The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-15


China waters has reached the Jap
anese government from a variety of
sources, both official and private. A
hlgh japanese official sketched to the
Associated Press today the important
acts of the Russian fleet since France
was first moved to preserve neutrality.
He said:
The governor general of Indo-
China officially reported that the Rus
sian fleet had entirely departed from
kamranh bay April %, but April %
there still remained in the bay one
cruiser, one torpedo boat destroyer
and dIteen transports of the Russian
feet. April "a the entire Russian
fleet re-entered Kamranh bay and
rode at anchor until April 26. when a
majority of the WarshipS sailed, leav-
ing behind four converted cruisers
and one torpedo boat destroyer. These
latter vessels took supplies of coal and
provisions. April 20, toward evening,
these vessels stopped and examined
the German steamer Loo SOk and the
Norwegian steamer Providence, which
passed outside of the bay. April 81
more than thirty Russian vessels were
anchored at Honkohe and at 5 o'clock
in the afternoon they stopped and ex-
amined the British steamer Stettin,
which was passing.
According to the French official re-
port Vice Admiral ~RoiestYensky prom
ised Admiral DeJonquieres that he would
leave HonlSOhe May 8. It is evident,
however, that the Russians were anchor
ed at Honkohe May 8.
1.-The latest cablegrams from Indo-
China indicate the presence at HOnkohe
May u of seven Russian battle ships,
seven cruisers, two torpedo boat des-
troyers and four converted cruisers.
Since the appearance of the Russian
feet in the far east Saigon has become
a base for the transportation of military
supplies for Vice Admiral Rojest-
vensky's feet. The number of vessels
furnishing supplies to the Russians is
so great that those which were anchor
ed at Saigon May 5 were countable by
tens
All Depends on Rojestvensl1y.
st. Petersburg, May 15.=With the
Russian May day happily passed with
out general disorders the authorities
breathe easier and are inclined ito re-
gard the danger of a really serious in
terror crisis this spring as over. Tur-
bulence doubtless VIII continue with
sporadic disorders, but the plans of
the social democrats and social revo-
lutionists to produce disanection
among the troops and coordinate
peasants and workmen's movements
for the creation of a state of general
anarchy have signally failed. The
only place whence acute disorder was
reported was KiShaneff and that was
in no sense attributable to the revO-
lUtionists. Here a crowd of soldiers
! off duty, got out of hand and created
small riot. by pillaging stores and
even government quarters, until
placed under arrest.
While social democrats and social
revolutionists made a lot of noise they
had neither organization nor real
| leadership behind them.
| Even the terrorists held aloof while
waiting for big. German game. These
4 two parties which have already for
feited the sympathy of the liberals
now stand discredited by their failure
with the working classes generally.
| The attempt to retrieve their lost pres
| tige is shown by their calling a gen.
eral strike for today, which has also
broken down, the workingnen refus-
ing to follow their leadership. A
period of calm is to suDervene in
which the intelligent elements of re-
form which are not in sympathy with
violence will interest themselves with
celebrating ideas with the form which
the popular representation should take
to meet their views.
Everything now depends on Admiral
| Rojestvensky, but cool observers are
more and more convinced that the re-
/ forms of the Russian state like all
their predecessors, will come from
I above and not from below. Inc peo-
pie are not ripe for physical revolu-
ton In the meantime reforms IN all
/ directions are being worked out, al
/ though the liberals are too 1mpauenl
1 to properly appreciate the grea'
/ changes which are gradually belng ell
fected The repeal of the law pro-
hibiting Poles from buying land will
| be followed by a general amel1oratlon
Of the condition of the Jews touching
particularly the extension OF the rlgh'
of residence on which the committee
of ministers is now earnestly laoorlng
An Advance on Vladivosfok-
New York, May IA delayed dis
patch from the Herald correspondent at
Seoul, Korea, by way Of Chefoo, says
it was rumored early last week in the
Korean capital that the japanese re-
Gently landed 80 GOO troops at Gensan.
Large quantities of military stock
have landed recently at Pukcheng, to
the north of Hamburg. The indications
point, the correspondent asserts, to an
advance being made shortly on Vladivo-
stok
General censorship. which of late has
been more lax, is again being rigidly en-
forced.
$4,000 japanese Reinforcements.
Ganshu Pass, Manchurfa, May IS
Skirmishing continues in the Olouria
mountain region on the Russian left
but the fighting is not serious Calm
continues on the right The Chinese
however, report that Field Marshal
Oyama is directing large masses OF
troops from Fakoman toward Tousia-
kou where a concentration is proceeding
and the river is being bridged by pom
toons- The Lao river is full of junks
which bring up stores and provisions.
About $4,000 japanese reinforcements
have arrived at the front. The Japa-
nese cavalry in particular has beer
considerably strengthened.
Prisoners say that the Japanese
armies are ready to advance when the
word is given
During a recent terrific dust storm
which ragged three days, the soldiers
tents and entertainments suffered Sc
Verely.
The Russian soldiers are being fitted
! out with summer uniforms.