The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-26

There was a violent storm in the Gulf
of Pechili last night. A feet OF four
ships passed here at noon going east.
There is rumor current here among
the Chinese that the japanese are now
within ten miles OF Port Arthur.
A letter received from a Japanese cor
respondent says the Japanese landed
regiment OF troops at Kerr Bay north
east OF 1'alienwan Bay Lao Tung Pc
ninsula). May 10.
HOSPITAL TRAIN STARTS.
ST. Petersburg. May 8-The empress
hospital train started on fits journey to
the Far East today. Among those at
the station to witness its departure were
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch. the
heir -presumptive, and Duke Peter OF Old
enburg. the emperors brother-in-law.
The train is the finest railway hospital
ever constructed.
1t consists OF two sections, the first
composed OF II ambulance cars fitted
with every appliance for the comfortable
transportation OF the III and wounded.
The second section contains two oPer-
ating cars supplied with every adjunct Of
the modern operating room-tiled inter-
iors capable OF instant cleansing. disIn-
and adjustable operating tables. These
cars are intended to be detached from the
train and sent 10 various points,
wherever they will be OF the most use,
along the line.
The remainder OF the train contains
library, chapel and bath rooms, includ-
ing n special electric bath, an x-ray car
with dynamos and all appartus ard
Kitchen car from which all the patients
~ fcd nj
dispensary. sterilizing and disintect-
ing appartus. a water distilling plant
and ice manufacturing machinery. There
went out with the train three doctors.
four Sister OF Mercy. and three assist
ants
The empress not only furnished the en-
tire train but furnishes 500 month TO aid
in the purchase OF delicacies for the sick
NO ARMY MANoEUvREs.
No big army manoeuvres will occur IN
European Russia this year. Instead. all
the regiments will go into camp until
septemeber A feature will be made OF
target practice.
ALEXIEFFS REPORT.
THE frtHtturf official report -ef -AieeFay-
Alexieff OF the torpedo boat destroyer
fight OF March 3. In which the s'ere-
guechtchni was cut of and sunk by
Japanese cruisers and the fight OF the
following day in which japanese tor
pedp boat was sunk by torpedo -
published here.
The viceroy lays stress upon the great
delicacy OF the destroyers and torpedo
boats and the ease with which they are
disabled by a projectile In the engine
room.
The whole OF the engine room crew OF
the ylastnini were driven 10 the deck by
the esca ping steam and the boat was
saved only BY the heroism OF the en-
xineer who, though burned and scalded,
went below and succeeded In again get
ting up steam. Although the loss or
ia panese torpedo boat on March 10 has
not been admitted by the japanese, the
yiceroy positively and officially anrms
the report.
A MILITARY COMMISSION
London. MAY ga dispatch TO the
Central News from Toxic says military
commission has been
formed 90 administer the territory In
temporarily occupied by the
Japanese and the work OF the railways
therein.
CORRESPONDENTS DETAINED.
ST. Petersburg May 2s.-rhe announce
ment from Washington yesterday that
vicerov Alexief had decided not 10 allow |
any moro foreign newspaper correspond |
ents 20 Join the Manchurian army. at
least for tho present. Is confirmed. None |
OF those at Mukden have yet been allow /
ed Co go 20 Liam Yang much less TO the 1
'front.' and when permission Il granted "
is probable that some sort OF pledge will |
be exacted which will require them to re
main there until the end OF this years
on tho ground that II they de- l
part at will they will take information 4
away concerning Russian dispositions, |