Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-10
YIELD TO ROUMANIA
Japanese Land In Force on
 Island of Sakhalin.
uIKADO'S FLAG OVER CARS COLONY
ROumania Hands over Surrendered Mutineer Ship to Russia at Kus- tenji-China Asks Represen.
 taticn at Peace Talk.

tation at Peace Talk.
 LONDON, July 10.-A special dis patch from Kustenji, Roumania, says that Admiral Kruger in the harbor here boarded and took possession of the Russian battleship Kniaz Potem- kine, King Charles of Roumania hav- ing sent instructions to the commander of the Roumanian squadron that the vessel be delivered to the Russian au- thorities without raising difficulties.
 The torpedo boat which accompanied the Kniaz Potemkine however. left for Odessa without surrendering, declaring that she had not mutinied, but that the Kniaz Potemkine had forced her to follow.
 When Admiral Kruger arrived with his squadron he exchanged the GUS tomary salutes and intimated that he had come to arrange for the transfer of the Kniaz Potemkine. Admiral Kos linsky. commander of the Roumanian squadron, boarded the Russian battle ship Tchesme and informed Admiral Kruger that King Charles had ordered him to turn the vessel over to the Rus sian admiral The formalities of the transfer were completed and Admiral Kruger boarded the Kniaz Potemkine.
 A press representative inspected the KniaZ Potemkine after the withdrawal of the Roumanian guard. Despite the efforts of the Russians to get things in shipshape everything aboard the battleship was still in a state of wild disorder. The officers cabins were stripped of everything of any value, and bloodstains were everywhere. There was sufficient ammunition aboard the Kniaz Potemkine to have enabled the mutineers to make des- perate resistance.
 All of the sailors wished to surrender with the exception of Matuschenko, the leader of the mutiny, who resisted for some time and wanted to blow up the ship.
 Seven officers were prisoners aboard the Kniaz Potemkine They were in a pitiable condition from ill treatment. They declare that Matuschenko himself killed ten officers of the battleship.
 All the papers and books belonging ko the vessel were destroyed.
 It appears that the decision to sur render the Kniaz Potemkine was made when it became evident that no other vessels would join in the mutiny.
 The Russians will be conveyed in small parties to any frontier they may select and will then be liberated. the local officials having given an under standing to this effect.
 The Roumanian officers who boarded the battleship on her arrival called upon the crew to surrender, in which ease they would be treated as foreign deserters. or else leave the port forth with. It speedily became apparent that the Russian vessels returned to this port with the intention of giving themselves up to foreign govern ment, and the crews soon announced their acceptance of the Roumanian terms.
 A St. Petersburg dispatch says that q landing of Japanese troops in force on the island of Sakhalin has been of 6cially reported and startled military circles in St. Petersburg, though it had been realized since the defeat of Ad- niral Rojestvensky that the Japanese were able to take possession of the Island so soon as they thought fit. The strength of the landing force cannot be ascertained, but the garrison of the island is too weak to offer an effective defense.
 With the landing on Sakhalln the Japanese flag is holstc1 for the first time of Russian soil after eighteen months of war. The importance of the occupation to follow is generally admitted in government circles.
 The landing of the Japanese in Sak- .alin island and it's probable effect on .he peace negotiations is the absorb ng topic of conversation fin all circles. llt SuTEtllAtT oi lut hHihA | ptCAhhaht having taken a secondary place. This move is generally recognized as an in- iication that Japan intends to demand the cession Of The island as one of the conditions of peace. hut this is no longer an insuperable obstacle in the way of a termination of the war.
 China's request to he represented in he Washington conference on the ground that she is vitally interested 1as been received at Washington and informally transmitted to the belliger- ,nts. II is known that Russia is in- .lined 10 favor the suggestion. but Ja- pan will not consent to it. Japan has already made public her assurances hat Nanchuria is to be restored to -hina- That is one of the principles For which she says she has been fight ng- Japan regards herself as fully ,apsbIe of executing this promise with ,ut the assistance of China. and in riew Of China's inability before the par to cope with Russia in Manchuria he Japanese government is unable to see what possible service a Chinese representative would be in the Wash ngtOn conference.
 \ dispatch from TheOdOsia states a-ar sT.