Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-06-02


suka, where the Emperor will visi
her. A remarkable story is in circu
lation concerning the wounded OF
the Orel. In the first fight 800 mel
were killed and wounded and tn,
groans and shrieks of the wounded ex
ercised SO harmful an effect upon thei
comrades that it was decided to throw
the wounded into the sea. One hun
dred and forty were thereupon thrown
overheard. The crew of the Ore
fought with desperation and bravery
throughout the day previous to theil
surrender
Burned Their Admiral and Hostec
White Flag.
st. Petersburg, June "Details
from trustworthy source leave little
doubt that Admiral Nebogatoff's sail
ors mutinied in the battle in the Sea
of Japan and either threw their ad.
miral and many officers overheard or,
according to later version, burned
them in their cabin and hoisted the
white flag. Eight men in Nebogatoff' S
squadron were, it is asserted, hanged
for mutiny in the Red Sea.
Are They Fleeing Russians?
Manila, June 2.-Three warships
were sighted at o'clock and three
ing slowly and headed for the Gulf
of Lingayen. The ships are of differ
ent types and are painted lead color.
The Gulf of Lingayen is on the west
coast of Luzon and about IS miles
north Of Manila Bay.
Russian Public APPALLED,.
st. Petersburg, June 2.-The Rus
sian Press this morning is still advo.
eating more vigorously than ever the
summoning of the national assembly
even the reactionary Sviet joining in
the general chorus. In view of the
current rumors, it is most significant
that the papers which are more or less
in confidence of the government unan
imously take the position that the
representatives of the people should
decide the question of peace or war
All censorship is now removed from
foreign dispatches and the people are
appalled, at the horrible stories of
slaughter on board of the Russian
ships. The Admiralty has not yet
been able to estimate even approxi-
mately from foreign advices the loss
of men but the ships were over, rath.
er than under manned, so the total
will be greater than the ordinary COM
plements of the vessels would indicate
and probably will exceed 10000 if on
ly about 1000 were saved.
Cossacks Fire on Rioters at Lodz.
Lodz, June 2.-There was a renew
al of rioting here today. A crowd of
people stoned a detachment of the
Cossacks and the latter fired, killing
two persons and wounding others.
May Be Preliminary of Peace.
Washington, D. c., June Count
Cassini, the Russian ambassador, has
made an appointment with the Presi
dent for 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. 1t
is understood they will discuss the en-
tire eastern situation in the light of
recent developments.
Sank Russian Cruiser in One Minute.
Toxic, June 2.-Admiral Togo, tele-
graphing yesterday says: THE ships
sent northward to search for Russian
ships returned yesterday. The cruis'
ers Lwate and YakumO and other ves-
sells sent southwark returned today
but neither found any Russians" Ad-
miral Shimamura on board the cruis |
er Lwate reports: During the battle
of May 27 at 3:07 p. m. the cruiser
Lwate vigorously attacked the cruiser
Jemtchug at distance of 5000
meters. The Jemtchug sank in one
minute" The loss of the Jemtchug is |
therefore confirmed.
Japan Has Free Hand in Eastern
Siberia.
Toxic, June with the. destruc- |
tion of the Russian naval power, in
terest is returning to the military op-
eratiOns on land. A foreign military |
observer discussing the question with
correspondent of the Associated
Press says: "Togo's victory may drive
Russia away from the Pacific Coast of
Asia. Japan now has a free hand in
Russia's maritime provinces and its
offensive capability is limited. Moth
ing bars the way except the Russian
force at Vladivostock, whose speedy
isolation is possible The Amur Riv.
er is open to Japan and Russias de.
fensive capability is now entirely linn
tied to the capacity of the Chinese
Siberian railway"
Had the Laugh on the Russians.
Nagasaki, June Russian torpedo
boats from Vladivostock captured the |
Japanese steamer Daishen, of 700 tons |
of Hokkaido, and placed a prize crew
of thirteen men on board, with orders
to take the vessel to port.
BY mistake the Russian commander |
of the Daishen headed for Gensan
(Korea), and met Japanese trans
port. The latter seeing the Japanese
nag flying from the Daishen, intended |
to recapture the vessel, when the Jap. |