The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-10-18
A CRISIS LOOKED FOR
The Next Two Weeks May be
Decisive of the War.
COLD WEATHER EXPECTED SOON
Japanese Troops Said to be Wholly I'm
prepared for tho Rigorous Climate of
PekinE-Wealthier Chinese Leaving
the Capital.

the Capital.
WASHINGTON, October 10-The crisis of
the Chinese-Japanese war is looked for
within the next few days or two weeks
by those most interested and best in
formed in the contest. The legations of
the two countries are expecting daily to
hear that decisive battle has been
fought. This is based On the fact that
the Japanese have been gradually closing
in around Peking, and that the invading
army is compelled by force of circum-
stances to strike their blow at once or
not at all. The intense cold, which
comes about the middle of October,
makes this imperative. The Japanese
troops are wholly unprepared for the
rigorous climate about Picking, which is
due in about two weeks, the climate of
Japan being very mild even in winter,
The Chinese look upon this as one of
their resources, and the Japanese appre-
ciate that it is necessary to concentrate
their campaign for this year upon the
next few weeks or perhaps days. For
that reason they are prepared to make
heroic efforts to decide the contest at
once. They are without the heavy cloth
ing, camp equipage, ETC., for a campaign
in the bitter cold.
TAoTAI sHENG IN DISGRACE.
LONDON, October 10.-A Chinese dis
patch says rebellion has broken out
in Jehol.
Tien Tsin dispatches report that Sheng,
the Taotai of that city, is in disgrace for
charging the government over four times
as much as he paid for some discarded
rifles bought in Germany. He also
bought quantity of useless cartridges.
Ii Hung Chang discovered the fraud,
and in an interview with Sheng is said
to have slapped sheng's face. sheng
has been granted leave of absence.
A Che Foo dispatch says seven Japan.
csc warships were sighted off Wei Hal
Wei, steaming westward.
A Tien Tsin dispatch says the steamer
Wen Chow, just arrived, reports sighting
a Japanese squadron ten miles south of
toned concerning the whereabouts of
the Chinese southern squadron.
A BATTLE IMMINENT.
YOKOHAMA, October 1O.-The advance
guard of the Japanese army has crossed
the Yalu river and formed new camp.
A battle is believed imminent.
PREPARING FOB THE ATTACK.
New YORK, October 10.-A Shanghai
dispatch via London says United States
Minister DENLY has warned American
residents that Picking city is certain to
be attacked by the Japanese and advised
that the women and children be sent to
places of safety. Already many OF the
Weather natives are departing, ana
others are making preparations to follow.
THEY HAVE LEFT.
LONDON, October 10.-A dispatch from
Che Foo to the Pail Mall Gazette this
afternoon says that the British and Rus
sian Ministers started for Picking yes
terday. The object of the meeting Is
not known. All the women and children
belonging to foreigners have left Peklng
for places of safety.
GUARDED BY MoNGoLIANs.
LONDON, October 1O.-The Vienna cor
respondent of the Daily News telegraphs:
The palace in Picking is guarded by Mon
golians. because the Chinese are no
longer trusted. There are daily fights
between the Chinese and the Mongoli-
ans. The latter are greatly hated.
THE RUSSIAN CONTINGENT.
BERLIN, October 10.-The st. Peters
burg correspondent of the Kolnlche
Zeitung says that Russia has sent a
strong force to her Asiatic frontier to
prevent further inroads of the Chinese
marauders. The force consists of i've
battalions of rifemen, two squadrons OF
Cossacks and three batteries OF artillery
under the command of General Scherl.
WHY THE FRENCH WERE SENT.
PARIS. October lot is semi-ofhcially
stated that the dispatch of French war
ships to China is by virtue OF the inter-
national agreement between Russia,
Great Britain, Germany and France al
ready announced.
TWO MORE MKN-oF-wAR.
CRoNsrADr, October 10.-The Russian
cruisers Digit and Vladimir Monomach
have been ordered to proceed to the far
East.
Opposition to the Canadian Fast Line.
Toronto, Ont, October 10.-A special
cableeram from London says: OPPOSE
ton to the proposed fast Canadian steam
ship line is observable in more than one
Quarter, and humorous ignominious ru-
smors are being circulated with view to
unpopularizing the scheme. One OF these
ia embodied in the statement made pub
lie to-day, in which officials in London
of the Occidental and Oriental Steam
ship Company deny most emphatlcally
there is any truth whatever In the re-
port that their company and the Pacinc
Mail had entered into . combination
with view to bringing strong OPPOSE
ton to bear against the projected Cana
dian line.
All Given Life Terms.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 1O.-Dennls
Moore. Cornelius Germ and James Dom
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