The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-12
ALEXIEFF,S REPORT.
Says the Damaged Warships Are Be-
ing Repaired.

St Petersburg, Feb. 12-The car has
received a telegram from Viceroy Al
exien describing the damage done to
the Russian war ships during the bonn
bar6nent by the japanese fleet at Port
Arthur. It says:
The Czarowftch and Pallada were
brought int the harbor Tuesday. The
Retvizan is making temporary repairs
to hole Repairs to the battleships
are so complicated that It is difficult to
say when the ships will be ready. The
Pallada and Novok will be locked in
turn and I expect them to be ready in
a fortnight. All the other vessels in
Jured in the fight are now repairing
and coaling in the harbor. I expect
them to be ready in three days.
The wounded officers, Lieutenant
Colonel Zaiontchkovsky, Of the artil-
lery corps. and Lieutenant Petrol are
doing we'll Four of the wounded have
died A majority of the injured be-
longed to the cruiser PaIlada and their
injuries are due TO gases from the ex-
ploSlon of a melinite torpedo A care
Iul search by cruisers and torpedo
boats day and night has not revealed
the presence of the enemy
1t is officially announced that no
news has been received here of the
fight of Chemulpo or the landing of
Japanese or blowing up Of a bridge on
the Manchurian railroad.
The admiralty has issued specific or
ders that no kilograms from the far
east whether for private persons, news
papers or news agencies, will be trans
mitted- The admiralty will give out Of
fetal reports.
Admiral Strydloff, commander of the
Russian Black sea fleet, has quietly left
for the far east to take command of
the Russian fleet there. All unattach-
ed naval officers in ST. Petersburg ami
hronstadt have been ordered to go
east promptly without making fars-
well calls.
Students in uniform and bareheaded
paraded in front of the cathedral and
went to the Winter palace
They were followed by several thou
sands of persons singing the national
The assistant chief Of police thanked
1 the students for their evidences of
patriotism but he requested them to
no longer disturb the car. The crowds
then returned. singing. to the cathedral
serious disturbances are reported to
/ have broken out at RevaI. the fortified
/ seaport on the Gulf of Finland -Four
companies of soldiers are said TO have
| been dispatched to suppress the rioting
/ The distur bances are believed to be
connected with labor troubles.
There is general movement among
4 the public to raise money for the pur-
pose of increasing the navy
/ The Red Cross society sent the steam
ship Mongolia. loaded with hospital
stores. to the far east on Sunday
The question of abandoning Russian
! participation in the St Louis exposi-
ton is under consideration The mer-
chants OF Moscow today notified Com
missioner General AlexandEovsky that
they would devote the money intended
/ for the exposition to the Red Cross
society and to assisting the war
orphans and widows. They intend to
contribute 100000. IF it is decided to
abandon tire Russian exhibit the gov
eminent viii follow the example of the
Moscow merchants and approDrisfe tha
St Louis funds and the remainder OF
previous exposition funds amounting
altogether to S225.ooo to the Red Cross
lsociety.