The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-29
Big Batch Of Them COnfrOnts
the Cars Ministers.
KurOpatkin to Appear Before a
Court Of Inquiry.
SCANDALS ARE LEGION
In Connection With Russian
Naval Administration.
News and Gossip From All Over
Europe.

London, oct 2S.=The new Russian
ministry viii be confronted with an
amount of work, growing out of the
recent war that almost surpasses be-
lief. The Russian admiralty and war
office departments have been left with
whole sheaf of legacies on their
hands and an interesting feature OF
the bulk of these testaments is that
the legators are Russian concerns or
Russian subjects themselves. All kinds
of claims are being presented from
demands of Russian wine syndicates
for payment of considerable sums for
van loads of spirits and wines con-
signed by rail to Russian centers in
the Far East just prior to the outbreak
of hostilities and subsequently, de-
clared lost in transit, to claims for
payment for military and naval stores
regard to the delivery Of which salts
factory documentary proofs are not
available. Half a dozen commissions
of investigation into some scores OF
serious peculatiOn and maladministra-
ton in NIanchuria have been or are
to be appointed. General KurOpat-
kin is to appear before a military court
of inquiry into the circumstances
which led to, or contributed to, the
fall of Port Arthur He will be asked
to explain what steps he took to fortify
that fortress during the weeks at his
disposal prior to the seVering of rail-
peninsula. He viii also be given an
opportunity of explaining Stacked
berg's march to Port Arthur's relief
Furopatkin, on his part, feels strongly
on the score of the middle of Mukdens
a middle FOR which, though cOmman-
der-in-chief of the Russian armies in
Manchuria, he. declines a considerable
portion of the responsibility. AS for
the navy scandals. for they are termed
nothing less in st. Petersburg, they
are legion. Then, the Russo Chinese
bank has its grievances, so have Rus
sian lessons of Manchurian conces-
sions, who are now being advised to go
to Toxic if they want their claims in
vesttgated, and some highly discred-
table charges are being registered in
connection with the extraordinary
Russian intrigues in Korea. 1t is mud
singing" on all sides and the average
Russian stands appalled, and would
have nothing to say today or tomorrow
against the government We're it to take
its courage into both hands and in
carcerate a few dozens of its worst and
most highly-placed evil-doers in the
fortress of SITS. Peter and Paul.
An interesting official document has
just been issued by the Italian gov
volume and direction of Italian emf
grafton last year. 1t appears from this
that the total number Of Italian emf.
grants was 507,781, most of whom
Abruzzi. the Marches and Venetia
while the smallest cOntingents hailed
from Liguria, Latium and Sardinia
OF these enigrants. 252, 366, or abou
one-half, set out for the United State.
or South America while the res
sought work in European countries o.
in the north of Africa. 1t is a notice
able point that North Africa is tn,
only part of the world to which tn,
Italian emigration is increasing an,
increasing largely. That to Tunisia hai
assumed such proportions that ;
French writer recently raised the or
or The Italian peril' in that F'renci
protectorate.
EVEN nVe or six years ago. all tn
Europeans except a few officials wer
italians In the small country towns
like Sax or Kairouan. one hears TtaI
ian spoken Just as if one were il
1taiy user. 1t is noticeable. too, tina
the Italians are emigrating in larel
numbers to Tripoli-a fact which ma
one day have much political inDort
ance. on the other hand, far fewe
Italians now so to Brazil a phenome
non due chiefly to the crisis in the oof
fee industry. while nearly $1,000 Wen
last year to the Argentine
The Moscow 'eviedomosti" in a,
article on the separation of Norvra-
from Sweden, regrets the indifference
shown in Russia to the late condfc
NO doubt, says the writer. ssth
separation of Norway from Svva5e
must play an important uart in tn
development of Russia's relations Wit
Norway. Norway has long had lear
1ngs toward Russia, but thew baT
been kept in check by her. subordina
ton to the Swedish foreign ONCE" m
article goes on to assert that "promi
nent Norvegians fully comprehen
That Russia and Norway have comne
interests IN the north.'' 1--WE shoui