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Show BRIEF TELEGRAMS Tuo report of tbe ill-health of the czar is confirmed. Subscriptions to tbe 4 per cent, loan on Friday, $730,400. ReporlB that the czar is indisposed are believed at the Russian embaBBy at Paria to be unfounded. Several thousand former Russian soldiers and officers have volunteered and started for Afghanistan. Nothing is known at St. Petersburg of tbe alleged appointment of Count Schouvalofl as vice chancellor. Rev. M. Accolti of the society of Jesua died n t the college St. Ignatius, California, Thursday, aged 72, It is said that 218,000 recruits will be raised by Ruseia this year instead of the peace contingent of 150,000. It is believed SchouvalofTs journey to London will have a serious effect on tbe course of events which now! cause general anxiety. IXLh3L"iVwc;rt'OlN and rSUJUbivjJ ' Thu ul ocbouvaloll isreporteu to be preliminary to his supplanting GortschakoQ. Bismarck is said to be .doing his utmost to bring about such an event. The mission of Schouvalofl to Penth to propoBO another treaty to amplify the treaty of Berlin, has been countermanded, coun-termanded, owing to the present uncertain relations between the powers. |