Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-12
pREsIDENT non INFORMED
TRANSPORT LENA.
Russian War Vessel Suddenly APP.
pears In san Francisco llarbor.

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San francisco Sept. IT, The Russian
transport Lena, Capt Beruusky, mt
mo THIS port today fJr repairs The
Lena is thlrty-One days from Vladvos.
tok wa BayanWa SakhaIln Islands.
one made The run from BayaniWn I'm
nineteen days, which s considered fast
uine' showing That the Lena possesses
speed qualities. The Lena has % crew
Of igl men and tWcnty-onc officers and
carries twenty-thrce guns.
Capt Berlinsky who Officially de-.
clares the Lena to be "a transport SAYS
that her engines and boilers are In necd
OF repairs After passing quarantine.
the Lena anchored on the Union Iron
works where she now lies.
THE LENA's HISTORY.
According to Brasseys naval annual.
the Lena was formerly the Kherson. Of
the Russian valunteer fleet Brassey
refers 10 her as volunteer cruiser
and also as transport vessel
Immediately after the Lena dropped
anchor IN the bay Capt Berllnsky lct
tho Warship, but the object Of his visit
ashore was not, announced An Officer
Of the cruiser said that the Lena loft
Nladiy0st0k on a cruising expedition.
hoping TO captwe some OF the tran
Pacific vessels carrying conuaband OF
war. II was Omitted that what the
vessel most eaf erly sought for was the
steamship Afnf rica OF the Togo Ksen
kaisha, which company sent her from
this port sew al weeks ago for the
orient The America arrived safely ut
Hongkong Sept, 2.
CAME ON ORDERS
Commander Ryteshagoff when seen
tonight, said that the Lena came here
on Information received from the local
Russian consul, but he declined to dis
close the nature OF the Information. 10
Is presumed, however that II was In re-
lation to the shipments from this port
TO japan. The Lena came by way OF
the Aleutian Islands
Commander Ryeshagoff further said
that the Lena expected to remain here
for month, In the meantime she
would be dsarmed and 30 to the Unloh
iron works to have her boilers repaired
When fitted up again the Lena would
be rearmed and ready to SO to any
destination TO which she was ordered.
CAPT. BERL1NsKY VISITS
Late this afternoon Capt Berinsky
visited the United States war vessels In
the harbor and then reported TO the
Russian consul, No statement regard.
ing the Lena could be obtained from
the Russian consul The United States
war vessels now I'm port are the cruisers
New York, Boston aud Marbehead, the
gunboat Bennington and the torpedo.
boat destroyer Paul Jones a sufficient
~ strong enough force TO prevent any
breach Of neutrality
AT JAPANESE CONSULATE
At the japanese consulate 1t was an.
nounced toLlght that no statement
would be given out the representative
OF the Japanese government not having
been officially notified OF the arrival OF
the Lena II has developed later that
two different interpretations had been
placed on the remarks OF Commander
Ryteshagoh Of the Russian cruiser The |
gentleman does not talk English flu |
emily. and one OF bis Interpreters be- |
Iieyed him to say that the Lena ex-
pocted to remain In this port for q
month. while another version was that |
the commander said I'VE would like TO
stay here MONTH
The statement that the Lena left
Vadiyostok 81 days ago and arrived
here with foul boilers has aroused con-
siderable speculation and discussion.
The average time Of fairly fact
steamship from the Russian port 10
San Francisco Is from rs to 30 days.
and Il IL pointed out that the Lena
would not have been permitted 20 leave
Nladivostok In such condition that a
months voyage would virtually disable
her
FORCED TO PUT IN
Local shipping men incline to the be-
lief that the Lena has been out from
Vadiyostok longer than month and
has been so long patrolllng The high
seas IN search Of Japanese merchant
men and other vessels carrying contra
band that she was forced 10 put In here
for renovation
SURMlsES.
Another surmise Is that the Lena was
so long out without getting sight OF
prize that she put in here for nf0rna-
ton concerning the movements OF the
enemy's vessels and for further instruc-
tons. This step, II IL claimed. she was
clearly entitled TO take under the neu-
trallty laws affording her q hours
stay and that the move was considered
safe may be judged from the known
absence Of japanese warships IN this
vicinity
QUEST or THE LENA.
1t is conceded In shipping circles
that the main quest OF the Lena was
the steamship America which flies the
japanese flag and which would be- open
tn u cal t,f. !