The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-29
British Warships on Trail Of
Russian Squadron.
Part of Baltic Fleet Is Anchored
at Tangier.
EIGHT TORPEDO BOATS
Russian Admiral's Estimate Elk.
pands With Each Recital.
Japanese Are Indignant at the
Russian destinations.

| tleships Jupiter and Magnificent sailed
from here today, going westward. Their
destination is believed to be Tangier.
The British second class cruiser Doris,
which has been pAtrolling the straits,
| also sailed westward after communi-
eating with the flagship of Vice Adj
mirai Lord Charles Beresford, the COM
mander of the channel squadron
Russian Warships. at Tangier.
| Tangier, Morocco, Oct. 29-Four Rus
sian cruisers three torpedo boat de-
stroyers and five Golfers arrived here
| this morning. The Russian flagship
exchanged salutes with the French
cruiser Kleber and the British cruiser
Diana.
japanese Are Indignant
Toxic, Oct. $3.50 P. M.-The re-
ported statement of an officer on board
the Russian battleship Emperor Alex
ander III, with the Russian Baltic
squadron now at Vigo, Spain, to the
boats among the Hull trawlers when
they We're fired upon recently by the
Russian warships and that the Japa-
nese government was said to have pur-
chased torpedo boats in England, cOu-
pied with the insinuation that the tor
pedo boats with the trawlerS were
Japanese, has been received in Japan
with mixed feelings of Indignation and
most positive terms that Japanese
neither purchased nor ordered a sin
gle torpedo boat in England since the
outbreak of the war.
Russia Wanted an Excuse.
Toxic, Oct. =29, noon..-A prominent
officer on the Japanese naval staff said
today that he believed the Russian
Baltic fleet would not come far on it's
way east. He did not believe that the
Russian government desires to send it
oil IL ok hot fI1a f1-1J
Ter affair in the North sea would be
used as an excuse for the recall of the
fleet. InStancing reasons upon which
he based his belief, he said that the
fleet commander, Admiral Rojestven-
sky was sick when he left port and it
seemed very improbable that the Rus
sian government, if their intentions
We're serious, would send a sick adj
n1iral to navigate many thousands of
miles to combat a superior force at
the end of long cruise.
eff there were any torpedo boats
among the TRAVELLING fleet which was
of the Russian officer in command to
pursue them and investigate the base
of their dispatch Russia by delay
was seeking to render the diplomatic
situation with England more critical to
afford a plausible excuse to recall its
fleet"
Torpedo Boats Grow to Eight.
vigo. Spain, Oct. -29.-The Russian
l.
main question relative to the identity
of the Japanese torpedo boats said to
have been seen among the Hull fish
ing fleet during the night of October
21-22, Vice Admiral RojestVenSky
said to the Associated Press today:
"RumorS had reached me that the |
Japanese would attack the squadron, |
and when 1 suddenly saw that night
the two torpedo boats between ouri
two divisions and heard the noise of
firing of torpedoes, doubted not that |
they we're Japanese.
prince Keretelli, an officer on |
board the battleship Emperor Alex |
ander III told me that the transport |
Area Daur was surrounded by eight |
torpedo boats or vessels carrying tor
pedo tubes. The Area Daur signaled |
her danger, and when our battleships
advanced we did not for one moment |
suppose that the attacking vessels
could be fishermen.
Must Find the Torpedo Boats.
London, Oct. 29.-Profound satisfac-
ton over the fact that an arrangement
has been reached and the entire GER
tainty that the result of the commission |
of inquiry will be to discredit Vice Adj I
miral Rojestvensl4y'S statements anent /
the presence of torpedo boats. among
the North sea, fishing fleet marks the
comments of London afternoon papers
almost universally. The admirais story,
it is pointed out, has the great advan-
tage that 1t is capable OF precise proof
or disproof.
1.-The Russian admiral can only make
good his case by producing the vessels
whose presence he alleges was among
the trawlers' says the Westminster
Gazette. This feeling that the British
contention will be upheld peryadeS all
classes and disposes the public to calm
ly await the verdict.
Trading on the stock exchange
opened buoyantly and prices consider
ably advanced all around.
The composition of the international
is the Immediate subject
of communications passing between st.
Petersburg and London. 1t has been
suggested that it shall be comprised of
five admirals, French, Russian and
possibly Denmark and Holland, to be
by their respective gov
ernments. Nothing yet, however, has
definitely been decided No American
member has been suggested, though
there might be an opening therefor in
the proposal that one law juriSt from
a neutral power shall be included in
the commission.
Russia Is Invited.
St Petersburg, Oct. 29.-1:4O p. M
Great Britain has invited Russia to
be represented on the board of in
uuiry at Hull into the North sea Incl
dent. Germany has not yet made rep
to Russia in the case of
fred on by Russian warships, October
21 off Horns Reef. United Statesl
Consul and Mrs. Watts are leaving ST
for two months vacation
which will mostly be spent in France.
WABASH TO ST. LOUIS Is