Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-10-05
OUTCOME OF THE WAR
The Business World inundated
by Affairs in the Orient.
JAPANESE ENTER MANCHURIA
A Battle IL Reported at Town be-
tween That City and the Frontier
The Japs Were Winters.

WARRINGTON Sept. 2S.--Mail adj
vices received here from China from
sources especially entitled 20 credit, of
date early in August, are almost
prophetic OF what has already occurred
there since that date, and If the predic.
lions for the future hold good, Secre-
tary Herbert's action in largely rein
forcing the United States warships in
Chinese waters will be proved to have
teen very wise move. The advices
describe measures wh ich have been
adop'ed by the Chimes to block navi-
CATION of their rivers aud the resulting
effect upon commerce. lu the Ming
Pc district tho Hasatus rock buov, the
Ian w spit buoy and the Nemesis
rock and Tiger's Tail beacon have been
temporarily removed. The lights have
almost all been reraoved and OBJ
structions placed at the mouth
OF thu river Peiho. Although
the disconiiruance Of the lights,
the presence ut night of float
ing boom and the laying OF torpedoes
ale obviously hindrar, ces to the coming
$500 eSApb ~ NSGoSfSs htCNSithclcSsy WIN
the exception Of the Chinese lines,
shipping Is being Car ried on as usual
and there arc no indj cations that mer-
chants are Withholding their cargoes.
Trade to ensue, however, Is being adj
versely affected, as cipher lelegrams
are no longer accepted, although they
can be sent from Shangha
Business " orld Timid.
The feeling of timidity as to safety of
the business ventures with Tien Ts.n
Is naturally pervading the business
world. The Chinese themselves will
not block he port, but the japanese
are likely to do 80 at any time. An
effort was making to insure immunity
from capture OF the Japanese and Chi
nose vessels plying respectively be-
tween their own ports and common To
neutral ports, but the. consent Of the
japanese had not ut the date OF this
advice been received There was,
however, great menace to trade from
another quarter, and 1T was this that
led 10 the appeals of foreign merchants
To their home governments Tor the
presence of warships In treaty ports of
China.
1t was generally expected by them
that should the Chinese b. defeated on
their own soil, exactly what las hap
pened already, according to cable re.
ports, the Chinese soldiers would he
dcmoralized and fall to securing every
direction, committing outrages. In
that event, the slender thread which
sustains the obedience Of tho masses
would be snapped and pandemonium
would reign supreme. The Chinese
naturally hate the well-ordered man.
agement OF the foreign community,
and with disorder and confusion ey.
erywhere the peaceable and well-regu-
lated composure of the foreign COM
munity Is sure to excite the animosity
of soldiers intlamed by passion over
whom coDttol has been lost. The
great treaty port of Tlen Tsin is be-
loved to be especially threatened in
such q case.
Ii Hung Chane's Position.
One prophetic statement in the mall
advices Is AS follows: "In proportion to
the disasters of war that will surely
overtake China will be the influence OF
the viceroy's wane, and should the de-
feat of the Chinese be crushing one,
he will he absolutely Incapable of main
tanning order. Ii Hung Chang has
been IL severe disciplinarian and with
reverses the masses will turn upon him
with the pent-up hatred of years. AS
these defeats are coming TO pass, and
prophesy has already been verified as
TO LIS degradation, it will be u matter
OF serious interest to know how far the
remainder of this prediction shall be
justified by the events of the future.
Diplomats Ready to Relieve 1t.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-At tue
Japanese legation today no official
confirmation OF the reported japanese
invasion of Mauchuria and reported
decisive victory of the Japanese near
Moukden. the capital of the Chinese
provinces, could be obtained. 1t was
pointed out, however, that the invas-
ion of Mauchuria would be the direct
result of the Japanese victory at Ping
Yang, and diplomats were willing 10
credit the news of the victory. The
report from Paris Of provisional
agreement bet tween Russia and China,
said to have been effective in July by
which Russia agrees not to cross the
Sarrikul range. was regarded possible,
II not probable, although the fact OF its 1
having been kept SO long a secret was
believed to initiate against its anthem
ticity. 1t was said, however, that |
such an agreement, made just AS the |
trouble between Cnina ana Japan was |
being precipitated, had no bearing on
that struggle and was probably simply |
provisional settlement of the Pamar-
ian question, which had long been a
bone of contention.