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THE BEAUMONT ENTERPRI
SE.
VOL. VIM.
BIAUMONT, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER lb, 1904.
NO. 147.
OPPOSING ARMIES DO LITTLE FIGHTING
RUSSIANS WILL WINTER AT HARBIN IF NOTH
ING HAPPENS IN THE NEXT TWO
MONTHS OF WAR.
JAPANESE ARE COLLECTING TAXES AND
ADMINISTERING AFFAIRS IN MANCHURIA
The Report of General Kuropatkin Has Created a Belter
Feeling in St. Petersburg and has Relieved that
Commander of Mach Odium Resultant
From Defeat at Liao Yang.
Aasorlntcd Press Bulletin.
t Inactivity of th opposing armies
of Russia mid Japan continue anil no
fighting of a general character Is re
ported. Information coming from an
authoritative source in St. Peters;
i k Is that the Russians will winter
at Harbin, imt. the fact that there will
lir two months of good weather for
n ilitary operations before extreme
rold weal iter sets In, leaves room for
a vevifilon of this purpose in the light
tf events that may transpire. ThejD,' eauusing a sensation among the
Jnnnnesu nre renorted to be collect- I nntlven of Manchuria as they ad-
inc taxes and otherwise administer-
lug affairs in Manchuria, as though
h . . ,
that, country were conquered terri-
tory. The publication of Gen. Kiiro-
put kin's report of the fighting from
1
August 1,10 reireiu. upon ivimi-
1 . .
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den has created a better leei.ng m -
pi'iei-lnii :'. '
Th I distinctly places upon
(!en.
responsibility for the
taliuro io hold the heights in the vi
cinity of Sykwantun.
Russians Scouts Active.
Toklo. Sept. 14. A t.-legram was
received here today from Field
Marshal Oyama confirming previous
reports that a consierable force of
Russians is still to be found south of
the Htm river. Russian scouts are
constantly appearing before the Ja
panese outposts. The Russians occa
sionally bring out their batteries
from the vicinity of Sankuishili hill
mid Russian cavalry companies have
been seen in the neighborhood of
Wulilaitzu and Soutaitzu. Various
forces of - Russian troops are posted
between Mukden and Simintin about
3(1 miles to the east and at Tie Pass
some forty miles north of Mukden,
the Russians are fortifying Heights
on both sides of the river Liao.
The Hun river Hows across the
vaiious roads between Liao Yang and
Mukden in a westerly direction about
six or eight miles south of Mukden.
Russia's Old Guard Call'd.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 14. The mo
bilization of troops at Odessa affects
'the Hth and 1 nth divisions of the
eighth army corps. The 14th is fa
mous in the Russian army, known as
.liianiaoff s division. With it lie cross
l tho Danube Jn 1ST" and nenl Ship
ka Pass agnliist ft Turkish army of
o.OOo men.
Assault Did Not Take Place.
The Fun. Sept. 13. 12:14 a. m. A
Chinese who left Liaoti promontory
on September 10, says that the gen
oral assault on the stronghold, which
In some quarters wis reported would
occur on the loth did not take pl-ie.
lit declare- that the Russians are
giving most of iheir attention to the
forts on the northeast. Hardly a day
passe that Lieut, tien. Stoessot. the
cimmnnder of the Port Arthur force.
(.''iierally accompanied '' Gen. Ma
tdioff does not ride over the entire
line bovine alteration made her- and
Filing t-iing.-Mioii there, and com
pliim niitiR fr censuring his troops.
Ja; Violated Red Crocs.
The Fun, Sept. 14. A communicr.-ti-n
ha l""-n r-ech ed by the Rn:
'tan consul here from Gen. ll1liotf.
t"lii-f tf the Red "rfi at IV.rt Ar
thiir r-w'ine that I' made fi
tir. The gem-ral charce Mie Jofian
e m it fi r-o violation of the H'-a"
fro-.
Kuretat kit's Skill,
ly.i.din. S t-t. IT. The r''y
M:iil' rorrf'Mxrtid'tit wi'h i'ri-n. Kn'f
fia'lm wri'e iinlT Alt'" f fn
i lutx-r in in"TrTie enml-i t
Iti-'ian ,ri;v on . ( '('
m"l .f
I.ia Yarc. !"' itir
M -;.. K'iiiin f'-i
t ,, .tj.; ,7f Tti.
t rrt-t-n Ui'fl i' ,r- "P i ''ft
s.'r r "f t"I"'tii
fr't.J 1 rn-- if -rT) It
f.i- i ,; 'l t.r
1
proportion, or rather disproportion
were ardent young soldiers if Russia.
