Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-04-05
Telegraphic Briefs

! ''The emperor has been pleased to appoint ne commander in csief of the ManchuIian armies. In many battles you have most bravely repulsed most serious attacks by the enemy and dealt enormous losses. Let every man ac- comglish manfuily his sacred duty to the emperor and fatherland. The en- emy cannot hold out before Russian valor and the endorsements coming increasingly from Russia. May God help you in the coming battle.''
 TOXIC, March 30.-Various rumors of peace negotiations emanating from Europe and the United States are widely published and commented on here. Apparently they do not affect the attitude of the Japanese govern ment aEd the people toward the war.
 The press re-echoes the announced determination of Japan to vigorously push military operations, unmoved, and undetered by the discussion of events in Russia or elsewhere. The newspaper Jiji declares that the Slav reverses has not affected Russia. Elm peror Nicholas, the paper adds is un- willing to sacrifice the prestige of his house or to surrender the position of the controlling influence which Russia bas heretofore held over the European powers.
 Field Marshal Oyama's army will continue its forward movement and will not give Russia breathing mo- ment The Kokumin pronounces the war to be senseless and wasteful on the part of Russia, but the paper says,
 if she chooses to shut her eyes to the light of eason, Japan will profit by her blindness.
 Interest in the war is partly shifting eastward. It is Iumored that Russia plans to abandon the island of Sakha lien when the harbors are free of ice. The Russians are strengthening defen- sive points north of the Tumen river in Corea, in the vicinity of Hun Chun, northwest of Possiet bay, and at point on the railroad in the vicin- ity of Ningutat, 160 miles east by north of Kirin.
 ST. PETERSBURG, March 30, Il :25 p. m.-Members of the war party who are at daggers drawn with friends of peace, are industriously insinuating that if Russian diplomacy is doing anything in the direction of peace it is without the imperial sanction, and is in reality only an unofficial en- deavor to induce Japan to agree to negotiations on the lines of no cession of territory and no indemnity and to enable the advocates ot peace to point out to the emperor that peace is pos sible without any national humilia- tion.
 To show that the emperor is still re- calcitrant on the question of the pros ecution of the war they are spreading a story to the effect that when Foreign Minister Lamsdorff in advocating the advisability of peace drew the gloomi est picture of the situation in the far east, his majesty became angry and lost patience. The perseverance of these stories indicates beyond all doubt that they are circulated with deliberate purpose.
 PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, March 3O.-Some scenes of disorder this morning provoked by Hayti soldiers occurred in the market streets, but was quickly suppressed by the police. The government has decided to man. tain or'ler and has taken great precau tions. All troops are co0fined to their barracks. President Nord has issued orders to vigorously suppress all at tempts at pillage.
 KAREN, March 3O.-Jspanese scouting parties are very active in en- deavoring to pierce the screen of the Russian vanguard posts and develop the strength of the positions, their at tempts at times verging on the nature of rceonpoissances in force.
 A few Japanese batteries which have pushed far forward occasionally drop shells in unsuspected places. Tester day there was a smart brush where Gen. Mistchenko is stationed, the Japanese pressing forward in deter mined endeavor to make thorough reconnaissance.
 The Chinese state that heavy Japa- nese endorsements are constantly ar irving.
 Late fighting has shown the admira ble methods Of the Japanese in gather ing information. Every infantry de- tachment when moving, attacking or occupying a new position carries a lesitender of telephone wire previous ly connected with a battery in sup