Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-30
MAKES
HARD TERMS.
Russia Must Hand Over Eight
Hundred Million Dollars II
She Wants Peace.
CARS TROOPS REBEL.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 80. -
Trustworthy reports from Georgia
Russian Transcaucasia, say that the
inSurrectionary movement is growing
in the mountainous districts. 1t IS add-
ed that the authorities have been ue-
posed. that a provisional government
has been proclaimed and that tue
troops decline to carry out the ord'47
given them.
At Batum. Erivan and Kars anarchy
prevails and business is at ii stah"-
still. -,
The Novoe Vremya, supposed 10 VIC
the official organ of the It1sslall SoN
eminent, for the first time mas ""l1i'
ted the possibility of negotiations y
heace. commenting on the eIor's ol
the British and French press 10 prove
that a is advisable both lor NUS
STA and Japan. The Novoe NrelhSa ue-
clares that the payment of indemnity
bv Russia is utterly out oil ule ques-
tion MS if would be Il contributor
tending to build up the strength OF
Ionan. and that Japan is not IN a po-
sition to claim indemnity.
Disnatches show that the Japanese
are gathering in heavy force twenty
niles south of Sipinghai. evidently in
tnndiue to attack the Russian position
at Sipinghai. The Russians are strong
" terrifying there and apparently eX-
pect TO make Il stand.
Equally important news is that Il col
IN of Japanese is moving against
Kirin, perhaps with the intention OF
turning the position eastward and
striking at the Nladivostok line OF com
m%unication, with the double purpose OF
isolating the fortress and separating
General Linevitch's army from a val
liable base of supplies, the ussuri dis.
trict.
1t is asserted that Japan has permit
ted Russia to learn that the peace con
ditions will be severely rigorous and
will not be responsive to the recent
sentimental appeal to Japan's mag
nanimity.
In particular it is said that Japan''
indemnity figure is $500, 00o, 000and tina
this %stupendous sum has proved to b'
so staggering to Russian diplomacy
that il is the chief cause why the peace
preliminaries do not advance to Il de
cisive stage.
There is good authority for the state
ment that France is diligently striving
to end the war, and for six weeks pas
negotiations, of the most confidential
character have been in progress be
tween Paris and st. Petersburg.
AdviceS tell of the fear prevalent il
certain quarters that the activities o
Lamsdorff and Delcasse are directed
toward an international conference Il
be held in some neutral European cap
ital. such as Stockholm, where peac'
negotiations might be conducted.
With the United States, Germany ant
Japan opposed to an international con
ference to end the war the belief /
strong that successful peace negotia
tons will date from the day st. Peters
burg communicates with Tokyo direct
The powers are alertly watching TO
the opportunity to assist Russia AM
Ldl'di III Stt'lhS lhtp Nipiohi"hS Nohh
m~unication. Thus would an interna
tiOnal conference be avoided. and tn
powers would be in q better position
to insist upon the maintenance of til
integrity and administrative entity o
China.
An unconfirmed rumor from st. Pc
tersburg this morning says that En-
peror Nicholas made an attempt t
commit suicide and wounded himSel
in the hand. The rumor further say
that the emperor's design was frus
trated by the intervention of his mott
er, the empress dowager.