Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25
PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION RAISES
LARGE SUM OF MONEY FOR
THE NAVY.
JAPAN'S PROTESTS
STILL CONTINUE
Toxic Government Declares That Ro-
Jestvensky Is Using Harbor OF kam-
ranh Bay to Prepare for Battle -
Fleet Is Officially Ordered to Leave.

Paris, France, April %. - An
official telegram from ST. Peters
burg says Emperor Nicholas has
ordered Rojestvensky's squadron
to leave the French territorial wa
ters
1t is officially confirmed that
Emperor Nicholas has personally
sent the order to Rojestvensky to
leave French waters. No official
dispatches have as yet announced
that Rojestvensky has left KAN
ranh Bay, although there are ru-
mors that he has done so.
Manila, April 22-The Japanese
consul here has received tele-
gram announcing that Admiral
Togo's squadron will assemble
south of Formosa.
st. Petersburg, April 22.-The COM
mission headed by Grand Duke Alex
ander Michaelovitch, which has al
ready raised $5,000,000 by public CON
tr1butions for the navy, has announced
Its program of vessels to be built as
follows: Three cruisers, four gun
boats, ten river gunboats, several tor
pedo cruisers, one mine transport,
thirty-one torpedo boat destroyers, tor
pedo boats and submarine boats and
ten coast defense vessels.
New York Men In Conference.
Charles M. Schwab and Charles R.
Flint of New York have arrived here
to confer with the admiralty and the
ministry of finance regarding the Rus
sian naval program.
Cruisers at vIadlvostok.
Private dispatches say the cruisers
Rossia Gromoboi and Pogatyr are
cruising outside of Vladivostok ready
to make a diversion in favor of Rojest.
yensky at the opportune moment.
Aid for Rojestvensky.
The admiralty has sent an immense
amount of material for repairing ships
to Vladivostok and is now sending
many dock yard laborers and mechan-
les there to take part in the work of
reitting Rojestventsky's vessels in
case he achieves a victory.
Fleet Still at kamranh.
Toxic, April 22.-According to a
statement issued by the navy depart
ment several indisputable witnesses
have observed and reported that nu-
merous Russian warships of various
types are anchored inside or at the
entrance Of the harbor of Kamranh
bay.
Uses Harbor as Haven.
Although the report does not say so,
1t Is believed Rojestvensky is using
the narbor to clean his ships, to coal,
to adjust his torpedoes, clean his guns,
prepare his ammunition and receive
fresh stores.
Trace Of kamimura.
Manila, April 22.-It is reported that
the Japanese consul here, Martha Goro,
has just received cablegram adj
dressed to Vice Admiral Kamimura.
It is inferred from this that Kamimura
is about to make call at this port.
Russia Assesses War Tax.
ST. Petersburg, April 22.-The coun-
Gil of the empire today promulgated
the first law providing for an increase
in taxation for war purposes. 1t in
cludes an increase in the tax on
matches, petroleum, ETC.. and a gradu-
ated tax on the salaries of officials.
The total product is estimated at SILL
100000.
British Fleet Watchful.
London, April pa dispatch from
Hong Kong says that all shore leave
for the crews of the British warships
has been stopped and dock yard en-
ployes on their leave Of absence have
been recalled SO the ships can be made
ready for sea at the earliest nnssihle