The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-09-29
Strong Probability That Chinese
Soldiers VIII Take TO Pill
laying Foreigners
In Which Event tho Wisdom OF
Reinforcing Our Fleet VIII
Be Shown.
Report THAT the Japanese Advance Has
Iseaohed Chinese Territory and
Won = Battle.

WARRINGTON. Sept. %. Mail advices ro-
oeived hote from China, from sources ss-
pooally entitled TO credit OF date snrly In
August, are almost pTophstio Of what has
already occurred th0ro since THAI date. and
IL tho predictions for tho futurs hold good,
Secretary Hsrberps action In largely Iein-
forcing the United States warshlps Ia
Chinese waters will be proved 10 have been
Vey wiso move. The ndyioes describe
tho measures which have been adopted by
the Chinese 10 block the navigation of
their rivera. and ths resulting effect upon
commerce. For ono thing, In the Ming
Poo district the HAsAtus rock buoy, the
Sean Yu split bnoy, and tho Nemesis rock
and Tigers Tail bencons have basn tempo
Tarily removed. LiRhta have also been 70.
moved and distractions placed st tho
mouth Of the river PSiko. Although the
disoontinuAnoe OF the lights, the presence
at night Of 4 floating boom, ana the laying
Of tofpsdoes. are obviously hindrAnoes to
the coming and going OF vessels; nsysrthe-
less, with tho exception Of tho Chinese
lines, shipping 10 being carried on az usual.
and there are no indications that merchants
arc Withholding their carRoss. Trade to
ensue. however, is being adversely affected.
az cipher kilograms ars no longer accepted.
although they can be cent from Shanghai.
A feeling of timidity as TO tho safety Of
business ventures with Tisn Tsin IL nat
urally psrvadinR the business world. Tho
Chinese themselves will not block the port.
but the Japanese are likely TO do so at any
time An effort was making TO ensure inn
munity from capture of japan aud Chinese
vessels plying respectively between their
own poits and common neutral ports. but
the consent OF the japanese had not, at the
date OF the advice. boon received. There
was, however, a great menace 10 trade from
another quatter. and 10 was this that led to
the appeals OF foreign merchants to their
home governments for the presenos Of war
ships in treaty ports of China. IL was gen.
orally expected by them that should the
Chinese be defeated on their own soil-ex-
actly what has happened already,
according TO cable reports - the
Chinese soldiers would be demor-
nlizod and fall TO securing in every
direction. committing outtHgeg. In that
event, the slender thread which sustains
obedience of the massea 10 the yiceroy
would be snapped and psndemonium
would reign supreme. The Chinese natur-
ally hate she we'll ordered management OF
the foreign community. ana with disorder
and confusion everywhere, the peaceable
and we'll regulated eomposure OF the for
eipn community Is sure 10 exotic the AMI
mostly of soldiers inflsmmsd by passion.
over whom control has been lost. The
great treaty port of Tien Tain is believed
to be specially threatened In such case.
One prophetic statement In the NATL ad-
vices ia as follows "ln proportion TO ihe
disasters OF war that will surely overtake
China will be the influence OF The yioefoy's
wane, and should ths defeat Of the Chinese
be a crushing one he will be abso lutsly In
capable of maintaining order. III Hung
Chang hns boen a severe disoiplinurian,
and with Toverses, the masses will turn
upon him with tho pent up hatred OF
Years" As these defeats are coming TO
pass, and prophesy has already been yeri-
fied as TO Lis degradation, 10 will be mat
ter of serious interest 10 know how the re-
mninder of this prediction shall be justified
by the events of tho future.
At the Japanese legation to-day no Of
ficlsl confirmation of the reported Jrpan-
ESQ invasion of Manchuria and the decisive
victory Of tho Japanese near Mouden, the
capital Of the Chinese province. could bo
obtained. ID was pointed out, however.
that the invasion OF Manchutia would be
a direct result of the Japanese victory at
Ping Yang, and the diplomats were willing
10 credit the news Of the Victory.
LONDON, sept. ga dispatch from
Shanghai shys il is reported that the JapR-
neus have suoceoded In entering tine Chi
nose province of Manchuria and are ad.
vaneing upon ,ho capital. Moukden. II is
also amid that fighting has taksu place be-
tvesn the invaders Hnd the Chinese, al n
town between that city and the frontier.
! he engagement Is said 10 havs ended In a
decisive victory for the japanese, who es-
tnblishtd themselves In the position pre-
vlously occupied By the Chinese troops.
No details of tho engagement are given.
and the Chinese at Shanghai diserSdit the
report.
LONDON, sept. GA dispAtch from Paris
90 the Exchange Telegraph company. says
Its cosrea ondent there learns on the best
authority that In July last n Provisional
az ssment was Effected between Russia and
China In regard TO the future action of
Russia In Pamirs. II whs agreed BY the
two countries that the 70 oes OF neither
power should pass tho SRTo Chilul range.
Ihs az eel ment tIe-sstabiished friendly re-
Iatlona between Ru,siA aud China and has
an important bearing upon the fortunes OF
China In the present atruVgle. Russia,
however. tho dispatch adds, Ia not likely TO
maintain a friendly attitude toward CHINA
without substantial terms.