Show W AR M MAY COME Mf MfT AT T ANY M Mf T The Japanese Minister is Preparing Preparing ing lug to Leave Leac St t Peters Petersburg burg REPLY DELIVERED She Is Xu Now ov Standing on 01 time the lie Tiptoe of or etti I C and Apprehension 1 pre hension SITUATION WAS NEVER SO GRAVE In II London Regarded He 11 as ns Probable That I An sn Outbreak in ill the Italians May Maj Follow Conflict ConOd In Orient Orient St SI Feb 6 The Japanese minister M 1 Is preparing prel to leave leavo St SI Petersburg Tho The reply has haM been hen handed to 10 time the tb Japanese government by Barol de do le Rosen l the tiu Ih minister at To 10 klo kb Is lit on the time of ot y and apprehension Her ler re reo response having now reached tho time Japa Japanese emcee nese government nt lt word there from Irom Is awaited with wih extreme anxiety Time The feeling that JApal will win stand firm firmI ly I I on li her former demands 0 11 II dl against whatever concessions Hussli luRIL can cnn offer consistent with wih the tho th maintenance of her hel pride IB In II becoming a conviction l hers here hersAn An official o of ot the foreign office wild Time Tho world understands our position pretty well wel There Chere Is IR no reason why the situation should be he considered rel changed Russia has done 1011 her utmost but the tile other side must yield If It a com common mon mOi ground Is to 10 be ti found The Tue Japa Japanese Jn l hose nese hele people and nl press have been heel kept excited by h false reports Invented vo ve believe to create distrust of ot our pur po s nod RII pacific Or Intentions Intention How 10 tar far I the Japanese authorities tIes can withstand tho time popular title tide H ix f a n In II haTI contrast with wih this calm anti and Id even hopeful view voiced by b tho the Rue Hus HUl simm official Is the tle gloom that prevails at nt the Japanese legation and embassy where no efforts are made to 1 disguise heir feelings of ot uneasIness FORWARDED Port rort Arthur Athur I tb 6 G Viceroy wr f i g forwarded time the reply to de ule dp HO the Iho Russian minister at To 0 klo kia by telegraph time the tatter latter Ilter ac ne acknowledged Its receipt From Irm the Russian viewpoint the note l Iii regarded ns as ft IMPORTED 1 NA 1 RATTLE London Feb p m The score scare In II city ll circles here was Wili shown 1 today loca by h u it 1 wild wil report current on tho the stock exchange that a severe severo e vee naval engagement hall lias taken place In which three Russian unc and two Japanese ships were Mr sunk There are arc Indications that thal Information tion received r nt at I t tho tIme Japanese legation hero here from shows show that reply in II time the Ih estimation of tho the legation decidedly dOOR does not meet Japans wishes The rue general tension In II diplomatic quarters here today Is la unquestionably Increased WAR Wt Alt SEEMS SrI IS VERY Iny EltY NEAR NI London Feb Iel J The prospect for Cor or 1 a great relt war Wil breaking out omit In tho the far east CUI which Is II acknowledged oven even In hitherto pacific quarters quarter hint ban hal been brought ap tip nearer by b time the Ih developments of or the lust list Ilat day or cr two 0 That Thit a us 1 Russo Japanese conflict will suit be bo followed II by a outbreak which In lim time may mRY develop Into a 1 widespread European l conflagration Is also al o considered probable able and the tho depression per pervading pero o nil all ni political Joll ll circles In imi England I ouch and on un the tho continent Tho limo news lell from froni St Petersburg of ot the tho preparations of M 1 the time Japanese minister for ter departure Is la not yet known knowis In London but hut official om circles tho time press prel and amid Ald the public have ready already at practically decided that nothing can avert war tram 11 and probe probably probably ably the termination of or the long Ion delay elIY elIYa and ani a 11 suspense when time tho th first gun un Is fired fined will wi occasion a tense sense ne of ot relief ln and amid ta business bu lle Improvement Already dispatches announce that relief Is II felt relt there at nt tho fact rne that thaI all au ni doubts regarding tho time outcome of oC the time llola have hare practically been heon sot lel at nt rest Prices on the stock exchange tell fell tel again this morning opening j i lower Japanese securities Hi 1 lower and 1 point lower loner loiter Later Ilter consuls nl Improved