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Show WARTALK IN THE AIR. Chinese Situation Causes Many Protests Pro-tests by the Powers. ! Tho political atmosphero of Japan during tho last weok has boon thick with rumors of Impending war. Tho signal for tholr birth was tho arrival ar-rival of General Kouropatkln, Russian minister of war. Tho lmmodlato causo of tho angry sontlmcnt Is a succession suc-cession ot roports of Chlnoso diplomatic diplo-matic Intrlguo with Russia at Poking nnd of tho Russian encroachment upon Korea. On the 19th it was wired that Mr. Uchlda, Japanoso minister at Poking, tho day boforo filed a formal domnnd on tho Chlnoso authorities to open oloukden and Tnl Tung Kout to foreign for-eign trado and requested thom not to nccopt ovon ono artlclo of tho Russian Rus-sian demands. As to thq opening of tho ports In question, tho Chlnoso authorities au-thorities replied that tho circumstances circum-stances woro not fnvorablo for compliance compli-ance Tho Ilrltlsh chargo d'affaires, Mr, Townloy, was roported to havo takon tho spmo stand ns Japan. Tho United Statos domnnd for tho opening of tho harbors Is In addition to tho other demands. In this connecdon. negotiations nro under way botweon Secretary Hay and tho Chlnoso ambassador am-bassador In Washington. This roply to tho Japanese demand created a movement In government circles. |