Telegraphic News
Of The Week
St. Petersburg, March 23— Rns.
*»» if *m»w ready to sue for peace.
The advisers of the Czar who are
in favor of stopping hostilities have
overcome the war party, and the
government will take steps to as
certain what terms the Japanese
will offer. It is believed that ne
gotiations toward this end are al
ready under way.
Seattle. Mart'll 23—The X. C
t o. schedule eleven steamers to
run on the Yukon and Tannnn
this season. The Tatiana, Rock
Island and Litvalle will run from
the ^ llkon to Fairbanks direct.
San Francisco. March, 23—The
Britt-Xelson tight is now uncertain.
Nolan, Nelson’s manager, says
Britt informed hitn there would he
no fight unless Nelson laid down
and allowed Briit to win. Tin
news has caused a great sensation
in s|h<—Mig e.rc.es.
Point Richmond. Cal., March 23
—J. h. Daley, an Oakland livery
n an, acting as messenger for the
Central Bank of Oakland to the
• Standard Oil office here, was held
tip and relieved of #10.000 by
masked robbers, who escaped.
lokio, Man h 23—Amidst loud
rumbling ami colored smoke a new
island emerged from the sea -ins.
' to the island of Iwo. it is two
miles long and a nule broad. A
Japanese party landed on the is
land and planted their flag.
Minneapolis, March 23—Presi
dent Darling, of the Milwaukee A'
t*t. Paul, admits that his road will
construct a line to Puget sound
this summer.
Chicago, March 23—A federal
grand jury has been impaneled to
investigate the l>eef trust.
isan Francisco, March 23—Pros
ecutor Heney, who had charge of
the Oregon land fraud cases, says
the president is determined to pun
ish all the guilty ones, regardless
of their position.
Seattle, March 23— Captain
Langley has awarded contracts for
a number of barges to ply on the
Tatiana this season.
\\ arsaw. March 23—Bombs were
thrown from a window tu-dav in
to the midst of a squad of jiolice
men. The explosion killed eight,
and three more are dying. The
assailants escaped.
Han Francisco, March 23—Britt
denies Nolan’s charge that he made
an offer of crookedness in regard
to the fight. He is now hunting
for Nelson’s manager to get an ex
planation.
Seattle. March 23—The Dolphin,
enroute for the North, broke her
shall in the straits yesterday and
. returned to Seattle for repairs.
Halifax, March 20—The Allen
Line steamer Parisian and the
Hamburg liner Albion collided
“while making i«>rt. The Parisian
•barely reached the wharf before
•'sinking. The Albion was badly
•damaged and is also sinking. Two
thousand passengers aboard the
steamers were all rescued.
Warsaw, March 20— Eight
bombs were to-day found bidden
in a grave in a cemetery. More
trouble is expected'
New York, March 20— Jab. /.
White, light weight champion of
England, who recently arrived in
this country, has been matched to
tight Britt. The time and place
has not yet named.
Vladivostok, March 24— All
non-combatanta have been ordered
to leave the town immediately.
The authorities are preparing for a
two years siege, in anticipation of
a.Japunese movement toward the
Wikidel’s
- 'Restaurant
(Old Postoffice Building, i
■Regular Dinner 35c.
Pr vate Apartments Open Day and Might
town. There is food enough to
last the garrison over two years.
Tokio. March 24—The Jap ane-e
column is moving to a new position
ncaa Harbin The Mikado has is
sued orders for a new force to Ih*
formed to march on Vladivostock.
Stanford University, Cal., March
24—Mrs. Stanford wa« laid >o rest
to-day in the family mausoleum.
The ceremony, which was attended
by thousands of visitors, was very
impres! ive.
Sheridan. Wyoming, March 24—
The court refuses to grant the di
vorce applied for by Buffalo Bill.
The opinion of the four' says that
his wife was devoted, and the char
ges against her were faise. Cody
claimed she tried to poison him,
hut it is developed «he merely gave
him drugs to relieve him after a
spree.
Seattle, Mnreh. 24—The North
we»:crti Steamship Co. is making
a dcapnrate at temp;, iirough the
department of state, to regain the
la coma, whien was captured re
cently bv the Japs. The vessel
ha- been taken to Nagasaki before
the prize court. The steamship
company claims that beet is not
contraband of war.
