Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-18
r7Ip HAS CONSIDERED MATTER
o.r.l,tlous Of Cen Grlppenberg
''' wifi Have Strong influence Oh
The Emperor
RUSSIAN WAR OFFICE ALARMED
t,.,, IL Danger Threatening Man
rholisn Army from Attempts to Cut
Line Of Communication

g. petersburg, Feb. IS, 1880 p m
70 dpl,mauc circles the opinion Is
,nas Il morally expressed that yes'er-
N% ogedy may be followed by the
I I,.ss, Of the government to conclude
.soo For some time despite the ON
-, attitude maintained by the gov
w,' there has been growing appre-
'.,on Of the difficulties Of prosecuting
~.vsrln the midst Of increasing COM
,I,oatons at home and as announced
~ me- Associated Press yesterday the
natter was actually the subject OF Tor
mai consideration by the emperor ana
81, ministers Feb. IS. strong influences
sscb II Is understood, in spite OF de-
Mails are headed by NJ, Witte, president
=, mo committee OF ministers, having
,.sn working quietly in this direction
o.r GrIppenberg's revelations followed
Nv he murder Of Grand Duke sergius'
d he opinion Of some Of the ablest
tIolomats. are not unlikely to lead the
,rneror definitely to decide upon peace.
In This connection the war office Is con-
sdoraby alarmed by the new danger
threatening the Manchuran army from
n. systematic attempts making by
apanese and Chinese bandits TO cut
me line OF communication back OF
tbe army. According TO reports, about
10000 men split, up into bands of sew
,ral bundled each are operating from
Mongolia ana are striking at the rail-
road. A Russian detachment follow
hs % the Japanese band which
et the road below Hardin fell into
an ambuscude Of two regularly or
gnized Japanese regiments and was
almost cut to pieces, losing half It's
men and one gun. The fear Is that
II the bandits move further north or
vest they might interrupt communica-
ton 10 such am extent as to make II
impossible to supply the army This
Danger has already compelled the triple
reinforcement Of the railroad guards
below Hardin.
TO CONSIDER SITUATION.
st. Petersburg, Feb lS.--An extra
ordinary sitting Of the council of the
empire has been summoned to con-
slider the situation resulting from the
assassination OF Grand Duke Serglus.
KAISER FOR PEACE.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 1S.--.Prnce Fried
rich Leopold Of Prussia, who had been
visiting the emperor Cprevious, accord
ing to adyices from Berlin, to going to
hanchuria as an observer representing
Emperor William with the Russian
amy, started for Berlin ut midnight.
u was ANNOUNCED from Berlin yester-
gay mat Prince Friedrich Leopold was
10 70 to the far east by steamer from
Genoa owing 90 the difficulty I'm sending
me princly train quickly over the con-
kested Siberian line and that he would
hfst pay a visit to Emperor Nicholas.
A dispatch from ST. Petersburg early
lns morning however, threw diff
ieent Hight ON the princes visit to st.
petersburg II was intimated that the
prince was the bearer Of personal rep
te@nIallons from Empe, or William on
lne subject Of peace and It was added
hat lt was posltlely known that the
question or peace was discussed be-
tseen Emperor Nicholas and Prince
friedrich Leopold yesterday, though It
was impossible 20 ascertain what, II
any conclusions were reached.
;. ihe official explanation Of Prince
Friedrich Leopolds return TO Berlin Is
,hat he has decided to go to Manohurla
ny water but there IL high authority
i9r NE statement that the prince was
We bearer Of a letter from Emperor
william In diplomatic circles there
Nsis q suspicion which amounts al
nm.Sii TO a conviction that Emperor
,Mllllam has undertaken peace negotia-
uoNs IN some form although the few
PERSONS In a position 10 know naturally
geCnned TO furnish any information on
The subject
NO OFFER FROM JAPAN.
Toxic, Feb, IS, 6 p. m.-The foreign
Slce pronounces as unfounded the 81.
Islerfourg report that Japan has un-
Vmelaly Informed Russia OF the terms
eept. "''''"s ~ nc