The Bourbon news., 1904-09-20
THE CRUISER LENA.
Vessel is Now at the United State.
Naval Station, Mare island.

Washington. Sept 1e-Acting Sec.
retary of State Adee Thursday gave
out the following statement in regard
to the Russian ship Lena. now at
San Francisco, that arrived recently
to make much-needed repairs. and to
which the Japanese consul of that city
made strenuous objection to her re.
naming over "a hours:
THE president Thursday issued an
order through the acting secretary OF
state, directing that the Russian arm
ed transport Lena, now at San Fran.
cisco, be taken in custody by the ma
val authorities of the United States
and disarmed- The main features OF
the conditions prescribed are that the
Lena be taken to the Mare Islani
navy yard, and there be disarmed by
removal Of small guns, breach block
OF large and small guns, ammunition
or ordnance stores and such other dis
mantlement as may be prescribed by
the commandant of the navy yard,
and that the captain give a written
guarantee that the Lena shall not
leave San Francisco until peace shall
have been concluded; that the officers
and crew shall be paroled, but not to
leave San Francisco until some under
standing as to their disposal may be
reached between the United States
government and both the belligerents;
that after disarmament the vessel
may be removed to private dock for
such reasonable repairs as will make
her seaworthy and preserve her in
good condition during her detention:
that she may be repaired at the navy
department if the Russian commander
should so elect; that while at a pri-
vate dock the commandant of the
navy yard at Mare Island shall have
custody Of the ship, and the repairs
shall be overseen by an engineer Off
Ger, to be detailed by the command
ant, and that, when so repaired, if
peace shall MT then have been con-
Guided. the vessel shall be taken back
to the Mare Island navy yard, and be
held in custody until the end of the
war
San Francisco, Sept. 1.-THE Rus.
sian auxiliary cruiser Lena is now at
the government naval station at Mare
Island, having departed from Sar
Francisco bay Friday afternoon under
the escort of the cruiser Marblehead.
s The Lena is now under the local juris
diction of Rr Adm. McCalla, of the
navy yard, the responsibility of her
safekeeping, having been transferred
from Rr Adm Goodrich The entira
crew of the Lena is aboard the Rus
sian vessel, and will doubtless be de-
tanned at Mare Island. pending an of
fetal decision as to their disposition
The work of dismantling the Lena will
be commenced at an early date, and
workmen have been engaged to place
her in seaworthy copdition.
The board of inspection appointed
by RI. Adm. Goodrich has completed
its inspection of the Lena's boilers and
machinery. AS their report has not
yet been officially considered at Wash
ington, the findings of the engineering
experts have not been made public
here
Washington, Sept. 17-Minister Ia.
kahira called upon Acting Secretary
of State Adee Friday to make inquiry
as to the terms of the parole to be
granted to the Russian crew of the
Lena. in conformity with the presi-
dents decision He was informed,that
the details of the parole would be ar
ranged at San Francisco by Adms
Goodrich and McCalla, but, generally,
that it was proposed to allow the men
within the limits of the city of San
Francisco.