The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-02-12


- Rupture 81 diplomatic reiaticns
between Rulsia and Japan was & dis.
cussed with tolerable calmness In the
morning papers here Monday, the onns
being unanimously placed on Japan for
severing relations the very day the
Russian reply was to reach Toxic.
The ViedomOsti still sees dim
ray Of hope of a peaceable settlement"
and says tho last word has not yet
been spoken. ..-..,~s.s IT,.
The Novoe vremya repeats its
charges that Lapan's desire was to
bring about war no matter what WAS
the tenor Of TIM Russian reply. and
adds that even Japan's extraordinary
manner of rurauring. relations has
evoked no Chauvinism in Russia. but
merely an outburst of keener patriot
ism. "' '."- 49, T. .,s
Troops Leave for Cores.
An advance detachment Of Russian
cavalry is leaving Mukden for Corea.
The telegram from Mukden announe.
ing the departure of the cavalry adda:
"Russia's love Of peace has been ex-
hausted by Japan's demands. Troops.
therefore, have been concentrated at
the Yalu river The Russian troops
are in the best of spirits. The JAP
anese everywhere are hurry:3g home
wards" : -.. L.
The Mukden dispatch repeats the
rumor that a Japanese squadron is OH
Wei-Hai-Wei, on the north coast OF
the Shan Tung peninsula, with the OBJ
ject of intercepting the Russian ships
coming from Europe.
Japanese Going Home. II
Port Arthur, Feb. 9.-In response .tc
instructions from the Japanese gov
eminent, many Japanese sailed from
here for Nagasaki Monday. The Chi
nese in Manchuria are greatly excited
and numbers of them are preparing to
leave for Che Foo.
Declares Japan Responsible.s
st. Petersburg. Feb. 8. = The Oficial
Messenger publishes the following cir
cular telegram dated February 9Th,
which has been sent out by the Rus
sian foreign minister to the represen:
iatives of the Russian government
abroad:
Acting under instructions from his
government the Japanese minister at
the imperial court has presented note
which informs the imperial govern
ment of the decision of Japan to break
of further negotiations and recall her
minister and the entire staff at the
Japanese legation. In consequence of
this his imperial majesty has been
pleased to order that the Russian min
lister at Toxic with the whole stan OF
the Imperial mission shall leave the
capital of Japan without delay. Such
an attitude on the part of the Toxic
government, which has not even
awaited the arrival Of the answer of
the imperial government, which was
sent of during the last few days,
throws the whole responsibility for
the consequences which may arise
from a rupture of diplomatic negotia'
lions between two empires on Japan
'>~ Declined to Yield Four Points.
: When Count Lamsdorn informed NJ.
Kurino on Thursday night that the re-
Spouse had gone to Viceroy Alexieff, he
did not give him q copy of It, but" tits
understood that he made known, in a
general way, the Russian position. Rus
STA, while making concessions. declined
to yield on the four following points:
First, Japan's right to ask for a
treaty covering the sovereignty of Man
churia; second, she insisted upon mu-
tual recognition of the independence OF
Corea; third, that there should be nc
fortification of southern Corea which
might threaten Russian communications
with Port Arthur and Vladivostock, and:
fourth, she declined to meet Japan's
wishes with regard to neutral zone or
both sides of the Yalu river.