Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-14
Minister Of Marine Says That the
Korea is Due at an American
Port on the Pacific.
THE LENA IN NEED OF REPAIRS.
Admiralty Claims to be Without OH.
cial Advlces Of Her Presence
AZ San FraacscO.

Paris. Sept 1.-THE correspondent Of
the Echo de Paris at st. Petersburg
has teegraphed to his paper as follows
THE ministry OF marine tells me
regarding the arrival Of the Russian
transport Lena at San Francisco, that
another vessel, the Korea, is also due at
an American port on the Pacific. Or
ders have been sent to the Russian
ships to scrupulously conform with the
American neutrality rules, which are
expected to permit them taking on
enough coal TO reach Yladlvostok |
consider the situation very delicate,
as there is evidence that the ships were
destined to rrettnt the transport Of
conhaband goods from the United
States to Japan and perhaps capture
vessels carrying contraband.
AN admiral OF the STAFF Of the em-
peror and closely related to Nceroy
Alexieff tells me that Alexieff eventu'
ally will succeed Foreign Minister
Lamsdorff, and that he viii adopt
strong diplomatic policy
THE LENA NEEDS REPAIRS,
Washington, Sept 1.-THE inspec-
Tor Of hulls and boilers Of san Fran.
CISCO has submitted to the department
Of commerce and labor a report regard
Ing the condition Of the Russian trans
port Lena, In which he confirms the
statement OF Lieut.. Commander Her.
bert of the navy that the ship is badly
In need Of repairs, and that it will take
some time TO complete them. The re-
port has been transmitted TO Acting
Secy. OF state Adee.
REPORT ON THE LENA,
Washington Sept li.-Actye ex-
changes were in progress today be-
tween the officials Of the state and
navy departments respecting the case
Of the Russian transport Lena at San
Francisco, Several messages were
drafted which We're forwarded to Oys.
ter Bay and San Francisco for the
guidance OF the officials at the latter
point Acting Secretary Adee deems II
nexpedieht TO make a public state
ment touching this matter until a final
decision has been reached as to the
course to be pursued In the case OF the
Lena
There were no representations 10 the
state department overnight by either
the Russian or the japanese govern
ment touching the case, The report OF
the inspector OF boilers and hulls, which
was referred by the department Of COM
merce and labor TO the state and navy
departments. is substantially as fol-
lows:
"The boilers and engines are both
badly In need of repairs. To put IN
new boilers will require from four to
six months The tubes Of the boilers
are badly pitted but the Lena has on
board 200 additional tubes, which could
be put in In a short time and the in
spector says that the vessel can be put
In a scaWorthy condition In from 20 TO
30 days, and repaired so that she will
be able to make about eight knots,
This is regarded by officials Of the
nevy department as entirely within the
Term HtdepUhUlf llllt uHtu III lllt
presidents proclamation
The state department Is now awaiting
the detailed report % Admiral Good
rich before taking further action.
ADMIRALTY NOT ADVISED.
ST. Petersburg Sept Il, O.i6 D. MI
The admiralty still declares II Is with
out official advices relative to the pres
enoe OF the Russian transport Lena at
San Francisco. The possibility Of her
disarmament and other kindred Ques.
tlons will not be discussed until the adj
mlralty is In possession OF fun facts
regarding the situation. Teegraphlc