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Show Port Arthur Garrison Expects - Relief by March 1st; Dog v Meat Selling at 25 Kopecks the Pound There. BULLETIN. j ' ' BERLIN, Dec. 28. It is believed here that the latest rumor regarding; ' hs -willingness of Emperor Nicholas to listen to mediation proposals rests ' epon a fresh inquiry of France as to what terms he is willing to accept in j ' s the case of mediation. '. Official circles in. Berlin entertain the possibility ' that something' in this direction has been going on since it has been . i . known that France and Great Britain were anxious to terminate the war. 1 - ' ' y , " . BULLETIN. WASHUTOTOir, Dee. 28. The State department has been officially in- v formed that mines have been, placed in Belting harbor, northeast coast of ; Formosa, and that shipping has been notified. . ffrf" - ' BULLETIN. , g -,. SHANGHAI, Dec 28. The Taotai has issued strict orders to the com-xnanders com-xnanders of the Chinese -warships in the harbors of Woosung and Shang-v Shang-v hai, and to the harbormaster at Shanghai, to prevent any attempt at es-r es-r cape by the Busslan -war -vessels, the cruiser Askold and the torpedo-boat . ' . destroyer Grozovoi. ' ;.'." More Chinese cruisers are on the way to Shanghai. " The Askold and the Grozovoi sue ceded in reaching Shanghai after the : battle between the Bnsslan and Japanese fleets off Fort Arthur August 10, and since that time their officers and crews have been interned at Shang- hai. , . ' ' -V . . . : A rumor from Shanghai reached London December 9 that the Askold " was coaling" and replacing her machinery preparatory, to an effort to es cape and Join the Bussian second Pacific squadron. - defense of the honor, dignity and might ot the. f atfcr!an4r-- ArVRwi must rally ral-ly around the throne and help to extricate extri-cate the country from its serious plight. To utilize such a moment for carrying out radical state reforms would brine to a head the internal disorders from which the country is already suffering sufficiently. By adopting a petition of. a political nature the Zemstvo quite exceeds ex-ceeds the limits of its powers and deprives de-prives Itself by openly Infringing the laws of the right of protesting against interference in the conduct of the Zemstvo's own affalra" TOKXODec 28, 10: 30 a. ml Trust- .worthy yic! JmIPoiI Aiilcon-,.- firm -the report, that Gen.'Kondrachen-fco Gen.'Kondrachen-fco has been killed and that Gen. Stoes-sel Stoes-sel has been injured by falling from his bone. Gen. Smllnoff is also' reported report-ed wounded. " . . - The advices farther say that the stern of the battleship Sevastopol has sunk in shallow water. Her bow is damaged in two places, and the steering-room gear is also damaged. ' Expect Belief "by March. The garrison is reported to be confident confi-dent in the belief that relief will arrive ar-rive before March 1. Despite its heavy losses November 26 and subsequently, the garrison is said to be cheerful and resolved to continue the struggle as long as a single soldier remains. The army . claims to have sufficient provisions provi-sions to last until February. The navy possesses about one month's stores. Horse and Dog Meat High. The price of food in the beleaguered fortress is high. Beef is a rouble and one-half per pound; horse meat six kopecks ko-pecks per pound; dog meat tewnty-five r Kopecks per pound; turkeys 150 roubles "jrplece; eggs 160 roubles per hundred. 1 But few Junks bearing supplies reached - the gao-ison the past month. It is expected that the capture of the heights of Pigeon bay will further curtail cur-tail the landing of supplies. |