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Show CZAR'S DISARMAMENT PLAN. No Evidence Discovered In Russia to Give it Meet. London, Jan. 10. The Sebastapol correspondent of the Times, who has been touring in eastern Russia for two months to discover, if possible, some evidence on the part of the Russian government to give effect to the disarmament dis-armament proposals of Emperor Nicholas, Nicho-las, says all his observations were quite to the contrary. The correspondent says: "At the naval dockyards I found feverish activity. ac-tivity. Not a man has withdrawn from the frontiers. The ministers of war and marine have been inspecting all the important military and naval stations, urging an acceleration of the preparations for defense, but apparently appar-ently never mentioning the czar's man. ifesto. The number of men enrolled in the army and navy during the months of October and November last were larger than ever. Reinforcements are being sent to the far east as fasfc as they can be transported, and all tho garrisons along the Russo-Turkish frontier are being largely increased. PRINCESS TETUA DEAD. Was the Popular and lulluential Kuler of the Tahiti Islands. San Francisco, Jan. 10. The French mail boat Tropic Bird brings the news from Tahiti of the death at Papeete of Princess Tetua Marama, hereditary princess of the islands. She was the daughter of the Princess Ariiochan, whose authority extended over the island is-land of Morea and a number of districts dis-tricts in Tahiti. Princess Tetua was adopted by Queen Pomare, and when she grew up she became a great power in the southern seas. At an early age she married John Brander, a Scotchman, Scotch-man, by whom she had nine children. Brander was the head of the greatest commercial house in the islands. After Af-ter his death she married George Dar-sie, Dar-sie, also a Scotchman. She was very popular, and all in the southern islands are in mourning at her decease. |