Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-11
EASTERN WAR NEWS.
japanese Minister Kurino Leaves st.
Petersburg for Berlin.

y cdbiegram from London last night
says:
dispatch to Reuters Telegram Com
pany from st. Petersburg says that VI. Ku-
riho, the retiring japanese minister to Rus
STA. and his staff have left there for Berlin.
There large crowd of people at the
station platform when the party boarded
the train. Police and gendarmes kept a
space cleared for the travellers, and there
was no hostile demonstration.
NJ. Kurino walked slowly to the train,
holding in his hand a bouquet of roses.
which had been presented to Nine. Kurino
by Mrs. Mccormick, wife of the United
States ambassador.
AS the train drew out of the station
there We're few cheers and cries of Long
live Nicholas,
Continuing, the CORE spondent says an
imperial ukase has been issued which au-
thorizes Viceroy -Alexieff to mobilize the
reserves within his viceroyalty.
Japanese Occupy Seoul
Special dispatches from Tokyo this morn
ing announce the arrival of Japanese
troops at Seoul, but beyond this the dis
patches published in the newspapers here
this morning add practically nothing to the
knowledge of the actual situation.
The Tien Tsin correspondent of the
Standard sends in a report that the Rus
slams nave HdSSacreO 1U0 CnlneSe at Lao
Yang, in consequence of which the Of
fcials at Shan Hai-Kwan are greatly
alarmed and are appealing to Picking for
protection.
Other dispatches from Tien Tsin say that
400 French troops have been ordered from
there to Seoul for the protection of the
French legation at the Korean capital,
the emperor having taken refuge there
These reports lack confirmation
Court Favorite Beheaded.
The correspondent of the Daily Mail at
Tien Tsn says that Ii, the favorite court
official of the Dowager Empress of China,
has been decoyed away and beheaded by
order of Yuan Shi Kai. commander-in-
chief of the Chinese army and navy. Ii
was pro-Russian in his feelings.
The ChefoO correspondent of the Daily
Express asserts that the Russian cruiser
Diana was injured by a shot from the
Russian shore battery at Port Arthur and
that the cruiser Novik and the battle ship
Poltava have also been beached at Port
Arthur.
Looting at vladivostok.
Special dispatches from Tokyo report
that fugitives from Vladvostok accuse the
Russians of openly looting Japanese houses
there without interference by the police.
The mikado is personally experimenting
affairs, and the cabinet holds daily ses-
slolS Inc government has issued orders
for the protection of all Russian subjects
residing in Japan
Baron Kanake and Baron Sukematzu
have been sent to the United States and
Great Britain to explain Japans position
and attitude in the present conflict.
Masanpho Seized by Japan.
cablegram from Tokyo last night says:
Japan seized Mashanpho Sunday and dis
patched a heavy force there. Japan will
fortify the port and establish a naval and
military base there. Masanpho is an ex-
ceedingly important point, as 1t controls the
Korean channel and lis an excellent base
for future operations
More Vessels Captured.
cablegram to the Associated Press at
San Francisco yesterday from Nagasaki
states that the Russian cruiser variag
which was reported to have been sunk yes,
terday at Chemulpo by the Japanese fleet
was captured and arrived at Sasebo.
The dispatch also states hat In addition
to the Russian vessels damaged in the tor
pedo attack at Port Arthur, seven other
vessels were captured
1t Is also reported at Nagasaki that Gen.
kuropatktn has arrived at Hardin to take
command of the Russian land forces.
Prizes Taken to Sasebo.
cablegram from London last night says
Dispatches to the Daily Mail from Tokyo