The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-20

would be transferred she being unwilling
to sell direct 10 belligerent.
The medium through which the nego-
tiations were conducted suggested that
they he transferred TO Venezuela, Costa
Rica or Bulgaria. which would turn them
over 10 Russia, but President Roce re-
jected the proposal, insisting that bona
fide marine power shoufd be the pur-
chaser. Then Turkey began negotiations
through the Argentine legation at Paris
The result OF the negotiations is not
known.
Commander Moneta has arrived here
on his way 10 the Far East 10 observe
the operations for the Argentine navy.
Gen. Reynolds. OF the Argentine army,
who had been ordered 20 Join Gen.
Kuropatkin. IS Ill In Sweden.
BETTER THAN PORT ARTHUR.
The military critics are discussing the
results OF the raid by the Vladivostok
squadron. They say vladivustok has
proved more valuable as a naval harbor
and better as a strategical position than
Port Arthur.
KNIGHT OF TRUE CROSS.
The Patriarch OF Jerusalem has ap-
pointed viceroy Alexiefr a knight OF the
True Cross and has sent to the viceray
the decoration. containing a piece OF the
hope that II will preserve him from all
harm and enable him to come out vic
torious in his fight for the orthodox
church.
GENERAL OKUS REPORT.
Washington. Juno 2o-The Japanese
legation has received the following cable
gram from Toxic:
Gen Oku reports that the Russian
corpses which were buried by us near
Telissu, after the evening OF the nth,
amounted TO 1915. The corpses are still
being discovered. and II Is believed that
the number will be considerably increased
The natives say that during the engage
ment the Russians carried back by rail
way large number of their killed and
wounded, while later when about taking
flight, they burned or buried many
corpses near Hua Hung Kaw. The num-
Der OF the rifles, guns and men captured.
besides those already reported. Is In
creasing. but the total is not yet known"
WITH FEvERISH INTEREST.
vladivostok. June 2O-The whole city is
following the operations OF the Vladivo-
stock squadron with feverish interest.
II is believed that the Japanese trans
ports sunk In the straits of Korea by the
Russian warships were conveying a por-
ton of the fourth army. There was no
alternative except to torpedo the Hitachi
and Iszumi as their crews refused to sur
render.
The British collier Allanton, captured
by the Russians has been brought TO this
port. She has on board $500 tons OF an
thracite coal. A prize court has assem-
bled to try her.
JAPS USED LYDDITE.
ST Ku Chen. Manchuria, June 20.-The
Japanese artillery at the battle OF Vafan-
Cow, included heavy siege guns using lyd-
dite and sweeping the whole battlefield.
The Japanese suffered tremendous losses
in turning the Russian right One bat
atliop OF the Twenty-sixth regiment. was
annihalated.
The hospital station at Vafangow was
repeatedly struck by the enemy's shells,
which mutilated the Russian wounded.
MAY BE OUT AGAIN.
Toxic, June 20. p. m.--There is a poss-
bility that the Russian Vladivostok squad
ron Is again in the Corean channel. A
report from Shimoneska states that can
nonading was heard there today.
1t is reported that Vice Admiral Kam-
imura Is engaging the Russian Vladivos-
tok squadron off Osima. The navy de-
partment has no confirmation OF the re-
port but hopes that It may be true.