Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-15

MORE HOPE THAT THREATENED
STRUGGLE ! NAV BE
AvERTED.
RUSSIANS I 81 I .ARt !t!E Mosn,z,Ne
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MANcHuRtAN RAILROADS ARE
BUSY CONVEYING czAR's
SOLDIERS.

OF the Daily Mail at Tlen-tsln says the
Russian government has sent to thc
Chinese government threat that
Russin. would stmmedi diately occupy Pc
kin should China join forces with
Japan. AS result the grand council
has advised the sthrcne to adopt a ro!-
icy of neutrality.
The Japanese legation here occupied
yesterday in handling lengthy tele-
grams between London and Toxic.
Baron Hayashi,. the Japanese minister,
said that he was not ready to an
nounce the nature Of these dispatches.
There are several indications which
show that Frances pressure upon her
ally Is proving effective at st. Peters
burg, and that the likelihood of avoid
ing ansimnaediate rupturee has i'm,
proved. The favorable view in this
direction. which raised the quotations
at the bourse Friday afternoon are
row more widely held. A semi-offlcial
statement was printed in Paris last
evening, thetsR Russia had.
Completely Given Way
in regard to Korea and that Japan was
willing to wait little while for an ad.
justment of the other issues. Japan,
it is reported, has agreed not to land
troops in Korea during this final stage
when Russia is formulating her inteE-
tions in regard to Korea.
A St. Petersburg message Of yester-
days date reports the receipt OF a
and French governments bearing
upon the Russo-Japanese crisis. It
adds that similar message has been
forwarded to Toxic. 1t is considered
probable that the friendly interven-
ton of France and Great Britain also
will aid q settlement.
It Is officially contradicted in St.
Petersburg that 10000 troops have
been sent by the Siberian railway to
the Far East. It is also denied that
two Rugsian .warsbips were seen fol-
lowing the Japanese cruisers Nis3hin
and Kasaga OF Sardinia.
viii se No General War.
It is learned by the Associated Press
on. the highest authority that it has
been decided in the event of war be-
tween Russia and Japan that Germany
will maintain i strict neutrality and
that other members OF the dreiburd
will observe a similar attitude.
The Importance of this decision.
which y, the Associated Press under.
stands will almost Immediately be an
nuunced in some official manner in
Beerlin. cannot be easily oyerestima-
ted. 1t will in a measure insure that
hostilities will be confined to the, two
powers concerned. and it viii! be Ger.
tain to give a great stimulus to the Of.
forts which France and Great Britain
are making in St. Petersburg and
Toxic respectively in favor Of peace.
ReassQrins News.
London, Jan. 70. - The reassuring
news that the Russian warships which
recently left Vladivostok have re.
turned there is confirmed in a Vladi.
vostok dispatch received at St. Peters
burg.
Special dispatches from Toxic print
ed In this mornings papers are very
war1ike, but add little or nothing to
the knowledge Of the situation. They
rei.erate that Japan has no idea OF
sending an ,ultimatum to Russia
II =. R.saesane Mnh;a;1A
.sst. Petersburg. Jan. 1.-THE most
reliable news received here is that the
mass.of. oRussian troops in the Far
East are concentrated at yladivostok.
or on the northern frontier. of Korea.
4 Y Aftraveler4Ss1,o has lately returned
from the Far East estimates that be.
tween 100000 and 2OO,O0N soldiers
wele,in the vicinity Ct yladiscstek. He