Russia will know how far Siberian
levlH were equipped and qualified
for fUo task they had to perform,
an when the facts are known, the
world will realize the enomio"s re
sponsibility cast upon this Rllent,
resolute man and with what strength,
Rilence and resolution, he faced and
I conquered it."
Japanese Civil Occupation.
Mukden, Sept. 14. The Japanese
vanee by establishing their own sys-,e'l
,om f t"B1,'on am administration
as though the country were actual
.Tapnncse territory. They are pay-
ng for supplies with promissory
notes on the war fund, a blank not e i" .i.. UUCB iu i u.c
...... ..! .All ICIUVlttatlMll 'n tifDL'tiirrt In Inlllla.
. , being given ror t ne payment or eacn
, ,
v np-p basis nf the noun at on. leav-
, ftfl res(le,1(s t0 ,;,,,, pro rata.
They nave not &ven notified the gov-
jernor of Mukden to discontinue the
salt tax, as It will be readjusted upon
n Japanese basis.
Japanese Volunteer Icet.
Ixindon, Sept. 15. The Daily Ex
press, Toklo correspondent states
that the Japanese have decided to or
ganize a large volunteer fleet for
trol (u)y aw lne p,0tection of .Tap-
onesp -shipping, tne cost to ne u
frayed by public subscription.
Alexleff Wants to be Relieved.
Paris, Sept. 15. The correspond
ent at St. Petersburg of the Echo de
Paris, savs:
"I learn authoritatively that Vice
roy Alexleff asked to be relieved of
the functions of commander-in-clii-.-f
by land and sen, of the Russian
forces la far east .but not of those of
Viceroy, his object being to avoid giv
ing semblance to the consistency to
the reports of antagnoism between
himself and Gen. Kuropatkin."
Nodzu's Report.
Tokio, Sept. 14. (Afternoon). Gen
Nod.u report j that the heaviest fight-
ing at Liao Yang occurred during the
evening of September :!. Th-J 20th.
regiment hnhig previously lost i!uc
tessively two regimental and lour
battalion commanders, assault I at -1
dislodged the Russians from their re
doubts at Yusfangmiao. There were
no Japanese officers above the-ranu
of captain. Captain Yemmal, com
manding the regiment took charge
and inspired his men. The reserve s
lilled the gaps in the assault'ng linn.
The men. unmindful of wire entangle
ments, and other obstructions, rush
ed to the Russian works, shouting
"llanzal."
One bnttlalon lost all i' ' officers in
the first clash and a private sub-'-
qiientlv commanded It. One coin- i
pnny wns reduced to ll or ii men
i he regiment I.isses were p-om 1200
to P'.oo.
In spite of the fatigue at Ktinr!:;?
September 4. the Japanese continue!
the pursuit of the Russians, but th"
lack of bridge,, forced them lc-mi
lariyl to remain south of the Taitse
river.
PEARY WILL TRY AGAIN.
Will
Start Pole Hunting Next Sum
mer in New Ship.
New Y'o-k. Sept. 14. Commander
K K. P'-ary. the Arctic -xplirer. an-
minnf-d tonltht that a contract hud
Ireen tdened for a tiem- a ret Mi I p.
uliirh be In to use in a.Hi'her ttemjt
nfion the north le and that be -
X-rl to wart north stain next mm
nir. Tho jinnontici ni'tit a made at a
flinner Un-lTed t,v th- American
(jTierai'iiira forMy m thote rti
en i'ii nee tifti the irh'h In'-nai im-
Conim-. bt'h b-ine h-M
d r iii -t.
Hi t- l.a'f "f 'b" FV'tieh ;.H.T.h-
it u. i.ti . Ir f "ti-r ir- Ii-i
( on,nmn'5-r P"rr i'b a r"l'l m-iai.
Cectitut iowwai'ot.
Hi-nf-"!. n. 7 4 Li-'i'.
rt . H-rr fi'"-' t -t' 't -'!
- n 'be f.!& l.a'l'!
.eh'ka.
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t' lit; ! f
I. ')'". V I. .
r'-4 r, 'ft -
ORLOFF'S BREAK
AT LIAO
CONSIDERED RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE DEFEAT OF THE RUS
6IAN ARMY.
