Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1894 — THE WAR IN THE EAST [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE WAR IN THE EAST

GREAT BRITAIN WOULD LIKE TO INTERFERE. Othe* T*rmn Will Xot Support Jrar Japan I» Meantime Thrashing China— Russian Activity—Combatants Will 15a Deft Alone for the Present. Strnv-rle In th- Orient. As the war bstwean China and Japan progre.-ses. the situation becomes more interesting acd more critiea'. A airs have now reached a pass who: e some of the European govern cents would like to interfere, but their mutual jealousies and conflicting interests and the po-sible remit of a general intercontinental struggle limit inte fereac e thus far to d pkmstic talks. It would be manifestly to Great Britain's commercial interest to have the truggle come to a s; eedy end, and with such object in view she ha ; sounded other governments' intentions Germany is averse to any interference: Russia is profos e ly pro - Japanese, and will brook co interfere, ce to the injury of Japan: trance, which secretly rejoices when:ver tue Bri ish lion gets a kink in its tail acd which is the ally of t.uss a, has no desire to med le in the matter, and Austria, followi g the example of Germany, does not seek to embroil herself in a matter that does not directly c mcern her. Italy alone of the 'great powers hearkens to England s wishes, for she is anxious to divert the attention of her enslaved millions fr. m malad ministrati n at home to some possibly brilliant exploits abroad. But Italy would be a frail reed for England to rely on in any interference in oriental affairs, and thus the combatants in the far east wilLbe left alone for the present to settle their difficulties. Ruftsian Activitv. In the expected final defeat of China and the possible dismemberment of her territory there doubtless will bo European interference. Tne nations most intimately affected outside .apan are Russia and Ergiand, and their interests are ai antagonist!; as they well can be. Russia will unc,ue tioriably endeavor, to secure an increase of Manchurian territory, with the object of establishing a new sea port on the Pacific. beveral years ago she asked such a grant from China, but was refused and now it seems as though the present war turned up most opportunely for her purpose. For some reason she is now busy mobilizing troops in eastern Siberia She has a powerful fleet of war vessels at her Pacific port of Vladivostock, and has there collected an army of . O.uoO men. At Irkutsk is another army of 30.100 and all along the line of the Amur River are the ( ossaek settlements, which are bound to contribute a large number of men on any demand made on them by the Czar. Thus without moving a ton of freight or a single man from her western (lepar.ment-, Russia has a strong available army and fleet in the east, and when the time comes that it suits Russia to decla e herself she will be ready to strike a strong blow in carrying out her traditional policy <f establishing the vast empire on a broader and grander basis on the shores of tho Pacific. How soon that time may arrive can only be conjectured. it probably will not l e before spring. One thing is certain, that the Muscovite will not allow the present opportunity to pass without availing of it to establ sh his power permanently in the Pacific. Such action by Russia England wculd resent. Long ago she threatened that if Russia would acquire any part in Corea she would seize Port Hamilton, which commands the entrance to the Japanese Sea. It is altogether probable that the two nations may begin their long threatened quarrel over India, notin Afghanistan after all, but in the seas that wash the coast of sluggish China. Japan's Successes. Meantime Japan is making strenuous efforts to force tho war to a finish. Since the beginning of hostilities she has maintained the upper hand by land and sea, ana is now concentrating her efforts to invade China and march upon Pekin, the capital of the empire. Her Corean army, alter having drivep t-he Chinese out of the peninsula, is marching rapidly on Moukdon, capital of the Chinese province of Manchuria, nnd after the capture of that citv of 200,000 souls, which should not be ve-y difficult, this army is to march on Pekin. Meantime another Japanese army is ready for the invasion of China ar.d if a successful landing can be mauo on the Gull of Pechili both armies will unite under the walls of Pekin.

This is believed to be the Japanese programme; but in war programmes cannot always he carried out a; drawn up and something may yet ocmr to mar Japanese plans and prot.act tho struggle beyond the present year. While Japan is thus prosecutinu the war with vigor, China is divided and distracted. The government itself is in disunion, one faction contending for war to a finish, the other for peace. Among the masses dissatisfaction exists and petty rebellions are cropping up. Tne navy, defeated by the Japanese at the mouth of the 'Yalu River, has lost its courage: the army is badly organ zed and equipped, and among high and low there is corruption and distrust. Belying on its boundless resources the government, however, hopes to he able to overcome the advantages hitherto gained by its adversary, but it will be many months before the work of organizing war material can be carried out. and meantime Japan has ample time to deal deadly blows at China and even capture Pekin itself. LIFE IS EBBING AWAY. Count Honor© Mercier a Leading Canadian Politician Dyinjj. Count Honore Mercier, for 15 or 20 years a leading Canadian politician, has been ill for some time, and his life

is now siowly ebbing away. Honore Mercier was born at St. Athana e, Que., in 1840; was educated at Hhe College of the 'Jesuit lathers in Montreal; studied for the bar and began to practice at St. Hya.cinthe in 1805. He 'edited the St. Hya,'cintho Courier for a time, but resigned to enter politics. He

attempted to make C uebeo an independent province for the French and for Rome. In 1872 he was elected to represent Rou veils in the Ron. e o: Conanous, where he made a deep impression. In 1888 he was chosen Premier of Quebec, and became famous as an extreme Nationalist. Be was created a Count of the Holy Roman Empire* when Pope Leo invited him to Rome, but on his return to Canada, ho was confronted by charges of corruption in office, was deposed from the Premiership, and has since lived a retired }iie in Montreal, beloved by his iriends and adored by bis little family.

