The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-26
NO SUGGESTION
FOR ARMISTICE
Japan to Cooperate With
Our AdmiralS.
FRENCH MAILSHIp CAPTURED
General Skaters Detailed
Report Showing the List
OfKilIed and Wounded

O1kflie0 ana WOunQe0
St. Thomas, Danish Wes1
Indies, July 25.-.The Frenci
gunboat Fulton arrived here to
day. She is going in search o.
the French line steamer Olindt
Rodriguez, which was captured
by a United States warshlp and
taken to Charleston, s. c.,
while on a voyage from Hayt
to St Thomas, with passengers
mails, etc
Mr. Bccande, general mana
ger Of the French line of steam,
ships, expressed much indigna.
ton yesterday at the recent
seizure of the mail steamship
Olinds Rodriguez by q United
States watsllip, nine miles
off San Juan, Porto Rico.
Mr. Bocande said:
1T was outrageous on the
part of the United States to
seize the Olinde Rodriguez,
which was going uninterrupted.
y from Hayti to St. Thomas,
and was not cleared for any
Porto Rican point. There is a
prize crew on board tile ship,
which has been taken to Char.
lesion, S. c., with the passen-
gers practically prisoners AID
the mails delayed
Madrid. July 25.-A private
dispatch from San Juan do Por.
to Rico says strong American
squadron has appeared before
Ea'ia Honda, but that the
American attempt to disembark
was repulsed with considerable
losses.
London, July 2j.-A specla
dispatch from Shanghai says
the japanese warships Yoshino ,
Chin-Yen, Itsukushima and
and Tai Yen have been hastily
dispatched to Saseho to rein
force the Japanese squadron
there, mixing 1t the strongest
in those waters.
1t has been ordered to CO.
operate with the British and
American Admirals in the event
OF Intentional complication.
While The dispatch does not
explain the matter, it is inferr.-
ed the squadron is desired to
be in readiness for Philippine
operations,
A special dispatch from
Shanghi says that four Russian
men-cfwar have lett Port
Arthur it is supposed their des.
tinatlon is the Philippine Is
lands.
Sascho is a port in South
east Japan, and is near Manila.
Japan's war ships which has
been ordered to Saseho are
strong modern vessels. The
Chin-len was captured at Wei.
hal-WGi from the Chinese. She
is battle ship Of 1880 tons,
and carries four Pinch Krupp
guns aid $50 guns in Der main
battery. The Itsukushim is a
protected cruiser, and carries
one l2.G,inch gun and eleven
4 finch guns III the main bat
terry. The Yoshino is also a
protected cruiser. Her main
battery consists of four 6 inch
guns and eight +. I inch guns.
The Tai Yen was captured from
the Chinese at Wei hal Wei in
in 1885. Her displacement is
1920 tons, and her armament
consists ct fifteen guns.
Washin-r"n, July %. -WA,lingtDn wa,
without official conllrma ion Of the report
that our Iti.slan warshipj have started
for the Philippines ami that iouc Japa
uese men-Ul-wu" have been Orieelud to
rendezvous with Other japanese ships AT
SaiscsO
Tho fact that tho report comes from
Shansai q hotb d of rumUrs, aud so far
, way from Port Arthur and Toxic, makes |
lie officials doubt It's authen tlcity.
La any event. none demos the right Of Rus |!
s!a to send her warships to the Philippines |
If she uo-iles to do So but tho collection OF |
Tour at that point with the German force
Of about the same humber VIII make the
ooinbinnd fleets far moro formidable than
than that OF Admiral Dewey
, The authorities recognize that the collect.
Ing Ola formidable ileo. Of foreign warships
Ut Manila will be vcgy embarrassing to
ihe American admiral as well as to this
government, as it woIll undoubtedly DO
Tor tho purpose OF CxcyGlsluga moral or
restraining iniuente with regard to tho
ultimate aims Of the United States In the
Philippines,
So far as 10 officially known Russia has
not entcrCdi into any agreement with ally
European nations for the purpose Of .nfu.
,ncing the United States in the Philip
Dipcs, and /. is HUt believed that she would
lend small IL, / L size intends 10 iu;er-
ere.
Russian interests iu the island are email
md tho Cars government If 1t sends
hips TO the Philippines cannot therefore