The Penn's Grove record., 1904-01-08

Ce5srS ffor Cruises 70 Receive Thelr Ar
s'ea4ents ana Proceed Ease Car
sesss 1estracs!cg< Regarding seply.
&c vieerss cs-ssid to conlaia
rsraaa satigfaatory 10 Japau.
London. England A saaeiai disnatcfl
from Toalo says there Il ncrpa sig ev-
idence there Of the immincnee Of soae
Important development IN tae Far East.
The drst authentic news CT the dat
4 IKE Russian reply to Japan reached
Iaron Hayashi. the japanese Minister
Great Britain. through the Asso-
lated Press dispatch on the s~a5ject
ON st. Petersburg. The Minister
said the reception Of Russja's proposl
tons would entirely depend Va -hou
nearly they assiuiiated with the Jap
ansse terms, from which 1t. would be
extremely hard for Japan to recede.
He added thst orders have been sent
70 Genoa to hest the Japanese ensign
Y e the new war ships KaSaga and
NiasiH, reeel .y purchased by Japan
from Arge0 &.
BIr. Balfost, tha Prime Minister,
passed g fw hours I'D Lone ga his
way to ClStsw0rth tc attsuA fhe meet
ing OF tie National Defen Commit
tee, when. however, Is said BOT 10 be
connected WIKI the Ear Eastern sltnas
tion.
Bizegta, Tuuis-rhe Russian cruiser
Aurora Las gone to piraaus To salute
Queen Olga on her return to Greece
from 81. Petersburg.
ii is thought Admiral Wifenius anG.
MS entire Russian naval division will
sal Tor Suez. The division comprises
the arnored cruisers Damitri uonslof
and 0siayba, tie protected cruiser Au-
rora. . dispatch boat destined for Vice
roy AleSie6 and eleven torpedo bost
deStroyers Of the latest model. havif
2 speed Of twenty-six knots. The per
sonnet Of the division consisted of $500
officer. and Mon. The orders 10 A.
L1irai Wireuius we've To conduct The d.
vision to the Far Ef and then 70 pro@
coed bS Ebe trans-SlDeriap Kaiieoad to
ST Petersburg 70 assume the duties Of
under chief OF the naval staff.
Moscow, Russia.-Ehe Russian cruiser
Sarat0ff has been ordered 10 Sebasto-
pol to receive her armament and peo-
ceed with 9ll haste 10 Pert Arthur.
Ehe cruiser Oral Las been ordered TO
remain at Odessa until size receives her
armament.
ST Petersburg Russia Russia's re
plv to Japan is TOSS ia the lands oG
TIDE Ficeroy. Admiral Ale fa~ aim
TO deliver when te considers the Sitting
moment ha arrived.
Russia has nGi at iii given pg the
iGc3 OF q peaceful issue, ail DER diog
upon whether Japan IL III earnest
hE declarations to the eoTetun
srdiag hey desire f0i pease, nh ls
beginning hsre lg 5e mach tCaeted
: ~ lew at ber extensive Ear prepare
tl0ns These aie daily beiag an
! nauHced
As TO whatae hlsssa reply viii be
acceptable 10 Jaa.n 40 II can tell. 1t
has been cainliy and carefully eons!d-
cred aud from hasSie point of view
fgatues terIaH which Jaran car accept
win bosae and she must take the
very ggtyesr respcnsibii ftT by refNS-
FOG them fEhe next word lies with
I JaEa IN. and accordingly tire question
! Of peace or gar rests in her hands,
Tokto. Jap&n.- "a preparations cons
( tsnue. but the government seems deter
mined 10 avoid inc cpeBil.g Of 2 cor
aiet. ard Tor This purpose iEe note
sent to the powers was intended "
show tHat tisa responsibility gesteli
on Russia.
Tile government Is proceeding very
( caution III. and unless Rassia aiyes
undue proyecatior it ) possible tna,
- - .l.4A@-v.. a a.~ $780,.