Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1898 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

Five thousand Japanese laborers arc preparing to invade the Klondike gold fields. President Iglesias of Costa Rica denies that there is any revolution in fhnt republic. A copy of the first Kilmarnock edition of Burns’ works was sold in Edinburgh for £572. Anatolia, Asiatic Turkey, was visited by an earthquuke, which', it is reported, caused widespread devastation. Ex-Empress Eugenie is not dangerously ill, as had been reported. She is suffering from influenza, but is recovering. Sanguinary conflicts continue between the Turkish troops and the peasants in Thessaly. It Is reported that the Turks have occupied several villages and that 100 persons hnve been killed. Capt. Leutze, la command of the Alert, has cabled the Navy Department that he has landed ninrines at San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua,' for the protection of the American consulate, owing to the fact that a revolution has broken out. Earthqunke shocks continue to lie felt at Balikesr, Asia Minor, and its vicinity. About 4,000 people have been rendered homeless, some 8,000 houses, thirty mosques and fifteen khans have been more or less destroyed, and 120 persons have been killed or injured. Japan is going'to invade tbe Klondike. An army of 5,000 able-bodied laborers is beiutf got together for the gold fields and in a month or so will .make a descent upon Dawson City. One of the Nippon Yuren Kuisha steamers will tnke the laborers there, but as they will uot land on the soil of the United Stutes. there will lie no one to say them nay, unless Great Britain takes a hand in the matter. One of the Japanese steamers that hnve been carrying laborers will be used to carry them to their destination. It ,is added that the Japanese will be taken over by n syndicate, and trouble in the Klondike I* predicted. “The United States is more of a factor in a game of international politics which is now in progress over affairs iu the East than Is generally understood. All the great European powers arc seeking to ascertain tbe attitude of this country op the great Eastern problem, and until that Is known then* will be no moyc on the International chess hoard. Yonr country thus hss a commanding position in the 4>ig tight thnt Is'going on, and by n shrewd diplomacy ought to be able to obtain almost any concessions in the East that are desired." This ileclaration was made by one of tile oldest members of the diplomatic corps a man whose

country occupies a neutral position In regard to the Eastern question. “There can be no doubt,” this diplomatist continued, “that the grea't European powers are planning for further acquisitions of territory in the East. How much farther they will go depends in a large measure upon the position of this country. It is k contest on one hand between Russia, Germany and France to secure a distinct declaration that the United States will not concern itself about the opening up ofany more uew ports by foreign countries, and England and Japan on the other hand to protest against a policy which will give apy nation or group of nations superior rights in any Chinese ports. The head and center of the light is just at present right in Washington and it will become even more exciting upon the arrival of the new Russian ambassador. Until his arrival you need not look for any new move by Russia in the East.”