The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-26
COST OF WAR.
Japanese Expenses $780,
600 a Day---Great Secrecy.
IN The Associated Press.

YOKOHAMA, Sept. Ia, via VICTORIA, /, B. c.,
Sept. Pho one doubts that the long
delay "a the japanese movements is to al-
low time for the completion of great
plan Of invasion. Any day may bring
news of a battle in northern Cores and
the japanese authorities grow more and
more deaf to appeals for information.
They frankly declare that secrecy is one of
their chief conditions of success. This be-
lief is not agreeable to the newspaper
correspondents who have recently arrived
from San Francisco, and who strongly
desire TO be admitted TO the confidence of
the government. They are offered trans
portation to Corea, passports authorizing
them to visit any part of the peninsula
and letters of introduction TO the civil Off
cials at Seoul and the generals OF the field.
But they are of the opinion
that these privileges will avail them little
unless they are told where to go to look
for adventures and guaranteed the right
to accompany all important expeditions.
This is more than the government is at
present willing to concede and the tele-
graph correspondents have left for Shang-
hal in the expectation OF finding better
opportunities among the Chinese.
The japanese military headquarters
now centered at the imperial palace at
Toxic will be transferred Sept. Is to the
town of Hirishima on the inland
sea from which most of the
roops and supplies are shipped to Corea.
The emperor started thither on the 18th,
accompanied by Count Ito. 1t is not ex-
pected that any other departments will
be transferred and the general business Of
the government viii continue at Toxic.
The average daily expenditure of the
Japanese government in connection with
the war is estimated at about
s150,000. On the 10Th OF August volun-
tary contributions TO the army fund from
all parts of japan had reached Toxic TO
the amount of more than 5000 yen. The
contributions TO the naval fund of the
same date amounted to over 100000 yen.
AT the summit of one of the
most prominent hills in Toxic
is the Shihto Temple which has
been erected to the memory of the SOL
diers who were killed in the Satsuma re-
| bellion of 1877. In this edifce is an exhi-
bition which was opened September -,
| OF flags, cannons, musical instruments
and other spoils captured from Chinese at
Shong Whan and Asan. More than 1OO,-
| 600 citizens attended on the first day and
nearly double that number on the second.
| Great multitudes of visitors came TO the
capitol from a radius OF 80 miles around.
The expediency of organizing private
| expeditions by japan to harrass the coast
OF China, is discussed in the newspapers
| OF Toxic, and IL is stated that several
| wealthy noblemen are prepared to supply
the funds required for the undertaking.
| The following treaty ofallisnce between
Japan and Corea has been signed by Otori,
the japanese minister ir- Corea, and Kin
Inshoku, the Corean minister for foreign
affairs.
"The govern ments OF Japan and Cores
since the Cores government entrusted the
Japanese minister at Seoul Corea, on
the 18th OF e, July, 1894, with the
| task OF expulsion OF Chinese
troops, are already in position toward the
Chinese OF mutual assistance, offensive
and defensive, and to define this fact
moro clearly and to accomplish the object
| that both Countries should act IN concert,