Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-04
LOVE RUSSIA
At PRESENT
England and America Represent
ed as Having Come to Bet
fer Understanding With
the Gar
.RUSE THAT FAILED
Japanese Merchantnan Flying
Distress signals Makes For
Port Arthur. But Is Snaked
out OfChannel
Russians Cease Reerimlnation.

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The Russian press halls with great
satisfaction the American dispatches
.of the last few days as Indicating a
change in the disposition Of the Wash
ington government towards Russia.
The Bourse Gazette and Novoe yre.
mya this morning discuss in sober
minded fashion the Russo-American
relations and the danger Of perman-
ent estrangement The Gazette says
there is something profoundly regret.
tale In the present relations between
these two world powers The position
taken BY America since last June and
the anti-Russian newspaper campaign
in the United States are SO inexplic-
able that they seem like nightmare.
Since the beginning OF history Amer
lea has inspired the liyeliest feeling
Of friendship and admiration among
the Russians and the diplomatic and
politica, expression Of these have
been continuous and constant
Mandjur Affair SettIed.l
SHANG Hal, March 4.-The Rus
sian consul has notified the taotai
THAT the authorities a. st. Petersburg
formally agree to dismantle the gun
boat Mandjur which has been here
some time under defiance Of the neu.
ltrality regulations. II q stated that
1.-THE guns Will be put ashore and sflAt
1.-THE Mandjur will remain at Shang Hal
till the end Of the war.
Post.Belum Plans.
I LONDON, March 4.--If the Japan
ese are successful in Manchuria, steps
viii be taken according to statement
published by the Morning Post tc
(guard against the possibility OF Rus
sia again assuming q dominant atti
Itude in that portion Of China's terri
ttory. There was a clause in ths
original concession under which Chlnt
was to have right to purchase TIN
entire Russian railroad ilne ans y
rolling stock after a term OF years,
All Serene at vladivostok.
4 VLADIVOSToK. March ALL !
quiet here. No Japanese warship
have been seen since Feb. s when tel
q ships we're sighted on the horizon bu
soon disappeared There are no sign
of spring. The ice is heavy and u
lcold severe.
Clever Ruse.
ST. PETERSBURG, March H.
Al resident OF st. Petersburg who jus
arrived from Port Arthur having lel
the day before the first Japanese q
tack tells an interesting story whie
seems to Indicate that the Japanes
planned TO cork the harbor before f
ing a shot. lie says on the day Of b
departure big merchantmen, nylI
# Japanese flags, approached the harb'
and In the narrow part Of the cham
!, suddenly stopped and signalled Il q
. sinking and commenced 70 sctt
!, Luckily a tug with steam up VI
close BY and lowed the japanese y
sci to shallow part Of the outer hs
Dor. The marchantman was load
with iron. Her captain declared
had been caught In storm and q
pumps which kept the vessel alio
broke down Just as the entrance y
reached.
r Russia Makes Up With England.
= PARIS, March Better relatio
n between Great Britain and Russia o
3. lpromised AZ q result Of the visit
I'd Count Benckt ndorff, Russian ambasi
dor 70 Great Britain, 10 st. Petersbui
II is learned that Count Benckendo
not only carried verbal assuranc
s. Of the absolute neutrality Of Grt
Is Britain IN the war, but also bore d,
m uments establishing the fact that [
r. government did not want war and b
y, used determined efforts TO prevent
* urging upon Japan the fact that I
IA British press did not represent the
. titude Of the wishes Of the British g
le ernment Russia does not desire ,
friendly relations with Great Brita