Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-02-24
CUR CONSUL BARRED
The Russian Besr Takes Chances
With the United States.

! Washington, Special.-Secretary Hay
has been informed that Edwin Y. Nor
gan will not be granted an eXequatur
by the Russian government, authorlZ-
| ing him to act as United States consul
at Dalny. Mr.. Morgan is now on his
way from Washington to his post He
will sail from San Francisco and
touch at Yokohama, at which point the
State Department will be able to ad-
wise him month hence what course to
pursue. This decision, on. the part eof
the Russian government was 2notSalto-
gethers unexpected, but 1T sis neverthe-
less the subject OF grave consideration
| by .the.State Department officials. 1t
cans be- ste tedSthat up to this moment
IA decision has not beenSfeachedsa sas to
the answer to be made to the Russian
government. 1t is explained that the
treason for Russia So, actionsis purely
military: army officers desiring
that there's Shall besno foreign officials
on the Lao Tung Peninsula during
the progress Of hostilities. 1t is also
suggested that as the United States
consul would be charged with the re-
sponsibility for the protection OF the
Japanese there would be many chances
for severe friction, which it ia very
desirable to avoid.
The announcement is made that the
decision in Mr. Morgan's case does not
apply to the newly-appcinted United
States consuls at Mukden and Antung:
These consulates are In Mallciiuria and
the State Department, taking the
ground that the province is part of
China, would apply to the Chinese gov
ernment fer eXequaturs for these con-
suls, not recognizing the right Of any
other power to intervene.
sSt. Petersburg, BY Cable:.The gov
einment report of the naval action off
Chenulpo, Korea (Feb. s. says the
Russian cruisers Variag and korietz
sank a Japanese cruiser and torpedo
boat destroyer and crippled another
vessel before returning to the harbor. |
The government received from the
oficers.of the. .Variag and Korietz, who
are nowsat Shanghai. their account Of
the fight at Chemulpo The account
shows the admirable handling CT the
two Russian warships in the face of
overwhelming odds. The officers con-
firm the statements that when the
Japanese squadron of eight warships
off EGhemulpo they were met
by small torpedo gun-boats, and the
Korietz which had been sent out to
that the ~Korietz, on
the Japanese squadron, imme-
diately returned to the harbor and re-
Joined the Variag, and that the Japan
ese followed to the mouth Of the hars
Dor and sent the Russians peremp-
:ory summons to surrender. This mes
sage, the officers add, was disregaTdeu,
the Japanese threatened to
inter the harbor and engage the Rus
;ians there As this would have en-
the other vessels. in the har'
,or, including the. French and other
oreign warships, Capt. sRoundenf,S Of
he Variag, as senior officer, boldly
ave orders that5bothsveses steam out
nd meet theS enemy. The fight out
ias between shs Xasias aRS tss tss kqE fg=--
aGt in the the sinking Of two japanese
one .cruiser and one torpedo
oat destroyer.andsthe Gripping OF an
tber. The Russian ships were repeat
div struck but they succeeded IN re-
ntering the harbor, where the. cap
ains decided tosblow up their ships 10
reyent them from falling into tne
,ands OF. the enemy. The survivors OF
he crews were taken off, and the two
yarships were set on fire. The Hus-
ians also blew up small steamer, the
which was acting as tender
O the Variag.
Toxic, BY Cable.-The response OF
Tspan to the request Of China fof a
statement of it's position in regard 10
he neutrality Of the latter country was
made public Friday. It says Japan VIII
,espect the neutrality of China so lo9s
,s Rnsia does the same. and that the
n nausoleums and palaces at Mukden
md Hsing and Kiang and other pub,
ic buildings in China everywhere Will
10 10 secure from any injury not at
.ributable to: the action OF Russia.
Furthermore, the rights oR Chinese
,ficials and inhabitants within the
zone of military operations syill, In
.heir persons and property, be iuly re;
n5ected and protected by theamperlai
so far as military necessity per-
nits. The imperial government has no
Intention to acquire territory at the
expense Of China as result Oh tne
conflict.