FAILED 10 HOLD YENTAI MINES
War Office It Extremely Reticent
Regarding the Present Situation
and the Future Plana
at the Front.
Kuropatkin'a official report which was
given out tonight comes as a consid
erable relief as setting at rest the
stories of los of guns, cutting oft of
divisions and the death or capture of
prominent commanders, wlaich has
been freely circulated here.
Tho report, which Is a very long
one, enters at considerable detail in
to the various phases of the battle of
Liao Yang ami entirely bears out the
declaration of the Associated Press
at t lie time, that On. Orloff's failure
to hold the vital position at the Veil
till mines was responsible for the
breaking down of the whole of Gen.
Kuropatkin's plan of battle and turn
a potential victory into defeat.
he manner in which the retreat
was carried out in the face of the
terrible condition of the country and
the determined pressure of the Ja
v,wbv ...
v iripl,
ry circles,
The report dwells upon the terrible
difficulties encountered during the re
treat from Llao Yang from positions
on the southern front when 24 horses
and a whole company of Infantry har
nessed to a single gun were not able
to remove It from a quagmire. It is
shown that the retirement from Liao
Yang to the north bank of the Taitse
river was carried out in good order
and with celerity under cover of night
on August ill, when it had become
evident that Gen. Kuroki was making
a determined drive at the Russian
communications north of Llao Yang.
Gen. Kuropatkin pays tribute to the
courage and devotion of every arm
of the service under his command,
and especially to the bravery of the
troops to whom was set the task of
recapturing the Skywantun hills on
the north bank of the Taitse river.
The engagement on the night of Sep
tember 2 was productive of some of
the most severe fighting of the whole
battle. It was practically a company
commanders fight, the commands be
ing separated in the darkness and in
dependent units acting upon their own
initiative with the one object of car
rying out the commanders orders to
retake the heights.
This account puts the Russian sol
dier in a very different light from the
j generally accepted belief that he is
a mere military automaton capable of
acting only under explicit instruction.
The report as given out does not
state the casualties ibut the Asso
ciated Press is authoritatively in
formed that they were under 17,000.
Tlie war office is extremely reticent
regarding the present situation and
future plans at the trout. It Is stated
in general terms that the army Is
concentrated around , Mukden, leaving
the Inference that it is ready to make
another stand. There has been no
rain the past two .days and it is proba"
ble the country will now dry up anil
leave two months of good weather
lor fighting.
Many things may happen during
this period, but the Associated Press
j informed by a high authority tint
preparations are being steadily push
ed looking to the wintering of the
Russian army at Harbin.
RIO GRANDE FLOOD.
Ijiredo. Sept. 14. ReKirts from
nipper Rio G.ande river iHiints a far
as Kagle Pass and southeast as far
as Rio Grande City on yesterday elat
ed that the heavy rains which had
b" n falling for some time past had
ceased mi J that it was thought all
danger from floods bad th-is Ix-cn
eliminated. eKtis today from
Hintn covering the same u-r-itory
siate that the rain Ik stain falling
ami in the event it do-s not cease,
more or em damage from overflow
.f the Rio Grande river i bound to
remit. The rivr is at th" 17 foot
Klare at this place and at the Ik fKrt
Maee at Rio Grande City. There h
i.i, itntmdia'e dancer of a A-kkI at the
lMter t.laee. Imt if the rain eon'in'ie
frr-m the headwater, k.wer river
I iti'n a'e f K-cted to tiff'-r t-v-r Iv
is a ri to the jr, f.ri yjmf iil
Tood tie Fina't t,mri
At ,r-"nt. t k jrraf'liie e'lfnn 'ini
ration n-r the 1'ni'ed p-ae mi'i
t-j: ire to P.riin H i if.'T
ri tei Irfvor.'l Rio f;rrde c,r. t
.h f.la'e tt-e Clji'ed S'a"-- tti.'i
tt-rr p-K-t ln'.n - t 'in i: :n',n i
l'a"-l !' i jireiim-'! tl.f 'b
rtitiE a'er Jfcve -l.-d v-
-ai ( the fio"e aii'l 'hn- ir'-!ra--''
) fmd 1" ""tid tl 'ir t-'i'r b-a 'iti
t,-j -,e 'er e,iii, ry are
ST. LOUIS GHOULS.
Imlsvllle. Sept. 14 A special
from lexiiiKton. Ky says: I).