Seattle. March 24—Louis Gott
stein. a nephew' of M. Gottstein, a
wealthy wholesale liquor dealer
here, who recently arrived from
Russia, lias committed suicide by
taking rat poison. Me had served
four vears in the Russian army,
and was afraid he would he called
upon to return and fight.
New York, March 24—Jacob
White, light weight champion of
Kugland, has arrived. He wants
to arrange i.ir one fight in this
country. He is seeking a match
with Rritt or Nelson, preferublv
Rritt.
Spokane, March 24—Bishop Mc
Intruff is charged with fraud, and
converting church funds to his own
use. Three parisioners file suits
to set aside real estate, the title of
which is in his name, while it
should be in the name of the
church.
New York. March 24—Secretary
Shaw is here conferring with local
interests regarding revision of the
tariff at next extra session of con
gress in the fall. It is proposed to
revive several of the least obnox
ious of the war taxes inaugurated
in 1*98 to make good the deficiency
of revenue that will lie caused by
the tariff revision.
St. Petersburg. March 2ft— With
the consent of the Czar the diplo
mats of Germany and France have
asked Tokio for terms ut peace.
| These have been given and the
Czar has agreed to accept. It is
not known whether or not Japan
has asked an indemnity. This is
1 a great peace victory for the Czar
ina, who lias long sought to con
vert the Czar from the war party.
Seattle, March 2tt—Lady Xor
rington, who several years ago was
roblied of diamonds ami money to
the amount of thousands of dol
! lars, is on the steamer Puebla.
Biitish Columbia and San Fran
| cisco authorities refuse to allow
her to land as she is a pauper.
The steamar officials do not know
what to do with her.
Washington, March 2ti— The
State department has lieen ttnoffi
•ially advised that Minister Bowen
is persona non grata to President
; Castro of Venezuela, and the hitter
may ask that lie be recalled. If
, done Castro intimates that he will
! resume negotiations toward the set
tlement of the trouble between the
two countries.
St. Louis, March 2ft—The Wash
ington building, at the Fair
grounds, suddenly collapsed yes
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Si. Petersburg. Mnreh 2d—Line
vileh’s p.nn is to withdraw his
nri.iv to Tsitpar, 300 miles west oi
Harhin. He fears that if a bate
was established at Harhin I'onnmi
nicution would lie cut off by the
Japanese.
Washington, March 27—Con
gressman Hull, chairman of the
House military committee, has
grave fears of trouble with Japan
over the Philippine islands. He
makes the statement that the
l uited States must sell the islands
or tight with the Japs for posses
sion of them. Hull has made a
careful study of conditions in the
Orient and his statement has
caused considerable discussion oi
the matter.
St. Petersburg, March 27—The
reform party here is jubilant over
the prospects of peace negotiations.
They consider that if Russia is
forced to ask for peace, it will take
away her prestige to such an ex
tent that the government will lie
forced to grant the reforms asked
for by the Zemstvos.
London, March 27— Advices
from St. Petersburg state that a
telegram lias ticon received from !
Admiral Kojcstvciiski that four of
l liis ships are incapacitated for tir
ing because tiiev arc too heavily I
armored, and that the problem of I
coaling has liecoine so diiticult
that he feared he Would lie unable
to proceed to tlie far Hast.
\\ arsaw. March 27—A bo.oh was
hurled into the carriage of Karon
von Holken. chief of jxiliee. Inst
night as he was hurrying to the
station where another bomb had'
bend thrown, at which time several
otlivers were killed. The chief was |
seriously injured. The members!
of the revolutionary societv are ae-1
eased of the Inuiili throwing. Tiny I
have licen arrested.
Berlin, March 27—Pri1 ate ad
vices received from Mukden state
that Chinese bandits took advan
tage of the evacuation of Mukden
and pillaged the city after the de-1
parture of the Russians and Indore
the arrival of tlie Japanese.
Mexico City, March 27—Presi
dent |)iaz has issued a decree re
garding a reform in the monetary !
system. The decree establishes a
silver dollar wortu fifty cents in
gold.
Paris, Marcli 27—The foreign of
fice is silent regarding the reported ]
Russian peace negotiations. There |
is, however, a persistent rumor'
afloat that such negotiations are
under way.
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