The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-23
ANOTHER RUSSIAN
Vessel is SIGHTED
Warship Korea Is Off Pacific
Coast From British
Columbia.
+ CAUSES EXCITEMENT
1t Is Expected the Boat Will Come to
Esquimait or Victoria-British
Vessels Ready for Enler-
gencies.

Washington, Sept 17.-Captain Ber-
linsky, commanding the Russian ship
Lena, at San Francisco, has informed
Rear Admiral Goodrich that he desires
TO dismantle his ship, and has asked
the extent to which this dismantlement
should be made Goodrich has called
on the navy department for instruc-
ttions on this point. and the details are
now being worked out.
, This afternoon Acting Secretary Adee
received telegram from the president
iat Oyster Bay approving the program
he had arranged for the interning of
the Lena, and instructions were imme-
diately telegraphed to Admiral Good
rich at San Francisco to tie up the
ship. The disposition of the crew will
be arranged for later.
Victoria, B. c.. Sept. 17.-Members of
the crew of the H. NJ S. Grafton, just
arrived from COmOX, report the pres
ence of the Russian armed auxiliary
vessel Korea in the Pacific off the
northern coast of Vancouver island,
steaming slowly southwark. They ex-
pect that the Korea will come to Esqui-
malt or Victoria. She is described as
being a larger vessel than the Lena,
and Is commanded by an officer of high
rank in the Russian navy.
The news has caused much excite
ment at Esquimalt, where preparations
to deal with her case, should she enter,
are now being made.
H. Nj. S. Grafton. flagship of the Pa
cific squadron. will enter dry dock for
a rush" cleaning. She is to be out in
twenty-four hours.
| II. M. S. Flora is al her mornings in
| Esquimalt harbor under steam ready to
put to sea on an instants notice. The
Grafton will also be ready for imme-
date sea service on issuing from dry
dock.
H M. S. Shearwater is ashore on the
rocks of Alaskan peninsula and efforts
to get her off have failed. The Shear
water is the British naval patrol YES
sci to guard British seal interests in the
| Boring sea.
The Korea was employed in the Rus
| so-Chinese coasting trade, is sump-
| tuously fitted up and has been espe-
cially fitted with wrought steel spon-
sons to carry six-inch rifles. She is re-
| ported to be crowded with eX-seamen
of the Russian Pacific fleet, released re-
Gently at Vladivostok.
| The Korea was last heard from at the
| eastern end of Tsugaru straits, near
| Hallodate, and was then proceeding UNI
| der full steam northeast, as If for the
Kurie islands and Alaska. She is sup
| posed to be the steamer sighed off the
peninsula three weeks ago by Puget
Sound trading steamers to and from
Nome They could not make her out,
as she stood off on their approach.
| At IIsquimalt the naval men are con-
fident that the Korea will report with
| in twenty four hours. A commanding
officer Of the Graftonsaid today to a
press representative that if the Korea
| puts in here her case will be attended
to in short order, meaning that the
commander of the station had his in
| structions already from the admiralty
| as to what to do whatever plea the
Korea's commander advances.
/ A hint dropped by q naval officer is
to the effect that the order will be tc
| idismantle Internationally and senC
| home the crew by the Canadian Pacific
railway. The shipping agents are very
anxious since news of the I<orea's neal
presence leaked out.
H. M. S. Flora. according to a state
Itment to the Associated Press, could pu
to sea in ten minutes. She has steam
up and her cable ready for shipping
any moment.