The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-16
WHILE THEY LAST
ALL REPORTS FAVOR J.p.x
But the News OF Chinese Dfssst., -
Not he Confirmed

Not BE Confirmed.
LONDON, Aug. 15.-A Yokohama sn..s.,
to the Chronicle says rumor has reaea.s
there of an important naval eneagen...
between the Japanese and Chinese e..
oil Weihaiwei, on August 10 Seye,zl
Chinese vessels belonging to the nor,hs,,
squadron wore sunk, according TO thu -
port.
LONDON, Aug. ia dispatch Ia A.
Times from Tientsin says that the Rriti,s
minister has issued notice enioininv .,r;,s
neutrality upon British subjects In tAs d,
East during the war between japan And
China. The French gunboat Lion IA, 4.
rived at Tientsin. 1t is announced tia.
warships flying any flag which attemptsn
cross the Taku bar will be fired on unlsu
their intended arrival has previously been
notified TO the officers in command or ia
fort The French gunboat Lion VIII /,
remembered as the warship which ID r.
ported to have been present az the slnkins
of the transport Kow Shung, and import.
ant evidence is expected from her cam.
mander.
A private telegram from Yokohamsssu
that seven Chinese vessels were sunkn
the recent engagement with the japanese
This report lacks confirmation, and pruk
ably rose from the statement received
from Yokohama last night that newsha
been received of a battle on the 18th b.
tween the Chinese and japanese lssx
and that the Chinese were driven of. In
quiries at the Japanese legation hers fail
to obtain confirmation of the report.
VICTORIA. Aug. 15.-The steamer q.
coma, fifteen days out from Hongkmg
arrived at this port shortly after noon
today. Her weather log is brief sAs
left Hongkong July 10, Shanghai July n
Kobe July %. So far as could bs gathGsd.
popular feeling in Yokohama is at concss
pitch. Numbers of the leading msrchsna
have made contributions of rice and sskL
and all is hurry. hustle and fighting talk
Lieut.. Gen. Takashima expressed him
self as follows at oasku: ''Ths miIiiny
equipment of the country has become per
fected by degrees since the organization Of
divisions in 1886. At present the laps
nese army need not fear any countryia
the world, with the exception OF three o.
four powers. In comparing her navy with
that of China japan is inferior in pointed
tonnage by some 5000 tons, but China has
vessels with speed of only twelve knots,
while Japan has vessels of eighteen knots.
AS to skill and arms China is no maich
for Japan; moreover, she has only thirty
vessels of the China Merchants steam
Navigation Company as transports. whiea
she requires for the transportation Of rice
for the interior. But Japan has aboai
sixty steamers of over 1900 tons for that
purpose. if recently purchased vessels .
added. As 1t is the first occasion on which
steel armored squadrons have engaged II
combat foreign powers will regard vita
attention the issues of q naval engage
ment. Thus the present occasion Is WORTHY
OF our full exertion, and it will be good
opportunity to show the world our null
tary strength"
Since the naval fight of Fusan the run
ming of Japanese steamers between jim
sen and Fusan has been suspended. Gen.
erai travel on the smaller Oriental lines y
very much broken, and news OF an anthem
tic nature Is difficult TO obtain. In f0kc
hamait is believed that China's plan VIII
be to march troops into Korea by way q
Win, and the Japaneye government
said TO be taking steps accordingly. lhe
report that the Chinese minister was p
start for home on July Is Is denied. no
is said to have received instructions no'
to- leave until the withdrawal OF the ysps'
nese charge d'afIaires at Peking. From
Hongkong reports on the Korean diln-
Guilty are still less satisfactory, the news
being of wild and unsatisfactory nature.
The Euhkien author{ffes have Ofdeff1
some Lokehing battalions to proceed 70
Foochow, and braves" are being enIissea
to strengthen the forces in FuhKisn.
The Hoehi reports that intelligence =
said to have been received in Tokyo 70 W
effect that the Chinese man-os-wAr Aoo'
Su, which fed eastward 10 the hofesa
coast after the engagement on the 2o'a.
reached Gasan, where her crew abandoss.
her and landed. and that the Jspsns's
man-of-war followed and captured her. :,
The queen of Korea Is reported 70 % -
She is under medical treatment iof ma'r
rial fever.
At Rysan, while the Japanese soso,s'.
were proceeding toward Snigen. iss'ss
their line of defense. over 500 Chinese -
diers assembled aud entered the hn.s
whereby a collision occurred DetNsa
them. The Chinese troops openeu -.
which was responded to by the Jspsn,s
soldiers. Field guns put the Cn'nss 10
flight, and they sustained aOsS "
killed and t70 wounded. -.