The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-01-28
IA STERN WAR
SCENE CHANGES
Fhicagt
for
Reported There May Be Con-
Hict Between Russian and
sslS Chinese Troops,
|t-anent
in Not
4ARE SENDING ARMY NORTH
gaaanese Have Landed a Force on
Korean coas.-Russians Said to
Be Crossing the Yalu River
Into Chinese Country.

N NSNssSHsSH INK ShineSe country.
he fhas
rsons ST. Petersburg. Jan. 26.-Reports OF
he gran aiarming nature of the situation
there continue to pour out Of the far
u east. These include the statements
IN that the Japanese are landing an armed
!; Ge0Iorce at Masampho, Korea, but that,
YER Of 5000 Russian troops are crossing the
Icing gyaau river. /
,aA s#8Ihe reported dispatch OF a Chinese
NSarigay of soldiers trained by European
ge of aaffieefS beyond the great wall to pre-
serve order In Manchuria can not be
Is OF teeTaflrtned here, and the reports of the
aeVIayeanese at Masa,npho and Russians at
SYA5u are discredited at the foreign Of
an = u Sfice here by M. Kurions. the japanese
-, nai1lister to Russia.
iais HartWig, a departmental chief of
= hhsstaaes Russian foreign office. yesterday
= h1 snake feetingly to M. kurino regarding
s W !. the harm being done by exaggerated
y sMhanAs often utterly haseless reports. M.
=. IkNuTino Is in no way anxious because
T. ofSkhe delay in Russia's response to the
oSSnfaaast Japanese note and says that ia
loa'drepR.
III. ssRussia will be given all the time
: - = She needs" the minister is quoted as
e ospsaTasg.
ae The statement published by the No
s..1 STpE Yremya that while Russia desires
i,, ",'nnneaee she can not surrender all, coin
ssesass with the distinct Impression gath
a;a Tered by the correspondent OF the AS
~ 1aspcfated Press at the foreign office that
~ ~ uEzttSSaa will continue to maintain that
aiiestsas question of the sovereignty OF
huseA faa cfiuria is solely a matter between
t~npS2uss and China.
~ May Mean War with China
/, The SWEET and the ST. Petersburg
the sLsstoe have raised an cutlery over the
-,.aJ Tn1vnf.t af rGpn6inO nf (rhionlA frNOpc IN
I'd in MAnchuria, and the latter newspaper
theradeelared that If it is true that these
ftfSttTnops go with the purpose of threat
he eSefsng the railroad between Port Arthur
and Yladivostock, it means war with
sGialna, and not with Japan.
ga an interview the chinese minister
I as ito is quoted as saying:
#taIhe talk of China going to war with
dfalanyone is absurd. We have no inten-
d. OF Item of fighting. II. Chinese troops are
hsiag sent north it is solely for the pur-
ieu pose of inspiring confidence in our own
.ieea people, who are alarmed and who
tapeswsouid become panic stricken in the
! ny of hostilities between Russia and
Jasaan. Personally I have no knowl-
,gGaSsdKe of this reported movement, but
III WHathe fact OF it would not necessarily be
=. communicated to me-"
The Russ has attacked the Novoe
Rarsn1ye for what 1t terms its COL
5t !. ssleague's stupid mistake about the des-
D sTtiHation OF the American Asiatic
hN#saiadron, the Novoe Vremya having
said the American warships were go
81 MRfHs1to Nongampho. when actually their
W destination was the Philippines. and
aJs9 for presaging. American interview
'hSlpS tina in the far east.
ifgssssssAa Japan to Issue a Huge, Loan.
nsarySLondon. jan. 25.--No news from the
III. saTs east was received at the Japanese
led .Efsgation here yesterday.
~Spe dispatches from Toxic pub
the fisiied here report that the japanese
niazister Of finance has had a confer
rs rSHelee with the leading Japanese bankers
and has decided to issue a loan of 1O0,-
Of 4Me01;a0o yen.
spor@Ashe Japanese newspapers assert that
of tsAaatfhe new year reception the car re-
Fire Minued Minister hurino that the Japan
partsesesougtht to remember that Russia is
ia fdga great power.
C.sgsThe Daily Telegraph says it learns
ses from q. Russian correspondent that
! flrs%yireroy Alexieff recently advised the
seryf consolidation of the Siberian troops To
sTtittsss Minister of War kuropatkin dis
scented, but the car after considering
sthe@ matter c~oncurred with Viceroy
aseEaAlexieff, and the necessary orders We're
: wsSissGed. j
With Outrage by Russian Marines.
= ~sIyondon, Jan. 26.-The Toxic CORE
,AaPo1dent of the Times says letters RET
Ar%csiyed there from Viadivostok declare
aNparty of Russian marines landed at
SaS EAadiVostok January 8 and subjected
. SSTSssSEs Japanese residents to great vio-t
aYFsIeitee. They wrecked twenty-fouri
~ asssEroMses m~altreated women and inflicted
,,an upon the aged persons and chilli
aht ESs3Een. The rioting lasted for twenty
SShpaslirs. The rioters We're accompanied
ass ny@their officers, according to the let-i
#stsfSss from Vladivostok, and were not REL
Ssastfained by the local authorities.
k~#gsapanese newspapers advocate the
nefEE~2NIIthdrawal of all Japanese from ST.
dea.sSshessda and ask what may be expected
q nesSsSsTSsfhe event of hostilities if such things
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