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Show HIKE PEACE Time Ripe for Russia to Act, Powerful Influences, Including Includ-ing Emperor's Ministers, at Work. .Universal Wish of the Civilized ' World Is That the Bloody Con- flict Should End. ST. PETERSBURG. March 18. 1:13 a. m. While Emperor Nicholas, whoso word Is final, still declines to nbnndon the prosecution of the war, nnd tho Government Govern-ment maintains Its ability to contlnuo the conflict, tho Associated Tress Is In a position posi-tion to stnto that powerful Influences, including in-cluding several of tho Emperor's own Ministers. ar now strongly urging that tho tlmo has' como to Indicate to Japan Russia's deslro for pcaco upon a reasonable reason-able basis. Should Japan then attempt to Imposo too onerous conditions, theso Influences argue that. In view of tho nnlveranl wish to see the bloody conflict ended, Russia's position will bo strengthened abroad by tho alienation of sympathy from Japan, and tho situation at home Improved, whon the nation Is made lo undcrstnnd thnt-the thnt-the Emperor's paclflc proposals havo been met with Impossible terms. Defeated on Land. One of tho Emperor's Ministers said: "Wo havo suffered bitter defeat on land and sea. Wo con, however, still contlnuo the war. But both countries have suffered suf-fered great losses In blood and treasure and It would only profit tho rivals of both wero we to fight on until one or tho other Is exhausted. Russia has had a hard task lighting tho war against such adversaries six thousand miles from home and I contend she can mako a dlgnlllcd peace, without glory, but. not without hnnnr May ITeed Each Other. "As tho victor on land and sea. Japan can afford to remember, as' Bismarck did at tho conclusion of tho Austro-Prusslnn war, that two countries which must llvo through tho long futuro as neighbors may need each other's friendship. Japan may consider the tlmo propitious, on account of tho situation In European Russia, to try and crush us. Suppose, for tho uako of argumont. she succeeds In finally forcing forc-ing a humiliating pence; it could not bo moro than an armed truce. Russia is too big nnd powerful to rotlro permanently from tho field. Tho clouds at homo will eventually roll away. With tho army and navy reorganized, In llvo. ton or fifteen years, there will como Inevitably our ro-vengo. ro-vengo. No permnnent peace is possible, now or later, unless Japan is reasonable." Possible Alliance. To tho suggestion of tho possibility of an alliance betwoen Russia and Japan, tho Minister eald: "A rensonablo peace must first bo established. Broadly speaking. Russia's renunciation of her entire Man-churlan Man-churlan policy should satisfy Japan's claims. Shc could havo herprotcctorato over Korea, such privileges on tho Kwan-tung Kwan-tung peninsula and at Port Arthur as tho powers would not opposo, and the Chinese Eastern railway ho placed under international interna-tional control. Russia maintaining her rights to a railway lino through northorn Manchuria to Vladivostok." As to Indemnity. "What would bo Russia's attitudo on the Hubjcct of Indemnity?" "Russia has nevor paid Indemnity, nnd history practically affords no preccdont for Indemnity when territory is not occupied occu-pied to Insure payment, and Japan holds not a foot of Russlnn territory. Japan could, however, take the proceeds of the salo of tho property and rights of the Chincso Eastern railway, which was built with Russian money." Difficulties Appreciated. Proceeding, tho Minister said tho difficulties diffi-culties of continuing the wnr were fullv appreciated, both from a military and a financial standpoint, but neither was Insurmountable. In-surmountable. Ho denied emphatically that tho negotiations for a French loan wero adjourned because Russia would not make peace. He expected that theso negotiations ne-gotiations would bo resumed soon. The bucccss of tho Internal loan, the Minister said, Is assured. As for tho question of a now army., much depended upon the exact situation whon Oon. Unovltch got the army out of danger. Kuropatkln's Losses, The Minister said further thnt "com-ploto "com-ploto details of Gen. Kuropntkln'K losses havo not yot reached tho Government, but It Is already known that tho Japanese ro- ports are greatly exaggerated. Tho reports re-ports that sixty siege guns and many hundreds of cars were left behind Is false, as practically no slego guns or rolling roll-ing stock fell Into the hands of the Japanese. Japan-ese. No General Mobilization. No new general mobilization has been ordered, and It may not bo necessary. Of the 300.000 reservists mobilised Inst fall, 110,000 and the Fourth army corps, numbering num-bering 40.000. aro now beginning to arrive in the far East. If. therefore, Llnevltch's army totals 2CO.00O when ho reaches Harbin. Har-bin. If that, for Instance, Is to be the new ,baso. he will have an army of about SOO.ijOO. without summoning additional reserves. re-serves. Some regular units, llko a division divis-ion of the guards, might be sent without further mobilization." 106 Years Old aod Vigorous Indiana Woman Attains Wonderful Age Sews and Reads Without Glasses, and Is Seldom 111. LAFAYETTE. Intl.. March 19. Tomorrow Tomor-row Mrs. Nancy Tlguo will observe the one hundred nnd sixth anniversary of her birth nnd will receive a host of friends nnd acquaintances In her apartments nt St. Anthony's Home for tho Aged, where she 6lt8 and sews nnd rejoices In the sunshine sun-shine and her good health. Mrs. Tlcue Is one of tho most remarkable women in Indiana, In-diana, and there nro few In the United States who have so well borno the weight of many years. She Is one of the few women wo-men In the Nation who have attained such a great age. Possesses All Her Faculties. Mrs. Tlguo has possession of all her faculties, Including good eyesight and hearing, and she reads, writes and sewa without tho aid of spectacles. Sho has a Icrge circle of admirers who call upon her at least once a year. Mrs. TIgue attributes her long life to hard work, and Incidentally remarks that hard, consistent labor will keep any one healthy. Her husband became totally blind twenty years before his death, and she worked night and day to support her family of nine children. Never Sick a Day. Sho was nevr sick a day In her life until un-til four years ago. Then she went to the grocery to make some purchases and when returning home slipped nnd fell on tho sidewalk, spraining ono of her wrists. Sho was helpless for eight weeks, but her superb constitution conrpjered, and at tho ago of 101 she left tho hospital and walked to tho Homo for the Aged. Mrs. Tlgue Is a member of St. Ann's church and Is a devout worshiper. She .never missed a mass up to a few years ago. |