Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-05-30
Toeo's GREAT VICTORY.
London Daily Telegraph Has Informal
ton Japs Were Successful.

London Daily Telegraph Has Informa-
ton Japs Were Successful.
London. May 3O.-Many dispatches
from Toxic and other points appearing
in Monday mornings newspapers are
filled with more or less authentic de-
tails of recent movements of Admiral
Rojestvensky's ships and surmises and
rumors of the results of the battle be-
tween japanese and Russian fleets,
but add nothing reliable to the dis
patch received by the Associated Press
correspondents.
According to the Daily Telegraph a
private telegram was received in Lon
don Sunday night in a high quarter
TO the effect that Togo had gained
great victory. Based on the meager
details already received here most OF
the newspapers are ready TO believe
the japanese have secured victory.
The secrecy maintained at Toxic ap-
parently extends to the European lega-
lions. At any rate Baron Hayashi the
japanese minister here. declined to see
newspaper correspondents much less to
talk of the battle. The indications from
many of the dispatches are that Ro-
jestvensky sent some of his vessels
through the Tsugaru strait with view
of mystifying the japanese.
Dispatch to a news agency says that
two Russian warships were sighted
Sunday afternoon at Masuki in Shiyari
province, Hokkaido, steaming south
west but 1t is not known whether they
belonged to Rojestvensky or If they
were from Vladivostok.
II is assumed here that the japanese
government will follow its customary
plan not to allow details to he publish
ed until the action has been complete,
and it is believed that the fight has
been Of running character.
The Telegraph's Toxic correspondent
says that an intermittent fight has pre-
vailed in the Sea of Japan Saturday
1t occasionally lifted when there was
brilliant sunshine. The Russian ships
were first sighted at o'clock in the
morning. approaching Tsu island. I'M
der cover Of a fog, which, however.
lifted and the squadron retired. This
squadron is believed to have consisted
of six first-class ships and according
to information received twenty-one
more Russian ships were not far away.
Nothing definite is known. however
says the correspondent. and the au-
thorities merely reported that cannon
aiding was proceeding. It has now been
discovered, the correspondent says
that Rojestvensky's ships crawled
along the coast OF the island of Luzon
on May %. and on the following day
transferred large quantities of bunker
they cruised about north of Luzon and
coal from Golfers. Then Rojestvensky
decided to divide his fleet in several
parts. He traversed the Bashee straits
and steamed in a northeasterly direc-
ton.
On the morning OF May % the Rus
SLAMS were southwest of Luchu island: |
and the slow converted cruisers and |
the transports were sent to Shanghai, |
while the main squadron went on to
Tsu island.
A dispatch from Shanghai says that
Japanese wash'ps arrived in the offins |
at Woosung Saturday and attacked the
Russian ships, but later dispatch
says that the Russian transports are
to stay in the vicinity of Shanghai. |
while the vessels of the volunteer fleet
are to leave for either German or
French territory.
1t is reported that Rojestvensky's
squadron used Chusan, one of a group
of islands Off the east coast of China.
as a naval base, cnd it also stated that
the Chinese authorities ordered the
vessels to leave woosung by o'clock
Saturday night or haul down their
q Tho RneCfang no trI, oil a.
were temporizing
The Daily Telegraph's correspondent
and the Daily Telegraph itself. both
discredit the rumor that the Japenese
will attack the Russians at woosung,
which rumor lacks confirmation from
any other quarter.