Show I IT i J P OFFICERS f ms T S Wre Disguised as Coolies Cooles Caught By Uy the tlC Russians and aud Executed HANGED FROM BRIDGE BRICE GIRDERS Circular to Russian Representatives es Japan Jap for or Alleged Violations of International Law St Petersburg Feb Japa Japanese Russians In n le nese se e who were hanged by for tor attempting to blow up the tho railroad bridge over the tt river were disguised na ems coolies They The wore were arrested just ju Just t as they were about to make mako the attempt Inquiry revealed that they were wore Japanese Jap officers of ot tho the general start staff luI namely Col of ot the tho engineers and and of tho the sappers They were at nt once hanged from the girders of at the tie bridge Tho newspapers of ot Port Arthur dated Feb 4 reached St Petersburg today Indicating that they were vere less thun three weeks In transit Troop Tp trains require n a longer time on ac no account account count of ot the difficulties nt at Lake Lao Baikal where provisions and troops are arc cross crossIng Ing ng both oTi oTt o Ice trains and nd sledges But the th cold Is la exceedingly severe Today Tollay 36 38 degrees bel Fahrenheit was a recorded a 11 at and other places Ilace Stories of time the sufferings of the tho troops In tho time crossing of at the lake are ore persIst ont eat Sonic Some reports say sy COO GO men were frozen but these lack IRek confirmation of oC uSda or otherwise The Time telegraph Is working well wel One line lne devoted ex cx elusively hely to government business runs direct to whence with a I sin aln single gle gb relay It connects with St Peters Peter Petersburg Petersburg burg bur The TIle correspondent of ot the tle mated Press l I is Informed that the czar recently stood nt at the tho Ihl telegraph tel grall key anti talked with Viceroy Alexieff Alexel practically TC uninterrupted Military men desiring to accompany the tho Russian Bussin army rm hare havo been formally notified that accommodations ami anul corn com COO ml supplies cannot be bo guaranteed before March 16 15 No authorizations hae yet et been Issued to war corre come correspondents and It Is that anything In ip this direction will wi be done until the Ir concentration of 0 troops Is completed The Chinese minister tor here herB has hns pre seated rented entel to time the foreign office a a note nole elm aim liar In tenor to that handed to the got gov 10 at Tokio regarding Chinas neutrality and the respect r to bo lie b paid to 10 the Imperial tombs It I li is understood that Russia has hns not nt made a tt specific re ro reply ropi noply ply pi but communicated to the minister a n copy t PoC of his reply to Secy Hays lays note hoto nto on the subject of oC China CIRCULAR Foreign Minister tm dort ye Jeater tester day lay sent nt the tho following circular to HUB Itus Ius slon sian representatives abroad Since the time rupture of negotiations between Russia and Japan the tho attitude ot at time the th Tokio cabinet hues has constituted open violation of ot all 11 customary laws governing the mutual declarations of oC civilized d nations ns Without specifying each ench particular violation of these las laMS laMSon on n the part of ot Japan the Imperial guy gov government eminent considers It necessary to draw ow tho the most seriatiM Herlous attention oten lion of oC the powers to tho tIme acts of oC violence committed by bytho bythe the tho Japanese government with respect to Korea Koreo The Independence nad Ind In Integrity of at Korea as 1 a it I fully tuly Independent empire has been len fully recognized by byall byal byall all al the tho powers and the tho Inviolability of oC this fundamental principle wan WI con confirmed confirmed firmed by article artcle 1 of oC the treaty and by b the agreement for tor this purpose between Japan and Germany on Jan 30 1902 as o well velI as aa by the Fran Frn declaration of ot March 10 16 1902 1192 The Tho emperor of ot Korea foreseeing the tho danger dancer dan er of oC n a 1 possible conflict be between tween Russia and Japan addressed early In January 1904 1 a note nolo to nil all 11 tho the powers powe declaring his Intention to pro pre serve servo tile tho strictest neutrality This Thi declaration on was WI received r with wih lion lon by the powers and It was uvas ratified by Russia According to the tho Russian minister to Korea tho the British government charged the British diplomatic representative at Seoul to present an nn oil om official cial clR note to tho the emperor of ot Korea ICoro thanking him for tor his declaration of r fleu In disregard of alt all al these facts In If spite of oC all ni treaties In spite of Its Is ob obligations and In violation 10 of or the funda fundamental fundamental mental rules of