Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-07-27


mander and has instructed the British
consul at Yokohama to make a full in
vestigation of the case and report at
once to Downing street. Until his re-
port is received no action will be taken.
The foreign office regrets the incident as
coming at an unfortunate time in con-
nection with public opinion here, but the
officials refrain from all comment pend
ing receipt of details.
Suez, July 25.-The British steamer
Ardova, seized by the Russian volunteer
fleet vessel Smolensk, will be released
tonight. The Russian consul has sent
off lighter to bring the Russian officers
and prize crew ashore.
Portland, Ore, July 25.-The steamer
Arabia, reported captured by the Russian
Nladlvostok squadron, is believed to be
the Oregon Railway Il Navigation COM
panys steamer Arabia, which sailed from
this port for the Orient about month
ago with a cargo of -four
Toxic, July 25.-The Russian Vladi-
voStok squadron was seen to the east
ward of Kazusa province at o'clock
this afternoon. 1t was Steaming to the
east.
Toxic bay.
Constantinople, July 25.-Vessels ar
irving here report that q British warshlp
is patrolling off Cape Helas, fifteen miles
south OF the Dardanelles. She is using
her searchlight, with the supposed view
of intercepting any British ships which
may have been captured by the Russian
volunteer feet steamers if they attempt
to pass the Dardanelles.
ST. Petersburg, July $3.50 D. m.-
Russia has given Great Britain written
assurances that the British steamer Ar
dova. captured by the Russian volunteer
fleet vessel Smolensk, will not go beyond
Suez before being released
Toxic. July 25.-10 a. m.-The Brit
ish steamer Gilman has arrived at YOkO-
hama with the crew Of the British steam
er Knight Commander, which was sunk
by the Russian Vladivostok squadron off
LEU. The Knight Commanders cargo
was a general one Her European pas
sengers were detained by the Russians
and her crew of twenty-one was trans
ferred to the Gilman, which also reports
that the Russians sank two japanese
SchOOners
Captures German Vessel.
The Vladivostok squadron also cap
tured a German vessel believed to be the
Arabia with 1000 tons of flour, and an
unknown British steamer. The two ves-
sells were sent to Nladivostok in charge
of prize crews.
The American Trading company are
the agents here for the knight Comman-
der.
Fleet Is Sighted.
The Vlad;yostok squadron was sighted
twenty miles off Katsu IRA, in the pre-.
n Of ~ oil nl- &c
morning, steaming slowly east.
katsu IRA is about 100 miles north
east of Cape Iro, where the Vladivostoh
squadron was reported yesterday.
Sailed from New York.
New York, July 25.-The Knight Com.
mander, according to the Maritime
Register. is Il british steamer Of ZIG
tons burden, commanded by Capt. Du.
rant. She sailed from Now York May
& for Singapore. On June % she was al
Manila and last week was reported as
having arrived at Shanghai.
Owned in Liverpool.
The owner of the Knight Commander
is the Knight Steamship company Qimit,
ed of Liverpool. She was built at New
Castle by the Palmers.
Protest Is Filed.
Suez, July 25.-Capt. Smith of the Ar.
Il
ish consul against the capture and deten.
ton of the steamer. Part of the Ar.
dova's crew, who are on board the Smo
lensk, will be landed at Jedda, Arabia.
Recalled by Russia.
st. Petersburg, July 25.-The Associ
ated Press is Informed that the Russian
volunteer fleet steamers Smolensk and
St Petersburg have already been ordered
home and that instructions for them 10
cd hn
ances given Great Britain on this point
are declared to be satisfactory
The instructions given the commanders
of the vessels repeat the orders hereto
fore announced in these dispatches, di-
recting them to refrain from further at
Red sea CT the Mediterranean
Will Be Reconnaissance.
The decision not to insist upon the wal
status Of ships was probably reached at
the conference held Saturday. The two
ships may be brought to the Baltic and
formally recommisioned.
Russia has reiterated her assurances
that all vessels seized pending the receipt
Of instructions by the captains of the
Smolensk and st Petersburg shall NJ
once be released and that the British
steamer Ardova Will be freed upon her
arrival at Suez or Port Said, the same
rs the Scandal.
German Steamer Released.
Berlin, July 25.-The Russian govern
ment has ordered the immediate release
Of the Hamburg-Amercan line steamship
Scandal. The official report of the seiz
ure Of the Scandal, received from the
German consul at Suez says that the
Russian volunteer fleet steamer Smo
lensk encountered the vessel at the island
of Perrin, in the Straits of Bah El-Merr
deb. and that it was seized notwithstand
ing the fact that its captain showed
from the manifest that there was nc
contraband of. war on board. Twenty
five Russian officers and seamen were on
board the Scandal when the report was
sent, and it was the intention of the Rus.
slams that the passengers and a portion
Of the German crew should be landed al
Port Said.
Will Not Seize Mails.
Berlin, July 25.-The German ambas
sador at st. Petersburg in announcing
that orders had been issued to release
the Hamburg American line steamer