The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-02-12
war now IS
A CERTAINTY
Diplomatic Relations Severed
and Respective Ministers
Given Their Passports.
JAPAN LOSES PATIENCE
Russia Insists She Will Wait
For Japan to Make
First Move
WAR is NOW INEVITABLE
JAPAN LOSES PATIENCE
WAR is NOW INEVITABLE
Great Activity Displayed at All centers
of Russia's Eastern Pawer-Jap-
anese Exodus From Rus
sian Cities.

WAR NOW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
relations between Japan and Russia
severed, ana respective ministers given
| passports.
OPENING OF HoSTILITIES-Rus-
STA insists she will wait for Japan to
make first overt move, but bears a tone
of confidence in outcome.
ONUS OF THE SITUATION-Hus-
sia declares Japan has been p~recipltate,
and Japan says patience was exhausted
with Russian dalliance and
ton.
WILD RUMORS AFLOAT-Reports
of naval battle already having taken
place are unsupported.
THE FIRST MOVE-Japan un-
doubtedly will occupy Korea, and hos
tilities are lielxly TO begin there.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. S.-,Count Lams-
dorff, the Russian foreign minister. 9
officially Informed the Russian repre-
%sentatives abroad that Japan has de-.
cided to break off negotiations With
Russia and to withdraw the minister
and the Whole Japanese legation staI
from ST. Petersburg.
The Russian foreign minister there
upon ordered the Russian minister,
Baron de Rosen, and his stain to&leaVe
Toxic.
The official Messenger publishes the
following ircular telegram, dated fep-
4 ruafy o., SEM OuL ny tiC
eign minister to the representatives OF
the Russian government abroad:
.Acting under instructions from his
the japanese minister at
The imperial court has presented a note
which informs the imperial govern
ment of the decision OF p 10 preak
off further negotiations and recall her
minister and the entire staff at the
Japanese legation.
in OF this his imperial
majesty has been pleased to order that
the Russian minister at Toxic, with the
whole staff of the imperial mission,
shall leave the capital OF Japan without
delay, Such an attitude on the part OF
the Toxic government, which q not
even awaited the arrival of the answer
of the imperial government, which was
4 sent off during the last few days,
throws the whole responsibility for the
which may arise from a
rupture of diplomatic negotiations be-
tween the two empires on Japan.
ST.. Petersburg Is Startled.
Although the fear was general here
Yesterday that the representation Of the
Russian note to Japan might be fol-
lowed by an act on the part of the jap
anese court which would plunge the
two countries into war, the startling
action of japan In seyering d1plonatlc
relations with Russia before the actual
delivery Of the Russian note came like
a bolt from a clear sky. It was be
lieved that the receipt Of the note
might have unmasked an ultimatum,
but that Japan should diplomatic
relations, a step little short of a declar-
alton Of war, was almost like a blow
in the face under the present circum-
stances, and 1t is resented here accord
ingly. The authorities believe this &C
ton places Japan distinctly in the
wrong light before the world, and,
moreover, after such a piece of iinpu-
dence," as it is denominated here,
makes easy an appeal to the patriot
ism Of the Russian people.
The news at any moment that Japan
had drawn the sword and that the first
clash had occurred would not be sur
II prisinp. GT