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Tokio, May 80. Admiral Togo
haB wired Admiral . Yamamoto,
minister of the navy, as follows:
The main force of the Russian
eecond and third fleets is nearly
annihilated. Please feel assured of
it." ,.
Tokio, May 30. It is now be
lieved that four Russian warships,
in addition to those already report
ed lost, have been eunk by the Jap
anese fleet.
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" Washington, May 3o. The offi
cial Japanese report on the latest
details of the great naval battle in
the Corean Straits is made in a ca
blegram received tonight by the
Japanese legation here from the
foreign othce at i. ofcio, conveying
Admiral Togo's , dispatches , up to
this afternoon. The report says
that Admiral Rojestvensky- and
another admiral and staff officers
were taken prisoners on the sinking
of Rojestvensky's flagship Knaiz
Souvaroff, Saturday night south of
Urleung Island, off the . Corean
coast. The total number of vessels
lost to the Russians, according to
Admiral Togo is 22, and he adds
that, although the full particulars
are not yet,in, none of the Japanese
ships were seriouely "injured and
the loss to the first division of the
Japanese fleet was over 4oo.J '''..
The " report, that ' the - armored
cruiser DimitriTJjhskoirao aground
ships Osliabia, already admitted by
the Russian admiralty, and the
Navarin were sunk; that the battle
ship Sissoi Veliki went to the bot
tom Sunday morning; that the
coast defense ship Admiral Ousha
koff was eunk after a vigorous pur
suit, her crew beiDg rescued, and
gives other . details as to vessels
sunk or disabled. The Japanese
Admiral Misu was slightly wound
ed. The protected cruiser Almaz,
which has alreadv arrived at Vlad
lvostok, is referred to in the report
as "suepected to have sunk." The
cablegram follows:
"Fifth report from Togo, received
afternoon May So: . .
" Tne main force of our combin
ed fleet, upon accepting surrender
of the remaining Russian main force
near Liancourt Rocks in the after
noon of May 28, as already report
eo, stopped pursuit ana, wnue en
gaged in the disposition of surrend
ered ships, found in a southwestern
direction the Admiral Oushakoff, a
coast defense ship. Thereupon the
Iwate and Yakumo were immedi
ately dispatched in pursuit and in
vited her to surrender, but she re
fused and was sunk at 6 p. m. Her
crew of over 3oo men were rescued.
" 'Cruieer. Dmitri Donskoi was
also found in the northwestern di
rection at 5 p. m. and was immedi
ately overtaken and fired on vigor
ously by our fourth division anl
second destroyer flotilla. She was
attacked that night by the second
destroyer flotilla, and the next
morning was found aground on the
southeastern shore of Urleung Isl
and, on tn9 corean coast.
" 'Our destroyer Sazanami cap
tured toward the evening of" May
27 oil the south of Urleung Island
the Russian destroyer Biedovoy,
wherein were found Admiral Ro-
jestvensky and another admiral;
both severely wounded, together
with 80 Russians, including staff
officers from the flagship Kniaz
Souvaroff, which was sunk at 5:29
p. m., on May 27. They were all
taken prisoners.
" 'Our cruiser Chitose while
cruising to the northward on the
morning of May 28 found and sank
another destroyer.
"'Our cruiser Niitaka and de
stroyer attacked also at noon on
May 28, a Russian destroyer which
finally went', aground. '
'The full particulars regarding
the injury to our ships are" not yet
in baud, but so far as I could as
certain none waB seriously injured,
all being still engaged in opera-
Tokio; June 1. Admiral Togo's
supplementary report, which reach
ed the navy department this after
noon, makes the Russian defeat a
staggering disaster unequaled In
naval fcletory. Practically every
fighting "ship of a once splendid
fleet waVeither sunk or captured,
representing a lo6 of - tonnage ex
ceeding;l5o,ooo tone. Admiral Ro
jestvenEky, gravely wounded, -occupies
a cpt in a Japaneee hospital, a
prisoner of war. , " - '
f Tokio' astounded and elated at
the firef measure of victory, seems
' to be u cable to grasp clearly the
still greater triumph to the nation.
Before the combat a partial victory
with ..operations' around Vladivostok
during the, summer was generally
expected... None dreamed of anni
hilating' the enemy at the first
meeting..' '--''--.
Late reports indicate " that the
fighting was of the most desperate
naturert Admiral Rojeatvensky ap
pears tchave been hopelessly out
classed in gunnery. It was report
ed tbatrlt was necessary for Admir
al Rojeetvensky to change his flag
ship five times during the battle.
