| Show fl FIRST T f ENCOUNTER U T TL ON L n S SA A Picket of Cossacks Attack a 1 i Detachment of Japanese on Korean ii Territory WAS VAS NO GENERAL ENGAGEMENT I It I Is Said That the Koreans are Show ShowIng log leg a 1 Friendly Feeling Towards The Russians 1 EVENTS BEFORE DEFORE THE RUPTURE Russia Hussla Gives Account for Purpose 00 of Rectifying Certain Cerain Statements From Japanese 1 HH H H H i t I LATEST WAR I St Petersburg Feb 20 M J r Gen Gon ho tho chief of staff of cf i Viceroy telegraphed from Port Arthur Arhur today as a fol foi follows 1 lows lowet I eVI I 1 1 Tin The situation at Port Arthur li i Por Arhur Is II unchanged A SemIs of Cos Co Cosi f i mk sacks marching from 1 captured Japanese major Tat j civilians saru with wih five soldiers and end two t The Tho reports report regarding th the thet thet t enemy are ro generally 4 tory and scarce t It U is I confirmed that troops troop of 1 1 Yuan Shah Kal commander In 1 chief chef of ef the tho Chinese army are aro I 1 being belna dIspatched to Chou Chon i i 1 x and All Al In Is I quiet In Manchuria oI Il I Hl H H St dispatch from remit Port Arthur Athur today says tho the first tr t land encounter occurred yesterday A picket of ot Cossacks attacked n a small detach detachment l I ch ment lent of ot Japanese troops troop on ter territory Tho Tim Co acks captured somo some Japanese prisoners nerl on whom they tn Y found maps and papers The collision wan wa 1111 presumably between reconnoitering parties A general en engagement Is h not anticipated Immedi Immediately atel A special Port Arthur Athur dispatch ayn the tho fleet leet woo was wa observed Feb Peb IS n 1 cruising oft off that port Reports from tram northern Korea ray pay the Koreans ate are n showing n a 1 decidedly friendly attitude to the time Time TIle railroad Is conveying troops without difficulty to the time various points of concentration Native say eny that tho the Chinese pirates since tho time outbreak of at hostilities have been displaying such activity lit ut eastern lastel vaters ni its ni to almost paralyse the tho coasting trade tralle JUST JUS BEFORE TIlE THE RUPTURE Um UmA A Russian account of at tho the events Im ha mediately preceding time the rupture with Japan h Ii published In the tho Me wih es tr today with time the object of at red certain statements from Japan So sources in this account It is stated that t on receipt of ot tho time late lato Jap noose proposals Jan Jam 16 the govern Orn 1 lt proceeded to exam ins Inu tho Japanese demands and on Jan Jam Jai 25 23 M I the tho Japanese minister was Informed In Iii II reply to hla inquiry lint tho the czar hud hind entrusted tIme the pro resale rosal to a ft I special conference tho the maUl mem bore bers of ot which would meet Jan Jaim Jai 23 and that hla Imis Is majesty decision would 2 probe probably probably ably not bo given before Feb 2 i On tho tIme named name date dato Emperor Nicholas ordered tho time preparation of or a draft of definitive Instructions to Baron Harou do lIe Ilo rem cn tho the minister to Japan based basee on the deliberations of ot this con can ference On Fob l lb 3 Identical telegrams wore sore sent to cm Viceroy amid Da Ba Daran Daron Banon ron ran do ito 0 Rosen containing tho the text of ot the draft dratt of tho time propose agreement with ft n full ful statement of limo tha reasons which prompted Russia to modify time Japanese proposals nail and general Instructions to Baron do tb Rosen Roson concerning tho the presentation of at tho reply to the tle Japanese government Forty cl rh t hours before tho UIO receipt of ot time the none news of or the tho rupture Foreign 1 Minis ter ten Lamsdorff M of at th the dispatch of ot tho the Russian reply rop On Fob I S I Viceroy notified tho the foreign of or llama Damn do receipt of ot the tho reply On Fob Feb I cb 6 nt at 4 p I m ma 11 it I quite unexpectedly handed to Count two notes notifying him of or tho time rupture of at diplomatic relations and acid suiting that he h M and his hla start DIC would leave St Petersburg lob Feb 10 20 0 Theme notes were accompanied by n a I letter leUer from tram M 11 l In Inn expressing ti th the hope that the rupture of relations would DO lo u confined to 10 tho the shortest st possible time Ume On the thu same name day t y Viceroy listen Karon Iaron do da Rosen Hosen amid nil all 01 tho the Ru nl lot an thc tives at Tahiti and amid tho capitals of ot the time great powers powel were Informed by urgent telegrams of ot tho the rupture of re to lations and of at tho the issue of an nn ImperIal Imp order Miler withdrawing tho time Russian lega legnon tion Uon on from room Tokio mid laying on omi 01 Japan the responsibility for nil II consequences nc 1 ensuing The Tho communication con concludes concludes eludes Although the tho breaking ort oft of at diplo matlo relations by no ito Ia means Implied the opening of at hostilities tho the government ns as R early as 11 tu the tho night of Feb 8 S and nd during Fob Feb 9 0 t and anul Feb eb 10 committed a n whole serIes orl s of revelling attacks on nUllan warships and mer icier attends attended by violations of at In II bmw Time The decree of tho tIme cm en m p of at Japan declaring war uns not FUN until 1 Feb 11 1 nt |
