The Helena independent., 1894-10-04
CALL EACH OTHER NAMES
Chinese and japanese Soldiers Pre-
tend to Despise the Prowess
Of Their Enemies.
War Songs Sung by tho Opposing
Hosts na Thoy March TO
tho Front
The War Not Allowed 10 Interfere With
Internal improvements Ia Japan
Decisive Battto Expected.

WAmmEGroS. Oct. 3.-Tho officials OF the
japanese legation have Teoeivod m intOf-
esting budget Of news and gossip from tho
last mall from japan. The spirit Of tho
people 10 shown in the war songs sung by
tho japanese noopa na they puuh toward
Fskin. The aonRa we're officially compiled
by order OF Prince ATiaagAWa. Thsy
breathe great bitterness against China and
declare that now is she time 70 plant The
Gag Of tho IiGlng sun on the walls OF Pskin
and 10 illuminate its darkness
Each verse Of the song begins and ends
With. "Htrike, aud obsstiSe Chinar' Tho
various verses describe the Chinese az hrfo-
Paat and insolsnt, with An army Of "eov
ards"
The Chinese war songs say OF the Japan
ess. They arc an undiseipllned Tabbls. and
however hns their srms look they are use
less, like hne ladies In pictuTss."
The Japanese minister Of finance has
ofioihll y~mado announcement that the war
will not be allowed to interrupt the inter-
nal improvement Of Japan. Consequently
railway construction 10 to pfoosed with the
asms viqor ~ in p.sesful timss. The min
istsr has arranged so that the treasury
shall keep separate accounts Of war sI-
penses and those for internal improves
ments, In order that the former may not
oysTshadov the latter. The later custom
house reports In japan shov that her trade
with the United States is greater than shat
with any o,hor country. Total trade last
year was about s4.0o0O00. or ysns British
trade. which comes second, Ia q, 800 600.
Ths japanese people and pisss arc re-
tor,ipa 70 the Chinese empsror's proclaus-
sion. directing thu, the japanese "Who-
isn," meaning pigmiss shoold bs driven 70
their lsifs The Chinese are being called
''chsu-ohau." q word meaning pusrility;
'toopi-ksu." meaning pis.tailsd vaea-
bonds, 10 also used. China 10 referred TO
as "kei-bo-Koku," msaninR . country In
which people onnnot make NJ their minds.
SHANGHAI. OoL 3.-Nsilve papers con-
firm the reports exclusively oabled 10 the
Associated press yesterday that 8, 600 Japan
ese troops had landed In the northsastern
portion OF Coreh. Itis reported that the
Chinese soldiers. who rotreatsd from Ping
Yang. have taken up pogtiou a, Ngan,
where they have been Joined By usoBs
landed on the banks OF tho Yslu river, and
others from shinR King. This Chinese
force 10 reported TO be enirsnohing itsslf In
The most thorough manner possible. and ID
is nov thought ~ obabls the rssul, OF the
war will be decided In the battle which IL
Ia expected must surely be fought at Ngan.
The Chinese huthoriiies OF this city at
tempted to hrrss, a japanese travelling
from Nanehuria, suspected Of being spy.
The police handed him over TO the Ameri-
can consul.
The German wsrships have been ordered
10 proceed 10 gorts Ia north China.
LONDON, Oct. S.-Tha general whose SOL
diers mardered the Scotch missionary.
james Wylie, in Sing Yang, hiss bsen pro-
NOTED 10 the important rost OF command
ing the Tartar troops In Fahklsn province.
A dispatch from Shanghai says Hang koo
province has been depleted OF troops. The
viceIoy. in Antleit alton OF rebellion, is
chnsins the construction Of fortincations
as Woo Chang
The British consul advises that all wo-
men and children be sent 70 places OF
safety. A volunteer corps has been formed
ht Hang hoo for the protection OF ,hs oity
should trouble arise.