The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-10
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Two of ROjestvensky's Cruisers
Have Reached YladiVOstOk.
That Is the Story That Comes
From st. Petersburg.
FORCED TO MOVE NO.
NebOgatOff Is Not Allowed to
Stop at Saigon.
Russians Are Preparing to
EVacuate Harbin.
FORCED TO MOVE NO.

London, May 10.-A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company from St
petersburg says it is reported there
mat the Russian cruisers Almaz and
Jemtichug belonging to Rear Admiral
Voekersaz's division OF Vice Admiral
RoJestvensky's squadron have eIuded
the japanese warships and reached
Vladivostok
Moved on by Request.
Saigon. May 10.-The Russian cruiser
Jemtchug and the Russian auxiliary
cruiser Rion. belonging to Admiral Re
JestVensky's squadron, arrived off Cape
ST James. near here, during the night
OF May and left yesterday at the re-
quest OF the governor of French Indo-
China.
Ihe cruisers were brought instruc-
tons so that Rear Admiral Nebogatoff
anchored three or four miles off shore.
A heavy sea was running, exposing a
good deal of the warships' hulls
Whlch were quite free from barnacIes
or sea weed The ships appeared to
have unusually large crews and the
men all seemed in good health The
main Russian squadron is said to be
Well provisioned but short of tobacco
It is considered likely here that Ne
bogatoff's s division has already passed
the cape
arrival here was announced May 8,
sails May II
Nebogatof Headed OF.
Paris, May 10-A dispatch from
Saigon to the Petit Journal says:
NebOgatoff's squadron appeared att
daybreak Of May twenty miles off
| Cape st. James, preparing to ascend
the river to Saigon, where the COM
mander expected to find the necessary
orders foF effecting junction with
/ ROjestvensl1y and revictualing his
! fleet. He was hailed at sea by a scout
belonging to the Russian second Pa
cific squadron which communicated to
him Frances desire that the junction
of the Russian SquadronS should occur
outside of Indo-Chinese waters. Nebo-l
gator then disappeared on the open
sea, sailing toward the second squad
ron, which doubtless is awaiting off
the AMMAN coast.
Bailzal Railway Blocked.
Urkutsk, May 1O.-The Baikal rail-
way has been blocked by an avalanche.
Preparing to Evacuate Harbin.
London. May 1O.-The correspond
ent at Moscow of the Times hears that
the Russian Red Cross hospitals will
I be removed in preparation for the pos
sible evacuation of Harbin-
Arrested as Spies.
Toxic, May 10-M. \. E. Bougouin,
a prominent Frenchman, and his step
son, F. Strange an Englishman, have
been arrested here as spies.
Frances Explanation.
Paris, May 1O-The Marquis de Bar
| thelemy. who with Count de Pourtales
operates the French commission at
Kanranh bay. in an interview today
| denies that his establishment furnished
coal or provisions to- the Russian second
Pacific squadron. He said:
THE maximum of our coaling facili-
ties is zoo tons. This is an insignificant
quantity for the 81 warships of Ad-
miral Rojestvensky's squadron which
/ esta blishes the fact that we could not
recOal the squadron.
Concerning the charge that the
squadron secured coal at Saigon, the
fact is that a small coalng depol eH-
lists on Me1Ong river, not far from 0al-
gOm At the outset OF the war, the
Russians bought a large tract OF lana
there. erected sheds and accumulated
supplies, particularly coal which was
rbOught originally from Japan. II is 10
this deDot that Admiral ROjestVensky
sent his golfers but no Warshlps ap-
preached the depot. This was Russian
coal pIaced upon Russian land and
loaded upon RUSSIAN transports. Inns
was not a violation Of neutrality.
France could not prevent the Russians
from taking their own coal on their own
land If the natives were at fault in
selling the land to the Russians the
japanese would not have waited 10
months before protesting.
Although the Marquis de Barthelemy
gives the foregoing as a refutation OF
the charges the statement concerning
the Russian coal depot on the Mekong
may open a new phase of the question
Admiral de JOnquieres. the French ma
val commander at Saigon, confirms the the
announcement OF the departure OF the
Russian squadron from off NanIOhS
bay He says he saw the Russians well
off the coast under full steam
The officials here say the French au-
miraTs report relieves the seriousness
of the issue with japan az the depslI- p-
ture of the squadron was what japan
asked for
The report Of the junction OF Rear ear
Admiral Nebogatoff's division VITA 7 tne
main Russian squadron under, admiral
Roiestvensky outside of Frencn i waes4s s.e5.+s
IS also considered official This aVerts
serious approximations that their june
ton near Saigon would coasllc 3l .-.itls
show two Russian naval forces INSIDE
French waters. .,,eo,.,-,7
Premier Rouvier lengthllIy conLeI[ea tI1so
viii Foreign Minister Delcasse TINS
7,,ornjne ,l1ri concerning the pending situa-
ZION hut it is sail that their conVefsa-
80 roa7F1Ix to internal AFFAIRS.