The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-13

san Francisco, sept. l2.-lhc RuS-
San transport Lena, which unexpect'
edly arrived in port yesterday from
Nladivostock, remains at anchor off
the Union Iron Works. Her COM
mander states that her boilers are in
need OF repairs and that some time
must elapse before she will be in
condition to go to sea AS yet nothing
has been done toward placing her in
dry dock and no intention has been
disclosed regarding her future move
ments. The United States authori-
ties here say their action will be
governed by instructions from Wash
iigton.
At tho conclusion of a conference
between the collector of the port and
the japanese consul, the collector
gave ont statement in which he
said: "I have decided not to allow
the Japanese to go aboard the Lena
tC make an examination. This mat
tor is between the United States and
the Russian government and the
United States will attend to 1t with
out asking assistance from others. |
know the law and will enforce It..
The neutrality of the United States
will be maintained without regard to
any request or act of the Japanese
consul"
Wants to Make Repairs.
Rear Admiral Goodrich lunched
with Captain Berlinsky and other Of
ficers OF the Lena on board the YES
sci. They could not he seen. Lieut.
ZotoT. speaking for the captain SAID
that the main object of the Russian
vessel in making this port, was to
have an opportunity to make neces'
sary repairs to her engine ani noil
ers. Her bottom is foul and will have
tu hc cleaned in dry dock.
The lieutenant said that the Lena
coal bunkers were far from being de-
pietcd and ne thought it would bc un-
necessary for her to coal at this poit,
The Unitcdd States inspectors or
bulls and boilers have been ordered
10 make a thorough examination OF
the Lena and or the report will large
" depend the duration of the stay of
tho vessel Ia this bay.
II It is decided that repairs are re-
orlired they will be made as raplly as
possible and it is generally anticl-
pated that this is what will be done.
Collector Wires Account
Collector OF the Port Stratton has
not received any definite instructions
from Washington but has wired an
account of the situation.
In the meantime, the collector, in
Wow of the fact that the repairs are
said to be imperative, has refuscdd to
order the Lena from the harbor with
in "a hours without n full investiga-
ton.
The Lena is anchored between the
four army transports lying in Mis-
sion bay and the new battleship Ohio.
In fact she is only about 500 yards
from the big guns of thine battlcship
which was accepted by the govern
ment Saturday.
The navigating officer Speckeniff,
On being asked how long he would re-
main here, said: Eve expect orders
f~nm our naval representative at
Washington, who has been advisedd
Of our arrival. II is probable that he
will ask the American government
for permission to remove the guns
from our decks and allow the vessel
10 remain hede until the repairs can
b. finished"
When asked how long he thought
that would require, he said: The
Lena will probah'v remain here un-
~ the war is over"
The japanese consul has little to
say on the subject Of the presence in
tho harhor ~ the Lena.
"T have wired to the Jananose min
lister at Washington said he. 'noti-
f,.ng him Of the vessels arrival here.
The Japanese government viii take
I'D action at present. but will wait Tor
the United States To make Their
rnnvo Tho vessel docs not impress
me as being Formidable and ] DO not
Icileve that she has come to this porl