadv - !
some washing for you?" a hotel cba. -
bermaid asked a friend Of mine ana ~
think your woman" (mcaning his NJ,
might send some tea To the lad;a.
IN" poor-house." was a suegeqtt,s
made to a physician on 4 profess;a''i
visit to that place di
One word more. Do not forget .,
term young LADY, has given ae
the better term girl" y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-31

Great things are expected from tbe O.,
marine telephone by officers Of The I-n n.D,
states gr naI Gifror nhe principles underlying
telegraphy. In the latter the teloprartss,s
impulses are transmitted through, fba pug a'c
or ether by electricity In the s,,h, III air
telephone sound waves travel Ihr1. ,i.:e
water unaided by any elcctricaI ,uSh
Water, being denscr than air act. iofee
better sound conductor IL transra u
sound four and q half times as f ns,
air. LOO feet n second being tbe - as
the atmosphere, while in water il 10 . "
feet, or almost mile second :" fh-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-31

A German recommissioned naval of.
ticer named Hummeit has been sentancad
by court-martial at kicl TO three months
Imprisonment for cruelty TO recruits III
wrapped thick wooden cloth around m.
neck of recruit named Proch ard rom
PEELED him to perform military exercises
close to the door of a glowing stove unt;l
he tainted. Another time Procb was
obliged to hold out a rife at arms length
and when mis- arms dropped from weak.
ness Hunimelt prodded them with scis-
sors. medical examination disclosed
ten wounds on each arm
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BOATS SHOT AWAY.
Russian Transport Arrives at Woosunq
In Damaged Condition.

Shanghai. May 3O.-The report that
a Russian cruiser has arrived ~ Woo
sung is incorrect. The Russian trans
port corea arrived there. this morning.
apparently from the straits of Corea
with a big shot hole i'm her side and
her boats shot away. The Russian
sea tugboat Swer has also arrived nj
Woosung from Jibutil. French Somali-
land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-31
EInctrOplated laccS arc

EIoctrOplated laccs are among ;,
latest French novelties. The lees oe
made conductors of an electric c,,rr ~
and placed in a galvanic bath. Ind 81. M
Influence OF current of about tbrae
volts they become coated with an az
ceedingiy delicate metal surface ~
colors of which and other Properties c .ar
he regulated ad libitum. The cnatins ~ y
so fine that not the slightest irr.gnIass;t \
perfectly soft and flexible. Ii mal,as 10
difference whether gold. silver con,' nv
bronze or other metals are empIoved N''
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AFTERWARD CAPTURED?
Repeated Dispatches Say Japs Have
Rojestvensky Prisoner.

London, May 31.-The Daily Mairs
Toxic correspondent, cabling under
date of May 80, says:
''Whea the KniaZ Souvarof was
sunk. Admiral Rojestvensky was trans
ferred to another vessel but was CAP
tured off Fumi. today. He is said to be
severely wounded in the arm.
"Admirals Nebogatoff and Nolkersam
also are prisoners.
"All the ships of the Russian fleet
have been either sunk or captured.
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FIGHTING CONTINUES,
Battle Still Raging, Tuesday, of Island
Of Okino.

Nagasaki. May 80. II A. M.-The
Russian war vessels seen and reported
by the Occidental and Oriental steamer
DOric. which has arrived here. were
the Izumrud. cruiser Of the Aurora
class. and gunboat. probably the
KaZarSky. The latter was leaking.
Fighting continues off Okino island
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ADMIRAL ToGo's TELEGRAM
To Naval Minister Yamamoto Says
"Main Force Nearly Annihilated."

Toxic, May 3O.-Admiral Togo has
wired Admiral Yamamoto. minister of the
navy, as follows:
THE main force of the Russian Second
and Third fleets is nearly annihilated.
Please feel assured Of it,
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WORD FROM RoJEsTVENskY.
Wires His Wife That, Badly Wounded,
He Has Reached Viadivostok.

London. May 31.-Ths St Petersburg
correspondent of the Standard asserts
that Nine. Rojestvensky. wife of the
commander Of the Russian fleet, has re-
ceived a telegram from Vladivostok
signed by her husband, saying that he
had arrived there on board the cruiser
Almaz and that he was severely wound
ed in the neck, back and abdomen.
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LOSS OF THE FLAGSHIP
And Sketch of the Unfortunate Rus
sian Admiral Rojestvensky.

st. Petersburg. May 3O.-The report
that the kniaZ SouvarOff, flagship of
the Russian feet. which was defeated
by the Japanese in the Straits of Co
rea. was sunk and that Admiral RO-
jestvensky was wounded and placed
on board a torpedo boat destroyer is
confirmed. The whereabouts of the de-
stroyer is not known.
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kAMIMURA's SQUADRON
Is Expected at Shanghai from South
in a Few Days.