He finally took refuge, on the torpe
do boat destroyer .where he was cap
tured.;. -; . -,
ALFONSO ESCAPES
AN ATTEMPT TO' ASSASSIN
ATE THE YOUNG KING
- OF SPAIN.
..JSagasakU Wednesday, May 31.
A Report reaches here to the effect
that little hope is entertained of the
C . J 1 T I l
recovery oi Aumirai AojesivensKy,
who is cow in a hospital at Sasebo.
-Tokioj Wednesday, May 31t7:15
i. m. -The serious wound of Ad
miral Rbjestvensky, who was taken
to Sasebc on a Japanese battle ship,
is. a bruise on the forehead and a
slight fracture, of; the skull.. The
nature of his internal injuries is not
known. The admirai'B temperature
and puise are normal," and therejs
no 8;t n of brain trouble. - He has
ioSldsfert!
nous, .
Nagasaki, June 1. Fully 3800
Russian naval prisoners have been
landed. Three damaged Russian
vessels have drifted ashore off the
coast ofihe province of Nagato.
Tokio, June 1. Rough estimates
made of the Ruseian losses in the
battle fought in the Sea of Japan,
exclusive of nearly 4000 prisoners,
vary from 7000 to 9000. It is fear
ed that the majority perished. Cal
culating the complements of tbe
sunken and captured snips at uo-
wards of 10,000, 7000 remain unac
counted for. It is possible that the
ships which escaped rescued some
of the crews of. the less fortunate
ships. ' Many bodies have been
washed ashore on the islands and
on the shores of the neighboring
coasts near the scene of the battle.
London, May 31. The Tokio
correspondent of the Daily Express
reports that tbe cruiser Gromoboi,
of the Vladivostok squadron, with
nearly 800 men on - board, issued
from Vladivostok in the hope of
joining the remnant of Rojestven
sky's fleet, and that it struck a Jap
anese mine and sank with all hands.
Tbecorreppot.dent savs .it is be
lieved that Vice-Admiral Skrydloff
tvae ou board the Gromoooy. .
Tokio, May 3o. It now" appears
that the report of the sinking of an
American vessel by the fleet of Ad
miral Rojestvensky grew out of tbe
eeizure ot the British steamer Old
ham, bound for Japan, which was
later retaken by the Japanese war
ships. ' '
New York, May So. Vesuvius
observatory reports that the activi
ty of the volcano is rapidly dimin
ishing, cables tne Herald's corres
pondent at Naples. Of the three
lava streams, one has ceased to
flow, the second is less abundant,
and the third and more Important
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Paris, June 1. An attempt to
assassinate King Alfonso was made
at midnight, as his majesty drove
with President Loubet from a gala
performance at the grand opera
house. -A bomb was thrown by an
anarchist, and exploded with dead
ly effect near the royal carriage.
As if by a miracle, both the king
and the president escaped uninjur
ed, but fragments of the missile se
riously injured five persons, killed
or maimed a number of cavalry
horses forming the essort and
knocked out a child's eye. The
king and president retained their
presence of mind, bis majesty send
ing back a member of his suite to
make inquiries; as to the condition
of the woucded;.-vrhe person who
is believed ; to : lave thrown the
bomb, has been arrested with two
others who are thought to be impli
cated in the plot. ;
King Alfonso and President Lou
bet had been cheered along tbe en
tire route to the opeia by enthusi
astic crowds, the young monarch
having completely gained the
hearts of Parisians since his arrival
here. -; -' - -: ': "'". ' . '
When the king . and President
Loubet entered the building, sur
rounded by a brilliant, staff and
followed by nearly the entire diplo
matic corps and superior .officials,
the house which . was composed of
the elite of French society, rose and
cheered, while the orchestra played
the Spanish and iFrench national
antbemB. At the close of the ; per
formance the king and president
rosa to leave. v ..
Just a few yards before " reaching
the Rue Rivoli, a man sprang for
wa?d with his arm raised in the air
could prevent him, without utter
ing a word, threw a projectile in
the direction of the royal carriage.
At that moment a deafening ex
plosion occurred. Cries from the
crowd were heard and a scene of in
tense excitement began, the crowd
surging to and fro. Soldiers were
seen to fall, but, as the nasn Horn
thejaomb died out, it was observed
that the king and the president had
not been struck, and their carriage
proceeded on its way.
The bomb had been thrown with
too great force and passed over the
royal carriage and struck the shoul
der of a cuirassier and then fell to
the ground where it exploded, frag
ments of it striking the horses of
tbe soldiers, causing them to bolt
and throw their riders.
