Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-03
!, CZAR,s PEOPLE ANXIOUS
Feeling Of Unrest Throughout the En-
pire Increasing and Serious Trouble
Is Feared by Conservatives Every.
where-cassIni Discusses Situation
With Roosevelt.

st. Petersburg, June 2.-At.
tempts during the afternoon to Sc
cure confirmation In court circles
Of the report that the emperor
had decided to summon the zen-
sky-zcbor to decide on peace or
war met with the positive asser-
tIon that a definite decision has
not yet been reached.
Toxic, June 2. - Admiral Togo
teIegraphing yesterday says:"The
ships sent northWard to search for
the Russian ships returned yester-
Z Gay. The vessels sent southWard
4 to find the Russian shipa returned
today. They thoroughly searched
. the Shanghai course from Tsus-
\ hima and vicinity, but on both
4 sides found no traces of Russians.
4 During the battle of May 81, the
cruiser lwate vigorously attacked
1 the protected cruiser Jemtchug, at
distance of 5000 metres. The
Jemtchug sank in one minute.
Washington, D. c., June 2.-
Count cassini, the Russian ambas-
sador, has made an appointment
with the President for 2:3o o'clock
this afternoon and it is understood
that. they will discuss the entire
eastern situationsin the light Of re-
cent developments.
Lodz, June 2.-There was a re-
~S .i& A
crowd of people stoned detach-
nent of cossacks. The latter
fired, killing two persons and
wounding several others.
st. Petersburg, June 2.-The Rus
sian press this morning still advocates
more vigorously than ever the sum
moning Of the national assembly. Al
censorship is now removed from fol-
eign dispatches. The people are az
palled at the horrible stories of slaugh
ter on board the Russian ships.
Losses Are Enormous.
The admiralty has not yet been abl
to estimate even approximately from
..ie foreign advi IS the loss of me-
but as the ships were overmanned tn
total will be greater than the ordinar
complement of the vessels would ind
cate and probably will exceed 10000
only about 1000 men we're saved.
n Internal Trouble Is Feared.
:, Conservative Russians are alarme
at the possibility of disorders in var
GUS parts of Russian as result q
the disaster A feeling Of disquietud
for the future is manifested every
where.
Nebogatoff's Men Unruly.
Ne York, June "Details from
trustworthy source leave little roor
for doubt" says a Times dispatch fror
st. Petersburg, "that Admiral Nebogs
toff's sailors mutinied in the battle c
the sea of Japan, and either threw tn
admiral and many other officers owe
board, or according to another version
bound them In their cabins and hoiste
white flag. Eight men in Nebogs
toff's squadron it is asserted, hange
for mutiny while still in the red sea.
Jemtchug is Sunk.
Toxic, June Q. - The reported sinl
ing of the Russian cruiser Jemtchu
has been confirmed.
1t is planned to bring the battleshi
Orel to Yokosuka, where the emperc
will visit her.
Mutiny on SIav Ships.
A story is in circulation to the e
feet that at the opening of the figt
800 men on the Orel were killed {
wounded. The groans and shrieks (
the injured exercised SO harmful a
effect that 40 of those mortal
wounded were thrown overboar,
Those slightly wounded were fastene
to masts to prevent their interference
with the fighting.
1t is impossible to obtain any col
f1rnlation of the story, but later r.
ports indicate that the crew of tn
Orel fought with desperate braver
throughout the day previous to the
surrender. The hull of the vessel
shell-marked and many of her CUR
are smashed and dismounted.
Report of Frances Action Denied.
Paris, France, June 2. - The reno,
Of the French ambassador to Russs
M. Bompard, who has been here q
leave Of absence, is fastening bac
to st. Petersburg, as France hs
agreed to ask concert Of the power
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