New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-17
RUSSIA WATCHING INDIA
Plan to Check British MOUc-AIer-
Jeff Criticised.

St Petersburg. Feb. l6.-Iieutenant General
Ivanoff. Governor General and commander Of the
troops in Turkestan has gone 10 Tashkend with
General sakharoff chief Of the staff or the mill
itary district OF Turkestan. IL IS said in high
military circles that General IvanoH has been
instructed TO prepare for the contingency OF
military action IN the direction of India. In the
event OF Great Britain adopting attitude
openly hostile to Russia or attempting TO preju-
dice Russian interests in Persia or Tibet.
Public opinion in Russia even among military
men. is strongly opposed tn vice-oy Alexief.
who IS accused OF incapacity. A movement is
on foot IN favor OF the immediate appointment
OF General Kuropatkin the War Minister. to
command the Russian land forces and TO give
Admiral skrydloff command the sea.
A meeting Of the Council OF the Empire was
held to-day. 1t was attended by the heir pre-
sumptive. the Grand Duke Michael. and other
grand dukes.
Vice-Admiral Makaroff. an expert in ice break
ing. and until recently commander in chief et
Cronstadt has gone 10 the Far East.
The spirit Of patriotism At Moscow among the
Nuscovites has resulted i'm the rough handling
Of number Of people who failed TO take of
their hats while the crowds were singing the
national hymn. II is even reported that some
Of the offenders were killed, but this Is not con-
hrmed officially.
An issue Of 100000 ruoles in credit notes,
secured by gold. made on February -.
The comparatively small influx Of circulating
credit notes into the treasures and the Imperial
Bank. and the increased Withdrawals Tor the
Far East. are assigned the reasons for this
operation The amount Of the credit notes in
circulation on February Il was 6S00O0O0O
rubles.
The Bourse. which was steady yesterday
slumped badly to-day.
Commissioner General Alexandroysky to-day
officially announced the abandonment OF Rus
sia's proposed share IN the St Louis Eyposi-
ton
4 dispatch has been received here from the
Russian Minister at Picking. Paul Lessar say
government informed him that Wei-Hai-Wet re-
mains leased TO Great Britain.
a seTni-ofticial telegram from NiCeroy Alex
ieff's headquarters at Port Arthur reiterates the
statement that three Japanese torpedo boats
have been sunk In night attack on Port AT
thur.
Captain Stepanof who was blown M with the
system for laying submarine mines which -
considered responsible for the catastrophe, h4d
caused the Yenisei be fitted with his oeNlce
for the rapid laying OF mines, whereby a troileS
line extended beyond the VesseIS stern, alohs
which the mines slid out and dropped into their
appointed places. This plan did away WIN lle
cum bersome work OF laying the mineS rom
small boats "a picture of the Nenisei was pun
lshed in The Tribune OF February l4}
The accident was due t. the excessive STRAIN
on The Yeuiset's anchor cables while the mines
,-era susnended pending their immersion. The
two cables snapped aud one mine struck an
other - &c.
r,o-;seof FOR the front to-day was the occasion
=, a erest demonstration of patriotism. lie was
,a-rts5 70 the railroad station on the shoulders
- his fellow members Of the Officers Club