Rojestvensky’s Movements Deep in the China Sea
The article reports Admiral Rojestvensky’s movements in the China Sea as intricate as a puzzle, too complex for the Admiralty to fathom.
11 Apr 1905
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1905
Page
1
The article reports Admiral Rojestvensky’s movements in the China Sea as intricate as a puzzle, too complex for the Admiralty to fathom.
Reports from St. Petersburg on April 11 say Russian information on Rojestvensky's fleet relies on sparse foreign telegrams and fuels rumors. Claims include five Japanese vessels sunk and four battleships missing, with speculation of a southern Sunda Strait route and possible junction with Nebogatoff's division. Manchuria events pause as uncertainty grows.
British steamer Gregory Apcar reports sighting the Russian squadron under Admiral Rosestvensky about 20 miles northeast of Manki in the Anambas Islands, some 150 miles north northeast of Singapore. Four ships believed Japanese were seen off Cape St James near Saigon on April 7.
Admiral Train has ordered the cruiser Raleigh and torpedo boats to Palawan to watch enemy fleets pass through Philippine waters. The action follows broad neutrality safeguards, not a new directive, and notes no dock in the Philippines can accommodate Russian battleships.
Victoria dispatch reports the Athenian arriving from Yokohama with crews of Venus Aphrodite Viga and Mercedes, seized near Tsuruga while fleeing to Vladivostok with Cardiff coal. Two Mercedes sailors died frozen near Tsugura, as 38 crewmen abandoned ship in ice.
Helena April 10 Judge William H Hunt opened the April term of the United States court in Helena. The United States Cobban case for subornation of perjury tied to timber land entries in Western Montana is set for June 6. Other related perjury cases await Cobban’s fate. Grand jury names drawn for April 19.
In Little Rock Arkansas Ebenezer Bunyan was shot and killed during an initiation at Felzel hall tonight. Charles Fuller, an officer of the lodge, officiated and is said to have used a revolver believed loaded with blanks. The bullet struck Bunyan in the brain as the ceremony collapsed in panic.
Companions locating the deceased on a seashore report the bodies of seafaring travelers. Capt. T. H. Schwaner, a noted blockade runner, survived two runs to Vladivostok and later ferried the steamship Cassius to Kobe before selling her to Japan.
Victoria B C April 10 Advices via the Athenian say the Japanese fleets with a base at the Pescadores off Formosa are reinforced by a squadron drawn from the blockade force near Vladivostok. Vice Admiral Kataoka commands the third squadron sailing from Korea March 22. Kasura is believed to be his flagship watching the Soya straits. The fleet uses old coast defense ships like the Musashi and converted transports.
St. Petersburg reports nine shots fired at the Libau prison governor as he returned to his residence. attackers fled unhurt. Lodz notes a British mill manager stabbed after a mass for end of strike, two non-striker workers dead. assailants escape. Romny high school explosion damages a portrait of Emperor Nicholas injuring four pupils.
In St Petersburg on April 10 the first pan-Russian congress of attorneys met with 180 delegates. Police entered the hall and dispersed attendees after an unauthorized assembly, following protests and a demand to disperse. Delegates left amid hooting as mounted troops patrolled the hall afterward.
General Lino vitch named officers who showed cowardice at Mukden and disgraced them by posting their names at division headquarters. some were drummed out of camp.
Paris authorities say the Russian second Pacific squadron will not attempt to enter Saigon in Cochin China because the harbor is too shallow for deep draft warships.
A dispatch from Chief of Staff Karkovitch to the general staff dated today reports no change in the situation of the two armies at the front.
Salem Ore April 10 Harry Wright alias H C Murehart and Charles Monte alias W Bennett indicted by state grand jury for murder in the first degree in the killing of Frank Ferrell during the 1903 prison guard ambush. Wright and Monte accused as accessories before the fact for smuggling guns into the penitentiary to aid Tracy and Merrill escape. Wright serving three years for grand larceny at Walla Walla and Monte six years for burglary in Oregon. Governor Chamberlain to issue extradition requisition as Wright term ends April 17.
