The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-16
JSSIAN CRUISER LENA
 IS ORDERED DISARMED
.ESIDENTDTRECTS HERPAKEN
 INTO CUSTODY.

'sian Warship to be Taken to Mare sIand Navy Yard and Held Until lose of the war-omcers and Crew be ParoIed Not to Leave San Fran lsco-AcIion sald to be Based on a
 equest by Russian Captnin. { washington, Sept. 15.-Acting secre- Y of State Adee to-day gave out the owing statement regarding the Rus D ship Lena:
 The president has to-day issued an Ter through the acting secretary of te, directing that the Russian armed nsport Lena, now at San Francisco.
 taken in custody by the naval au- irities of the United States and dis he'd. The main features of the con- Ions prescribed are that the Lena taken to the Mare Island navy yard, , there disarmed by the government
 small guns, small arms, ammunition 1 ordnance stores, and such other mantlement as may be prescribed by
 commandant of the navy yard, that
 captain give a written guarantee et the Lena shall not leave San ancisco until peace shall have been acluded; that the officers and crew All be paroled not to leave San Fran leo until some other understanding to their disposal may be reached be- een the United States government D both the belligerents; that after iarmament the vessel may be remov- to a private dock for such reasonable pairs as will make her seaWorthy and eserve her in good condition during < detention, and may be so repaired
 the navy yard if the Russian com lnder should so elect; that while at private dock the cornmandant of the lre Island navy yard shall have cus- Ny of the ship, and the repairs shall
 overseen by an engineer officer to
 detailed by the conmandant, and At when so repaired, if peace shall not sn have been concluded, the vessel all be taken back to the navy yard 2 Id there be held in custody until the d of the war.
 This action has been taken on the itten request of the commander of "a Lena, addressed to Rear Admiral podrich. setting forth that as the yes
 Is incapable of putting to sea with t needed repairs she nust disarm, sd asking that needed repairs be per- tied after disarmament.
 Tine secretary of the navy has. tele- aphed the presidents order to San ancisco and given instructions to bar Admiral Goodrich and to Captain cCalla, the commandant of the Mare and navy yard, to carry out it's pro sions."
 rhe main question regarding the lssian transport Lena having beer titled, officials of the administration Id of the two belligerent governments Sw will devote themselves to reaching
 understanding regarding the officers H(l 4CTGW Ql LlIC NOaoGl.a kAS, 1iINlSeblSAi AA Se statement made by the state de lrtment, the present arrangement is 1t temporary one designed to meet e question it immediately presents it lf. It Is not likely that the officers Id crew of the Lena will be allowed < participate in the war unless the }vernment of Japan should waive its erogatives in that regard, which is @t thought to be at all probable. Ar arrangement will be effected whereby le men will either be permitted to re rn to Russia or be interned in the |nited States, as the transport is to be atil the close of hostilities, at the ex- snse of the Russioan government. Pre- kmably some members of the crew Iill remain in charge of the vessel as Sretakers, a privilege to which the snited States is not likely to raise any bjection-
 MOTHER CRUISER IN PACIFIC