Show THE CHINESE QUESTION the present time is certainly remarkable for the general prevalence of disturbances tur bances in the political atmosphere even making allowance for the part played by yellow journalism the condition is best beat characterized as one of wars and rumors of wars the situation in eastern asia has al most been lost loot sight might of for the events in cuba where here american interest has been centered the past few weeks although the probability is that thunders of war are more likely to burst forth i there ther than ethan nearer at home now however attention to la again called I 1 to china partly by the alarm prevailing preva ilin on the london stock exchange affecting nearly all kinds of securities and partly by rumors that the division of china Is in actual progress the dla die i tur bances in the commercial centers 0 ot i the world are believed to be among the most moot alarming features stock exchanges are regarded as pretty reliable barometers indicating coming storms during the previous wax war scares accoo lanying the action of the powers lu in china the european bourses bourdes re remained firm the loss of the equilibrium in london at the present time gives emphasis to the conviction said to be entertained there that the peace of the tb world now can b be preserved only by miracle the situation seems to be that russia is making encroachments encroach ments on chinese territory on so large a scale that the jealousy of japan is aroused the lat ter country realizes that the fruits of her victory are being taken from her one by one and that the only way of securing for herself ane real benefits of her conquests is in by another victorious war it is bel lieveld that the mikado Is preparing tor fox r this and that his next military enter prise prime will be directed toward russia in that event england can hardly remain inactive I 1 nac tive war between japan and russia would in all probability be 1 the signal of the great Europ european eam conflagration fla believed to be the unavoidable outcome of the present political lad J combinations |