Shanghai. May 30.-The Japanese
cruiser squadron under command Of
Vice Admiral Kamimura is expected
here from the south before Friday.
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OlllttTS anu llItI!.
Smovi Petro"itch Rojestvensky IS
about 81 years of age and bore the rep
| utation of being one of the most cool
headed and scientific officers in the
Russian service. He distinguished him.
self during the Russo-Turkish war in
1877 by an attack on Turkish IRON
clad in n gunboat the Vesta. He was
promoted commander in 1885 and was
appointed naval attache to the Rus
sian embassy in England. While In
England, Rojestvensky closely studied
the organization and equipment of the
British navy. Later. Rojestvensky was
given the command of the cruiser
Vladimir Monomach, after which he
commanded the battleship Peresviet.
He was Admiral AleXieff's second IN
command of the Russian squadron in
the Far East during the Chino-Japan-
ese war. which made him familiar
with the waters of Japan and China.
In 1902 Roiestvensky was promoted to
the rank of rear admiral. was made an
aide-de-camp of the Emperor and sue
ceeded Admiral Avellan as chief of the
naval Headquarters staff and head of
the intelligence department of the Rus
sian navy.
In this capacity he supervised the
euuipment of the second Russian Pa
cfc squadron, which he afterwards
commanded and took to the Far East.
The squadron left Libau, Oct. 16. and
passing around Denmark. met the
british North sea fishing fleet off the
| Dogger bank. The warships fired on
| the fishermen, mistaking them for tor
pedo boats, which led to a strained
state of affairs between Great Britain
| and Russia. The trouble was settled
| by the international commission of in
quiry.
Continuing his voyage. Rojestvensky.
after stopping at Nigo and other
places, arrived at Nossi Re. off the
| north coast of the island of Madagas-
car, at the beginning of January. There
he was Joined by Rear Admiral Noel-
kersam and his division of the squad
ron. The combined squadron remained
there until March 16 and then sailed
| for the Far East.
The Russian sQuadrons consisting of
AZ vessels passed Singapore and en-
| tered the China Sea, April s. and coaled
| and re-pro\ isionod off the coast of An
| nam and the island of Hainan. On
May S, the division commanded by
| Rear Admiral NebOgatoff consisting OF
nine ships joined forces with Rojest-
vensky's squadron and the united
feet sailed northward to meet the Jap
anese, May II, according to the best
reports available. The rest of the story
has been told in the dispatches of The
| Associated Press from Toxic and else
| where.
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MANY WOUNDED RUSSIANS
Clinging to Wreckage Reach japanese
Shores at Yamaquchi.

London. May 30.-A special dispatch
from Kobe. Japan, says that hundreds
of Russians, many of them badly
wounded are coming ashore at Yama-
suchi (on the coast of Japan Oppo-
site the Straits of Corea) in boats or
clinging to wreckage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-31

The XMAS Zouvaroff was a first
class battleship and was only COM
pleted last year. She was built at the
Baltic yards. st. Petersburg; was of
1856 tons displacement and $1,000 in
dicated horsepower, giving her speed
of IS knots. She had an armored belt
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TOXIC, May 30, 6 A. M.-Capt. Rosh-
inoH' commander of the Russian ar
mored cruiser Admiral Nakhimoff, and
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PROBABLY A MISTAKE.
Sinking Of American Ship Grew Out Of
Seizure of British Vessel.

Toxic, May 30.-It now appears that
The report of the sinking of an Ameri-
can vessel by the feet of Admiral Ro-
iestvensky grew out Of the seizure OF
the British steamer Oidhania, bound
for Japan, which was later retaken by
Japanese warships.
New York, May 30.-The Oldhamia
left New York. March 2s, bound for
Hong Kong. She is new vessel of
23i1 tons, owned by Sivewright. Bacon
& Co. of West Hartlepool, England.
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SuBMARiNE MINE

PROBABLY Cause Of Destruction Of Rus
sian Cruiser Admiral Nakhimoff.
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of Krurp steel from four to nine in
ches thick and a steel protected deck
~ 10 2 inches thick. Her sides above
the belt were covered with six inches
of Nrupp steel, she had 10 inches OF
the same metal over her bulkheads and
heavy gun positions and six inches OF
Krupp steel covered her secondary
battery. The armament consisted OF
four Finch guns. II G-inch guns, ~
3-inch guns and 20 3-pOundcrs. in ad-
dition to six smaller rapid-fire guns.
She had six torpedo tubes. could carry
20O0 tons of coal and had crew of 74o
officers and men.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-01
Doctor Is Under Surveillance.

Boston. Oct. 3l.-Chicf Inspector Watts
stated tonight that the doctor that dis
mcmbcred the body Of Susan A. Gcary,
the suit .casd victim, hhs byh 10.
Gated II is not expected, however, that
'thc arrest will be made for day or two
intimating that the police are waiting
for something more indefinite from
Morris Nathan. the lover of the girl.
The theory Of the police regarding the
whole affair. in which the most serious
charge can only he manslsughter. is
that Miss. Geary went to woman and
submitted to an Illegal operation. The
operation was not a success, but be.
fore the girl died male physician was
caller in and made second operation
for peritonitis. Miss. Geary died, the
doctor then dsmembering the body.
According to Superintendent Pierce of
the local police force IL is difficult to
bring any charge against Nathan, I'M.
less he is charged with concealing the
crime.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-01
Ten-Year.OId Child "Sasses" His
Brotehr and Is Instantly
Shot TO Death.
SHOT FIRED AT CLOSE RANGE
People at Reynolds Washington, Horri-
fed by Details of an Awful Crime
Committed Yesterday-Deed Was
Outcome Of a Quarrel.

Pc Ell. Wash, Oct. 3l-A terrible
story Of the murder of a lO-year old
boy by his l6-year old brother was re.
eeived here this morning from Reynolds
three miles west of this place The de.
tails are very meager, but it is known
that threA boys of a family named
verbienski were hunting. when dis.
pute arose between tho smallest of
the trio and his brother. Young Yer
bienski "sassed" his elder brother back,
and the former told the youngest to go
home. The reply came in the shape of
an oath, whereupon the l6-year.old lad
deliberately shot his little brother
down. The shot was fired at distance
Of ten feet, and tore through the throat
of the young boy, killing him instantly.
The murderer then broke the gun in
his rage and escaped to the hills, where
he is being searched for by the authori-
ties.