The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-23
GOOD OFFICES NOT WANTED
INFORMAL MOVEMENT BY U. S.
 COMES TO NAUGHT.

Russia and Japan Not Willing to Ac-
 cept-This Made Known After Cau-
 tious and Quiet InquIry-Fear in
 Russia That Japan May Cease Negotin-
 lions Unless Coming Reply is Favor
 able to Her.
 Washington, Jan. 22.-It is learned that the United States government has been cautiously and quietly making in- quiries at the various foreign capitals supposed to be particularly interested fin peaceful solution of the far east ern problem with a view to ascertain ing whether anything could be done to- ward bringing Russia and Japan to- gether. It soon developed that neither of these principals was willing to so- licit the good offices of outside powers in the adjustment of their dispute, so that the movement was never formally initiated.
 London, Jan. 22-Baron Hayashi, the Oel PdAlCSC ill1LlOlcI, III c1Il lIlLGINIGW llllo evening said to representative of the Associated Press that he had absolute ly no information regarding the Rus sian reply, and that he did not believe the rumors concerning the terms there of. Personally, the minister did not believe that the reply had yet been drafted.
 The Associated Press is officially in- formed that the Japanese government will not accept the mediation of any of the foreign powers.
 The delay in the Russian reply to the latest note from Japan is causing statements pointing to the imminence of war in the Far East. The Daily Graphic this morning says it under stands that there is no likelihood of a lcompromise owing to the unyielding at titude of Japan on the Manchurian question and the fact that in her last note to Russia Japan struck out the whole article in the draft of the treaty relating to the demand of Russia for neutral zone.
 The correspondent of the Morning | OoL dl Sl1C E OO lldS SCnb HI dtL dtul HI ing report that 12.000 Japanese troops have landed at Masampho. in South ern Corea. and the Port Arthur corre- spondent of the Paris edition of the New York Herald also refers in des- patch to the fact that the news of the occupation of Masampho is being re- ceived calmly.
 These reports are not confirmed from any other source and are discredited by Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minister to Great Britin.
 Special despatches from Seoul say the emperor of Corea has appointed a new cabinet, with Vi Ton Gik as min ister of war and finance. Yi Ton Gik has ordered ten thousand rifles for the army.
 1 Reports have been sent in from Che Foo that quantities of dynamite have been found under the bridges of the Manchurian line above Port Arthur. The supposed intention of thus placing these explosives was to blow up the bridges as soon as hostiIities began.
 The Tokio correspondent of the Daily Mall sends the following dispatch:
 ''The Jiji Shimpo says that on the day following the ratification of the Chi nese-A American treaty Russia notified Japan that it was useless to negotiate a neutral zone on the Yalu, as the rati- fication of both treaties showed that Manchuria was Chinese domain"
 Cabling from Shanghai the correspon- dent there of the Daily Mail declares | the Chinese government has learned that Russia is sending a large force to Chinese Turkestan.
 The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Daily Telegraph cables as follows: "I learn that difficulty has arisen through reluctance to grant the same freedom to immigration into Manchuria to the Japanese as to other foreigners 1 for fear that the Japanese would soon overrun the province Whatever con- sessions Russia offers regarding -xMan- churia, however, will probably be in | the first instance to the United States l St. Petersburg, Jan. 22.-The worst
 that is now anticipated is breakdown
 of the negotiations in the event of Rus.
 sia's response being unacceptable to
 Japan. The papers to-day publish prominently the Associated Press
 statement that the United States Asi- atic squadron will remain in Philippine waters.
 The Gazette, in pointing out the mis. chief caused by the erroneous state ment that Rear-Admiral Evans des- tination was Yongampho, Corea, in
 stead of Olongapo, Subig Bay near
 Manila, welcomes the correction as evi.
 dence that the United States will moi