The tile port time tho critical state fit it t th tt time situation by an on announcing flouncing code Ce telegrams cannot I he cc pt l for any place pIne In mm Japan Jall thus confirming the time New York an n to the same paie effect eItt There Ther It II ha to bl 1 v that the Ilp of ot o the la lad i reply has bin bl already been ben communicated I to the Jap Japan an legation hr thence to tu this foreign office oco One Ole long and aM eaver er short cable Iab UI from rosa hv recently l been n IQ h l by b Darns Uarl HIM flits 11 ash uhl tho ho mInt 1 i r rTIN iThee There Thee TIN wa WU wits a nt sit lealon thin thIa th n i i me aj 1 m Itt mUK 11 I sages UK Were t I a v itin ro r lets Inin MAY MAT c 8 Vi liu i n Ii Fib rb H N Mi tr Un Ui Hi t I ii it I 1 il ul Ii ii I hi t i i j I date of I H i hut thui thil i lit Ih tI In iS 1 ih mitt lip mittI t ti i 1 in 11 t i h rou T Ik k i l ti i 11 im n II 1 br Xi i i T r lime III IU 1 tL Hi th i t aloe alna ln i iJ J Ja Japan l that IhIl Il Ull us r t i i m I I ii troll hut hes bl slam I i i 1 ii Jit luh i i lid i i 1 t II lit tt i ilU 1 lU p 1 lK r Pub b A 1 t tI 10 I IN i I Ip 1 1 f d ii I I tu f u I i ii ti i H tw li I I Iii lh i r y i l i I I I 5 II hi I h It I I i ii H n i IU I m Ii mI 0 i I b I I II t Ii k h i d I I t lilt 11 i a M ill II ii to b III 1 t i K Iv il Il ti V is lt 11 III IIIi I i l I it I 1 II I I II Iii Kl I 1 I II i iI I 1 I t t l I t ti I I II I I t i LJ i 1 r i n I tb I t t hsi 1111 tilt it til 10 lU l t U h t ti I I Instructions n for Or a IL phase of the negotiations II AT rocK F Vladivostok Ken Jeb G The ties tieR here hire apparently apparent are arc without Information Int ll r mation matlon In regard to the general genral situ altu i II They The receive i Ions from which h It la Ie apparent that p reparations aru ar mi on I lie he Increase to ro re repel roHI pel HI a R 1 hostile but hut no noI I Mv tips steps have bun been taken tk n nor has haa 1 there bt bs n ally ay special allotment of or funds without which many thing are arc Impossible Th rho fhe movement of at troops II towards Korea hn haa bean bron stopped 4 The public Is le greatly depressed by bythe IJ b 4 the uncertainty and banking and mer mercantile cantile cantie operations are at ot n u standstill If It is le blockaded th i COB ce I of or the railroad and on the law courts coUrte will be he transferred to I oak voak arid and the administrative to Th The oriental Institute I tute jute and und other educational establish establishments 1 ments will be ho cloud closed It Is III l rumored I that all 1111 strangers or will be ho required to leave h ae the precincts of the fortifications and tho the native residents will be b required to pro provide vide vicle quarters for tor soldiery soldIers with I hO with orders to mobilize the ro roo serves being expected hourly The hopes hope there will be he no war The other papers are I silent client J WITH IlU RUSSIANS Il Seoul Seul Feb soldiers have havo havoen I been en the he of oC n it disorderly d Incident In lit Seoul On nl ot dm th lii HU MIrnA API t tt woman and nn fan an in angry crowd i ii gathered fathered A body of ot C renn r an g soon enon ar arrived I I rived itt at the scene atene of 0 tho the trouble and null an nn encounter with tho the fol tol followed followed I lowed Th gendarmes fought well L overpowering jhb hb one olle or o whom was The Tho Corcan Corenne declare dedaro that the tho Rue HUB slam will destroy the country 1 An insurrection In has ha out GO CO COmiles miles north ot and the tho prefects house houpo tILlS hUll been destroyed by tho th peo people pie Ille JAPANESE AHE AI E FLEEING St HI h tR t l reiL A dispatch received hero h lO from eye tho the haMy light flight of oC t do reel resi residents re l dents there Is In attributed to or ders drs ll tl front from the he Japanese government Neither persuasion nor Mr promises of ot protection by the authorities had any an effect The Japanese JApu e commercial agent sided In the tho exodus During the tho course of ot the tho tho sacrificed stocks valued at hundred thousand roubles for or five to ten kopecks kopecke three roubles Tho rho neighboring towns tro tu without hair hairdressers dressers laundresses and maid for ller rants and some eom of tho the factories are aro closed It Is In added add that there Is le general Ir I at toek owing to en ell ellUre tire tiro lack of news nell oven In official quarters quarter I ter |