Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-07-23

london July 19.-While adVlceS &c
o,,ro11o+e daily that China has long
been preparing a formidable military
organization in anticipation OF the
present conflict, and that the area Oh
the rebellion is continually extenolhg'
harmony among the allies, Whlcn 10
necessary to meet so grave sltuaCloh'
ie stil1 deplorably lacking. The Rus"
SLAMS have refused Admiral seymour )
reouest to hand over the restored
TaIyu-Tien Tsin railway to the ENG
lisb company, and it is rumored that
Germany purposes taking serious IN
dependent step, namely, to patrol the
vane Use Kiang with German men-oL
war Such a step would be greatly re-
sented in England.
Still more alarming news mas Deeh
conveyed to the Daily Express Iron
TOXIC to the effect that the apparent
reluctance of Germany and RUSSIA 10
consent to a Japanese commander lol
the army corps has led the Japanese
government to delay the following oil
vision already modified. The Stan
dard. in an alarmist editorial, says.
aft is useless any longer to hide from
ourselves the fact that China has de-
clared war on civilization, and mas
plunged into the conflict with rapld
frenzy. It is equally futile to discuss
whether hostilities are being waged by
the government, inasmuch as it is evil
dent that administration of some kind
exists and is directing the anti-foreign
movement. Unless unmistakable evil
dence exculpating the Pekin govern
ment is promptly Forthcoming, the
powers should treat China as a bellig-
erent state and act accordingtly.' A
similar line of comment is taken by
other morning papers.
All applaud and cheer the course of
Count Won Buelow, the German foreign
secretary, in stopping the cipher tele-
grams from the Chinese legation in
Berlin, and all urge the other powers
to follow Germany's example. The
Russian general of staff denies the re-
port that the Chinese have captured
Blagovetchensk, the capitol of the
province of Amur, and it is reported
from Irkutsk that the Russians have
taken Aigun. A special dispatch from
Tien Tsin distributes the number of
those killed at the capture of the ma
tive city as follows: Russians 100;
Japanese 81; British 40; Americans
81. The correspondent who sends this
asserts that thousands of Chinese were
killed and that fighting was still going
on when his dispatch was sent in vari-
Gus parts of Tien Tsin. With refer
ence to the rumors that Europeans
were seen working Chinese guns at
Tien Tsin, the Standard learns that
eight Russian military instructors, for
chilly detained by the Chinese, were
compelled to work the guns. One es-
capped and reached the Russian lines
with his hands bound. "A special cor
respondent of the Daily Express at
Tien Tsin contrasts the splendid
work and perfect Equipment" of
the Japanese With the made
quate supplies of the British, German
and American contingents which are
terribly lacking in the most obvious
necessaries.
The first boxer proclamation has
made it's appearance at Chang Hal. It
declares that Kwan, the war god, de-
sires the blood of foreigners, and
threatens ten plaques if the boxer tell
cts are not followed and spread. Ehe
governors of the provinces of HUI Nan,
HUI Pi and Ho Nan have now openly
joined Prince Tuan, and are marching
overland with armies to Pekin A
German relief column sent into the in
terror of the province of Shan-Tung to
endeayor to rescue a party of thirty
missionaries, German. American and
English, has returned without having
obtained any tidings of there where
abouts, and it is feared all have been
slain. A special commission is sitting
at st. Petersburg daily to arrange for
the dispatch of troops to the far east.
Prince Tuan's Huge Army.
st. Petersburg. July 1S.-A dispatch
from Chefoo says Prince Tuan has
modified $4,000 men, divided into diff
ferent corps. The northern corps has
been ordered to expel foreigners from
Amur. The Pekin army is divided into
four corps, the first of which is to
operate against Mukden and occupy
the roads between Pekin and Shan
Hai-Kuan: the second is to concentrate
at Tien Tsin, and the third at Pekin,
whence a column numbering 10000
will be sent to Wei Hal Wei and Tsin-
Tau. The fourth corps will concen-
trate at Nankin. There are now %, 600
Japanese troops in China.
The Chinese fleet is concentrating in
China sea and hostilities are expected.
Chinese Massing in Amur.
ST. Petersburg, July 19.-Reports
have been received by the Russian gem
eral of staff from the Amur district
showing the Chinese have made seri-
Gus preparations there and are now
concentrated on the railway line from
Aigun to Saghalien. They are well