Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-01


from the American consul at Maya
saki saying Admiral Togo had sunk
six warships in the straits OF Ko-
rea. This news spread quickly and
created pretty general satisfaction in
Official circles. The President was at
once Informed and the news was also
quickly flashed to all the clients OF
at night another dispatch came from
Toxic. saying that sixteen Russian
vessels had been sunk or captured by
Togo's squadron This news was au
thoritative. but not official. In fact,
neither the government al Toxic nor
The government at st. Petersburg sent
ont line concerning the great bat
tie. until this morning, when Admiral
Togo's official report was made pub
lie. Nothing however. up to noon to-
day mas been heard from st. Peters.
burg, except the fact that the news
IL known there. This circumstance
Is in accordance with Admiral Ro-
jestvcnsky's words 10 his government
when he entered foreign waters.
when he said: III am victorious.
shall inform you; II | am vanquisned,
Togo will inform YOU
WASHINGTON. May 29.-"lt is
he beginning OF the end: ! can see
will sue for peace" was Admiral
ucwey's comment when shown the re
port of the losses sustained by Ad
miral Rojestvensky. 1T is my opin-
ION" ne continued, that the victory
OF the Japanese may be attributed to
training and preparedness. Doubt.
less they exhibited the same spirit
hey carried with them in assaulting
Port Arthur. Such evidences at
we have would seem TO Indicate that
he Japanese achieved their victory
by hurling torpedo boats against the
Russians, but still we cannot ascribe
heir success to this alone. II Is not
10 be supposed that two battleships
surrendered to torpedo boats
NEW YORK. May 29.--ln high fin
ancial circles 1t is believed that the
Russian reverses of yesterday will
hasten peace. Advices received
| ondon. Paris and Berlin this morn
ing, with the other Continental flnan-
| cial centers, indicate that Rojest-
| vensky's defeat by Togo must speed
| The end of the war. Reports from
| he Paris bourse this morning snow
| his belief so strong that there was
| hrmness in the market II is gen
I
| nenl at Washington has signlfied its
| Willingness TO act as mediator and
! ,he end of the war is therefore re-
| garded AS in sight,
| TOXIC. May 30.-The captain OF
| he Russian cruiser Admiral Nalthi
| mon, who was among the wounded
| drfted ashore today. He says mis-
ship struck mine. a terrific explo
sion following, which tore away the
bow OF the vessel, watch sank in d
few minutes with the entire crew
The captain as thrown into the water
launch which drifted to shore today
IL seems several ships of tne Rus
ion squadron struck mines.
TOXIC, May 30.--Four Russian
war vessels which were captured
we're brought safely to ahe nava
costs today. The battleship Orel wai
aiken 10 the Port of Malzurur. the
battleshlp Ncholai and the coast de
lenders Apraxine and Eonyavino tc
| Sasebo.
| TOXIC. May 3O.-The Russian
'ruiser Diabled, with 200 men aboard
ran ashore near Hsmada, Japan. Th'
port is 100 miles from the scene o.
hattie Hundreds of Russians are
omlng ashore at places along the
cast clinging to wreckage.
| TOXIC. May 30.--It is unofficiallJ
announced that there were 1900 cas-
ialties on the Russian ships tina,
| lrifted ashore on Tsushima and the
,oast OF Japan. Twelve hundred in
/ jured have been taken TO Sasebo
rhe RuSsian officers died braveiS
but were incapable OF defending theiI
| ships. Orders signaled from this
lagship were badly executed.
| LONDON, May 3O.-The unprece
| tented magnitude OF the Russian de
,eat is such that even British sympa
by turns toward the c2ar. and ex
| pressions of COMMUNICATION are heard
m every side. The Russians are the
recipients of more conciliatory atten
| ion from the British than since the
| war began. The question OF peace IL
he all-absorbing topic, and all eyes