The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-08

Gay to day. together with forecasts Of
what il contained, might have con
WINGED his government that it was fu-
tile to proceed further with diplomacy
As NJ. KurinO looked out of d win
dow at the legation, which faces
the Neva not far from the win
ter palace, he saw q battalion OF
the Russian imperial guard, clad TO Jhs
heels in big oyercOats and their guns
slung over their backs. lie showed
no emotion at the sight. He said,
rather sadly. that the rupture Of dip
IOmatic relations did not necessarily
mean war.
United States Ambassador Nc
CoTmick was one Of NJ. KurinO's FIRST
callers this morning. and later in the
DAY other diplomats. among whom the
minister is popular, came to express
II him their regrets at the turn affairs
had taken. In the afternoon NJ.
KUTinO and his wife made q number
Of hurried farewell calls. including one
a. the American embassy.
-Four cars are ready at the Warsaw
station for the minister and the iega-
ton staff. VI. KurinO viii leave at
the earliest possible moment. but he
probably viii not be able 10 get away
before Wednesday. The current bust
ness Of the japanese legation, It is be-
ish embassy, although 1t was only
thought possible. in view of the fact
that Great Britain as Japan's ally
might be drawn into the quarrel that
Mr. Mccormick might take charge.
Mr.. Mccormick. however has received
no instructions on this point. It Is
possible that the car may personally
undertake the protection Of the Japan
csc in Russia, as Nicholas 7 did In the
8 e At a.
( war.
Wild Stories AflOat.
( Amid the crop of stories ahoat here
/ today there are some of tho widest
| Chara cteT, as. for example, that naval
/ battle has already been fought and a
japanese fleet sunk. Another story,
/ which is repeated clearly circumstan-
/ TALLY. is that while the japanese gov
I eminent did not wait for the official
/ presentation Of the Russian response
I the contents of it were communicated
} privately to n. Kuriuo, who tele-
/ graphed It to his government. This,
/ the Associated Press has been au-
/ thoritativeiy informed. is not true.
When Count Lamsdorf informed n.
I Kurino on Thursday night that the
( response had gone to Viceroy AIeIief
I ne did not give MIN 2 copy of IL, but
| il is understood that he made known
I in a general way the Russian posi-
/ ton.
Russia. while making concessions.
/ declined TO yield on the four following
I points:
First-Japan's right 70 ask for
/ treaty covering the sovereignty OF
Manchuris.
second-she insisted upon mutual
/ recognition Of the Independence Of
! Korea.
Third-That there should be no fortE
fication Of southern Korea which
might threaten Russian communics-
/ tions with Port Arthur ana Vladtvo-
! stock
/ Fourth-She declined to meet JaPsH's
/ wishes with regard TO neutral zone
I on both sides of the Yalu river
/ The news Of the breaking of Of DIP
/ Iomatic relations between Russia and
t Japan was spread far and vida
( throughout the capital ny extra bull
( letins Of the NovOe Vremya and other
/ papers. Much excitement was created,
I and this resulted in patriotic demon
stratiOns.
At the performance of Telinka's
heroic opera. Life for the Gar at
the Marie theatre. the enormous build
ing was packed from floor TO ceiling,
and many military officers were pres
in the play, comes 10 save the car 2
life. sang the national Cde, God save
the Car from His Enemies, the emo
tionaI Russian character was stiiled
by the solemnity of the occasion, but
when the curtain was Tung down the
audience burst into yoCiferOus ap-
pause.
The Bourse Gazette halls the break
ing of relations because it termina tes
the suspense. and declares that the
entire nation viii respond TO the inn
perial call.
1t is the general opinion Of military
men here that Japan viii Immediately
land troops III Korea. whence VIII
/ come the first news of fighting unless
srould be an accidental en-
{ counter at sea.
The Associated Press was informed
at q late hour tonight that the order
for the imperial train to take the car
to Moscow had been countermanded
and that the date Of his majesty's de-
parture is uncertain.
EXCITEMENT IN PARIS.
Z - D.