MAY END CHRISTIAN SCIENCE; A Fatal Case in New Jersey to Be Brough* Into Court. There will soon be tried in Riverton, N. J„ a case which promises to be oneof the most important whi h have, eotae before the courts in many years. It invol es points which, if the prosoc tion is successful will practically end U e prac:i e of the doctrine known as Chr tt an S ence in the Lnited htates. Jt will at lea t be a l >ng step in that, directi n. I ealizing this the Scienti ti are going to make a great fight, an 1 on osf d io the > and e ually'dete.m:ned a e the doctor . Pack of it. all s the death b; ctns option of a vo ng woman named Sadie bell, of Riverton. Sadie tegan to cough about ten m> tins ago A ph rießn was con- .- uit dan declared the girl to be in. the ea iy -tag of consumption. He tuougbt ,t pojiib'o for her to be cured provided the close it attention was gi er. to her medicallv. one ot Sadie's rlends, heating of her ijlness, sentMrs. Bessie T. Glenn, a Christian s< ienti-t t.> h> r, and after one sitting with ihe girl the latter was so impies ed with a belief in the woman’s power that rhe to d her parents they" had better tell the physician not to '•all a.ain. Tnis they did and Sadie f und herself solel, in the hands of the woman. Sa lie s , ough grew worse. Put still she ha t fa th in Mrs. Glenn and that, woman intimate! th t she snould have h me recompense, although she had declared that she never took money. In a.l s.» was given her, radio all the tme ga ting worse. A f w weeks ago-fc-adie died. Mrs. ißcnn was not com--1 o ent to give a cert lieate of death, and when tho local physician was ap- ] ea’.ed to he refused, as'it was not his care an! re Sadie’s death had to be reported to the coin ner. In New Jersey there is a law which provides that a verson who practices faith cure orunder the guise of ChrLt an science attempts t > mako cures by religious means, commits a crime and must be puni-hed by not le s than thirty days in jail nor less than SIU) fine. So when the facts of the case came tothe knowledge of the jurymen, they were but a snort time coming to the conclusion that Sadio Fell would havelived longer had a regular physician bean employed and having proof that Mrs. Glenn was a pract c n ' Christian Scientist she was held in bail to await, the action of the grand jury. Whon her care comes up in court tho interest oi m ny | erssons throughout the country will center in the little New Jersey town, and i Mrs. Glenn ia convicted and sent to prison it will be the grea est blow Christian Science could receive. Other States, too, mav take counsel from New Jersey and lawsof a similar nature may go on the statute books all over the United States.

IN THE POLITICAL SWIM. Georjjo Denny, Jr., the Republican Lead* «*r l:i Breckinridge's District. Of interest is George Der.ny, Jr., Republican candidate for Congress in theAshland District of Kentucky, W. C.

P. Breck inridge's, old di s trict. For years Judge Denny has been one of the most prominent Republicans in the State. He has earned tho honor bestowed upon him by his hard work for his party. His political careerwas begun b y his e eetion as County Judge of Garrara

r.EonoK denny, .th county in 1879. The following year he was made Chairman of the Republican State Contra Committee. As a delegate from hie district he attended tho conventions of 18S4 and 188 s at Chicago. Judge Denny stumped the State for the Republican ticke in 1862. A orris B. Beardsley, recently nominated for Lieutenant Governor of Coinectic t by the Democratic State Con-

vention was one of the leading candid ites for Governor. Mr. Beard-ley resides a', Biiigeport, was a repre entative of that city in the Connecticut General Area nblv, and was coospicuoasly a -tivo in progressive legislation. Prior to his election to the Slato Legislature hoser ved for many years as

Judge of Pro ate at Bridge ort. He is weil-sc ooled in law, is piao icaland methodical, and a man of equable disposition. ENVOY TO MADAGASCAR. M. le My re de Tilers Bears France's Ultimatum to tho Island. No per onago has been more to the front since the attempt t f the Frencn to establish a protectorate over Mada-

gascar than M. le Myre de, Vilers, French envoy to the island. He has demanded that the entire notthea t coast, including the best harbor, be ceded to France: that she control the northern peninsula, and that concessions of any ;kind be invalid unless approved by her. .In short, France is to dominate in the

island regardless of other people. The strained relations existing between France and England were caused by this action of the Fren h. M. leMyre de' Vilers is at present the bearer of an ultimatum to Madagascar.

MADE FROM MOLASSES. Pure Spirits Now Manufactured from the Syrup of Supar Beets. An experiment of grea 1 , commercial value has just been sue.e;sfully tried in Omaha, Neb., namely, the production of pure spirits from beet sugar molasses. The consejuences of this will be far reaching. It will cause the production of an entirely new industry and it will afford great additional profit to the sugar manufacturers, as hitherto the mol.iEses incidental to the making of beet rood sugar- has n.t been used for anythi g and has been a total 10-s. The process consists in the application of a secret chemical preparation, which transforms the mola ses into a sort of glucose, perfec.ly adapted ti distillery uses. Telegraphic Clicks. J. M. Derr, a wea'thy farmer, was run over and killed by a train at Vincennes, Ind, The Royal and Select Masters at I:. dianapolis elected T. B. Long grand master and T. R. Marshall deputy. In a Runaway at Columbus, Ind., James Seward was thrown against a barb-wire fence and fatally injured. Mrs. Mary Myers/ of Anderson, Ind.. was stricken with apoplexy while driving in a buggy, and fell to the road dead. The national convention of the nonpartisan Women's Christian Temperance Union will be hold in Washing* ton, November 13 to inclusive.

HONOREMERCIER.

M. LE MYRE DE VILERG

M. B. BEARDSLEY.