Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-16

EplSCOpal CnuECn was COuLd1ueu HI letter from MT Noble, dated January 1. He writes:
 "Thet general conditions here ill Seoul as elsewhere, are good. How ever, all our work is much affected by the generally disturbed condition of the country. It is difficult to keep the christian groups out of political questions. We are expecting Japanese troops to land in two or three days. They are needed here to keep the Korean soldiers in order, in case wara should be declared"
 Rev W. $. Thomas, editor of the Philadelphia Methodist, and a mem- Der of the Methodist Missionary board, said to-day that all missionar- ies stationed near the seat of war have been notified to use their own Judgment in remaining or fleeing from their stations. The following cable message was sent to Rev Stephen A. Beck, at Seoul:
 Wire us if there is any immediate
 
 Korean mission. The board recom- mends caution"
 This mission is advised to act pru- dently. Secure safety of women and children"
 St Petersburg, Feb 16.--An issue of 5O,O0O,OO0 roubles credit notes, secured by gold, was made February 13. The | comparatively small influx of circu- | iating credit notes into the treasur1es and the Imperial bank, and the in- creased withdrawals for the far east are assigned as the reasons for this l operation. The total of the credit notes in circulation February 14 was 6SO, 100000 roubles. Ottawa, Ont, Feb 16.-Secretary of l State Scott in response to a request | to take necessary steps to secure i'm | mediate protection for the missionar' l ies of the Presby yterian church now i'll Korea, cabled the British minister at | Seoul asking him to protect the mls' sionaries and church property. The minister replied as follows:
 Photographic communication with Song Ching interrupted, but l sent 8 message on eleventh instant to Wou sau to be forwarded overland recon mending that women and children al Sonochin and Hamheung should bt sent to Wousau Wordan."
 Rome, Feb 16.-The Japanese min ister here. NJ. Ohyama, to-day received a cable dispatch informing him that the Japanese warships Nisshin and | Tya fhn A rOn tine Republic, but sold to Japan sh"rt ly before the outbreak of the war witt Russia) which arrived at Yokosuka Japan, today, reached their destina ton in perfect condition. The dis patch adds that the war feeling among I the officers and crews of the two Ships was very high throughout th' kdourney and that the work of com 4 pletnig their prepara tion for active ser vice was continued at sea, so that the! will be able to takep art in the hostili ties almost Immediately.
 Hamburg. Feb. 16.-The Hamburg American line steamer Batavia has embarked owed a thousand refugees ot ylodivostok. She will land then at Nioji, Japan, or kiao-Chdu' th' German concession on the Shan-Iuns peninsula China.
 Seoul Feb 16-The Corean govern
 ment has granted the Japanese tn
 right to traverse the country. It 's re ported that the Japanese Warsmp have trapped three Russian n"T
 ships at Yongampho. No details re garding the result of this naval explol
 have been receivd.
 Constantinople, Feb 16.-An trad
 has been issued commanding the Turk
 ish press to refrain from publishini
 comments unfavorable to Russia dul
 in gthe war.