The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-06-07

Bomb Thrown at King Alfonso.
Three damaged Russian cruisers
which escaped from Togos feet have
sought refuge at Manila, where they
will probably be dismantled. They are
the Aurora, the Oleg and the Jemtchug
How the 6ravl Reached Vladivostok
Lieutenant Dournovo (son of Admiral
Dournovo, a member of the council
and superintendent of posts and
telegrapls under the minister of the
interior), who Is the commander OF
the torpedo boat destroyer Bravi, has
telegraphed from Vladivostok to Grand
Duke Alexis, the high admiral, an ac
count of his venturous voyage, after
the separation of his destroyer from
the feet on the evening of May 27.
having in the course of the afternoon
saved It's officers and men of the bat.
tleship Oslabia
The destroyer suffered considerable
damage from six inch projectile
and was only able TO speed II miles an
hour The main mast was lowered
and the tunnels painted white so as
to render the vessel less conspicuous
to the japanese torpedo boats, sever
al Of which were seen.
On the night of May 29 steampipe
burst reducing the speed to five miles
an hour. Lacking coal, all the
wooden parts Of the destroyer were
burned for fuel before she reached
Vladivostok
Captain Blew Up Cruiser izumrud.
Official reports of the naval battle are
beginning to be received by the en-
peror and Grand Duke Alexis, the
high admiral, the most important of
these reports, revealing the fate of the
cruiser Izumrud, being a telegram
from her captain, Baron Ferzen dated
June /, saying that he had blown up
the cruiser at the entrance to Vlad.
imir bay, and briefly describing the
hattie.
Baron Ferzen's report disposes of
the statement sent from st. Peters
burg that the Izumrud had arrived at
Vladivostok.
Bitter Feeling Against Nebogatoff.
Feeling in the admiralty against
Rea: Admiral Nebogatoff continues
to run high in st. Petersburg, the
majority of the naval authorities be-
ing deaf to the appeals of the few who
Insist that the admiraps action in sur
rendering his warships should not be
condemned until the circumstances be-
come fully known.
The majority say they could forgive
anything but surrender and point to
the precedent set in the case of the
Russian warship Raphael, which in
1929, during the RussoTurkish war,
struck its colors to three Turkish ships
which surrounded it..
Nicholas | meted out a terrible pun
ishment to the officers and crew of the
Raphael, ordering that all of them
should be shot after their exchange,
and directing that if the ship should
ever be recaptured its infamous his.
tory should be blotted out by the total
destruction of the vessel.
The Raphael strange to say, was
recaptured "a years later at Sinope |
during the Crimean war, a son of the |
captain who surrendered her taking |
part in the battle, and to this son fell |
the task of executing the dead en- |
peror's orders to destroy her. Many |
naval authorities declare that the en-
peror should reserve the same fate for |
Admiral Nebogatoff.
Togo Visits Rojestvensky.
Admiral Togo visited Vice Admiral |
Roiostvensky at the naval hospital at |
Sasebo Saturday and expressed his |
sympathy for the admiral's wounds. |
He praised the desperately courage
Gus fight of the Russians and express
ed his hope that Vice Admiral Rojest-
vensky would soon be able to return to
Russia.
Rojestvensky was deeply moved by |
the admiraPs words and thanked him.
He congratulated Japan on the courage
and patriotism OF her sailors and said |
1t lessened his regret and the sorrow
of defeat to know the high character
Of the victors.
Increased Police Authority.
The Russian government has shown
that it has not weakened from dis
aster Instead of yielding to the
stormy demands which the radicals
hoped Admiral Rojestvensky's defeat
would force the government to grant,
the emperor Sunday issued a ukase
greatly increased powers on
Governor General Trepoff, making him
assistant minister of the interior in
place of Major General Rydzefsky,
who is made a senator; also chief of
the department of police and command
er Of the corps of gendarmerie.
General Desire For Peace.
President Roosevelt's tender of his
good Offices to bring about peace is re-
ceived at st Petersburg with gen.
eral favor in the press and by
the public and a desire that some steps
be taken securing an honorable peace
is increasingly manifest.
RoSnb Thrown at King Alfonso.
AS the King of Spain, accompanied
by President Innhet drove AWAY