The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-06-01
JAP VICTORY
IS COMPLETE
Annihilation OF Russian Navy
Is Almost Completed by the
Great Jap Admiral.
ONE ADMIRAL CAPTURED
ONE ADMIRAL CAPTURED
Nobogatoff a Prisoner OF Togo,
Eight Captains Drown and
Rojestvensky Is Pursued.
FLAGSHIP MAY BE SUNK
Stock Exchange az London Claims to
Have Authoritative Information
TO the Effect that Roiest-
vsnsky's Ship Sank.

vsnsky's Ship Sank.
Washington. May es.--In the great
naval battle fought Saturday
and sunday In the Straits of
Korea the Japanese obtained a com
piete and overwhelming victory. Late
advices show that Ro'estvensky's fleet,
composed of all his most effective and
powerful ships. was completely shat
tered.
Two Russian battleships one coast
defense armorclad .nve cruisers. two
special service ships and three destroy
ers were sunk. and there wee captured
two battleships. Two coast defense
ship.
RoIestycnsky's flagship escaped be-
ing badly DANA ged. and with other YES
sells OF his broken fleet Is beii:g pursued
by the victorious Japanese.
Rear Admiral Ecbognton. however.
WAS captured with 1000 other prison
ers IL seems probable. In their Grip
pied condition. the other Russian Ves-
sells will fall into the hands of the Jap
ancsc before they can reach NlaliNos-
tok.
While London rumors say several
Japanese vessels were lost Togo OIL
clnlly reports hi rrualron wns not
damaged. a unIber os Russian vessels
still remain near Shanghai. but " u
evident that as n lighting force the
great fleet has been destroyed.
THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Toxic. May 2g.--it IL officially an
nounced that RojeStVenAky's fleet Is
practically annIhiiated In the battle OF
Saturday.
The Russian battleshIps Borodino
and Alexander Ill: armored cruisers
Admiral NnkahimoT. Dmitrl Donskoi.
Vladimir MonomaCh: coast defense
ironclad Oushakofr. protected cruisers
Svietlana and Jemschug. repair ship
Kamschatka. and the cruiser lrtessln
were sunk.
The battleships Orei and Nicoini l..
coast defense ironclads Admiral Semi
avin and Admiral Apraxine were cap
turcd.
EIGHT CAPTAINS DROWN.
London. May 29.--An Evening News
Toxic dispatch saws eight captains OF
Russian warships were drowned during
the battle Saturday.
ABSOLUTE AND OVERWHELMING
Washington. May 2g.-Japanese Min
lister Takahira received n cUblegram
from his government conveying the
information that the japc:iese victory
I
but the cabiegram lacks details
According to adYices lgcr;ved by the
navy department from Toxic the Jap
anese. in addition To the ships already
named. captured the Russian hlttleship
S!ssoi Veliky, and the Russian flagship
was seriously damaged.
HOW FLEET LINED UP.
Washington. May 29.--The following
beiated dispatch has been received by
Z a.. a 1t H..
showing the formation OF the Russian
fleet just before the battle:
THE Russian feet was sighted this
morning between Goto island and Qu"l-
part island. Korea. I'm double column
tho Jemtenug leading the way.
THE Borodino. orel. Kalnz. Sucnruff
Alexander III. OsslIabln. S!ssCi Neliky
Savarin Sicolai l were on the star
board side.
The Admiral Nakhlmoff. Admiral
Oushnkoff. Admiral Sen!avine. General
Admiral ApraXine and other cruisers
We're on the port side
ST. PETERSBURG IS GLOOMY.
ST. Petersburg. May 29.-While Ro-
jestvsnsky was expected To pay the
price for reaching his haven ut Nladl-
vostok. the complete losS OF two OF his
four best battlcshipg. besides several
other warships. with heavy damage To
utntF SHIPS WHICH ruNN ndNp' liltll-
Gates. h admitted 20 spell disaster I'M
less the japanese suffered correspond
insly.
Fo- this reason news from NlaGi-
vostok, where the communication with
the Russian fleet viii be established
In awaited with intense anxiety.
The admiralty calculates that wire
less communication with Nladivostok
might be established this afternoon or
tonight. but as NIL dispatches must first
go to the emperor the news IL not like
Is To reach the public until tomorrow
The Toxic official bulletin announc-
Ing that Rojcstvcnsky' ilect was praC-
tiCally annihilated. was crushing
blow Co admiralty officials. destroying
the hope To which many of them had
clung that the silence " the Japanese
government might Be- faVoTably con-
stru-i.
The wording 81 the official dispatch
was interpreted Co mean that Togo had
! succeeded In barring and holding the
entrance To the Straits OF Korea
against Roj.strcnsky.
Owing TO a decision nf newspapers
20 suspend Monday publications OF only
kilograms are being printed ON ifs
sheets. The Novue Nrcmya alone COM
ments edi,oriaily on the battle.
Under the caption THE HOUR OF
FATE HAS STRUCK" the paper says.
Russia has been rcpronchrd with put
ting too much trust IN God. sending too
many ikons Ia the war and not enough
men. The results is now. IN the lam
guage Of Americans. In the hands Of
the men behind the guns We Rus
SLAMS will be paiie:. until full results
are known.
JAPs CALMLY 5IoEp THEIR TIME
Toxic. May cat Z o'clock Satur-
day the scout ships Of Rear Admiral
Kataoka reported by wireless ;rla-
graph the approach OF the Russian
Baltic squadron from a point north OF
Cku island. at the southeriy entrance
TO the Straits or Korea. At sunrise
the Russian battleships were OF the
promoatory Of Harado. the cruisers Tn