The Topeka state journal., 1903-10-08
HARBOR FULL
OF WAR SHIPS.
Russia Moves a Fleet of so Sea
Fighters
From Port Arthur to Ma-San
Pho, Korea.
TROOPS MOVE FORWARD
Several Brigades Are Encamped
on the Border.
Proposal to Divide the Country
Rejected by Japan.


Paris, Oct. s.-Official information re-
ceived here shows that a formidable
Russian fleet comprising ninety war
Ships of all classes. has left Port Arthur
and has arrived at Ma-San-Pho. south
of Korea, where the japanese feet had
already arrived. The Russian ships
have anchored within tbs Ma-San- Pho
harbor alongside the japanese ships.
Several brigades of Russian troops
have moved forward to the Korean
boundary and are now encamped on Che
border. Diplomatic negotiations are
still proceeding at Toxic. These do not
relate to the evacuation of Manchuria
by the Russian troops. but to thefuture
of Korea
The Patrie today in a special dis
patch from Darmstadt, gives an inter
View with Alexander Savinsky, the sec
retary of Foreign Minister Lamsdorn,
who, it is claimed. spoke on the author
ity of his chief upon Russo Japanese
relations. NJ. Savinsky is quoted as
saying:
Our agents at Toxic have informed
US that Japan desires war and is pre-
pared for it. We have enough troops in
Siberia to resist al the Japanese
forces
Regarding Turkey and Bulgaria. NJ.
Savinsl1y said that the accord between
Russia and Austria was stronger than
ever and that he did not believe war
between those countries would occur.
DENIED IN LONDON.
London oct S.-The japanese minis
ter here Baron Hayashi today described
the announcements made by the London
Daily Nails correspondent at Kobe
Japan. that Baron de Rosen, the Rus
sian minister to Japan had presented
a note to the Japanese government
cortending that Japan had no right to
interfere in the question of the evacua
tion of Manchuria and proposing the
partition of Korea between Russia and
Japan as being -fantastical ard un-
worthy of considerations
The news from Kobe the minister
SAYS lis about as unreliable as news
from Shanghai"
He reiterated that there was nothing
in the situation in Korea to occasion
uneasiness.
Il have not heard and I do not be-
lieNe." added the Japarese minister,
that Russia has intimated her refusal
10 eVacuate Manchuria and that she
has refused to allow Japan to inter
fere With her occupation. I see nothing
IN the situation at the present moment
that supports the reports of a warlike
attitude on the part of either Russia or
Japan.
RTSSIA'S DOUBLE DEALING.
Washington. Oct. S.-The state de-
partment has not received direct con-
firmation of the Associated Press in
forma ton from Yokohama, but officials
say they would not be surprised to re-
CeiVe such confirmation t any time
1Lom Minister CongeT. They say they
are fully prepared to believe the news
that Russia has served notice on China
that she will not eVacuate Manchuria
untH her latest demands are granted.
Exactly what these demands are no
official Of the state department IS pre-
pared to say. But the belief is strong
that they are practically the same re-
ported by the Associated Press from
Pekfn last spring and disavowed by the
Russian foreign office 1t is said on
the highest authority that this govern
ment had reason to believe Russia was
insisting on the very demands when
Count Lansdorf assured Ambassador
Mccormick had never been presented
md which Count Cassini. the Russian
ambassador. told Secretary Hay were
merely presented as bases of negotia-
tiuns.
1t was stated by the same authority
that this government will not feel called
on to enter protest against Russia>s ;
action so long as our commerc1al treaty
which IS to be signed To-Day IS observed
snd the two ports in Manchuria prom
ised by Russia remain open to the
worlds commerce.
PROPOSED TO DIVIDE COREA.
London. Oct S.-The correspondent of
the Daily Mail at Kobe. Japan, tele-
graphs that Baron Won Rosen on Octo-
her presented a note to the Japanese
government contending that Japan had
no right to interfere in the question OF
the evacuation of Manchuria. which
corcerned Russia and China. the note
further proposed the partition of Corea
and suggested Japan should take the
southern half and Russia the northern
provinces.
The note was destroyed by a council
of ministers October . and Marquis
nd toe
army. had consultations with the min
isters of war and marine The japan
government, adds the correspondent, then
sent reply TO Baron Won Rosen re-
jecting the Russian proposal. crisis
is possible at any moment.