The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-02-12
RUSSIA'S REPLY
IN lAPAN'S Hands
Comes Far Short, 1t Is Said, OF
Meeting Wishes of the Little
Island Kingdom.
BREAK IN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
BELIEVED to Be IMMINENT
japanese Minister to Leave St. Peters,
burg-WiId Report Circulated in
London of Naval Battle In Which
Three Russian and Two Japanese
ships Were Sunk.

St. Petersburg, Feb. S.-The Russian
reply has been handed to the japanese
government by Baron De Rosen, the
Russian minister at Toxic.
Russians Regard Reply as Pacific.
Port Arthur, Feb. 8.-Viceroy Alexief
forwarded the Russian reply to Baron
De Rosen, the Russian minister at To-
kio, by telegraph, and the latter &C
knowledged it's receipt.
From the Russian view point the note
is regarded as pacific. Accompanying
the note were instructions to Baron De
Rosen for his guidance in certain event
ualities.
Reply Not Satisfactory to Japan.
London, Feb. Solicitations point to
the fact that information received at the
Japanese legation here from Toxic
shows that Russia's reply, in the esti-
nation of the legation, decidedly does
not meet Japan's wishes.
The general tension in diplomatic
quarters here is unquestionably in
creased.
substance OF Reply.
London, Feb. S.-A dispatch to Reu-
ters Telegram company from st. Pc
tersburg, says: An authoritative state
ment from a Russian source regarding
the contents Of the Russian reply is as
follows:
IF the japanese government is ami
mated by the same pacific sentiments as
the Russian government, there is rea-
son to hope that it will give Russia's
fresh proposals such favorable reception
as to permit mutual accord being finally
reached. Baron de Rosen has been fur
nished with all the necessary instruc-
tons for fresh phase of negotiations"
Prepares to Leave st. Petersburg.
st. Petersburg, Feb. S.-The Japanese
minister, N. Kurino, is making prelim-
mary preparations for his departure
from st. Petersburg.
Wild Report of Naval Battle.
London, Feb. 8.-The scare in city cir
cles here was eXemplified Saturday by
a wild report current on the stock eX-
change that a severe naval engagement
AdS CdENCA pLoSCJ III " l1lNiI Ill &C AsuSoAo1
and two japanese ships were sunk.
japan Ready to Fight.
Washington, Feb. S.-Mr Taxa
| hira, the Japanese minister, has not
been informed by his government of
| the receipt of the Russian reply, but
he has received advices from Toxic
which show the feeling there to be
one of great evaporation at the de-
lay in the receipt of the Russian re-
ply, for which no explanation has
been given. The minister said Satur-
day that he expected to call at the
state department later in the day for
conference with the acting secretary
Of state. He described the situation
as being very grave. He was not sur
prised to hear that Mr.. kurino, the
Japanese minister, was preparing to
depart from the Russian capital. In
view of the activity of the Russian
military forces the japanese believe
that Russia is bent on war. Special
emphasis is placed by japanese Of
ficials upon the forwarding of the re
ply to Admiral Alexieff, head of the
war party, for final revision.
Russia on Anxious Seat.
st. Petersburg. Feb. S.-Russia is
standing on the tiptoe CT expectancy
and apprehension. Her response hav
ing now reached the hands of the
japanese government at Toxic, wore
therefrom is awaited with extreme
anxiety.
The belief is almost openly ex
pressed here that if Japan consider.
the reply unsatisfactory it will be the
end of diplomatic negotiations. Min
lister Kurino and Sir Charles Scott
the British ambassador to Russia
have been in close conference, evi
IDENTIFY determined upon action to b.
taken in case of rupture Of the ne
gotiations, which, it is believed, viii
be Immediately followed by the break
ing off of diplomatic relations. II
this event NJ. Kurino will ask for hi
passports and will leave st. Petersbur!
at once The minister has alread.
Anticipated such contingency AM
is making arrangements to vacate tn
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of the lease this may be given UP
1t is even reported, on APPARENT.
good authority, that M. Kurino ha
ordered a special car to be in readi
ness at the Warsaw station, to TAX
him to Germany. The current affair
of the Japanese legation will b
turned over to the British embassy
IL the worst happens.
Russians Cause Riot at Seoul.
Seoul, Feb. 8.-Russian soldier
have been the cause of disorderl
, incident in Seoul. One of the Russian
seized woman and an angry crow
gathered. A body of Corean ger
darmes soon arrived at the scene @
trouble and an encounter with tn
Russians followed. The gendarme
fought well, overpowering the Ru'
. slams, one of whom was wounded