The daily sentinel., 1904-02-24
WAR NEWS
Tells of Terrible Times
Among the Russian
Troops and of the
Movements.

st. Petersburg, Feb 23. Prince
Kilkoff. minister of railroad commun-
ication. has proceeded for Manchuria
from Ikutsk. after having seen that
the railroad on the ice across Lake
Baikal was laid.
He was personally entrusted with
$50. 600, to effect the expeditions ter
mination of this work. Prince Khil-
koff reports that the Siberian railroad
is able to move 30. 600 men day to
their destination. but that the transit
from western points to the tar east
will require six weeks.
Hearty manifestation of patriotism
are reported from Helsingfors, Fin
land. 1t is said that several hundred
persons, carrying Russian flags, parad-
ed there Sunday night and sang Rus
sian national hymns before the resi-
dences of the governor general and
others authorities and the rench CON
sulate. AT the Russian theatre the
audience repeatedly demonstrated the
playing of the Russian national hymn.
A considerable sum has been SUBJ
scribed in various cities for Red Cross
work.
New York, Feb ga dispatch
to the Herald from st. Petersburg
hazards the forecast that some morn
ing the Russian Black sea fleet may
be unexpectedly found in the Mediter-
ranean, Turkey being assured that this
once an accomplished fact not one of
the powers would have word to say
in objection.
Diplomatic negotiations toward this
end are alleged to be progressing
Such egress from the Black Sea would
release the big armored ships Kniazp-
otemkin ands Tavriceski. 12. 500 tons
each; the Ekaterina and the Cisma.
900 tons each the Sinope. 10000
tons the Trisviatitelia, 13, ,31S tons
the Geargi Pohlednoseo, 12. 900 tons
the Dvienadzat Apostolov and the Ros-
tislay. about 1000 tons each; ten tor
pedo catchers and about twenty five
torpedo boats-a force which would
turn the vital question of the com
mand of the sea in the far east in fa-
vor of Russia.
Trans s-Caucasian troops are being
mobilized and ordered to occupy the
frontiers of Turk estan and Persia
st. Petersburg. Feb. 23.-Carnival
week closed Saturday night and yes
terday all classes of the porulace from
the highest to the lowest began the
observance of Lent with even more
than the customary rigor. doing pen
ance and praying for the success OF
the Russian arms. The czar will pass
the week fasting at the winter palace,
and Immediately afterward the cour.
will remove to Tearskoe- -Selo, the
cars favorite abode
Their majesties and their children
attended religious service in the chap
el of the winter palace this morning
from . to IL and will do so daily this
week. At in the evening they joined
the dowager empress at the Anitchkoy
palace at similar service On Feb.
26 the czar will go to confession and
visit the imperial tombs in the for.
tress of st. Peter and St. Paul, and
also the chapel of the Savior in the
house Oh teter tue Oreat. Inelr ma
iesties, Feb 26. will take the saora.
ment. The strict observance of Lent
will then be somewhat relaxed unit
passion week. when similar rites will
be observed.
Nagasaki, Feb 23.-The steamer
Stolberg has arrived here from vladi-
vostock with twenty white foreigners,
800 Chinese and fifty Japanese. She
brings in addition forty survivors OF
the Japanese steamer Nakonoura Maru
which was sunk by the Russian eruis.
Ter squadron from Vladivostok ON Eel
IL. Two men were drowned during
their transfer to the Russian ships.
the survivors were we'll treated and
provided with return passages.
The Vladivostock squadron intended
to lombard HakodaGe, but snowstorm
prevented the vessels from entering
the straits of Tsugaru. They intend
to make another attempt to reach Ha-
kodate in March with the cruisers.
five torpedo boats and an armed trans.
port.
The civilians in vladivostook have
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