K. Hurst of Jackson. Ky arrlveil
here today from St. Ixiuls with
the body of Win. Ilninpton of
SlmpKon. Ky., which he says lie
found on ihj dissi-tliiic tabKt of
a hospital In St. Unilrt. after ho
luiil simi rclu-d seveu days follow-
Ing an accidental separation in
the crowds at the World's Fair.
Hurst and Hampton went to St.
Uiuls eight days ago. On the
first day of their visit ut the
lair, tho men b.-came separated
and this was the last he saw of
1 1 a nipt on alive. Acronllng to
Mr. Hurst's story the hospital
authorities refused to say where
the body of Mr. Hampton had
been secured or how ho came by
Ills death.
RUSSIAN MILITARY CIRCLES
FIGURING ON WHO IS TO
BLAME
ORLflff APPEARS 10 IIIlCMII
Cossacks SaveH the Line of Retreat,
the Assault by Those Lancers
Being Followed by Fright
ful Slaughter cf Japs.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 14., 3:44 p.
m. The question of the responsibil
ity for the failure of Gen. Kiu'opat
kln to crush Gen. Kuroki Sept. 2
north of the Taitse river, which lost
the battle of Llao Yang, continues to
excite interest in military circles.
But the accounts hitherto received
have been so meagre end conflicting
that it has been almost, impossible
to determine the, exact facts. Accord
ing to a Russian correspondent wno
throws the kblnme on Gen. Oivjif
who commands a division of Siberian
Cossacks, was ordered by dsn. Kuro
ootkin, August 31, to occupy the Yen
tai coal mines and hold the extreme
It ft while he launched his main ar
my against Kuroki.
"During the night. CMoff, with the
freshly arrived European reserve
men came up and being Samsoff's
senici, took over the command at
this point. The next morning, before
the arrival of the dally orders. Orloff,
-jn his own initiative, decided to at
tack Kuroki's extreme right and ill
ected Samsonoff to execute a flank
ing movement, with his Cossacks. The
'nltei' declined to do so until he had
time to reconnoiter. Had Samsonoff
obeyed, be would have been cut. off
and annihilated, as the Japanese
were already advancing, having open
ed a terrific fire on the Yang Ten
mines before Orloff's men finnlly gave
way. While in the thick of the re
treat, one of Kutopatkin's staff offi
cers dashed up with orders for Or
loff to hold at all hazards the po
sition he had just abandoned. Or
loff's troops had then retreated al
most to Yental. The Cossacks at
lust rollied themselves somewhat but
all the burden of fighting the Japan
ese fell on the Cossacks. Samsanoff
was Informed that Gen. Stalkenberg
was hurrying to bis rescue, but the
latter did not arrive until the follow
ing dav. In the meantime, Kuropat
kin believi.ig that his left had been
turned, ordered a retreat, Hm Sam
sanoff's Cossacks saved the line of
retreat. Gen. ranleloff. who was
t mporarily in command of the divis
ion while Samsanoff was conferring
with Kuropatkin, threw tho Cossacks
desiH-ralelv at the Japanese when the
latter had alnumt i cached the rail
. 1 n,.rih ..f Venial Tbe slaughter
-o,i .
Ibat followed was frightful, the C os-I
sacks using their lances with terrible,
effect, but managed to hold on till
Stu!kciil.e:K ariUed and thus as
preserved the railway as a line f re
treat for thhe whole army. At one
time dnrine this fighting the Japan
e were surrounded on all sid"".
St. Petersburg Rumor
St. Petersburg. S.-pt. 14 There
are rumors afloat to the fleet that
(n. Nicholas Nlcholaivltch. Inspec
tor of cavalry, may supercede ;en
Kuropatkin at the front. Nicholal
viteh his a treat fighting record mad
dtirine the Turkish war. Th.- reports
howevr. may possibly be idle got-stp.
Catchat to he Released.
Vladivostok. Sepu 14 The iii7.e
court has derid'-d to release tie
P.ri.i.ti ttenmer Calrhas
WEATHER FORECAST.
Va-hiniron. 1. v., s-it. 11
IstnUihtia: Fair Thnridar; cool
in n'orb'-a-'em pirti'in Friday;
warm'r in r'mbem porM'm ith
fi tr-h wind"
a Fj-;t T'a- Fair Tl.'ir'!y.
eepi ft,-, er n cm.t ; aartn-
-T in n'Th portion. Ft i'iar fa r
at"1 lb t-i f-'-t-h tiorb -at wind
a ttfv-oti,;i,r ntter!T Frviat.
