Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-10
TRAIN TAKES WARSHIPS
Russian Vessels at Manila Are in Custody
of American Admiral,
sNRMISHlNG CONTINUES IN MANcHURlA
Outposts of the COntending Armies
Meet and small engagements
Follow with slight
Losses TO Either,

| governor wright at Manila:
Russian warships did not leave harbor
| a result they are now in custody OF Ad-
| Lllrsl Train, who informs me ne mas taken
nov batgyr steps TO intern them. Ihsy are
| ~" oehlnu preakwater, under the guns OF
| .he Ohio and Monadnock. He will disable
srel sneIr machinery and remove breech locks
| from guns. He has doubtless reported full
details TO Navy department.
Inc text Of the dispatch from Admiral
| Train is as follows:
Secretary of the Navy, Washington:
Inc russian admiral has been notified that
| considered as interned after June s. noon.
| disarmament goine on by removing breech
pnIpose Enslnss n disabled SUFFICIENT for the
| mlral, In accordance with the instructions
Oh oiuit,he the Russian government, expressed his
paroles of his officers and men not to en-
gage In further operations OF the war. Y
Fighting ON Land.
| TOXIC, June $3.50 a m,--Army head
quarters has given out the following:
detachment of our forces, which ad-
vanced from Lianshuichnan, two miles east
| pany of foot and fifty horse Of the enemy,
| holdlng the hills north of that place, at 8
o'clock on the morning of June Z, occupied
miles northeast OF Chenchengtsu.
AT oclock on the same morning the
| enemy attempted an attack on Soufaugtae
ten miles north Of Changtu, and on
Taaotun, five miles northwest OF Changtu,
and on shihtuti, two miles north Of
1aaotun' All attacks were repulsed.
Train Makes Report.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-Rear Admiral
Train has reported to the Navy department
that the Russian ships at Manila have been
interned In addition to the information
conveyed in Governor Wrishts cablegram
Rear Admiral Train said that the coal sup
ply of the ships has been limited and the
| othcers and men paroled upon condition
that they take no further part in the war.
Gar Replies to Rojestyensky.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 9,-4:2O p. m.-
Emperor Nicholas has cabled the following
message to Admiral Rojestvensky:
From my heart l thank you and all the
officers of the squadron who have honor
ably done their duty, for your unselfshness
for Russia and for me. BY the will of the
Almighty success was not destined to
crown your endeaVors, but your boundless
bravery will always be source of pride
to the country.
l wish you speedy recovery. May God
console you all
(StgnedO NICHOLAS.
The wording of the message is attracting
attention. The restriction of the emperors
thanks to those honorably doing this duty
is tanning the ugly talk regarding the sur
render OF ships and the conduct of some of
the crews. The messages of Admiral En-
quist and Captain Chagin of the Russian
cruiser Almaz did not contain any intima-
ton of misbehavior on the part of the
officers or crew.
Enquist Describes the Fight.
The emperor has received long cable
gram from Rear Admiral Enquist, dated at
Manila, describing that portion of the bat
tie of the Sea of Japan on May q, which
took place between Tsu island Kotu island,
Admiral Enqust says
There was clear sky with a fresh wind
and very foggy horizon. A Japanese fleet
appeared at l 40 p. m. to the north and en-
gagged us in tactical conflict, not per-
hitting us to pass in the direction of
turned toward the north the superior speed
OF the Japanese allowed them TO outstrlp
us, at the same time they concentrated
their fire on our leading battleships. The
Japanese squadron consisted of nine battle
ships and cruisers and the Japanese bat
tleship Chinyen maneuvered separately
trying to take our ships between two fires.
These tactics continued throughout .the bat
Fifty minutes after the opening of the
battle our battleship Oslyabya was sunk and
the Borodino was disabled Soon after
wards the battleship kniaz Souvaron was
on fire, losing it's masts and tunnels and
becoming disabled Our squadron turned
to protect the Kniaz Souvaroff but the
Borodino resumed it's place in the squadron.
The Japanese tactics compelled our squad
ron to move in a circle around the trans
DOTlS ana torpedo DOdJS WHlle Ine JAPAN
ese moved in an exterior circle. Owing to
the inferior speed of our vessels 1t was i'm
possible to escape this position, but be-
fore sunset our squadron resumed its voy-
age to the northward.
NebOgatOn Takes Command.
At this time one of our torpedo boats
near the Kniaz Souvaroff hoisted signal
that the command had been transferred to
Rear Admiral Nebogatoff. The Alexander
III. then left the column severely damaged. |
The Borodino, which was at the head of
the column, received the concentrated fire, |
and at sunset sank. Considering the num- |
ber Of Japanese boats engaged the SQUAD |
ron, which has now lost the Kniaz Souvar- |
off, the Borodino, the Oslyabya, the Kamts- |
chatka and the Russ they turned to the |
southwark.
My cruisers in fghtng the japanese cruis-
ers suffered greatly by the large calibre of
the Japanese projectiles. With the coming |
of night the Japanese torpedo boat attacks |
commenced, the results OF which l am un- |
able to report, owing to my Inability 10 |
distinguish between the Japanese and Rus |
Several times l tried to escape, but was
attacked and obliged to turn TO the south !
On the morning of the 2sth, not knowing |
the whereabouts of the rest OF our squad |
Japanese fleet, and having been greatly |
and wanting coal, decided that |
the ships under my command should make
for Manila.
The conduct OF my crews is above praise.
japanese Fire Effective.
LONDON, June 10,-The Toxic corre-
spondent of the Times in an interesting
account of the naval battle In the Straits
of Corea says:
admiral Togo entered the arena with
the best fighting material Of his own
squadron, four battleships and the cruisers
Nisshin and Kasuga and Vice Admiral
$ squadron of six armored cruis-
ers; Togo and Kamimura steaming sixteen
knots.
"The Russians opened fire at 1900 meters.
1t was totally ineffective. The Japanese
reserved their fire until 1900 meters, when
they fired six trial shots and scored three
hits The battle then became general. The
Russians perpetually essayed to force their
way north, but the Japanese headed them
back, so that the Russian concourse de-
scribed a loop, their ships filing past the
Japanese who poured in a deadly fire from
three directions.
"The Russians maintained much the
higher rate OF fire, but their aim was bad
and ineffective. Togo's strategy completely
succeeded. But the most important part
of his plan remained for notwithstanding
his squadron OF torpedo boats upon the dis
abled Russians. They rushed from three