The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
TOXIC NEWS STILL
CONTINUES WARLIkE
That From Other Capitals Has
Rather a More Pacific
Tone.
NEW U IN RUSSIA
Crop Failures Widespread and Com.
mercial Circles Feel Profound De-
preston Because of the Fear
of Hostiiities.

~ a sAioAs opii. u, vac LIN L'ooy oohs
9.-Several w%arships left here to rein
force cruisers sent for the purpose of
intercepting a Japanese squadron of
four ~ironclads. which it is understood
is now approaching Korea for the pur-
pose of stopping six Japanese coal
laden ships from Japan destined for
Port Arthur and canceling their thar
ter to a Russian firm here.
Lake Bailkal is frozen. There is a
normal movement of troops in both di-
rectioa on the railway. The Port Ar
thur defenses are complete and the au-
thorities are confident.
Japanese Want to Fight.
Toxic, Jan. 9.-The attitude of Japan
toward the response of Russia is still
underlined. Premier Natsura, the min
lister of foreign affairs, the minister Of
war, he minister of finance and the
minister of naval affairs held a coun-
ell Thursday afternoon. 1t was de-
cided that the cabinet confer with the
older statesmen before deciding on a
course of procedure. 1t is manifest
that the Russian proposals are unsatiS-
factory. 1t is believed that Russia will
make concessions in one direction and
impose new conditions in another. The
Japanese nation is deeply stirred. Pub
lie sentiment avors the abandonment
of negotiations, believing them to be
useless, and urges a resort to arms.
London, Jan. S.-The Daily Mails
Toxic correspondent learns that Russia
has made new demands which it will
be impossible for Japan to entertain.
The correspondent says that all the
powers are landing troops in Korea.
and that the British ~bluejackets land
ing at Chemulpo are expected to go to
Seoul Immediately. Constant tele-
grams are passing between M. Paviotf,
the Russian minister to Korea, Baron
de Rosen, the Russian minister to ia
pan, and Viceroy AleXieff.
Sees No Hope for Peace.
London, Jan. a.-The Daily Nails
Yokohama correspondent says that
Russia's reply to Japan practically re-
moves all hope of a peaceful settle
| ment.
The Daily Mails Toxic correspondent
says Governor Taft had a secret con-
ference With Marquis Ito this after
noon at, the United States consulate at
Yokohama. 1t is understood that the
United States will observe a friendly
neutrality towards Japan in the event
IF war, and that if necessary it would
grant the use of American ports in the
tar east to the japanese fleet.
Pekin, Jan. S.-General Yuan Sha
Kai. commander in chief of the Chinese
army and navy, sent his foreign adj
wiser, Charles DENLY, jr., to Pekin to
investigate the report as to the prob
ability of war. MI. DENLY has reported
that according to the best opinion OBJ
tainable, based on diplomatic infor-
nation, war can not be averted.
.
Answer Not Satisfactory.
New York, Jan. 9.-Mr. Bennett Bur.
leigh cables the Daily Telegraph as fol-
lows, from TOXIC, Wednesdays:
Il am again led to understand the
! Russian reply to the last japanese note
is unsatisfactory. According to the
Berlin news which has been wired here
Russia has Cancelled Japan's demands
for war as far as Korea is concerned,
but Russia now makes new claims.
concerning which she desired TO nego-
tate at St. Petersburg.
AN urgency meeting of the Japan
esh cabinet has been summoned. A tele-
gram received here states that Admira
AleXieff has now 1886, 900 troops under
his command, and that $4,000 more will
arrive in the event of war breaking
out.
According to reports from Vladivo-
stock, the Russian cruisers which were
there nave all sailed.
I'm a dispatch sent at a late hour last
night, MIR. Burleigh adds:
1T is the opinion here that the pa
cihc reports emanatlng from Berlin and
Paris are ~canards, manufactured ex-
pressly in Russia for the purpose Of
casting odium upon Japan as party to
the dispute which is deliberately pro-
voking war;"
The Odessa correspondent of the
Times says the Novoe Vremya's de-
mand for open appropriation Of Man
churia is vigorously combated in the
provinces, where leading journals de-
mand surrender Of Manchuria, and are
supported in commercial circles.
An Indication Of the pessinism which
pervades financial and commercial cir
cles Of st. Petersburg, Moscow and
Odessa, says the correspondent, Is fur
nished by the continued heavy depre-
citation Of securities and commercial
shares. Official statistics indicate that
crops over a considerable area of Rus
Ella are doomed to failure next year.
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Russian Marines at Seoul.