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Show CHINESE COURT WILL TAKE TO TALL TIMBER Washington, Feb. S. The outbreak' of war between Russia and Japan will, it Is believed here, be followed by the precipitate flight of tho Empress dowager and tho entire Chinese court from Peking to soulhcrn China, where they took refuge in 1900. Information received by the State department several sev-eral days ago Indicated that this would be the case. Cablegrams received at a European embassy say that the flight of the court may precipitate a dangerous condition of unrest throughout through-out China, it will leave the Government Govern-ment without a head in Peking and will practically close every door of communication com-munication to the Peking Government. Several European powers are extremely anxious that this menace to foreigners In China may be averted, and are inclined in-clined to bring pressure to bear through their representatives at Peking to prevent pre-vent it. |