The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-25
Our CONSUL BAaRtD
The Russian Beer Takes Shanefs
VIII, the United States

Washington. Spey al. Secretary Hay
has been informed thai Edwln ' MOT
gan viii Mt oe granted an exeqaAtnf
BY th. Russian govern ulsni. autHofiE-
ing him - 81 a. United States cooSIl
at Dslny Nr Morgan Is nuw ~ bis
way from Washington - Ills post lie
all sail from san Francisco aud
touch At Yodokaha a. which point the
State Department will be able to ad-
wise him a month hence @ha' course -
rursne This decision u the part %
the Russian sa4egumsnt wUs not alto
gether unexpected hut Il Is neVe'the-
less the subject 81 gray" consideration
by the State Department officials, II
can BE- stated that up ID this moment
a decision has not been reached as 10
| the answer TO he made 81 the RussIan
government. Il IS explained that Tue
reason for Rusia's action Is purely
military: the army Officers Desiring
| that there shall he no foreign ono ais
| on the Lao Tuus Peninsula dd. ins
| the progtess of Eosuhtes. II i also
suggested that az the United states
| consul would lie charged with the ic-
| sponsibility for the prottSuon OF me
| Japanese there would I've many chances
| for severe friction, which II - very
I desirable 20 avoid
| The anuounccme Is made tnat the
| decision in Mr.. Morgan's case does not
| apply to the newly-appolnted United
| States consuIs at Mukden aud Antung
| These cOnsulatcs are in NanchuTla anu
| the State Department. taxing t''
| ground that the province IS part o.
| China would apply 60 the thlnese gov
crrment for eNequaturs for these CON
| suls. not recognizing the iight o. an!
| other power TO intervene.
s.. Petersburg. BY Cable.-The gov
| eminent report OF the naval action on
! Chrmulpo. Korea tFeo. 81 says the
| Russian cruisers Na-iag and koFietZ
sank a Japanese cruiser and torpedo
boat destroyer and crippled another
| vessel before returning 10 the harboF'
The government received from the
officers Of the Nariag and korietZ. Who
are now al Shanghai, their account %
| the fight at Chemulpo. The account
! shows the admirable handling OF the
| two Russian wsrships in the face O.
| overwhelming odds. The officers con-
| flrn the statements Jha; when the
Japanesa squadron OF eight warshlps
appeared OF Chemulpo they We're met
BY small torpedo eun-DOaIS, ana thc
! kCrietz which had been sent ou; 10
recOnnoiter: that the korieZ. on
sighting the JapaEcse squadron, ANNE
| diatelv returned 10 the harbor ana re
| TONED the VaYiag. and that the Japan
| cgp followed to the mouth Ct the haF-
Dor and sent the Russians a pefelhp-
| tory summons to surrender. This mes
sage. the officers add. was uiSrtS2Fnt"'
whereupon the Japanese threatened 10
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hor ;rcl,aing the F.ench and o"~
soreipn wayships. Capt. Pound'hi; "
the Variag. as senior ohteF' po'a'
c.ve crdrrs that both veses.s steam GU
an1 meet the enemy. The fight out
side hetwecn the EarlaS AKA Iiie ~.
,n., and the eight JapaneS" WaiHhip'
raouIted according OF the pfhc"i ~
rort in the sinking Of two Japah'S'
,r,.arsi,ins one cruiser and one toTp"u'
hoo. destroyer and the gripping oi ai.
other The Russian ships were Tepe"'
cdly struck but they succeeded III ~
, euterinq tie harOOr. where the cay
ta,nc decided 10 blow up their shlpS
, nrere1t them from falling >nto III
! handc NJ the enemy. The surFlvo-f
Y | the crews were taken Oh, anu 'h' "
v,rshiua were set on Ire. Inc ~ -,
z slams also blew up Smah s''diii. -.
: crnaari, which was acting as 'oN'''
: TO the Variag.
= Toxic. By Cable.-The response
1anan to Tie request OF CHINA l1f
!. statement Of its position in regard -
:. the neutrality o. the latter COUNT! w. We
4 made nnbIic Friday. 1t says Japan w
resnect the neutrality Of emma SO 10.
y as Russia does the SANE. and that y y
n mausoleums and palaces at nun NV
~ and Hsing and Kiang and otheE pu
.: M liz buildings in China everywhere "
ls ho secure from any injury not
~ .ri;ntable TO the action "f Rnssla,
q. ~ Furthermore. the rights OF Inlh.
v ofcials and inhabitants within
~ zone Of military operations VII.
~ ,beir 1b nersons and property. be fully
:. snected and protected by the lnpe,
- forces. 50 far as military necessitE p
ea nits. The imperial government mas
-. Intention TO acquire territory d.
- e,pense OF China as result Vi
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