The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04

Seoul, Feb. 27.-Korea has decided
to cast her lot with Japan and fight
Russian INVADERS.
Yesterday an order was issued for
the Korean troops to join the Japan
ese troops in the field. -
1t Is understood unoffcially that the
Korean troops will not leave the
country, but that their duties will be
to resist the invasion of Korea by the
Russians. Thus it will not be neces-
sary to declare war against Russia.
Korea can place in the field about
twenty thousand European trained
soldiers, and they will be of great as
sistance to the Japanese.
Wants French Minister to Go.
London, Feb. 27.-A report which
emanates from st. Petersburg says
that the Japanese minister at Seoul,
Korea, has requested the Korean gov
eminent to hand the French minister
his passports.
Seoul, Feb. q. - The Korean gov
eminent has decided to order the
Korean troops to join the Japanese in
the field. The standing army now
consists of $1,000 men with European
methods. In 1896 it was taken in
hand by Russian colonel with three
commissioned and ten non-commis-
stoned officers, who retired, however,
in 1898. A royal bodyguard of 1000
men was formed and has been well
drilled, and periodically draft of
well-trained men is transferred from
1t to the other regiments of the stand
ing army.
The port of Wiju was opened to for
eign trade last night. The limitations
to be placed on trade and other Incl
dental matters will be passed later.
This action necessitates harbor, so
Yonghampho has been decided upon.
Scouts Sight Each other.
London, Feb. 81. - Russian and
Japanese scouts sighted each other
Thursday morning at Sukchen, twen-
ty-five, miles north of Pingyang,
Korea, but they did not come in con-
TACT" cables the Toxic correspondent
of the Times. "The Russians are not
moving to the southwark of the Tu-
men river, where the roads are ex-
tremely bad. The changes in the
Korean cabinet have brought into
power the partisans Of the United
States and Japan. Russian soldiers
have seized the premises Of an Amer.
lean mining company at Unsah, about
$50 miles north Of Pingyang."
Japs Embarking for Dalny.
Shanghai, Feb. PA large number
of transports have returned to Maya
saki, where they are busily engaged
in embarking more troops for the vi
cinity of Dalny. Over forty trans
ports have sailed since Feb. 10. A
still larger embarkation is proceeding
from Ujina, near Hiroshima. The lat
ter, and not Kioto, will be made the
army and navy headquarters during
the war. Over thirty big transports
are now at Ujini, which is the prin-
cipal troops embarking station, and
an enormous mass of soldiers has
been detained there.
Russia has only five months sup
plies at Port Arthur. The Russians
say that they mean to defend Port
Arthur, and will fall back with the
rest of the troops to the Yalu, and,
If pressed, upon Hardin, where they
will fight for two years.
Dalny is being evacuated by the
populace. The Russians boast that
they have mined the breakwater,
dock, wharves and every siding on the
railway to prevent the Japanese from
using them.
Japanese Warn Chinese.
Berlin, Feb. 27.--It is reported from
st. Petersburg that the Japanese have
represented to the Chinese that they
will be guilty of breach Of neutral
ity if they assist the Russians in pre-
serving order in Manchuria during
the war. The Japanese, it is added,
have warned the Chinese to refrain
from interfering with Chuchuses.
To Protect Indo-china.
Paris, Feb. q. = The government
will on Monday ask the budget COM
mission to consider the propriety of
making an immediate provision for
coast defense work in Indo- China, de-
cided upon by the last parliament,
!, but not hitherto executed The gov
4 eminent considers, in view. Of the
war In the Far East, that the works
!, in question ought to be undertaken
4 without delay. :, q 3.
Transferred into Cruisers.
Victoria, b. c., Feb. u. BY order
Just received from the British ad.
|miralty the Canadian Pacific steam.
ships Of the Empress line, plying be
4 tween Victoria and Oriental ports,
have shipped their six.inch guns. and
now they are armed cruisers.
4 Mistaken for ben-of- War 5sS
4 IA Toxic yeb. II develops that