The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-07-21
The CAR SWAPS
lin M|D-STREAM
Demand for Removal of Mura..
vieff as Peace Plenipotsn-
tiary Wins Out.
sToEssEL is ARRESTED
Commander Who Surrendered Port
Arthur Is About to Be Punished
Severely for His Alleged
Poor Defense.

st. Petersburg, July AN. Muravieff
has resigned his position as chief peace
plenipotentiary.
1t may be regarded as practically
certain he will be replaced by M. WHITE.
president of the committee of minis
tiers, who all along has been considered
the Russian statesman pre-eminently
qualified to undertake the difficult task
of negotiating peace with Japan.
Though the emperor on two previous
occasions Las fatty declined to accept
NJ. White. he has now indicated his
readiness to make the appointment.
The commission, however, will not be
actually signed until Foreign Minister
Lamsdortf, who throughout has been M.
Whites warm supporter, has had an
audience With the emperor today. To
that extent only the matter may be re-
garded as unsettled, nothing being GER
tain in Russia, aa a prominent diplo-
ma remarked last night, until the en-
peror's signature has been affixed.
M. Whites selection undoubtedly Will
be hailed as a practical assurance of
peace. While it would be a mistake to
denominate him as a peace at any
price man. M. White earnestly believes
J that the struggle should be ended and
ould be succeeded by an understand
ing between Russia n Japan which
would insure peace in the far east for
half q century. Indeed, he Is believed
to be In favor Of a Russo-Japanese al
lance.
The conduct of the negotiations by M.
White, 1t Is felt by the peace party
here, would insl instant confidence
in Japan.
The only handicap under which M.
White labors is his lack of familiarity
with the English language, as the only
foreign languages he speaks are Ger
man and French.
Neither the Washington nor the
Toxic governments has yet been Off
cially advised Of M. Muravieff's with
drawal, the foreign office probably pre-
ferring to announce the name of his
successor at the same time. The change
In the chief plenipotentiary does not
involve any postponement of the date
of sailing Of the peace commission for
Washington.
st. Petersburg, July 13.-Strong infiu-
ences have been brought to bear on
Emperor Nicholas to Induce him to re-
place M. Muravieff as Peace Plenipo-
tertiary although the ambassador has
taken passage on the steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm Der Crosse, sailing July 25th.
According to reports the emperor is
wavering if he has not already become
convinced of the fact that his choice
was unWise
Russian newspapers whose criticism
r compelled Muravieff to r%elinquish the
pOEllOllO VI JuSliGS IdNe dllIChGu IlIIk
with great savagenes as being utterly
{ unqualified to conduct such important
negotiations and the foreign office has
, all along been supposed to share a sim
liar view. The peace party at court has
l lone its utmost to secure suppression
5 of Muravieff under the belief that his
, conduct of the negotiations would be
sure to lead to unfortunate complica-
tons If not to q complete wreck to the
hopes of peace. Members Of this party
: profess to believe today they have won
k a victory and that while Nj. White will
0 not head the Washington mission. M,
z PokOttloff, Russian minister to China.
Whites right hand man. and will lead
the mission.
Stoessei Under Arrest.
The Nashashisn prints q report that
Lieutenant Genera Stoessel has beer
. placed unaer arrest at Tsarskoe Selo ir
consequence Of revelations made bJ
g the commission investigating the de
d Tense and capitulation of Port Arthur
and that the sword Of honor donated b.
a number OF French admirers Of Stoes
sci, will not be presented.
g The Nashashisn says Rear Admira
Kruger will leave the service on accoun
= Of alleged incapacity In connection wit
his treatment Of the situation creates
by the mutiny aboard the battleshil
Kniaz Potemkine at Odessa.
i, Vladivostok, July 12.-Captain Rou
n sine has left Vladivostok for, Washing
ton, where he will participate in peac
n negotiations.
IS Japs Hang Sixty Bandits.
Is San Francisco, July IA story o
wholesale execution at the village Q
Taikiu, Korea, was brought by Rev. +
n F. Mcfarland. a missionary who cam
In home on the steamer Korea. In les
a than a week sixty men. charged wit
lg being bandits and cutthroats. wer
ne hanged by order of the Japanese gov
ed eminent.
Tried to Take One Life.
!. st. Petersburg, July 12.-Private at
lie vices received here from Moscow 50
ge that the slayer of the project polio
re Count Shuvaloff, Is a student and thu
he made an unsuccessful attempt {
ad suicide Immediately after taking til
~. life of his victim.
% Fear Another Mutiny.
Reval. JULY. 12.--Belng apprehensi,
La of a mutiny, authorities here have O.
.a' dered the sailors of the Russian cruz
- ers. Minnie and Kreml, to be relieve
" OF their arms. Serious discomfort
manifested among the crews owing
20 TIP quality of food supplied;
hv Aevastopol. July. 12.-The. Kaiaz P
~, ~ temkine left Kustenji during the mig
~ III tow of the battleships Tohesme, f
.t. Sevasto~ol.
at China .Feebly Protests.
Pekin, July 12.-The Chinese go
eminent recently notified the Russia
,ed Japanese n other legations tn
~..$-v would - a
chit China |s-sao,>s
sed 9ppfoe.tir
he peace CONFER " (hlteu Stat
ina regarding CnlA #~ests, unie
emma was consul. ~!He matt
itz. me japanese repileu M.ltely, pialf
Ita. intimating that the notification wol
oh. in no wise affect the plan of acti
he adopted by the Japanese. No reI
was received from Russia.
Are Horrible Examples.
C., Kus.enji, Roumania. :sJuly 1T
.ts- Russian squadron seems to be della
lth ing here owing to the fear that ;anoi
err mutiny may break out should