The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-29
Rough weather Encountered.

The Garonne sailed from Manila Febru-
airy II for Seattle. She stopped eleven days
at Nagasah and three days at Yokohama.
Several days OF rough weather as she ap-
preached this Coast also delayed her some
what
As to war between Japan and Russia.
Capt. Conrad, who is well known In Sc
attic. said last evening: The Russian fleet.
which has been down around Korea, came
into Nagasah to winter. / understood
there was some trouble between the Rus
SLAMS and the harbor authorities, the Rus
SLAMS refusing to anchor at the places the
local authorities designated. This stirred
NJ some hostility In the town Eut this Is
the least OF the zerhyrs which show which
way II Is going to blow. Japanese military
and naval departments are active in max
ing preparations for war with Russia The
Japanese are pugnacious The people want
TO fight and they think they can whip Rus
STA. On the sea think they are right, for
Japan has hrst-class. up-tcrdate navy,
as good as any anoat, II not as large. while
a good many OF Russla's warships are OBJ
socte as compared with the latest naval
fighting machines II war should come,
and the extensive Preparations In Japan
indicate that they expect Il. Japan will
have the hest ~ II NJ r rst or until Russia
fairly overwhelms the island with troops.
No Open Port.
"But Russia Is not going to find any
open port In which to land an army
continued Capt, Conrad There IL In tho
Russian navy what we in this country.
would call n big graft All the stores
now IN japanese waters, are not aboard
the ships The stores went into the peck
cts OF the officers In less bulk and more
concrete form II war IS declared Russia
Is going 70 ind It very difficult to supply
her ships on account Of the activity Of the
japanese navy The war spirit Is abroad
in Nippon and growing stronger steadily.
Why Well. you see. under the treaty
now obtaining Russia agreed to- keen her
hands off Korea The japanese hold that
she hss not lived up to the treaty. nut.
on the contrary, has been secretly using
her influence TO gain a foothold In Korea
The japanese seemed 70 expect hosttliues
In about two months The story about tho
stores In Russian ships I got from an Of
ficer I was well acquainted with whom |
was In the service. n war comes the jap.
anese VIII make It very warm for the
Russians at sea"
War IN the Philippines Dying.
I'm the Philippines" said Capt Con-
rad. the approaching wet season will
practically stop the hghtIng. The war, on
into guerrilla warfare The backbone of
the rebellion L. broken. but Il viii be a
long time before the ambush and guerrilla
fighting can be- put an end to-
THE Whereabouts OF Aguinaldo Is I'M
known to the Americans He is stlll alive
and active, hut our army seems to be I'M
from occasionally ~ being first in one |
place and then In another. II Is positive
" known that tho slippery chief Of the |
insurgents attended q mask ball I'm Man
fla last New Year night the time tho in |
surrectionsts had set for the attempt to
capture the city"
The Garonne has an electric plant for
supplying the horse decks with air. 1t is |
what Is called tanning out" machine.
the first OF the kind To bc put into "A gov |
eminent transport Instead OF forcing |
fresh air between the decks. il fans the |
air out, thus letting In a supply OF fresh |
air When the ship with matches tSht
down. was being fumieated with sulphur
81 the quarantine station, Capt Conrad |
being anxious to get away asked The
quarantine oihcer 10 let him try his rI,c-
ttic fans on tho sulphur fumes instaal Df
opening and airing tho ships thrnugh tho
matches, method which rsquircs several |
hours time In tbtrty-dve minutes the |
sulphur had been fannesi ont and the mir
IA the ship was pare ana frrsh
Tho Garonuc brought a Very large fnap
from Manila and Japan When she ler
Nagasak the hattlcshlp oregon WIS An
tho harhur. and two French warshtps were
also riding az anchor there
Filipino Curios
Chief Steward Farley brought over "a
collection uf Filipino turlu~ Including tt4.
tol cartridges 0ud hEnuns knives mad, bv
the natives AWaus The collection arc
several yards or very hs.uttfu} ftt.t.
dress goods ulado opt ~ hsush1a ~ Is
unaucstlonably JhiH enough mr ,hc s4g
unique aud pluaflc
While az Manila tNn Gar1nrc .tr~t.l
TROOPS ana artillery nn 400 expedition .n
surrounding Stands o. pnru >rN.ral hrrr,
ports The troops were lluAnI .u.r- tha
guns 81 the euusVAi H.l,us anil another
wArshlp A. tafhahaafr OBJ. fr...r....,..
burned mo town arl urai 500 tre G4rsrr.
There Was quite a skirUtsh ana gs ~
tho Andins party wore KILLED A. 1856 fHs
othoT hemp porte only a sHHV n, stance
was made. followed aS tae glsht ~ tla u-
HDgGUnis
rho Japau uaUy Mef published at
Yokohama. Walea v,wc b., tHo Gaunos
''rho naval maueuc.s. WALSH a.rmen.,
a. the clos" d" ths month ore ,fuuHy