The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-09
RUSSIA STILL STICKS
HAS MADE NO MOVE TO GET OUT
OF MANCHURIA.
CLOSE TO JAPANESE FLEET.
FORMIDABLE FLoTILLA OF NINETY
WARSHIPS is ANCHORED,

Russian Official Declares Japau
Wants War and Is Prepared for
It-Says Russia Has Enough
Troops I'm Siberia to Resist whole
Force of MikadO-RepOrt of Sug-
gcsted Partition of COrea De-
clared Fantnstic-LOndOn Knows
Nothing of Gathering of Russian
Warships-MRcDOnaId Says Moth
ing of n Crisis.
Tien Tsin, Oct. s.-A telegram from
Yin Kow, under date of Oct s, states
that the Russians are taking no steps
to evacuate New Chwang. Reports
from the North show that they are
holding their positions everywhere.
Threatens with Big Fleet.
Paris, Oct. S.-Oficial information re-
ceived here shows that a formidable
Russian fleet, comprising ninety war
ships of all classes, has left Port Ar
thur and has arrived at Ma San-Pho.
south of Korea, where the Japenese
fleet has already arrived. The Russian
ships have anchored within the Ma
San-Pho harbor, alongside the Japanese
ships.
Several brigades OF Russian troops
have been moved forward to the Ko-
rean boundary, and are now encamp-
ed on the border. Diplomatic negotia-
tions are still proceeding at Toxic.
These do not relate to the evacuation
of Manchuria by the Russian troops,
but to the future of Korea.
The Patrie to-day, in a special dis
patch from Darmstadt, gives an inter-
view with Alexander Savinsky, the
secretary of Foreign Minister Lams-
dorff who, it is claimed, spoke on the,
authority of his chief upon Russo-Jap-
anese 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 all the japanese
forces"
Regarding Turkey and Bulgaria. NJ
Savinsky said that the accord be-
tween Russia and Austria was strong
er than ever and that he did not be-
lieve war between those countries
would occur.
No Partition of Korea.
London, Oct. s.-The Japanese min
ister here, Baron Hayashi, to-day de-
clared that the announcement made by
the London Daily Nails correspondent
at Kobe, Japan. that Baron DeRosen,
the Russian minister to Japan. had
presented note to the japanese gov
eminent contending that Japan had no
right TO interfere in the question of
the evacuation of Manchuria, and pro-
posing the partition of Korea between
Russia and Japan. was "fantastical
and unworthy Of consideration"
No Crisis Reported.
London. Oct. S.-The foreign office
informs the Associated Press that it
has heard nothing of the reported
gathering of Russian warships at Ma
San-Pho. The foreign Office reiterates
that government advices give no indi-
cation of the possibility of a Russian
Japanese outbreak
The Associated Press learns that the
dispatches of the British minister to
Japan. Sir Claude M. Macdonald
while detailing many requests made bv
Russia in the present negotiat ions at
Toxic in connection with concessions
IN Korea, relating chiefly to wkarves,
make no reference to any possibility
of an impending crisis.
No Signs of Moving.
Yokohama, Oct. S.-Accordine To all
Chinese reports to-day, the date fixed
Tor the evacuation of parts of Man
churia by the Russian troops, passed
without Russian move toward the
evacuation of Manchuria.
In the meantime the Russo Japanese
negotiations regarding Korea and Man
churia are proceeding at Toxic between
the Japanese cabinet and the Russian
minister, Baron de Rosen. The latter
is acting under direct instructions from
Admiral Alexieff, viceroy of the Far
East.
The prospect is considered doubtful
unless Russia makes substantianal con-
cessions. The rumor of the Japa nese
rejection of the Russian demands is Of
ficially denied. The press to-day was
officially warned against indulging in
sensationalism.
China is understood to be waiting for
the result of Japan's negotiations before
further treating with Russia for the
evacuation of Manchuria.
China Thinks War Certain.
Victoria, b. c., Oct. S.-The steamer
Olympia arrived to-day from Yoko-
hama and the Orient. bringing news
that China had replied to the new Rus
sian demands, seeking postponement
Of the evacuation of Manchuria. Chi
ma answered all the clauses excepting
that relative to the duty imposed on
Russian goods entering Manchuria. the
replies being evasive
one Japanese correspondent tele-
graphs from Pekin that prior to re-
spending Prince Ching endeavored
vainly to secure news from the Tapa-
nese minister regarding the result of
the Russo-Japanese negotiations. and
the correspondent of the Asiah wires
that China has now arrived at the con-
clusion that war between Russia and
Il if11,