The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-06
JAPAN RECEIVES
RUSSlA'S REPLY.
Continued from page One.)
TxPToE OF EXPECTANCY.

T1PTOE OF EXPECTANSf.
Russla n standing on the tiptoe OF az
psctanry and apprehension. Her re-
sponse having now reached Toxic. word
therefrom IL awaited with anxiety. There
are grave fears that II Will mean tho
parting of the ways for Russia and
Japan. The feeling that Japan viii stand
hrmly on her former demands against
whatever CONCESSIONS hussta can offer
consistent with the maintenance of her
pride In becoming a conviction here. An
official Of tho foreign office sSid;
There n no reason why the situation
should 10 considered changed either for
the better or worse. SO far as the actual
state of ths negotiations is concerned
matters should be improved by the -.us-
sian answer which was framed In. the
most conc1liatory spirit. Nevertheless
there IL serious doubt a. to the course
tho Japanese government will pursue.
GLOOM AT EMBASSY.
In sharp contrast with this calm and
even hopeful view is the gloom which
prevails at the Japanese legation and
British embassy. whore no efforts are
made to disgdise the feeling OF profound
disquietude over the outlook.
Minister Kurtpo and Sir Charles Scott,
the British Ambassador TO Russia. have
been In CLOSE conference evidently deter
mining on the action to be taken In case
OF a rupture of the negotiations which
II Is believed win Immediately be followed
by the breaking of OF diplomatic rela-
tons In this event M. Kurino will ask
for his passports and will leave st. Peters
burg at once. The minister has already
anticipated such a contingency and Is
making arrangements to vacate the lega-
ton building.
Under the terms OF the lease this may
be given up. 1t is even reported today
on apparently good authority that M.
Kurino has ordered special car TO be
in readiness at the Warsaw station to
take him TO Germany. The current affairs
of the Japanese legation viii be turned
over TO the British embassy II the worst
happens
JAPANESE MINISTER ABSENT.
The absence of NJ Kurino from the
theatricals given at the winter palace
last night which were attended by All
the other ministers and tho ambassadors,
was generally remarked. II was tho nrst
court function he had missed this season
The bourse. whose weakness has been
more pronounced since the reply on Hus-
ala was dispatched to Vfceroy Aiexlen
THURSDAY as announced by the Associated
Press, is demoralixed today. altnouxn I'M
perial fours were unchanged.
washington, Feb. 6--Mr. Takahar,, the
Japaness minister, has not been informed
nv his government OF the receipt OF the
Rr,esian repiy, but ne has reoeivsd ad-
Wees from Toxic which show tho feeling
there 10 be one Of great desperation at
the delay in the receipt Of the Russian
reply, for which no explanation has been
given.
The minister said today that ne expect
al 10 call at the satet department later
| In the day for conference with the
acting secretary OF state.
He dsortbed the situation an being very
| grave He was not surprised to hear
that Minister Kurino, the Japanese min
lister, was preparing TO depart from the
Russian capital In view Of the activity
| OF the Russian military forces the
Japanese biieve that Russia Is bent on
war. Special emphasis In placed by
Japanese oiciais upon the forwarding OF
the reply 20 Admiral Alexieff-
GREATLY DEPRESSED.
Mr.. Talsahari had q conference lastins
about half an hour with acting Secretarl
OF state Loomis this afternoon. He lef
the department greatly depressed owe
the situation and will not be surprised
10 hear of a severance OF diplomatic re
lations between Russia and Japan At an,
moment