The sun., 1900-07-19
Victory Now Reported for Russians
Army to Be Thrown Into ManChurla.
BATTLE AMONG the CHINESE.
Governor tf Shantung Reported 10 Have
Defeated a Force Of Rebels.

Csiaese strsasthenins the Defencss Of tAs
wsossns Forts. and More wsrships Are
Ordered to oshsnghsi-Report That Fsscs
Of $4,000 japanese Is 70 Land At shaA.
Hai.Kwau- Prince Tlaa Said to Have Or.
aersd Force North to Kssp " Attack o.
Rus,la- More Rumors That the Ministers
were safe on Jsly 0-Tien-Tsis Silent.
spseiai Cable DrspafeAs TO THB SUN
LONDON, July is-While it Is untrue that
any formal declaration o' war has been
made by China against Russia. 1t Is accepted
asa fact by all the European Powers that
many millions Of the Chinese have COM
mitted themselves to defiance OF the West
~n world. II is the consensus Of diplo-
matte opinion that the only reason why the
nrst aggression was against Russia was that
she is tho only Power whose territory Is
contiguous to that Of China.
1t 10 hardly expected that China will pre-
tend to make her wsrlike policy regular by
Withdrawing her Ministers from the foreign
capitals. A nation which descends to the
role Of savages by such conduct as that Of
the Chinese at Pekin will scarcely bother
with such trivial formalities.
Those who know China suggest that
Prince Tuan probably believes that the
Chinese representatives abroad have been
sacrificed by the Powers In revenge for the
fate OF their Ministers at Pekin. Such
actions it Is pointed out. would be q matter
OF Indifference to Prince Tuan because the
Chinese dplomatists abroad nearly all
belong to the party opposed to him
MAGNITUDE OF THE NATIONS TASK.
Each days developments increase the
European conception Of the magnitude
OF the task which faces civilization. Those
who few days ago prophesled that half
a million men would be needed and
that a long war was inevitable no
longer are ridiculed Inquiries In
England and Germany disclose the fact
that large portion Of the vast output
OF the arms and ammunition factories of
those countries has been going to China for
the past four years. France has now pro-
posed to the Powers to prohibit the traffic,
but this Is good deal like locking the
stable after the horse has been stolen.
There Is evidence that China possesses
100000 modern rifles. but the makers of
these arms have never given hint of the
TACT to the respective governments against
which they will be used
1t IS uncertain how long the Powers will
Keep up the pretension that there is no war
with China and continue to harbor the
Chinese representatives. Germany's re-
fusal to allow them to continue their secret
communications with China will probably
be adopted by the other Powers. The only
effective means to accomplish this end,
however, will be to stop all cipher tele-
grams to China, for 1t Ia easy for the Minis
ters to communicate through other per-
sons as they are known to have been doing
for the past two weeks.
RUSSIA TO SEND BIG ARMY AGAINST PEKIN1
A despatch to the Central News from
Vienna says Russia has addressed
note to the Powers declaring that
she never desired to prevent action
oy Japan for tho resstablishment
OF order In China, Russia's opposition was
solely directed against the giving Of a
European mandate to Japan. The note
states further that Russia Is now preparing
'or great military operation through
Manchuria against Pekin.
Atelegram from Seoul. Corea. dated July
ID. says 1t Is reported that the Russian tele-
graph and railway lines In Manchuria have
oeeh considerably damaged. The telegraph
hhe north OF Seoul Is entirely interrupted
Inc Boxers are reported to have appeared
at Lenchueng.
BATTLE AMONG THE CHINESE
Adespatch from Shanghai says: 1T is re-
reported that battle has taken place at
isang Chow, on the border OF the
Provinces Of Shantung and Chill,
The Lake Shore Limited.
ShAe uan IA very respec. between New York