The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-10-31
VAR IN THE EAST
,ur OUTLOOK Is CONSIDERED FAN
I'M" FROM REASSURING.
,....t News Regarding the Actio"S
az Russia in China ana core"
Causes n Genuine war scaie
In LOndOn-The sito''i"
Is Very Grave.
GENERAL WAR Is FEARED
should the Reports Prove IIu., .
WAR In which severn

rondop Oct. 27.-The dispatch from
SHANGHAI Yesterday afternoon an
nourrinr the departure Of a Meet OF
tftpen Russian warships from Nlaui-
~nstock for Chcmulpo and Fusan.
Cnrn, and the Times dispatch from
Uunn" Kong announcing that Russia
has ohtained the right to anchor her
aeat nj Port Arthur and construct
railroads on he Lila Tung peninsula
have caused intense excitement In the
official circles here. as well as In those
having commercial relations with the
far East. These most lmporthnt
statements are looked upon generaily
As being a sudden reopening IN an II.
expected quarter of the far EaS'cih
question in its widest sense.
The Shanghai dispatch added that
the .JapaneSe fleet i'm FOrmOsan waters
had been recalled. that several British
worships had been ordered to Corea,
and that preparations for the struggle
were visible on all sides. The Hong
! Kong cable message to the Times
caused hat paper 10 remark edltorlal-
ly to-day:
RUSSIA cannot possibly imagine the
great mowers will view with indiffer-
pDtp Sutll IL It'St UtlIoti VI liz a
of power which is almost unparal-
lelcd in its audacity. China'S option
10 purchaSp the railways is n jest at
most, too cynical to find Il place in
any serious diplomatic transaction.
Under the indicated conditions Man
churia would. practically. become a
Russian province. while Pekin would
be within Russia's grasp"
Ii is admitted here that the situation
presented is SO grave that. should the
news prove true. il would make Il war
in which several nations will take
part. more than probable. 1t should
be added that there is n strong reason
to believe that the story from Hong
Kong is authentic and all sources of
Information agree that the powers in
tpreSted in the far East will find them
selves confronted by a condition of
seriousness which canro be Over-
estimated.
The afternoon papers will. to-day.
all publish long articles agreeing that
| British Intervention III the far East is
Necessary.
Looks WarIise.
Since this important news has cir
Culated the greatest activity has been
displayed in the government Offices
here. PARTICULARLY in the foreign office
and te admiralty, and the coming
ana going OF messengers was con-
tinuouS throughout the morning and
Business hours of the day.
Al the different clubs the "war
Sap" in the East is eagerly discussed,
te grave situation of affairs in Ven
ezlela having almost completely
dropped out of recollection in the
alarm Of the moment. Nobody GEMS
to doubt the report that by the recent
y agreed-upOn Russo-China treaty
Russia has obtained rights TO which
the most favored nation clause is not
applicable, which may cause a great
war. The correspondent of the Times
at Hong Kong, who sent the sensa-
ti0nal news. is described by his news
paper as being in "cloSe relations with
men who are able to penetrate be
meath the surface of things and it is
therefore concluded that the new he
has just sent cannot be d~iSregarded.
Naturally. the public mind will be in
a state Of great unrest until some Of
hcial %utterance either denies or on
arms the important announcement,
which would leave Great Britain with
fer hands full of troubles. large and
small, including the dispute with Bra
I'll regarding Trinidad, the serious
Misunderstanding with Venezuela on
The subject of the boundary lines. the
expedition preparing to reduce the
KING of Ashanti to submission. the
sui serious state of affairs i'm Ar
menia, the unsettled state Of the
Egyptian question. and now the most
grave condition of affairs in the far
East.