Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-03

Seoul, Feb. 2s.--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
csc troops in the field.
1t is understood unofficially 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. %. - 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. %. - The Korean gov
eminent has decided to order the
Korean troops to join the Japanese in
consists of 1900 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
lit to the other regiments of the stand
ling army.
The port of Win 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. %. - Russian and
Japanese scouts sighted each other
Thursday morning at Sukchen, twen-
ty-fve miles north of Pingyang,
Korea, but they did not come in con
tact, cables the Toxic correspondent
Of the Times. s.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 Unsan. about
t50 miles north Of Pingyang.' Z
Japs Embracing for Dalry.
Shanghai. Feb. ga 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 Uiina. near Hiroshima. The lat-
ter. and not Kioto, viii 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.
lie 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.
Jock. wharves and every siding on the
railway to prevent the Japanese from
using them.
japanese Warn Chinese.
Berlin, Feb, 2S. 1T Is reported from
st. Petersburg that the Japanese have:
represented to the Chinese that they
will he guilty OF q breach Of neutral.
|lty II 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 Chrchnses.
II Protect lndc-c China.
Paris, Feb. 49, The government
will on Monday ask the budget com
mission u consider the propTtety OF
making "a Immediate provision for
|coast defense work hi Indo China. de-
|ctded upon BY the last parliament.
hut not hitherto executed The Eoy.
eminent considers. II, view 81 the
war III the Far East, that the works
Iin question ought to be undertaken
Without delAy.
IFansssfrcd Into crutpers.
ViefOF4sl u n M Sssoh Il M nv 1s,s3 Y.