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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1905
Page
1
In Some Quarters the Japanese Admiral is said to have outwitted Togo, with Tokyo possibly holding information but offering none. The report discusses whether Rojestvensky has met or defeated Togo or merely eluded him.
Reports from Tokio and Saigon on May 21 to 24 describe Admiral Rojestvensky leading more than 21 Russian vessels toward the Straits of Korea and possibly Vladivostok. Washington notes the Baltic fleet’s seen approach and a naval engagement rumor. movements remain unconfirmed and refrefused by Japanese authorities.
The Associated Press notes the Russian war fleet under Vice Admiral Rojestvensky has entered the Straits of Korea with limited news due to Japanese censorship. Publicized details suggest a potential battle near Tsu islands and a possible Japanese port bombardment if no engagement occurs.
Reports from Hongkong and Nagasaki on May 27 indicate a large Russian fleet sighted 140 miles southeast of the Saddle islands on May 24. Vessels included battleships cruisers and destroyers with colliers and tugs. later movements show ships heading northwest. Sixteen other ships remained at Woosung despite Chinese protests.
Tokio May 27 Rear Admiral Rojestvensky’s main fleet appears in the Straits of Korea in two columns with battleships on the starboard and cruisers and monitors on the port side. Further details are withheld by authorities.
St Petersburg wakes to mixed feelings as reports from Tokio claim Vladivostok cruisers join Vice Admiral Rojestvensky in Korea strait maneuvers. Public elation and cautious officials mirror the uncertain turn of war news. Admiral Virenus hails possible open water ahead if the strait is cleared.
Paris reports the Russian foreign ministry states that armies in Manchuria are preparing to enter Mongolia but will not move toward Peking to avoid conflict with China. The dispatch from St. Petersburg appears in The Temps.
Chicago May 27. Riots flare as building trades withdraw support from the teamsters causing friction over jurisdiction. Teamsters threaten to halt safe moving and machinery rigging while building trades insist such work belongs to them. A conference is set with Michael Casey John Sheridan and Edward Gould, but no time is fixed.
Report states troops under General Ma act to deter Japanese advances in Mongolia and avert intervention by external powers. The official line emphasizes a defensive stance rather than aggression.
James Dalrymple, superintendent of Glasgow tramways, arrives in New York en route to Chicago at Mayor Dunne’s invitation to advise on Chicago’s municipal ownership experiment. He says the principle has been demonstrated in Glasgow.
Thompson Campbell of Butte replies in U S court to charges brought by Mr Stern of Spokane representing about 15 creditors of Nat Levin estate. He contends Stern lacks majority representation and defends 5 percent first dividend as lawful. Hearing set for June 26 after delay, with Sanders & Sanders seeking dismissal of show cause order and costs against the complainant.
Dillon May 27 Bids opened for the new normal college building in Dillon. Ed Wagoner of Helena won with a bid of 44985, beating nine competitors and a high bid of 73379 by Burrell Construction of Portland. Excavation is completed and construction starts immediately. C S Haire of Helena is supervising architect.
Eric Michaelson, convicted of burglary in Flathead County in 1903 and sentenced to four years, was pardoned by Governor Toole. The pardon was influenced by representations from former Governor Preston H. Leslie and Judge D F Smith, who presided at the trial, with claims the man was a victim of circumstances and police zeal may have misled the case.
In Pueblo Colorado on May 27 the two sons of Mrs Guiseppi Camechi discovered her body nude on the bed with a dozen knife wounds. Police found a freshly dug grave in the cellar with tools beside it and are seeking the missing husband. The woman had been dead for several hours.
Frankfort reports Secretary of State Hay traveled from Bad Nauheim to Frankfort and departed at 7:30 p m for Paris.
Missoula May 28. Engineer George L. Wilson and express messenger aided by Lobdell thwart a robbery on train No. 2 eastbound North Coast Limited. While the robber blew the express car, Wilson and the messenger struck him with a club, tied him at Hell Gate station, and the assailant lies badly injured. The incident occurs two and a half miles east of Bearmont, near the site of prior robberies, and the man’s identity is not known.
The Missoula report describes No. 2 being held up near Bearmatrah two miles east of the curve. The robber was struck by a broken car piece, knocked down, tied, and will be taken to Drummond. The crew planned moving the car east as needed to safety.
Missoula witnesses the night through as No 2 is held up near Bearmouth with dynamite. Conductor Sires and Engineer George Wilson report robbers using guns to command replacement cars. The attack triggered explosions and a pursuit by Sheriff Graham and a posse with bloodhounds.
In Paris May 26 an anti military assembly with anarchists present passed a resolution urging the public to hoot King Alfonso during his Paris visit. Disturbances followed the dispersal and several arrests were reported.
The eastbound limited No 2 was stopped near Bearmouth three miles east of the station with the express safe looted. Engineer Dan O Neal died resisting the robber in the 1902 hold up, while George Hammond, the planner of the plot, is serving a Montana state penitentiary sentence and facing trial for the murder.
Philadelphia United Gas and Improvement Company faces decision at plant site as Mayor Weaver secures a decisive victory. Community leaders hailed the outcome and pledged continued oversight of project progress and safety measures.
After a five day test, the United Gas Improvement plan to extend the gas works lease was withdrawn due to public opposition. Mayor Weaver supporters view it as a victory while injunction fights over city department control proceed, with hearings delayed by a judge’s death and leaders traveling to Atlantic City for further moves.
Great Falls May 27 authorities seek David Polinski on a first degree murder indictment for the killing of John Ehlers last January. Ehlers body was found April 14 in the Missouri River near Nashua after Polinski disappeared following preparations to relocate. The grand jury returned the indictment after investigating the Glasgow incident and Ehlers disappearance.
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