Show JAPAN WILL WAIT A WEEK formal reply to 0 o note Is made commercial treaties with china signed by the united states fear in england that that power will be drawn into coming combat russia now has japan s formal reply to her last note and will awa t a rea time for the reply the gen eral era idea in boklo is that this will be construed by the government to mean i it week or ten days at most and that it tt the end of that time japan will leem deem herself at I 1 berty to act as her best interest dictates just what the tenor of the reply Is tio one knows outside of those whose business it is to know but the general belief is that it s amply tells russia that her suggestions as to corea cores are not act acceptable and that japan japans s para mountey in the entire peninsula must be recognized it Is intimated that 19 4 4 M wp at MU 1 ea he reply does not necessarily mean war but this is taken to mean that war will not follow it if russia lecog bitzes japans claims A keen watch is being kept on the movement of kussian russian warships both la in baste a and european waters and crould war be declared a powerful squadron of the fleetest ships in the japanese daiy is in read ness to inter capt any re enforce ments which may be sent to the hussian russian naval forces it tt port arthur an thing which 1001 ed tike like an attempt to concentrate more warships in chinese waters would probably precia tate action england dreads coming war there Is lightening of the war clouds in the far east according to news in london and the only ques eions seem to be when and how war will ome lome there was a report cur rent that the russian fleet had left port arthur but this Is hardly regard ed as probable it probably arises from the closing of by ice and the probable departure of whatever naval vessels may have been in that port tor for port arthur well informed opinion is turning more and more to the belief that the trouble cannot be localized in case of war and that england will certainly be brought into the conflict rier her in teresta in asia are of such a charac ter that the tremendous increase in russian prestige from a successful war with japan would greatly imperil them not alone in china but in in ha dia as well there have not been wanting indi of a sp nt rit of unrest ia in the indian empire which seems to be steadily growing it woi wol id be to rus sla ia s advantage to encourage anis so that she might have a freer hand in dealing with afghanistan and persia bhe she would be in much better condl tion to accorn pl sh her aims alms in cen aral asia with japan completely elim from the equation the brit ish government realizes all this and dreads it hence the active work in getting the army and navy IE in fighting trim the situation in corea the seoul correspondent of the lon don d on dally daily mail cables a description of a state of panic which he says ex ests at the royal palace the emperor has issued a pitiful edict stating that the country Is likely to be lost owing to the weakness and vacillation of the people whom he counsels to act for the bet best in their own interests the emperor has also issued an or denance warning the army not to fire a coll sion between tor for eign sign troops the correspondent adds that the en ure tire city Is extremely turbulent the london times moscow corre spon dent says he hears that the gov eminent has claimed the services of the entire volunteer fleet A dispatch from tokio to keuter reuters s telegram company says that japan s a answer to the last russian note has been handed to baron de rosen the russian minister and that negolia eions will be continued without v any time limit being set for their tion the demands japan made accord ing to reports 4 published shed abroad have caused surprise in tokio it is now stated that japan never asked for the ei evacuation of manchuria but on the contrary frankly recognized russia s interests there and her right to pro hect them japan demanded only the realization of russia s voluntary pledges respecting china s territorial integrity in manchulea manchuila Man chuila chulla and the free dom of residential rights and interns trade therein A special dispatch from tokio says the ministers who attended the recent conferences for the consideration of the reply to the russian note assert that the attitude japan has taken is remarkably conciliatory all european papers have editor als which attach great importance to the ratification ol 01 the commercial treaties between the united states and china and between japan and china commercial treat es signed the washington state department has received information that the em geror of china has signed the corn com mercial treaty between this country and china by which the united states secures two open porto port in manchuria exchange of ratifications was then made by cable the treaty ports are of course open to the commerce of the world the united states has large oil and cotton goods interests in manchuria the next step is the issuance of a proc lamat on by the president and this will be done at once the state department has asked congress to provide for two consuls at each per annum to 1001 after ameri can commerce at the two new ports of mukden and aftung in manchuria rear admiral R D evans who commands 0 ir asiatic fleet has rec WITH aa WITH TO COVER TOPKNOT janese TOP om mended that the facilities of de tense of that command tie be increased by the addition of a number of small boats he deems it necessary to be able to reach that part of china between canton and hanlow where an amen ameri can syndicate has a concession for a railroad through the most populous section of the country and through provinces whose inhabitants have heretofore had but little knowledge ot foreigners and whose ignorant masses are largely opposed to the in tro reduction of modern improvements the urgent need there therefore fore of two light draft gunboats or launches Is apparent not less than two could satisfactorily perform the duty one for use irom the southern end of the line with canton as the base the other from the northern end of the line with the ports on oil the yang tse as its base the aico alco vapor launch of about 60 to 65 feet long would be a desirable type of vessel and should be fitted wita heavy towing bits tore fore and aft with places for working sweeps in case of necessity double awnings cool cooling ing stove and oven carry a I 1 good ar caf of alwa supply of water and fuel supply ot of about miles steaming boats of this type could not only operate along the lakes and interior rivers of china but could also pass through the gorges of the yingtse and afford protection to our mer chants and miss fonaries in those brov inces ince I 1 in n the extreme west of china the british and the trench krench main tain a number of light draft boats on these inland waters and their useful ness has been proved of extreme im on a number of occasions |