Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-23
ANOTHER RUSSIAN
VESSEL IS SIGHTED
Warship Korea Is Of Pacific
Coast From British
Columbia.
1T CAUSES EXCITEMENT
it is Expected the Boat viii Come to
EsquimaIt or victoria-5ritish
Vessels Ready for Emer-
gencies.

washington, Sept. 17.-Captain Ben
iinsky, commanding the Russian ship
Lena, at San Francisco, has informed
Rear Admiral Goodrich that he desires
TO dismantle his ship, n has asked
the extent TO which this ACKNOWLEDGMENT
should be made. Goodrich has called
on the navy department for instruc-
tons on this point. and the details are
now being worked u
This afternoon Acting Secretary Adee
received a telegram from the president
at oyster Bay approving the program
he had arranged for the interning Of
the Lena, and instructions were imme-
diately ~telegraphed to Admiral Good
rich at San Francisco to tie UP the
ship. The disposition OF the crew viii
be arranged for later.
Victoria, b. c., Sept. 17.-Members Of
the crew of the III. M. S. Grafton just
arrived from Comox, report the pres
ence of the Russian armed auxiliary
vessel Korea in the Pacific off the
northern coast of Vancouver island,
steaming slowly southwark. They ex-
pect that the Korea will come to Esqpi-
malt or Victoria. She is described as
being a larger vessel than the Lena,
and is commanded by al officer OF high
rank in the Russian navy.
The news has caused much excite
ment at Esquimalt, where preparations
to deal with her case, should she enter,
are now being made.
H. M. S. Grafton, flagship of the Pa
cific squadron, will enter dry dock for
q rush" cleaning. She is TO be out in.
twenty-four hours.
H. M. S. Flora is at her moorings in
Esquimalt harbor under steam ready to
put TO sea ON an instant's notice. The
Grafton will also be ready for NINE
/ lta a n cnoL CncxyfeA LAr fGCIffFuC GrnF1a dry
dock.
III. M. s. Clearwater is ashore IN the
rocks of Alaskan peninsula and efforts
to get her off have failed. The Shear
water is the British naval patrol YES
sci to guard British seal interests in the
Boring sea.
The Korea was employed in the RUS
so-Chinese coasting trade, is Su1np-
tuously fitted up and has been espe-
cially fitted with wrought steel spon-
sons to carry six-inch rifles. She is re-
ported TO be crowded with ex-seamen
of the Russian Pacific fleet, released re-
Gently at V~ladiyostok.
The Korea was last heard from at the
eastern end Of Tsugaru straits, near
Hakodate, and was then proceeding I'M
der full steam northeast, as il for the
Kurile islands and Alaska. She is sup
posed TO be the steamer sighed Off the
peninsula three weeks ago by Puget
Sound trading steamers TO and from
Nome. They could not make her out,
as she stood off on their approach.
At Esquimalt the naval men are con-,
fident that the Korea will report with
In tw~enty-four hours. A commanding
officer of the Graftonsaid today to q
press representative that il the Korea
puts In here her case will be attended
to in. short order, meaning that the
commander of the station had his in
structions already from the admiralty
as to what to do whatever plea the
Korea's commander advances.
A mint dropped by a naval officer IS
to the effect that the order will be to
dismantle Internationally and send
home the crew by the Canadian Pacific
railway. The shipping agents are very
anxious since news of the Korea's near
presence leaked out.
H. M. S. Flora, according to a state
ment to the Associated Press, could put
to sen in ten minutes. h has steam
up and her cable ready for shipping
any moment.