Russia And Japan May Go To War

lacoma, Wash: If the signs are sure thr prospecte for anothsr i.ntal war are excellent. tapt. Sanderson, of the Norwefjian steamer Oscar II, which arrived irom Vladivostook, Siberia, .says that Russia lias inassed 80,000 men and her Pacific naval squadron at that point, and it is believed there that preparationa are being made for an advanee on Japan. Ku.ssia lias been secretlv. but acth ely. at work, and in the event of trouble with Japan is preparing to hiir] a formidable naval and land force into the eoveted territory which Japan lias wrosted f rom China. The Oscar 11 carried to Vladivostock a carg-o of cement ued in conatructlng the trans - Siborian railroad. C'apt. Sanderson saya the constuction of this road is beinfr rapidly pushed, the czar of Rusïia haring g-iven orders to flnisli it as qulckly as possible. As soon aa this line is linished the Elnssiao government intends extending it from VladivoBtock soutli throngh Manchuria and Corea to an opea port on the Vellow sea.