BRITISH CRUISER IS WATCHING THE "LENA"
JAPS REPULSED
AT PORT
ATTACKED RUSSIAN FLANK IN
HEAVY RAIN STORM AND
LOST OUT.
JAPS FIRED ON RED CROSS FLAG
Mikado's Troops Trespassed on Some
Automatic Mines During the
Assault and Many Were
Blown into the Air,
St. Petersburg, September 14. Gen.
Stoessel, commander of the Russian
nillltury force at Port Arthur, wires
as follows, under date of August 28:
"I dm happy to report to your majes
ty that at 3 o'clock In the morning
of August 27, during a violent thunder
storm, the Japanese again attempted
to capture our left Hank position near
number one fort, and Uditnquin. Tho
attack was repulsed. Our losses were
small three men killed and two of
ficers and !'8 men wounded. Tlie
wounded were brought, in and are be
Ing carefully attended.
A number of .laaueso corpses would
have been picked up by us, but the
enemy prevented us from doing ho
by opening fire on the hospital at
tendants, who had been sent out un
der the Red Cross Hag."
Another dispatch from Gen. sioes-
sel to the emperor, dated September
1, the enemy attacked Vlsokaya and
Ulinnaya mountains and the neighbor'
ing fortification, opening simultane
ously an artillery fire on the forts
and mountains. The leading file of
the enemy with the Japanese column
Ihen were dlscoverered In good time
and our batteries opened on them.
The leading files fortunately encoun
tered some automatic mines and
many of the enemy were blown Into
the air. The attack was repulsed
In an hour. Our losses were Incon
siderable one officer and seven men
wounded."
WIL MEET IN BRUSSELS.
Adjournment of Inter-Parliamentary
uonvenuon ?i ai. l.?uis.
St. Louis, Sept. 11. The twelfth
conference of the Inter-parllamentai'y
union, which has been In session for
three days, adjourned today to meet
next year In R-rnssels.
Tlie day was given over lo tho dis
position of resolutions of minor im
portance and the winding up of the
affairs of the conference.
Among the final business trans
acted was that of the election of
members r the Inler-parliameiirary
council. The American representa
tive was Ctmgressman U'irfon of
C'eveland.
Brussels was then formally ratified
as the meeting plnre of the confer
ence and the date was left to the ex
ecutive council.
The conference at 12:20 ndjourned
sine die.
The memberr. or the union tonight
continued the Inspection of the
World's Fnir.
Kantas City will he Inspected trt-mor-ow.
Killed by Bull.
Utile Rock. Ark.. Sept. 14. A spec
ial to the Gazette from Helena snys:
N. H. Turner, an old and well known
resid.-nt of Phillips county, was gored
to death by ft bull on his plantation
at Cypert. twenty mile" west of here
yesterday afternoon. He was cross
ing the pasture to reach the house of
a sick n.-gro employe and the bull
coining up behind, knocked him to
the rround a nd cored him latauy.
Turkish Militia Mobilised.
Saloiiica. European Turkey. Sept.
II. Sixteen battalions f local mill
tla have been ordered to U- mol.il. -ed
in the districts of Kilkl. Ha.e
and Herat. Tbev mill I' l .!( nd
to Piizren to Fiipnres V-c in Mro-nt
Allianians. A Sabmira .rti.'i..n Ml
here for Prlr.ren todav. Hi- APu
nian are again revolting and are -tranding
the acceptance of their remand-.
DON JAIME NUNO.
Wrote Meaican National Mymi anj
s Bemo re'' as Mis "eward.
Meii'-o City. Sept. Ill 1 Jaime
Vino, the venerable coir-:ffT '
.;i''s national h-tnu. who live m
I'.'iffaWi. N. T, !' arrived Imt in
P'kkI beal'h and -oir-t. He come,
a- !e lief1 '' t,e cjt rf M x
:,r M-e -ie, ,f he tiK'ional itil' i t'"
tie at-nlv r'ary to ! f ' bra"-
;-''
N-w York anita'' il arriv
here 'cn to compl''- aatir'-ni'i t
i.tr a T ra-'rl u, "''t In "'
of Tat.a" '' ' to te f;i
r'l?' fr't,-i'-r 11 ft nill "t
r t-e at'i'a' '' "t ''e pfti
J Tl"' i-t at. ''d a f'ti
r rer"fi. !
a'T'l'IV '1 'be e
THE "GRAFTON", NOW AT ESQUIMAULT WILL
LAY FOR THE RUSSIAN CRAFT AT r
SAN FRANCISCO.