Pietro Torturici, sought for Vilardo dismemberment, is believed at large. detectives race to Eureka where two suspicious Italians were arrested. Torturici's wife Rosa Torturici largely confesses, saying blood on her hands and on a cooking basin, while police cite jealousy and possible gang links.
London April 10 Indian Secretary Brodrick received a dispatch from Lord Curzon of Kedleston listing European casualties from the recent earthquakes. Dharamsala thirteen dead and two seriously injured. Kangra seven deaths. Palanpur two dead and one seriously injured with possible defects in the list. native clerks largely perished. European casualties also reported at Khalupunjan.
The Newark Methodist conference adopted unanimously a resolution urging the U S senate to unseat Senator Reed Smoot and declaring opposition to Mormonism. Some members argued the senate should settle the issue.
Sasebo prize court in Nagasaki rejects the appeal of the British steamers Roseley and Lethington, confiscating both vessels and their cargoes.
Eighteen head of standard-bred and thoroughbred horses from the Daly estate near Hamilton were sold at the race track for 3105 dollars. Prices peaked with Half-and-Half selling for 395 to J P O’Neill, while several two year olds by King Amos and Scottish Chieftain brought 150 to 315 dollars. Auctioneers reported spirited bidding and all animals sold, including three non standard harness horses and a saddle horse.
A dispatch from Algiers reports a bloody clash Sunday between sultanate troops at Ouja and rebels backing the pretender. French frontier forces under Lieutenant Mengen opened artillery fire, stopping the rebels and allowing the sultan’s troops to retire in orderly fashion.
All Japanese miners working at Brownsville near Marysville were forcibly deported after local white residents objected. The miners had arrived recently to work on mine dumps, but a committee demanded their immediate departure and they left the town.
Chicago April 10. There is little sign of a peaceful settlement between the Teamsters and Montgomery Ward & Co. Non union drivers rushed goods to railroad freights as crowds gathered and police broke blockades. Employers urged an end to sympathy strikes and vowed no interference with legitimate business if the strike widens.
Topeka April 10 James A Garfield commissioner of the bureau of corporations arrives to begin an inquiry into Standard Oil with agents Caswell Earl and Conant. The Campbell resolution directs a study of crude and refined oil prices in the Kansas field and ties into railroad relations. He plans to confer with Governor Hoch and keeps the probe secret.
In Indian Diggings Eldorado County California Austin Morgan Starkey 74 shot and killed his son Joseph Starkey 35 with a Winchester rifle to protect his two grandchildren and himself. Joseph, said to be intoxicated lately, attacked his sister and her children with an axe. A 10 year old girl died. the other two children and the grandfather escaped inside the house as Joseph tried to breach the door.
Col A G Colton J D Edwards and Warren Smith Dominican customs collectors sail from New York for San Domingo to assume duties at once.
President Roosevelt leads a wolf chase at Camp Roosevelt near Frederick Oklahoma with about a dozen riders and dogs. The hunt ends with the dispatch of three wolves and the president joining a late afternoon water break before a planned banquet in Frederick for local dignitaries including Gov Ferguson and ex-Delegate Flynn.
Secretary Loeb and aides report Roosevelt and party are making the Deep Red creek wolf and jackrabbit hunt in Oklahoma as plans for the Colorado trip stay unchanged. White House staff will reach Frederick, Oklahoma, Thursday night to join the president and hunting companions headed for Colorado Springs. Trinidad and Denver hosts expect a warm welcome but both may be disappointed.
The Roosevelt party's camp outfit and pack train, led by Guides Borah and Goff with nearly 100 horses and 60 dogs, moves south of Newcastle. Citizens plan a Saturday parade with Roosevelt riding, while a brown bear in a cage is to be released to start the hunt.
Delegates from Alusia meet Madrid authorities to discuss best means of alleviating acute distress among sufferers and to render resistance where needed.
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