Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-06-08
SHIPS REACH MANILA
Three Russian Cruisers Succeeded
in Eluding the JapS.
CLAIM VESSELS ARE BADLY INJURED
ARE Held Under Guard Of American
Warships Awaiting Orders from
WashinEton-Win Probably
BE lgteFned.

WashinRtOn-WtH PrObaDly
BE IBterned.
Manila, June 4.--Rear Admiral En-
Qujst, who was commander Of the
heavy cruiser squadron Of the Russian
Geet, arrived In the bay at 0 o'clock
Saturday evening on board his flag
ship, the protected cruiser Aurora, &C.
companied by the protected cruisers
Oleg and Jemtchug All the vessels
were more or less damaged and there
were many wounded men on board
Rear Admiral Train on board his lag
ship, the battleship Ohio, with the
Wisconsin. Oregon, Raleigh and Gin
cinnatl, was outside Corregidor is-
lands maneuveIing when the Aurora
Saluted with IL guns and the Ohio
answered Admiral Train and his
squadron accompanied the Russian YES
sells to Manila.
Thirty-four of the most seriously
wounded Russian sailors were placed
in the naval hospital at Cavite Sun
day. Rear Admiral Enqulst left the
scene Of the fighting before the battle
Was finished and he did not learn the
final details until he arrived here.
The Russian vessels are painted
black with white tunnels.
Relief In Russia.
st. Petersburg, June 4.-The appear
Ance Of the three missing Russian
cruisers at Manila has relieved the
anxiety of the admiralty as the fate
Of all of Vice Admiral Roiestvensky's
warships ia now definitely established
The admiralty claims to have no ad-
vices from Manila which enable It To
ray whether the cruisers will be dis
armed and informed Or whether they
will attempt to continue the voyage
either TO VladIvostok or Russia. This
discrimination depends largely on the
extent Of the damage to the ships, and
to the promptitude Of the Japanese in
hunting them down, us Togo Is now
able to dispatch an overwhelmingly
superior cruiser squadron against
Nnem = time 10 gwen MN
N@VAl oiieers 'niiA II piooNo'o 'no
ships will be interned and say that an
attempt to reach vladivostok would
be practically hopeless and the ships
Wouia pe e&posen 70 eltN' uiinT ,
And danger on a long voyage home
MaIo, eitneI ScIoSs Tue Iacino "0e""
" through the sueh canal
action AZ ""'nhS'on'
washington June Dan important
conference was neld az tne "hlte
mouse late Saturday afternoon inc par
Elephants, beside the president hring
secretary Morton ana Attorney zen,
eral Moody. 1t related 10 the ARRIVAL
n Manila OF the RUSSIAN cruisers Au-
rora, Oleg and Jemtchug, were report
ed to have been sunk by the japanese
d3eet. The three ships were DAMAGED
but were able to proceed under their
own steam.
In the present circumstances vessels
NJ either OF the belllgerent nations
would be permitted to remain al
neutral port only "a hours, or, II the
ships were unseaworthy. only long
enough to enable them to make the
necessary temporary repairs in order
that they might reach their rearest
home port. What, II any, request Ad-
miral Enquist may make concerning
the disposition OF the vessels is not
known here. He may ask that they
be interned at Manila until the close
~ the war Such a request would be |
Granted by the government The
cruisers then would be In a position
precisely similar to that or the Rus
sian ship Lena, which about ten
months ago was interned at San Fran
cisco.
IT Is the opinion IN omcial circles
that the cruisers VIII ne dismantied
and held at Manila until the conciu-
alon OF hostilities and tnat the request
nor their internment viii come from
me Russian admiral as soon as ne
mall have heard from the St Peters
Durg government
Anha' Su"o oNi ne'
lNnist' acconipanieu w Neal AuiniIH
Train and the French consul formally
called on Governor General Wright |