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Show CZAH BBEAKING UNDER. THE ..ORRIES OF WAH ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 20. The Czar, according to those who have access ac-cess to his presence, feels .keenly the outbreak of hostilities, and' sorrows at the burdens war entails. Since the receipt of the news of the bombardment of Port Arthur his Majesty Ma-jesty has been much occupied' with conferences con-ferences and has appeared in public only on one or two occasions, to review the departing troops or to show himself at window of the Winter palace to accept ac-cept patriotic demonstrations. Persons who have seen his Majesty eay he is looking sad and care-worn, and that his well-known kindness of heart causes him to feel acutely the loss of his brave men. His Majesty's sole recreation now consists in a morning saunter in the garden adjoining the palace. The ground-is ground-is covered with snow, but still he walks about, invariably accompanied by five SamoyeI dogs, which are trained to march in single tile behind him. The Czar selects one of the dogs to head the procession. When his Majesty addressed ad-dressed some troops a few days ago he admonished them In these words: "Remember your enemy is bravo, bold and cunning.'he could- not disguise his emotion, and his voice shook very much. He Is grieved over what he considers to be the treacherous conduct of the Japanese. Japa-nese. It Is known that the Czar has received re-ceived at least three personul letters from European sovereigns expressing their sympathy. The potentlarics are Emperor William. King Christian of Denmark and "King Oscar of Sweden and Norway. The letter from Emperor William was brought by Col. Van Schenck, commander of the Alexander Third regiment of Prussian grenadiers, of which the Czar is honorary Colonel, and concluded with the significant words: "God Is with us." ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 20. With reference to the stories of a disaster 10 the Russian troops at Lake Baikal (one report saying that three regiments were drowned while attempting to cross the ice-covered lake), lt is explained that the trans-Bulkal line was blocked at the Baikal station during the night of February Feb-ruary 18th by an avalanche of snow, which fell from a neighboring mountain A train having troops on board dashed Into the obstruction, the locomotive was derailed and In the succeeding Ave cars one soldier was killed, five were severely severe-ly Injured and fourteen were slightly hurt. Traffic was expected to be resumed re-sumed the following day. |