Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-23


il lnconceivable that Japan can Offer
conditions acceptable to itussia and
that I..crCf ~ the war must go on u ::
conclusion.
Tho idea OF II complete russian victory
:; not harborcd. hul il is insisted that
Russia is not beaten ard will not he
beaten until General k%urOpatkin Is de
ci4ivciy worsted ~ General Oyama
and the fHto Of Admiral ii3iestVenskS'S
squadron Is determined. The main
consideration entering into Tho calcu-
!ations OF the uncOmnreniiSing adVo'
Gates Of a prosecution OF the war is
that .japan'S financial resources must
becone exhausted long before Rus
Sia's.
\ Mukdcn dispatch this morning says
that General Kuropatiin has been out
hankcd by n strong force OF japanese
in the vicinity OF Sinmintin and COM
PEELED TO retire from the Shakhc river.
\. Mukden dispatch says that a coin
parY OF Cossacks which has returned
from 81 long and perilous %reconnais-
Sance in the direction of Korea pene-
trated by mountain paths as far as
HagOunin, eighteen miles northwest
Of the lalu river, where they found
ard burned n large depot Of Japanese
provisions. ~
Trafic on the Warsaw-Vienna rail
way has been entirely suspended, the
entire force OF employees. including te.
lcgrnphists, having joined in the strike.
Not Il single train is leaving Warsaw's
great terminus, which Is guarded by a
strong force of scndarmes keeping
back the crowds clamoring for oppor-
junitieS to leave the city. Two regi-
mcnta Of infantry are guarding the in
terror O: the station, the yards and
buildings. Chiefs of the engineering
department. acting a. firenlen and en-
g~inecrs, attempted 10 run trains into
Warsaw from outside points. but none
succeeded liz reaching the city, having
been hell NJ somewhere along the line.
The telegraph and telephone services
also have been stopped.
\ telegram from Baku, Caucasia,
says that the military authorities have
authorized energetic measures to sup
press all disturbances. but this has not
been accomplished without bloodshed.
Many dead bodies are lying in the
streets.
According to reports received from
Batum, racial disorders in the Cauca-
sus have developed into actual revolt
lion IN the cities of Batum. Patti and
kntaiS, at the eastern end of the Black
sea. under the lead of .%Nrncnians who
have set NJ n form of provisional gov
eminent.
The mikado in his tentative proposals
set down the indemnity As the eX.
pcnses of the war, and the .Japanese
war budget figures the campaign eX-
pcnditures at S350,WO.00O.
This is a heavy figure. but the jana
nese officials mhcsitatingiy declare
that their governments position is
quite definite against any terms which
would permit Russia to rchabilitatc
herself.
Japan has officially informed the
powers that she is ready TO negotiate
for peace. The only Importance that
attaches to this is that it may be taken
10 accentuate the fact that japan
wants to end the wal on her W terms
without further loss OF life. But Japan
has been ready to negotiate mt any time
D since Port Arthur fell.
Today's funeral services Mt the Chau.
dotf monastery in the kremlin at Mos,
COW is a purely formal, temporary
measure. Grand Duke Vladimir's fam
lily has started for Tsarskoe-Selo to be
present at the service which the EN-,
peror and empress will attend. Prince
Galatzinc has gone 10 Moscow to rep
resent the Grand Duke Vladimir.
Grand Duke Sergius' will directs his
burial nea Moscow, but the car will
have to decide the point. as the i'm
perial custom requires the burial o.
grand dukes at the capital.