WILL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE VISITOR
IF LATTER IS ORDERED OUT OF HARBOR
The "Lena" Shows no Marks of Conflict and the Rumor
of a Foot Race Across the Pacific With Japan
ese Cruisers Lying Off FaraHone Islands
is Not Generally Believed.
Victoria, n. C. Sept. 11. II. M. S.
Grafton, llagship of tlie Paclllc squad
ron, which left here some tlavs ago
to take purl In a heavy gun practice
at Coniox, returned unexpectedly to
ICsiiulmuull early Tuesday, making
the trip from Comox, to her Ksqui
muull moorings under forced draugiu
and in record time. Site Is now it)
K.in,uimuult harbor, making ready for
sea and will not llulsli gun practice.
The cause of tho Oruftou's return
from the trip is connected with the
sudden nppcaruncu of the Russian ar
mored auxiliary cruiser Lena in San
Francisco. It Is understood the CI rat
ion is under cabled orders from the
lliitih admiralty to protect - British
shipping on the American side of
the Pacific at all costs. It depends
on the decision of the United Status
government regurding the Len.i,
whether the Grafton will proceod
south to watch her ami if nny Brit
ish merchant men bo molested, cap
ture and sink her.
Should tho American governments'
decision he an older to the Lena to
quit Sun Francisco harbor within 21
hours, It Is expected the Grafton will
leave Esqulmuiilt harbor at her best
speed with the object of Intercepting
the Ru-slan off the California coast.
A ijlgnlllcunt circumstances con
nected with the Grafton's sudden ni
pearance Is that all shore leave
has been definitely suspended.
The big cruiser also maintains her
steam pressure as If expecting to use
it at a moments notice.
Inspecting the Lena.
San Francisco, Sept. 14. Guarded
by several American wnrsblps, the
Russian auxiliary cruiser Lena He.i in
the same posliton In the bay where
she dropped anchor Sunday ufter
noon. Today under the direction of
tho United States Navy an inspection
was begun and ; disposition of the
vessel will doubtless depend upon the
report of the Investigation. The
members of the board are nil tra'ned
engineers and the work will be
searching and conclusive. It j anti
cipated that they will finish the1' ex
amination tomorrow. Tlie vis". t.
day of Captain Bedllnsky and the
Russian conBiil, Koskavltch. to the
Mare Island navy yard. Is regarded
as significant as It Is believed to por
tend the dismantling of the U-n.i.
They were courteouslv nt tended by
Rear Admiral McCalla. Rear Admi
ral Goodrich assembled nil o' III"
naval commanders In thli jsirt -in
board the flagship New York todav
and acquainted them fully with all
developments In the case and " is
surmised Instructed 'hem as to pro
ceed lire In Hie event of unforeseen
contingencies.
Watching the Visitor.
It x Knld that the destrover Perry
will soon lie brought down from Mar?
Island and added to he vesse's now
surrounding the I-",
An outcome of the a'rival of the
Russian cruiser will n;t.bablv be the
maintenance iwrmanciillv In San
Fianclsco harls.r o a numlwr .f
warships to lie prepare,) to deal mli'i
any similar emeig.-nev during th
Russian Japanese war. Mad the ln4
arrived 24 hour- later. San Francisco
would nit have bad a finale Ami-,!-can
war vessel, as the aemdron had
been ordered t. sail the ift dav to
other water for tareet t.ra'iice.
Ne New Developments.
Oyster Pay. S'-pt. 14 There hav
been no new development In the
cam. f the Rnian criihw-r ! at
San Franciwi w lar aa caa lie aacer
talnd here It eeem reasonably
irtain that the vt-snel will be rilanan-
tied and ird'T-d to. remain b-t ih rnlea 4 neutrality la aa Impar
It la nti'il the ttm-f-fm f tte mar. , tiat and fib-adly aptrlt-
but fiial d"i-l'in "n that nM iay I
not lie r-aeh.-d for "ay lift. A
fwib'itv t,at be may lie
ordered to depart attT mal it,r nr.
retit rejiair.
Idll'y.
leit It la only a posnl-
ataitraatf y1em fttactt Wedi.
