| Show Russias New I Atlantic Port White the attention of Europe hu hon I centered mainly on the prosreu ot events In the far east Ill has been silently laying the foundation ot on Ice free naval base on her northwestern coast The long talked or naval tta tlon In 1 the north of Russia It I to bi connected with the rallnay intern ol the empire by a railway running from the hall ot Icthrlook 10 Klml with a or nth line to Kandalask on tin White sen In Uusslan Lapland Fhli nov line will be CSJ treat i In I length and will probably to conn 11 with the Finnish line at Jolmun In the north of Finland or with the St Petersburg and 1traodk ralllly Thus In a tow years Ituiola will poiictl a naval station In the far north which will be open all the year round Ana it hence hr mlIotwar will be able at pleasure to sally out Into the Atlantic It cerlalnl sajs a great deal In favor of Fusslas energy aid persistence In certain directions that this schema should now bo on the highroad I lor being fully and successful cattle out although the Idea was mooted for tho nut time In tile Russian preil somewhere about three scars ago IYO may now nwalt an extension of tie Russian nt In case ot need ROMA vlll l i be I nl I lo to remove her entire Baltic fleet to the Murman coast and defenJ he lialtlo I ports by means of gunboats and torpedo boats As Cronstadt does not meet the ft qulrements of the Russian navy In I the Baltic tho port of Llbiu on the Cour land province const Is I slo vly but sort 11 lolnit convened Into a first clill naval station nt considerable cxptnif Whether this worK la I Intended to mace m-ace Germany or Sweden Is I not Yet quit evident but there can bo no doubt tat the I new port of Lll au when flnliti will bo a great factor In the event l lostllltlcl on the Battle TII h port p I practically free from Ice all the > esr and It bids fair to become a naval st I Ion of tho very first Importance In th t vestern part of tho Itusulan empire Jtilllons of rubles have of late letn been expended on the port of IW unit It Is I now Intended to rebuild two t mole one of which Is I 4900 feet h length Tills work vlll bo begun tbil year and will continue until 1501 ro hundred tlousanl pounds 1 nflM lien been assigned to defray the con of this work A portion of till Is muot is I also to be spent In deepening the channel of the harbor from Si feet V t 26 feet |
