Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-02
The Big ORIENTAL MIDDLE
China and Japan Clawing at
Eachother.
THE MlKADO MEANS BUSINESS
War Has Not Been Officially
Declared.

Good Fighting Condition - How Eng
land May Profit by War Between tho
Tive Countries.
LONDON, July GA dispatch re-
leiyed here at 1l.20 a. m. to-day from
Lloyd's agent at Shanghai, China, con-
firms the announcement exclusively
cabled to the Associated Press Saturday
last that war between China and Japan
has been declared.
The manager of the Hong Kong and
Shanghai Bank said:
have not received any confirmation Of
the report that war has been declared
between China and Japan, but should
not be surprised If such were the case.
One Of the results of the war will be to
put the great trnde in the hands Of Eng
land and Europe to tho disadvantage OF
China and Japan. But the end of the war
will be the making of China everywhere
aud the opening OF China for all time to
Western civilization and trade. China will
realize through this war her great and yet
undeyeloped strength
THE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
The actual cause of the declaration Of
war, outside of the recently growing
complications between China and Japan
In regard to Corea is said to be the fact
that, as exclusively announced by the
Associated Press July gath, the Japan
csc attacked the Chinese transports con-
veying troops to Coroa. In this engage
ment at least one Chinese transport was
sunk by japanese cruiser.
ANXIETY AS To THE RESULT.
TEN TsIN, CHINA, July 27,-Tho
gravity of the situation is fully realized
here, now that hostilities between China
and Japan have commenced. While no
1 formal declaration of war, according to
the usual diplomatic forms, have been
made either at Toxic or Pekin, the
governments of both countries recog'
nize that an actual state of war exists
and more collisions between the forces
of the two countries are expected hourly,
Considerable anxiety is expressed here
as to the result of the war. The general
opinion seems to be that while Japan
may be looked upon as likely to score
the first victories, the Chinese troops
will eventually drive the japanese out Of
Corea, even if millions of men have Il
be sent to the front 10 do so.
"A The first overt act of war occurred
v on Tuesday last. The Japanese fired
on and sunk the steamship kow Shung,
belonging to Hugh Mathieson & Co. Of
london, which had been chartered by
the Chinese government to convey the
troops to Corea.
The japanese cruiser, after warning
shot at the transport, opened fire il
earnest and sunk her with all hands
The number of people drowned is no
known, but it is believed that there
must have been about 1000 Chinese
soldiers on board.
SHANGHAI, July 2S.-Further news re
reived here this evening confirms the out
4 line of the situation of affairs between
China and japan as cabled to the Asso
Ciated Press
In addition to the Hugh Mathicson 4
Co. S steamer Kow Shung, which was SUM
by a japanese cruiser, as ii was being uset
rs transport for Chinese troops. all oil
beard being drowned, tine Chinese Trading
Co.'S steamer Tooman, which was alst
being used. us a transport for Chimes
troops, has been sunk by the fire of
n Japanese warship.
The Chinese government through Messrs
ID lardine and Mathieson, is making in
luries in London as TO the price the mar
ket will give for Chinese loan Uf severa
million pounds sterling.
The Hong Kong and Shanghai BAN
has applied direct to the Chinese govern
Inent at Pekin, Offering to take the loan
but the bank referred to was informe
that the government was not in need q
monty.
This morning all of the steamers of tn
Chinese Trading Co. now here, and incom
Ing Chinese merchant Steamers wer
ordered to remain here until further order
from Tien Tsin.
"a DECKS SWEPT WITH SHOT.
SHANGHAI, July 29.-Over ITO
M Chinese soldiers and sailors are noN
IA AL In he
and decisive engagement with Japanes
cruisers off the coast of Round Islam
s on Tuesday. Fully 100 men were kille
and wounded on the captured Chimes
warship Tsao-Khan, while only
Y soldiers were saved from the LOO o
the sunken troop.ship Kow Shung.
The Tsao-Khan is a vessel of an obsC
lete model and equipped poorly fC
NJ Sighting. Although completely on
matched by the Japanese cruisers, sh
offered some resistance and lost heavil
before she yielded. She was entirely di
(. abled when the japanese boarded her.
Ii The troop-ship Kow-Shung tried
M get away as soon as the japanese wal
81 ships began their attack, and made onl
m a weak running fight. The Japanes
~ swept her decks and carried off IL
IN latest estimate of the number aboar
81 her is 100. Only 40 surviving ii
VA laundering of the ship. They say tn;
all her officers were killed before 81
M went down. ...
The rest of the Chinese transports a
rived safely at Corea and landed the
VA mon. On Friday the Japanese fusilladc
heavily those who had landed the da
|" lnf Of -InnanpGn of
IS GERS hoped thus to prevent the junctic
f of the Chinese with the Coreans me-
Seoul. Whether they accomplish
their object is not known.
The work of preparing harbor &
fences here advances rapidly. Torp
does are being laid in the north cham
at the entrance of the Yang Use Khan
Great quantities of ammunition ha
been bought by the government and a
being collected at the ports for shi
ment.
wa The expectation of rice and grain h
been prohibited. Trade is paralyze
The coasting steamers and small crt
are afraid to leave the harbors.
BRuTALLY SHOT TO DEATH.
SHANGHAI, July 30.-The followi
Is the latest Chinese version OF the sin
ling Of the troopship Kowshtng, chs
tered by China from the China MI
chants Trading and Steamship Co.
M When the Kowshing was overhaul
by the japanese cruiser the latter sem
boat alongside the transport, with
prize crew to convey her to Japan. t
Japanese boarded the Kowshing a
~ ordered her commander, Captain Ga
worthy, an Englishman, to proceed
Japan. Captain Galsworthy refused