Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-17
Grippenbers
Gives Reasons
Resigned in Manchuria Be-
cause Kuropatkin Refused to
Send Assistance at Crucial
Timc-Russian Home Situa>
ton.

mc-Russian Home Si,ua.
ton.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 1.-THE
arrival in st. Petersburg Of General
Grippcnberg. former commander OF
the second Manchurian army, who
reached here at midnight, caused q
great deal of sensation in military
/ circle. The general frankly avcws
that he relinquished his command af.
ter The recent attempt OF the Rus.
slams To flank Field Marshal Oyama,
because, as he claims. Kuropatkin re.
fused 10 send him help when victory
was in Grippenberg's hands instead
/ ordering the latter to withdraw
Foot Cut OF.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 1.-THE
Minister of the Interior Bouligen has
ordered all governors of the prov.
inces not TO leave their posts at pres.
ent. The managers Of the Poutiloff
iron works announce that as the men
have not returned TO work they will
not be further supplied with provi.
sions on credit at the company's store
until work Is resumed This means
that 10000 persons will henceforth be
deprived of obtaining food Tae de.
cision caused intense bitterness
among the strikers.
Grand Duke Sergius. uncle of the
Russian emperor and formerly govern.
or general of Moscow, is understood
TO have been condemned to death by
the revolutionary party in December
last The governor generalship of
Moscow was abolished early in The
year and the grand duke, according 10
dispatch from Moscow, KEEP. closely
to the closely guarded Mickouskl
Palace in the outskirts OF Moscow. re.
tanning the position as commander in
chief of the military dis ',c. Later
in January, however, ii was announc.
ed the grand duke sought refuge in
one of the palaces of the Kremlin.
He has been classed as the most reac-
tionary member of the imperial fami-
ly as the head of the war party and
has been sligmatized by the liberals
as Russia's evil genius He was
born in 1867 and was married in 1884
to Princess Elizabeth of Hesse- Darst-
adt. They had no children.
No Decision.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 17.-The
associated press is in position to state |
positively that after long consnlta.
tion which he held yesterday with the
of ministers headed by It's
president NJ White. on the adyisa.
bility Of summoning the Zemsky Ia
bor. the emperor arrived at no definite
lecision
Gar Considers Peace.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 1.-THE
associated press learns on exceptional
authority that the question OF peacel
vas formally considered by Emperor
Nicholas and his ministers at confer
'nce yesterday. No particulars are
,btainable as every one present was
pledged to secrecy before the discus
lion began. The belief is, however.
hat possible conditions and termsi
we're under consideration. II is sug-
,ested that some intimation Of the
erms reached the Russian govern
nent from Japan although 1t is certain
t did not come through the regular
diplomatic channels.
Menace to Railroad.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. IA dis.
'atch from Saehetum, Manchuria,
avs that 1000 Japanese troops and
'hinese bandits are reported to be In
MdHtHuIld III the HtIgnDDT-
lood Of Cbalvasochon, forty-five miles
outhwest of Gunshu Pass, whence
hey intend to operate against the |
abroad. A detachment of Russian
rontier guards with two guns en-
ountered the Japanese February IA
nd defeated them. The detachment
owever while advancing was sur
ounded by two regiments of Japan
Sc cavalry and four companies Of In
antry and large band Of Chinese
andl's abont fifteen miles southwest
I Gunshu Pass and lost heavily One
IN was lost and nearly AL the gun
orses and number Of gunners were
illed
nIrS In