Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12
TELEGRAPHic NEWS.

time al MaSanpnO. Southern korpa
The Russian fleet is the strongest she
has ever assembled for the East. II
consists of 80 vessels and has been
gathering at Port Arthur for the past
year. presumably for Just such a crl.
sis. A brigade of Russian infantry
hurriedly marched to Korean bound.
AIRY where they are now eucamped
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. s.-Many
in high official circles believe that war
with Japan is desirable. They argue
that Russia will never make any pro.
gress In the far east until Japan has
been effectively crippled. and, second.
that war would furnish the hest OK.
cuse for Russia occupying Manchuria.
and third that by the end OF the war
the situation would be so changed
that the United States and other great
powers would not demand the evacua-
ton of Manchuria Russian strate-
gists believe that after brief cam.
paign by land and sea, Japan would
be glad to resign all pretentions to the
Asiatic mainland.
LONDON. Oct. S.-Baron Hayasbl
the Japanese minister, says tina, in.
pan is not urging Russia In ev,c,ato
Mauchuria, but wants only treaty
rights there, The baron thinks no
particular crisis is at hand. and de-
clares also that Japan is well prepared
for any eventuality.
OTTAWA. Ont. Oct SIT ia prob-
able that the Canadian parliament be
fore the close of it's present session
will vote money augmentation suai.
cient to insure the speedy orponiz..
ton and dispatch of a Canadian ex.
petition in search of the north mole
Since Canada claims all torritorv
north, II is considered nv public man
here that II would be most annronriat =,
for the honor of discovering tho nnIe
fell to Canadian II is thought also
that richly mineralized tracts will
quite as likely be found in the collar
regions as have been discovered in
Alaska and Siberia.
The Canadian minister of marine
says the original scheme of this ax.
petition contemplated a grant In Can
tain Bernier the Frcnch.Canadian ma.
vigator who will have command of
1925 900 to help equip him for the Wv
age Recently. however. a strong del
egation in which were many senators
and members of parliament waited
upon the minister and urged that the
government build or purchase n s,it.
able vessel for the enterprise
We have immense territory in the
direction of the pole" said the minis
ter. ''and II by risking $50. 900 In fur.
nishing vessel. we could do some.
thing to exploit II. believe the coun.
Captain Bernier. who is now In his
fifty-first year, is a skillful navigator
and commanded shin at the early
age of II. He has since then been in
command of forty-six ships His plans
for the polar search have been an.
proved by several notable arctic ex-
plorers, including hansen Captain
Bernier proposes to enter the arctic
by way of Bering Straits. and then
pushing as far northward as possible
drift eastward to the polar region.
He has for years past made arctic
navigation a special study.
Besides the cost of the shin. about
100000 would be required for eouip.
ment, half OF which sum has already
been realized by public subscription
through Captain Bernier's efforts and
as soon as the government gives its
sanction to the scheme the balance
will be quickly raised in the same way
The ship will be proyisloned for six
years She will be heated and lighted
throughout by electricity and will have
a wireless telegraph plant. Automo-
bile carriages VIII also be provided
for the purpose of running on the ice
Bernier is of the opinion that the
Fran, Nansen's ship, could be pur-
chased by the government at low
figure. If. however, 1T is deemed ad-
visabe to furnish new ship. as Will
probably be the case, the vessel will
be built on the Pacific coast, and will
be constructed upon some unique and
original lines. designed by Captain
Bernier himself, which the experience
of arctic naviga,ors as well as his
own have taught him will be desira-
BILE to meet the difficulties and perils
in the polar ice fields.
WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-Whether
Russia removes her troops from Man.