Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-11

which is threatened by the advance
of the japanese troops from corea
and the Japanese force said to
have been landed near Possiel bay,
not far from the Russian territory Dor.
dering on Corea and the Chinese prov
ince of Manchuria. Another report
from Shanghai says it is believed at
the latter city that tho Chinese
forces which have been defend
ing Moukden have been hastily
summoned from that place in or
der to oppose the projected Jap
anese landing either in the gulf Of
Pe-Chi-Li Or in the gulf of Lao Ton.
The Chinese have been hurriedly add
ing to the Notifications Of New
Chwang in anticipation of Japanese
attack upon that port or landing in
its neighborhood.
LONDON, Oct. China is threatened
from within and without. The walled
empire, with it's 400, 00o, 900 people and
its history of thousands of years,
seems in the throes of dissolu-
ton. The empire is threat
ened within by intrigues against
the present Tartar dynasty, by plots
to depose the emperor and place
Prince Kung's son on the throne and
by rebellions in the provinces. From
without comes invading Japan, with
an army of 100000 in the province
of Manchuria advancing on the
capital, Moukden, and another army
of 10000 being conveyed across the
gulf of Pechili to form junction at
Moukden with the other branch, and
move on Pekin. the capital OF the Chi
nese empire. Japan is bent on con-
quest and partition and Great Britain
and Russia are seeking an interna:
tional council to decide the fate OF
ChlSa.
LONDON, Oct. 8. "A dispatch received
here from Berlin says that it has been
learned on high authority that the
meeting of the British cabinet was
called to discuss proposal for com.
bined action on the part of the powers
to interfere and prevent the overthrow
Of the Chinese dynasty, which, it II
claimed, would result in anarchy In
the empire and the massacre Of
Europeans One power, 1t is said, IA
vored a compulsory settlement Of the
Chinese-Japanesed dispute. Thedispatcl
adds that Sir William Vernon Harcourt
chancellor of the exchequer, supported
this view of the action to be taken,
but Prime Minister Rosebery and a
majority of the cabinet believed that
active interference would be more
dangerous than non-intervention, and
it was decided that Great Britain
should not interfere.
WARRINGTON, Oct. g. Secretary Her
bert has been forehanded in taking
steps for the protection Of the lives
and property Of American residents il
China, believed now to be endangered
by rebellious and unrestrained troops
Three weeks ago the secretary suggest
ed to Admiral Carpenter to confer with
the commanders Of the foreign ships il
Chinese waters and arrange to cooper,
ate with them, if possible, in a plan
to have one or two ships at each of the
treaty ports and other coast towns
where foreigners reside, to give pro
lection to the citizens or subjects o.
the nations party to the agreement. n
this way the eight United States vessel.
assigned to the station would be equiv,
alent to many more for protection pur
poses. The Charleston has arrived al
Yokohama. There are now Ave United
states warships in the east-the
Charleston, Baltimore, Monocacy. Con
cord and Petrol and this force will b
increased to eight vessels by the addi
ton Of the Detroit. Machias and York
town as soon as they can be mad,
ready. -. 81