Orecvi:e Mi--. P"l'- 1 '
-ra1 .ff.'ial of tbe Tarw Va'W
Raitmad rem tKlar irder-d wort itir f foer. eft-m and tlmwT ea-
to I ar"-d 'Hi'-- m a ri'b t-ne r-d t .'ain. rf 'inflranw hf IB
"i ma t'nn Helm to Arnold la fv.li- linian t-i"nii eowrt. amovs't to
ar crmti'y. v.i.Kipiii. T1 ti--w a coniplfe lr"re the iee
tine will tea''T o-tiT t'-ertoiey aimed l G "a. BH'ala at St. Petera-
tylnr l.ew-n i te nm n Pc and tbt"jrr airaln the Itwlnaioai nf pro-
rt-r.i d'ii''m. i'l "i tT- i-m-im b poonlaa ll: il eoatra-
b f Ttjle la til la ti Tarm rfet-a. It 4 t4 war.
Snn Francisco, Sept. 14. Capt.
Dei-Husky of the Russian transpo't
lenu nccompnnlcd by two of his oftl
ceis and tho Ktisslnn consul at this
port, went to Mare Island today. The
avowed object of their trip was to
call on Rear Admiral McCall, the
commandant of tho navy yard. 'Well
Informed officials, however, express
tho opinion that the visit may includo
an inspection of the place where It
Is not unlikely the Lena may be
laid up for an Indefinite time, In the
even of its disarmament. ' ',
o confirmation can bo obtained of
the story telegraphed from St. Paul
to tho effect that tho Lena had been
engaged will two Japanese cruisers
in the vicinity of Redflold Reef and
badly damaged by gunboats.
United States Inspector Bulger
found no marks of tho Lena bavins
been In conflict.
"I do not. bellove.the report that
the Japanese cruisers are lying any
where near thp Farallones" Hald Con
sul Ureno.
In the flrat place there Is no ac
count of the name given !n tho de
spatch from St. Paul and 'I certainly
am in a position to know If It ev
Ms or not,
"If such were a fact then the min
ister at Washington and I wonjd
have known about It some time ago.
Of course, tihese matters renulre dip
lomatic traetment and have noth
ing to say except that I bellevo the
rumor false."
Disbelieves Stern Chain.
Collector of Ports Stratton today
expressed his disbelief In the story
of a stern chase acros-J tho ocean.
He said:
"I have been told that several
boats like tlie Una were lying out
at sea to Intercept the vessels to
and from this port, but there 's evi
dently no truth In the report. I re
ceived orders from the department
of commerce and labor today regard
ing the Lena and have communicated
with Admlrni Goodrich and tho Rus
slan consul. The substance of these
comnnlcntions cannot be given out.
Another Russian Vessel Due.
Paris. Sept. 14 The correspond
ent of the Echo de Paris at St. pe.
tersburg has telegraphed ro his paper
as follows: The ministry of .marlnn
tells me regarding the arrival of tho
Russian t run -i port Icn at Snn Kra:i
risco, that .another vessel, thp Korea.
In also due at an American port on
the Pacific, orders have) hcen sent tt
the Rusolnn ships to seniplnwlv con
form with lh American neiilralllr
rules which ar epctPd to permit
them taking on enuogh coal to reacil
VladlvoKtock. I consider the situa
tion very delicate a ther 'a evi
dence that the shins were destined to
prevent the transport nf contraband
goods from he I'nlled S'ate to Jap
an and perhaps rapture vessels carry
ing con'rsbsnd.
"An admiral on the staff of the
emperor clone! related to Viceroy
Aleilff tells tne that Alexleff event
nnllv will nccecd Foreign Minister
l.nii-!orfT and that he will adott a
strong diplomatic policy.
Confidence at St. Petersburg.
Rt.PetcndMirg. Snt- 14. The anth
oritlea liere are In communication
villi th Rusian eonnl t Raa Fran
cloca and with the captain of the
fcna bnt their Informal toa Is not ret
complete fioneh to detertnln the
action In lie taken. The foreirn of
fice erree perfect confl lenre that
th Wahlnrtoa or ere men t will
t al itiattr with the cae and aprdr
CONTHatANO or Wtl
Catenae Deciaon toces f'tlwl
Vad v Grt Bettaln.
lymdoi. etefit. 14 Tbe Clobe thU
rTnfni ay that the der-lntoa of
'be Vladirna'nrk p-lre mart to enw
fi ,it hat vrr ftn f the rarto nf
b Fi'l'iali fea n-r Ca What clt-
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