Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-05
THEY MEMORABLE THRONE.
Maintained laps Are Better Prepared
POr War Than Russia and Are
More Dislnterested.
RUSSIAN TROOPS IN yALU VALLEY
4 Toxic Dispatch Says Twenty Thous'
and Ace Concentrating There, Prob
ably to Seize North corea'

rordop. Feb. 5.-"Yuan shi Kal (the
commander Of the Chinese imperial
army and navy, and the vice president
NJ the war board have memoralized the
throne, urgently insisting upon an Of
,snslye and defensive alliance with
Japan to regain Manchuria,' cables the
shanghai correspondent OF the London
Globe this afternoon, "The memorials
the correspondent adds, maintain that
the japanese are better prepared for
war than the Russians and are more
dislntercsted,'
RESERVE SQUADRON COMMITS
STONED.
e. Petersburg, Feb. 5.--A Russian
correspondent Of the Associated Press
NJ Port Arthur telegraphs as follows
There Is no truth In the report that
freight traffic has been stopped on the
Manchurian railway,
All the ships Of the Russian Pacific
s1uadron which have been held In re-
serve are now In full commission.
The regiments OF the Third East ST.
beran rife brigade which recently left
Port Arthur are taking temporary sta
,lons along the Chinese railroad. The
Port Arthur garrison has been
strengthened by the arrival there OF
The Seventh brigade OF conscrlpts who
have recently been going through n
short course Of training.
Stores OF provisions and coal are be-
Inc accumulated and all the necessary
military works are being actively pushed
forward. Both the army and navy are
IA excellent condition and everything
Is ready for an emergency, but all are
patiently awaiting the outcome Of the
Negotiations.
The Russian population Is tranquil.
Very few Russian are leaving but
many japanese merchants are selling
out and going home. Those remaining
here feel entire confidence In the au-
th0rIties
The announcement from YladIyos-
took that preparations have been made
for the mobilization Of the Manchurian
wv WV" ~ NAANfN'Nf
RUSSIANS IN YALU VALLEY.
London, Feb. 5,--A dispatch to the
Central News agency from Toxic says
that the newspapers there publish tele-
grams saying that 10000 Russian troops
have concentrated in the Yalu valley
with the probable intention OF selling
north C0rea.
It IS added that hope OF maintaining
peace has been abandoned
JAPANESE GIRLS DEPART.
81 Petersburg Feb. 5.--Advices from
Nadivostock say that over 1000 Japa-
hese girls embarked there for Japan
Yesterday and that three other steam
efs nre ON the point OF sailing for Japan
WIN japanese families. including many
VINO left the Nlkolskoye and Ushuri re-
gohS on Wednesday last,
AMBASSADORS AT FOREIGN OF.
FlCE.
London, Feb. Both the Russian
ambassador and the japanese minister
visited the foreign Office this afternoon.
bIne latter stayed half an hour. The
russian ambassador, who only re-
mallled 10 minutes, subsequently was
S tI the use II the telegraph Of the
colonial Office.
THE RUSSIAN REPLY.
. ~, petersburg, Feb 5.--As announced
u ne Associated Press dispatches. the
watl OF the Russian response, tenta-
u'eS approved by the ear was tele-
Naphea 10 Viceroy Alexieff last night,
~ IS expected that Viceroy Alexieff
WIN send the answer so as 10 reach ia
van ON Monday. While the contents
" cue response are carefully guarded
s''9 are known to be conciliatory, and
~ contain important concessions al.
moush maintaining Russla's former
cushion ON some Of the main points
'0,eIlhg Manchurla and Corea.
ulplomalist close 10 the Russian
s'ue OF the negotiations Informed the
associated Press that Corea had again
ug,olne the most difficult matter for
punishment Russia, he said, could not
ae,sr TO japanese Notifications In
southern Corea,
IL inc Japanese government IL sim
Gye'y desirous OF avoiding war" he
I'u, 2. IL VIII flnd in the reply when
~ arrives basis for an agreement.
NV Ii lhe authorities have made up
,"ylt minds IN remain unyieldlng. the
I,,so,lo'lons must emo In an lmpasse.
t Ivy event ] do not see how Japan
,"N uIrUk on ne negotiations without
,,,ll' iNB To the Russian note and set
"g,ss IotIh her minimum demands"
, 'l' news that the note had been sent
wv N'DDluy AleNlen caused an Increase
W. anxiety today, ON the hoursc the
tl,'' OF securities fell particularly
iu'ptlal = per cents aud lottery bonds.
III, when thf public Invests heavily. In
"..M'lly ANA c1ufcring.
0' Japaneso minister, M, kuriuo. Ia
, .N'r io on urgent message, went
w 'ho british embassy today and
=. over an hour With the Qmbassa.