Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-06

weeks his place Of c0nCralment was un.
known anu yesterday a report Of hls
death was circulated, ptcsumedly 10y
suicide. Even the great viuptuy, the
foremost subject Of the empire, has not
escaped accountability for the capture
Of one Chinese ship Of war and tho
abandonment ~ another, In the nght
ucar A-au. lilo has been deprived Of
Que VI his highest decorations aud
G nm .ssiOnUfa have been seut 10y
TsuuE III Iamsn TO watch bis ptI.
Cuudings anu report 20 the central gJv-
eminent. THIS last step ls believed 10
have been taken In consequences Of
LI's hardness Ia forwarding had news
10 the capital Though the sea fight
took place July 25jh, hu sent no report
" II tIll August l7th, anl then said
nothing about the loss oi the wRtshipp,
rec uniting only the sinking " the
lNUw Shing with eleven thousand
troops. In spite Of l. - prestige aud
fnuk, he IL liable % cspitai punish
muut N the Chinoic forces undergo
many disasters.
WAR B,NDs.
On August rs, the japanese govern
mvnt announced tue ifsue of war bonds
81 the amount OF 30,UIO,O0O yen
Equivalent 10 fifteen ortiHteen million
collars gOii-with bond Tor oue hun.
bred yon ~ interest at Eve per cent.
The low denumiuat on IL 10 enable
PERSONS Oi limited means 10 invest.
Applications ate already numerous,
although tho time fixed Tor their re-
ccptiOn 10 = ptembur Is. Many for.
vigu subscriptions arc expected.
Tho only loss 10 tho japanese thus
far, apart from casualties IN battle IL
that " the merchant ship Tenkyiu. n
sailing vessel. She carried n cargo Tor
tbs Jhinteu government from lezo
10 Taku, sud dutiug her voyage war
was declared. Ga arriving IN igu1I.
an o ui tho situation, che was seized
AMI her cargo cJnnsCated. The
japanese C9mplaineI Of this proceed
ing, citing tho rule OF European iu-
teruati0nal law which i0rblds capture
under similar circumstances.
muIiAM HURT THEIR FEELINGS.
Japanese feel deeply the imputstlon
ia secretary GiCtham's message
hrIugh the United state. minister iu
Toxic, that they are levyiug war upon
wcak anu do'cubuleis uati0n, but ex.
press the hope that Americans gem
urnl v comprehend that their war In
with CHINA anu IL waged IN behalf Of,
not against Cofcs.
On August - a high officer Of the
japanese imperial household loit for
Cores, bearing presents u tho king
aud queen from the emperor aud eni-
press anu TO Tai Won Kun, the king's
iatnur.
By order Of the japanese navy de.
partmeut, tOTpOdoo, have been laid nj
the entrance Of Yokohama AMI
Nagasaki harboTs and no vessels are
allowed TO pass W or from these ports
except under guidance OF pilots pro-
vided ny the COVER M nl.
Chinosu maritime traffic IL complete.
ly suspended since tue outbreak OF ac-
tive hOalilltles. The large fleet OF tho
merchants steam nAvig ,lion Company
Is lying Idle at tue whHrvoA OF Shaug.
hal and Ten Tsin and no freights are
accepted ~ or from any international
points. Further obstruction 10 trade
is anticipated In III. closing by the
government OF the Yang rse kiAug
river.
cnrSA's ARMY SCATTERED.
The position Of the Chlaess army In
CoteG II unknown. After tho defeat
al Song Hwan anu tue abandonment
OF the entertainments at Asan, tue
troops scattered Ia various directions
anu tue appearance Of small bodies In
different localities IL mistaken for the
advance guard Of ofganizsd foToes.
Reports speak OF tho entrance OF
large corps by land route aud
OF Its descent towards the capt,
tai, hut nothing authentic 10.
speeding ilA movements can be-
discovered. liza battle In fought with.
ia the next fortnight, tho most trust
worthy Indications point 10 plain In
the olghbOrhond VI Phyong Yang on
tue Dat Ilong-YauR river Ms its scene.
But the current conJeotufes are not
supported by official authority and
no positive intelligence NJ 90 the dis
ttibutlon Of the japanese army eau DO
secured.
Great confusion may be expected In
the Orth0graphy VI COfean words. The
written characters are pronounced
three different wHys, by CoteAns,
Chinese aud Japanese.
A new imperial japanese ordinance
empowers the government TO appToprl-
ate all special funds such AS money SGT
apart for redemption VI paper nolet;
deposits for famine RELIEF; provisions for
libraries aud similar institutions;
profits Of railways aud the mint ana
lho like for war purposes. Tho sum
thus available 10 estimated at ninety
million yen.