Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-19
VLADIVOSTOK SUFFERS.
Money Scarce, Provisions Low and
Many Leaving CitY.


lation Of Vladivostok is in want of the
most necessary kinds of provisions. and in
consequence of flooded rivers. which inter-
rupt communications. 1t is impossible to
furnish them supplies. There is also
scarcity of money. Many Inhabitants. par-
ucularly the women and children. are leav-
ing the city, abandoning their property
which they are unable to SELL Half of the
houses In Vladivostok are empty. and the
civilian population is already reduced to
5000.
Skyrdloff Hero of the Hour-Fntbusi-
astic Greetings at st. Petersburg.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 19-Vice Ad-
miral Skyrdloff arrived here TODAY on his
way to the far east. where he will take
command Of the Russian fleet at Port Ar
thur. He was accorded an enthusiastic re-
ception by the people who thronged the
streets.
The vast Znamienskaia square oppos,te
the Nicholas railroad station, was black
with people, and the police guarding the
platform were quite unable to cope with
the crowds, which broke through the cor
don and rushed toward the train There
were repeated outbreaks of enthusiastic
cheers as the admiral left the car and from
the bare-headed throng peasant stenned
out and presented Skyrdloff with a copy OF
a picture entitled 1.-THE HOLY Virgin of low
to the Afflicted" which is reputed to have
miraculous power. The peasant also pre-
sented the admiral with consecrated bread
telling Skyrdloff that he saluted him in the
name of the masses of the Russian people.
all of whose hopes depended on him as the
hero of the Russo-Turkish war
To Justify Every Hope.
1.-THE people are convinced" added the
spokesman, that Admiral Skrydloff will
Justify the hopes of the emperor and the
fatherland. and like the Virgin whose pic
ture has just been given him will bring
Joy and that soon to a people now af-
ficted."
The admiral. who was visibly affected.
took the picture. declaring that he ac
ceoted 1t as a happy presage, and adding
that he would not part with the picture
throughout the campaign, and that he
would put all his faith In God
representative of the middle classes
presented the admiral with picture of
St Theodosius, the miracle worker of
Czerniakoff
The admiral then entered carriage and
drove off, followed by deafening shouts of
"Long live Skrydloff!"
Reception at Hotel.
On arrival at his hotel little girl pre-
sented the admiral with bouquet hailins
6krydlon as the supreme commander of
my brothers who are serving in the navy
in the far east"
GOD help you," said the child, "in all
your paths and may heaven grant that
good fortune attend you always during
the war, for the glory of our dear coun-
try"
The admiral embraced the girl and the
action brought out salvos of cheers.
Addressing the newspaper men the adj
miral declared he was deeply sensible of
the kindness shown him.
Subsequently skrydloff called on the
Grand Duke Alexis, high admiral. and on
Vice Admiral Avellan, chief of the ad-
miralty. Tomorrow he will be received
in audience by the emperor and empress
Probably he will return to Sebastopoi Sat
urday. TO formally hand over the Black
sea feet to his successor