Show O I New York Feb l elJ l An agent of ono one of ot the foreign rowers powers has offered to supply Russia nu ln with a small battleship constructed In 1890 two cruisers and two torpedo catchers says a I Herald dispatch from Ht St Petersburg Much mystery U is thrown about the tho matter matterand matterand and ond Hussla Is U said to hesitate to 10 aloe clon cloning ing lug tho the deal because tho the ships are out of date Whether with the tho authority of or his hl government or not the Agent hacks backs his otter offer by b saying that If It It t I Is la not accepted the Iho ships ships will be sold noli to the tho ho Japanese Two Piro hundred and fitly picked ship shill have havo been Jeen taken laken from tho the Baltic works hero to If go o 0 to Port fort Ar M Arthur Arlhur thur to do all nil that Is la possible Iloa to re reo tho the ships shillS there The Tho great dint cully however Is III that unlike Vladivostok Port Arthur has hila no dry dock capable of ot holding big JIg ships of or war warThe The rho loss of ot tho the transport Manchuria will keenly keen be he felt ell for or the vessel Is said paid to havo have had on board quick firing guns funs as well us na largo large supplies of o dynamite and ammunition |