Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-15

tograph letter from Emperor William.
rear Admiral Rojestvenski, chief of
ne general staff OF the navy, will leave
or the Far East Feb. Is.
a steamer which has lust arrived at
oueZ reports Russian volunteer fleet
'rulser battleship and four torpedo
,oats anchored at the island of Jebel
-ukup In the Red sea. about 80 miles
rom the strait of Bab-El- Mandeb.
'eb. 10. The steamer also reports that
PREVIOUSLY she passed the Russian
transport Smolensk and one torpedo
'oat steamins slowly south.
Inc Berlin Vorwaerts (Socialis)
iays the Prussian police recently ar
'ested 10 young Poles, deserters from
ne RUSSIAN army, near Buethen Owo
niles from the frontier of Poland), and
handed them over to the Russian au-
.norl.ies at Czeladse. near Sosnowice,
russian Poland. This. the Vorwaerts
.'ers' Is contrary to recognized prac-
ices under international law.
Inc Merchants Exchange at San
Francisco reports the arrival at Yoko-
i'iila. req. IL. of the Japanese liner
AIheIlca Maru from San Francisco.
me America Maru is one of the mer-
iaht vessels which have been I'M
PRESSED INTO the naval service of Janan.
md II was feared that she might be
Intercepted by some Russian warshi,
before reaching her destination.
1t was decided by the executive
o'i,iiill'ee OIL the American National
'sed Cross. Saturday. to authorize
nose who have applied to engage in
iea cross work in the Russo-Japanese
var to effect such organization for the
purpose as may be practicable with
lie sanction of the committee and such
support as might be available. Among
hose who have made application are
'wo prominent medical men.
A cablegram has been received at the
Japanese legation at WASHINGTON from
rokio. stating that upon a request made
Trough the British consul at Chemulpo
I of the Russians wounded in the recent
naval engagement should be placed in
barge of some Japanese charitable insti-
ution. Consent was readily given. and
hey were put in the japanese Nurses
hospital AT Chemulpo and are being
treated by Japanese doctors.
The Russian have explained their
'easonS for firing on the British steam.
Il Flu Ping, in which three Of the Chi
lese crew We're wounded. They
:ssert that the vessel was leaving port
without clearing. The British steamer
Wen Chow is being held by the Rus
slams for refusing to deliver Japanese
passengers. All foreign steamers that
nave left Damy have heard nothing OF
he japanese fleet or army.
Vice Admiral Bayle. commander of the
Trench squadron in the Far East, has
cent a cable message to the French navy
department. saying that upon the requests
If the French ministers at Seoul and To-
10 the cruiser Gucydon will stop at Che
mulpo and take on board the Russian ma
ines who were received on the foreign
warships at Chemulpo after the engage
inert in which the Variag and Ilorietz
were destroyed. The vice admiral adds
that the Japanese government has given
the Gucydon Il safe conduct.
Vice Admiral Bayle, commander of
he French squadron in the Far East,
las sent cable message to the navy
department at Paris saying that upon
the requests OF the French ministers
1T Seoul and Toxic. the cruiser Guey-
don will stop at Chemulpo and take
On board the Russian marines who
we're received on the foreign WarShipS
At Chemulno after the engagement in
which the Variag and the Coreetz were
destroyed. The vice admiral adds that
the Japanese have given the Gueydon
4 safe conduct.
Seven of the commanding officers of
the Japanese navy are graduates of the
United States Naval Academy. The
Japanese who have graduated from
Annapolis are Zun Zou Mtazmulle, APP
pointed in 1869. graduated 1879; Ko-
roka Katz. appointed 1871. graduated
1871: Giro Yonoake Enouyev. appoint
I'd 1877. graduated 1881: Tasuh Sora-
ria, appointed 1877, graduated 1851;
Sotokichi Uriu. appointed 1877. gradu-
ated 1881, and Hiroaki Tamuras, APP
pointed 1896. graduated 1900. Uriu is
now an admiral in the Japanese navy.