Eureka Reporter | 1904-07-29 | Page 2 | Seized by Russia

BY RUSSIA steamer whai recently Rec ertly left port laid held up by czars alt the portland As atac liner arab a which has been se zed by the russian vlad fleet sailed from portland ore for the oi ent 01 tiie night of ju 1 ing about tons of fre valued at her cargo included 33 barrels of flour most of which was consigned to hons kong merchants iriti smaller ship ments to kobe and nagasaki the vessel wao not protected from war risks and but a sl portion ot her cargo was insured against war risk owing to what was then deemed an exorbitant rate per cent being asked the rate at this port has since been increased to 1 per cent and will advance aga n as a result of the news of the operations of the vladivostok squadron