The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-14

yesr. that being tns promised total
The exodus Of foreigners from Psksng
continues The British minister has per-
smusorrfv ordered his coantry men 70
lsave. aud II ary aliens remain u Wa %
without the sanction Of their dipiomstic
representatives. who do not undertake 20
guarantees theIy safety kos foreigners
alone. but great n1mbsr OF wealthy 81
tfvss are fcrssking their homes and sssK-
Ing shelter IA the cities nearer the cossi-
Eysa TIsntsin and Chssoo are CONSIDERED
undesirable places Of abode. and hundreds
Of families are on their way 70 saanghal
The only Eoropsan In the Chinese service
who fingers st Peking 10 SIR kooert nart,
sbs ehisf Of the customs sssf. snd be. IL 10
said. will cling 70 bis post 70 shs LAS sx-
trsrnsty.
English sswspsysrs In China STATE posi-
lively that thu wounded who returned 70
Port Arthur from the battle OF Taikosan
have recsived sbsolutsly no surgical ss-
ssssanoe. One doctor In Iisntsin Vas
telssr.phsd for on tho arrival Of the ships,
and though he sisnined his willingness 70
stsrt ~ oncs. the authorisies refused 70
prov,ds she medical stores and appliances
which he required, snd, - without these
hls ss,vgeev would - Of no avail. be did
nos TO. The captain Of foreign steamer
engaged In carrying coal 70 PORT Arthur
resorts that scores Of injured men are ~
fnr exposed and uncarsd for and sur
yor,nde6 by unburied dead While he was
dtseharRing his cargo . panic vas caused
Nv An announcement that the japanese
were approaching, and the exhibition OF
COW rdies tina. snsued - Thus described:
.F,sry inch of space Was taken MP with
Chinese officers and men. both from the
feet and from the forts. who came on
board and insisted on being taken TO laku,
whether wished or not. vice admirsis.
post captains. Heussnants. engineers, petty
sfs,cisis and men from the teet hustled
and iostled with generals. coloneas, majors,
CAPTAINS and every grade OF petty onscers
and the rank and file OF the land forces,
for berths on the steamer a. long a. they
were taken away from the place when
they momentariIy expected TO be attacked.
Many of the officers from the forts bad
their wives and families with them, and
paid for their passages With diamond rings
and vAluaDles."
Several American nswspapers express
the opinion that the proposed treaty be-
tween the United States and Japan 10 de-
lsved By the unwiiiingness Of the latter
power to agree to restrictions upon the i'm
migration OF her subjects. This is an
error. Tho imperial government regard
the question - Of no Importance, for the
reason that few japanese show any dispo-
sition TO leave their native land The
country 10 not At oil ovsrcrowdsd. and
more than half Of the land capable OF cuiti-
walton il still nnocoupicd. The only
emigration has been of some Is, 900 Iaborsrs
90 HAWAII, aud the conditions which
tempt the poorer class OF peasants to better
their fortunes there for . while do not
exist elsewhere. There IL not the slightest
likelihood that any considerable number
of japanese viii seek home in America,
bot IL the United States authorities desire
% Introduce . restrictive clause In the
treaty Japan viii make no opposition 70
any reasonable provision.
Az the same time much surprise 10 felt ~
the changed attitude Of the United States
government Invariably friendly until
the incoming Of the present sdministra-
ton, is now mauifesss singular Alisna-
ton. which 10 observed In such incidents
es the unmsrited accusation of the score
tary Of state with reference TO the levying
OF war upon feeble and helpless nation,
the same officials order 20 the consul
general NJ Shanghai. requiring him to de-
liver MP two japanese against whom no
offsnse had been proved. to certain death,
and the undue pos.ponsment Of the treaty
In spite Of Jspan's repeated solicitations
Tor revision.
The young Korean princs wiHwa will
Walt the principal cities OF Japan before
returning home. He IL about % years Of
age and il exceptionally clever aud we'll
educated. Excellent results are expected
from his brief sojourn in the empire.
Though an ilisgitimsts son, according TO
the empire laws, he holds favored posi-
ton In the Korean court, greatly to the
dissatisfaction of tho queen, who hated
his mother and put an end to her influ-
once over the king by the simple process
OF having her disseminated. Sotwith-
standing this mouAEch's weakness IN dom.
sstie as In public Affairs. he has succeeded
IN guarding Wi-uwa from the spite
OF his eonsort, and. unless over
borne by inimlcal palace intrigucs, will
secure for him the succession TO the throne.
The prince examines with keen interes, all
the nsraphsrnalia Of war in the neigh Dor.
hood of Hiroshima, and has distributed 100
yen among patients la the hospital At
ths. place. He viii remain In Japan only
. few weeks. and viii return home In the
same ship that brought hun, q little
steamer of go tons. one Of the three that
belong 10 the Korean government The
other two are OF 500 and co tons, respect
ively.
A diplomatic question viii presently be
brought forward for consideration by the
governments of the United States and
japan. BY American usage eli sailors
serving IN American merchant vessels are
held subject 10 United States jurisdiction.
no matter what their nationality may be
or where the ship may be situated. This
claim is nos only theoretically maintained,
bat has been practically pat in force. An
Engiishman who committed . murder on
an American vessel In Yokohama was
tried before the United States consul
general. aud the supreme court AZ Wash
ingtoa City subsequently decided that the
accused was properly subject 90 United
States Jurisdiction. The governor of the
kansgswa district. In which Yokohama is
situated, new asks the central
government for information IS to
whether this proceeding wIil be recognised
by Japan In the case Of offenses CON-
ratttsa by japanese seaaea 90 American
ships within the limits Of the empire.
The foreign efilcs answers shas all Jspa-
ness. and also all foreigners not belonging
80 q treaty power, who are charged with
ofsnses on any merchant shlps while in
Japan must Re tried before the native
courts. and thai the right Of the United
States authorities 10 deal with them can
not DO admitted.
A great arsenal 10 10 be established at
Knre. near Hiroshima, and 20 be COM
plsssd within six months, 81 al estimated
cost Of |. ooo. coo zen.
Three thousand six hundred rolls Of
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