The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-27

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St Petersburg. ipril 27.-A feeling akin
10 consternation has been caused by the
publication in this mornings papers OF re
Hewed rumors of an impending popular
outbreak. It is feared that the slightest
Incident among the vast congregations
which will attend the churches on Sat
urlay night. may cause panic with APP
railing consequences.
The mayor is being urged to convene
the municipal council and take measures
10 cope with the situation. Reports from
the provinces indicate similar fears.
BUREAUCRATIC STUPIDITY.
The Slovo today refers TO the latest
March issue OF tho Army Register which
still locates various Russian regiments AT
Port Arthur and Port Dalny with General
S,oessel i'm command. as being an exam
plo OF bureaucratic stupidities and says:
General Stoesscl is back In ST. Peters
burg having already forgotten the sol
di,rs who were made prisoners and who
are now in Japan"
\ NOTE or WARNING.
The Novoe Vremya calls attention 20
the statements OF John Hays Hammond
before the American Academy OF Politi-
cal and Social Science, at Philadelphia.
April 6, as being the utterances OF
friend of President Roosevelt and as con-
stituting note OF warning to Japano-
philes in America and England. both po-
ltically and industrially
During the course OF his remarks Mr.
Hammond among -otheEs-tAings said that
Japan's strategic position commercially
by reason OF the suZerainty she will es-
tablish over Korea would render her tho
most formidable competitor OF the United
States in the Far East, and added:'
Americas interest I'm this respect will
undoubtedly run counter 10 those OF
Japan. Japan f. tho only nation. as
view #. which can seriously compete with
us for commercial supremacy IN that part
OF the world. The contest will undoubt-
edly be bitter one, not only because OF
our conflicting commercial interests. but
aggravated by those racial antipathies
even now agitating our Pacific coast
states"
RUSSIAN EXPERT OPINION.
According TO the calculations of tho
naval staf. Vice Admiral Nebogatoff. VIII -
left Jibutil. French Somaliand. March
%, n he has been making 200 knots per
day. should reach Singapore. Straits Set
Elements. tomorrow, and could not unite
his division with Vice Admiral Roiest-
vensky's I'm Tonquin bay until MAY &
The general opinion is that their iunc-
ture Is assured on the theory that Ad-
miral Togo would not dare to risk sailing
south 10 meet Nebogatoff. as by doing
so he would leave tho way 10 Nladivostok
open 10 Rojestvensky.
VESSELS IN KAMRANH BAY.
Kamranh Bay. via Saigon. April 27.-The
only ships remaining I'm Kamranh bay are
four German transports All the rest
OF the transports and tho Russian hos
pital ship Orel and othtr vessels left be-
hind by Admiral Roiestvensky left the
bay yesterday morning.
This fleet is now assembled outside the
bay and forms an extended line. stretch
ing from Cape Narea 10 the head of the
Kamranh peninsula. Torpedo boats arc
scouting In all directions
The ships seem 90 be awaiting Vice
Admiral Neboga tons division.
The French cruiser pescartcs. with Ad-
miral Jonqulers tho French commander
In these waters returned 20 Nhatrang
near Kamranh bay after steaming around
the Russian squadron and subsequently
returned to Saigon.
The two freight laden steamers cap
tured by Admiral Roicstvcnsky were
under tho German flags. " l. presumed
that they are suspected ~ ehsvinE con-
traband 81 war on board