Captain Schneider, who was rid
ing at the side of the carriage, and
Captain Gamier, who was on the
left, were both thrown. Fragments
of the bomb also struck five persons,
one horse of the escort was killed
outright and six others lay about,
maimed and bleeding.
' The lorce of the explosion was
terrific and caused a derangement
of the electric lights, which were all
extinguished, adding daikness to
tbe scene of confusion. Women
and children screamed, and a panic
was for a time ' threatened in the
vast throng until the police suc
ceeded in restoring order.
At 2 o'clock this morning the pre
fect of police interrogated the men
arrested, who were all young work
men, of the ages of 14, 2I and 22.
It is not known whether they be
longed to the group which organiz
ed the outrage. They will be put
through a serious interrogation.
Meanwhile they are held at the dis
position of the police.
An anarchist arrested eany ims
morning was knowrf by the police
to have brought a number of bombs
from Spain. Diligent search led to
the dlscoverv of all except one of
them, which is believed to have
been the bomb thrown at the royal
carriage. r
It was at first reported that all 01
the festivities would be suspended,
but it is not thought that such ac
tion will be taken. '
... The author itieB Btopped dispatch
esto Spain immediately following
the announcement of the explosion
The Spanish embassy called the
attention of the prefect of police to
a huge caricature of King Alfonso
exhibited on the Boulevard des
Italiena. . The picture was sugges
tive of the Kins s matrimonial in
tentions, showing him surrounded
by pretty women and throwing kis
ses to them. The police ordered
the caricature to be taken down,
which was done against the protest
of the proprietor. - N
. The minister of the interior, ord;
ered the removal of a red flag which
waa flying over the Workingmen's
exchange, bearing the inscription,
"Remember the Victims of Bar-
celana." The police hoisted a tri
color in place of the revolutionary
emblem.
Washington, May 31. Tffivstate
department has received the follow
ing cablegram from Tokio, dated
today:
"Rojestvensky's skull fractured
requiring operation; serious, ' but
not dangerous. Total Japanese loo
ses up to date, three torpedo boats
sunk, three officers killed, about "
200 men killed and dieabled."
It is now certain that Admiral
Rojestvensky is a prisoner of the
Japanese. He is wounded in the
forehead, legs and back, ' but will
recover. Vice-Admiral Voelkeream
is supposed to have perished.
Gunshu Pass, Manchuria, May
27. The rains which began three
days ago have ceased. General
skirmishing has been continuous
for the past fortnight. . Arriving
troops on leaving the trains, find
themselves in a sea of mud. The
country in the immediate rear of
the Russian army wears the same
aspect as did the rear of the old
positions which the Russians occu
pied in the South, being denuded
of forage.. Many of the Chinese
fled from their houses, and whei ev
er the troops camped these houses
were torn down for firewood.
Interest in the attitude of the
Mongols continues. It is asserted "
that a state of rebellion exists .
against the local prince ruling the -Eastern
tribes. . i ?
A few'.native traders with goods -r .-.
are arriving at the interior cities
from Sinmintin but the only re-
xu.aiii;uuiia bj.ui;u laid jura ui muujiu-
tin to the Russians is by wayofKi
achta, over which traders are al
ready active.
The defense of the railway is to
complete that it practically amounts
to a blockhouse system.
The foreign naval attaches have
been excluded from Vladivostok by
order of the government.
Headquarters of the Russian Ar
my, Godzyadani, Manchuria, May
3o. The army is awaiting with in
tenee expectancy news of the out
come of the naval battle, which it.
is realized will be tbe signal of an
opening of a land combat. Every
thing indicates that the Japanese
are ready to strike a blow, and are
waiting only in case the issue at
sea is decided unfavorably to them.
Following their former tactics, the
Japanese are massing heavy artil
lery in their center in order to lib
erate a main striking force for ac
tion on the flanks.
A brisk southwest wind is rapid
ly drying up the roads, but the
barometer is very low.- t
Alarmed at General Mistchenko'a v
raid, tbe Japanese are hastily forti
fying Sinmintin.
Gensbu pass, Manchuria, May
3o. The foreposts of General Ka-
wamura'e army on the' Japanese
right flank,. , pushing forward and ,
coming into contact with the Rus
sian positions, drove in the Russian
vanposts for a !bort distance, but
the activity is now momentarily
suspended.
The Russian general staff is
shrouding all movements in myste
ry and withholding the usual de
tails of small affairs. -reports
of a naval battle in the Chi
na sea are current amoog th9 gen
eral staff, where it is expected the
outcome will be favorable to the
Russians. '
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