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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1905
Page
1
report from Nagasaki states Russian naval prisoners including those held voluntarily or captured in the recent engagement will be sent home.
Tokyo reports Vice Admiral Togo visited Vice Admiral Rojestvensky at Sasebo naval hospital to offer sympathy for wounds. Togo praised Russian bravery and hoped Rojestvensky would soon return to Russia. Rojestvensky expressed thanks and commended Japan’s sailors for courage and patriotism amid sorrow over the victory.
A cablegram from Admiral Train, dated Manila, notes Aurora and Oleg seriously damaged and not seaworthy, Jemtchug in bad condition. A relief board is to assess the ships, 130 men wounded, and 50 men to be landed after provisions and coal are filled, with 14 days needed for repairs.
Secretary of the Navy Morton issued an order directing that the Russian ships now anchored at Manila must either be interned or depart immediately, reflecting a stated U S position in the Philippines.
In St. Petersburg on June 5, Minister of the Interior Baati gan and Admiral Alex off, head of the Far East affairs committee, offered their resignations. The emperor has not yet accepted the move.
Bulletin reports two Russian cavalry companies repulsed by artillery fire with fifteen dead. Later three companies were repulsed with about one hundred casualties and the Russians were pursued.
Manila report lists Prince Potesten among wounded Ruselana in hospital. Rear Admiral Enquist notes gravest damage from Japanese fire at about one mile range.
Washington President receives French Ambassador Jusserand and Japanese naval attaché commander Fadeshita in the morning. Officials suggest the talks touched on the United States stance toward Russian ships at Manila and potential impact on Far East peace movements.
The President argued that ships may be repaired only to a seaworthy condition during wartime. If damage had occurred outside battle, a different course of action would be considered.
According to the report crews of five Japanese ships were captured by Russian torpedo boats near Odimea Jelund. The detachment included sixty men and six Americans among the prisoners arrived here today.
An American co wakes this port today reporting eight Russian volunteer vessels and two torpedo boats with a crateer transport on a course between Hong Kong and Manila. The squadron was headed southwest.
L M Sallebury once city attorney and key witness in water works bribery trials faced sentencing today. He was ordered to pay a $2000 fine on the conspiracy charge.
Captain H O Gearing of the United States Navy locates a safe site at Fort Rosecrans for a wireless station. It will be one of eight stations planned between San Diego and Cape Flattery to extend coastal communications.
Albany report notes June 5 internor Higgine said the Equitable affair would be probed to the bottom by Hendricks and that a legislative investigation was not believed necessary. He added mutualization questions should be settled in court.
King Edward greeted Alfonzo at the railroad station in London and the royal party arrived at Buckingham Palace at five o clock. The royal visitor was accorded the heartiest reception along the entire route.
Three anarchists two Spaniards and one Italian were brought to Marseilles from Paris on June 6 for suspicion in the attempted murder of King Alfonso of Spain in Paris on May 30.
Barippa Mews Association reports continued efforts toward settlement, with hope of peaceful end to the Teamsters strike though Saturday conferences yielded no result. Judge Grosecop grants a stay of execution for Mulligan Donahoe, bail set, cases to be heard. employers seek arrests for contempt. Five attackers beat Albert Johnson, former driver for Lyon Healy, now laid up near death.
The British steamer Pingeuri reports witnessing the capture of four merchant steamers by two Russian converted cruisers about fifty miles northeast of Hong Kong on June 5.
Judge Floyd Estill of Hamilton county fines Charles Shubert of Chattanooga twenty dollars for disturbing public worship during a church service in Memphis.
John West, captain of the Indian police at Muskogee, has orders not to submit to arrest by city authorities and to collect the creek tribal tax from merchants. Warrants are issued for Mayor Fite and other city officials for interference with Federal authorities as citizens protest to the President.
Nine inmates broke from Wilmington jail at dawn by overpowering the jailer. The group included the notorious post office money order forger known as Jimmy Barna.
A white man named McLean killed his son and wounded three others during a race riot in Augusta Georgia. Police report no arrests at this time as the city reels from the violence.
John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers denied this afternoon that he intends to resign. The statement came amid circulating reports about leadership changes within the union.
Thousands of Knights of Columbus from across the continent gather in Los Angeles for the annual assembly. Officials include Archbishop Montgomery and Gov. Alden Anderson plus numerous dignitaries. events include receptions, a third degree conferral, pilgrimages to San Juan Capistrano and San Fernando missions, and the largest banquet at Hotel Lankershim.
The Russian left has been slightly advanced, otherwise the situation is unchanged.
Louis Jane 5 Charles H Lrooke, head of Educational Securities Company, a get rich quick concern, was convicted Saturday by a Federal jury of using deceit and was sentenced to seven months and fifteen days in jail and ordered to pay over one hundred dollars.
Report from Circulation that Foreign Minister Del Gasee plans retirement amid Moroccan policy gaps. Sultane proposal to refer reforms to an international conference to be submitted to the council of ministers this evening.
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