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Show 1 l 'JAPS TIRED OF DELAY i I j ARE ANXIOUS TO WAGE WARl WITH RUSSIANS. ' i I Last Peace Barrier Between the Em--I plres of the Czar and the Mikado Are Torn Down and War Must Result Advices from St. Petersburg, under' l ; Sunday's date, say that Count Lams-- . dorff, the Russian foreign minister, , has informed the Russian representor-tlvcs representor-tlvcs abroad that Japan has decided, to break off negotiations with Russia, and to withdraw the. mlnistor andi whole Japanese legation staff from SL Petersburg. Tho Russian foreign minister thoro upon orderod tho Russian minister,. Baron de Rosen, and his staff, to teav Toklo. According to advlcos from Toklo, tbo sovoranco of diplomatic relatione between Russia and Japan appears to be only a step toward war, although when tbo ministers of Russia and Japan havo withdrawn from their respective re-spective posst, quick and declslva action ac-tion is expected. I Whon Minister of Foreign Affairs' i 1 Komura on Saturday notified Baron ds I Rosen, tho Russian minister, of Ja- vJk fl pan's determination to sover dlplo- "V l! matlc relations, ho Is reported to havo declared to him that Japan Is tired of f Russia's delays, evasions nnd Inslncor-- L, .J lty, and has decided to take indopend- .' ont action for tho conservation of Japan's Ja-pan's Oriental interests. During tho final negotiations Japan's Ja-pan's repeated requests for an nnswor were treated In a most unratlsfactory manner. Japan watted until convinced thnt It was useless to wait longer, and has now ended tho discussion. Tho Indications aro that thoro will, bo no formal declaration of war, but that Japan will simply seize Korea. |