oC International law It has been Ilen proved by b exact antI and fully con eon confirmed firmed facts that tho the Japanese govern government meat ment melt First before the opening of oC hostilities against Russia landed Its Is troops In the tho Independent empire of 0 Korea which had declared Us its Is neutral neutrality ity Iy Second with a division of oC Its Ia fleet leot made a n sudden attack on Feb 8 that Is II three days day prior to the tho dec declaration of ot war tsar on two Russian war warships ships In tIme the neutral port of ot Time The commanders of these ships had hadnot had hadnot hadnot not been Ileen notified of the severance of oC diplomatic relations rein lons ns as the Japanese maliciously stopped the tho delivery of oC Russian telegrams by the Danish cabin anti nl destroyed the tho telegraphic com coin of ot the tho Korean government Tho The details of ot title this dastardly attack aro and published In an telegram from the tho Russian minister at Seoul a Third In spite of ot tho the International law above mentioned and shortly be before beCore before fore Core time the of hostilities ho ho the Jap captured ns os prizes of ot war certain lain tain Russian merchant ships In neutral ports poria of oC Korea Fourth Japan declared to tho the cm em I I pero of ot Korea through tho the Japanese minister nt at lt Seoul that Korea would henceforth bo be under tinder admin and she he warned the tho emperor that In case cne of at his hii noncompliance Jn Ja would occupy O tho the palace Fifth through time the French minister nt at Seoul Beau I site she summoned tho Russian nUs Jan representative nt at the Korean to leave lero the time country with wih the tho staffs of tho the Russian Hu legation and consulate Recognizing that nil all the facts constitute a it 1 flagrant branch brench of f Inter International international national law the tue Imperial government considers It to 10 bo he Its ls duty dut to ledge a 1 protest with nil al the tho powers against tills this procedure of at the Japanese govern ment nail and It tt Is firmly convinced that all ni tho the powers valuing tho the principles whirl which h guarantee their relations wilt wi agree to the tho attitude At the tho same name mc time the Imperial Im government considers It H necessary ar to Issue IS a 1 timely Imely warning that owing to Japans Illegal assumption of ot power In Jn Korea the tho government declares all nih ni orders and amid a ril declarations which may bo be 0 Issued on tho the part lart of tho the Korean government to o be Invalid I beg blK you OU to 10 communicate tithe this docu document ment to tho the governments tl which you YOI are or accredited Ii F FAN AN Mi EXPERTS OPINION M Jelett n a military expert export who is to tn accompany ion en to tho the front and whose aro Iro ar cOn ron of Increased predicts that tho the Japanese will make their base haio of ot operations O along the Un between t and Woman Korea relying upon tipon protection from their heel fleet Icet against a n flank fank attack Time The he Japanese army will viii wi from tram this line lne havo haya to march miles over a mountainous country to the th Yalu river where they thoy wilt will wil find the Russians strongly entrenched If I they succeed In forcing this thin line lino Ino back they will wil find another strong Russian line Ina extending from room the tho Yalu Yulu to Muk Mukden Mukden den They Thoy The may m then divide their forces using to hold the time Russians In check while the other half hal goes gos south Houth to besiege be lege Port Arthur Athur In this event cent the tho Japanese will wi be liable lable to ton ton toa n a flank attack by b the northern Bus Rus Russian Hussian Bussian sian forces from Crom ruin Tho TIme appointment of ot Admiral Maka rotC to tho the Russian lus Pacific fleet has beon been published In tho time On cia A Russian correspondent of at tho the As All Tress iress Ire s at nt Port tele telegraphs telegraphs graphs that tho timo appointment of or Jon Gen Kuropatkin to command mill mil tary forces In th the far east cast has been een re to with wih delight there thore Before leaving Port lort Arthur tIme the cor con correspondent respondent continues Viceroy conferred upon Ll all 11 time the rights of commander r In time tho forti fortified tort fled fied led district Tho The czar received rec deputations of ot pro assemblies ns nt at the winter pal palace palace ace today and received from front them ad ni addresses drones dresses e of ot loyalty and patriotism In Iii expressing his hiR hl thanks the tho czar said that In theSe painful times ho found consolation In such inch expressions of ot pa PR patriotism patriotism coming tram front all ni tho the provinces |