The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
GAVE ORDERS TO KILL
Japanese Commander Blamed for
the Kow Shing Slaughter.
Court Of Inquiry's Report on the De-
struction Of Drowning Cinnamon.
Minister kurino Says the Japs Are
Well Fixed for War.

LONDON, Aug "A despatch from
Shanghai to-day says that the Court of
Inquiry has established the fact that the
commander OF the japanese warship
Niniwa ordered the destruction of the
drowning men from the Chinese trans
port kow Shing, which was sunk by the
Japanese
The despatch adds that Vice-Admlral
the Hon Sir Il. X. Fremantie, in com
manh of the British China station ~
collecting detailed evidence on this sub
ject
SHANGHAI, Aug. 2i.--No news OF any
Importance has been received here re-
Gently In regard to the movements OF
the fleets or concerning the military CD
eratiOns.
The two japanese spies who were ar
rested In the French settlement OF
Shanghai are under the protection of
the United States Consul, and will re-
main so until II charge Is clearly formu-
lated against them.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2i.-Minist n
kurino. Of japan, Is keeping a very keen
eye on the newspaper dispatches from
Seoul and Yokohama. lie said last nit;ht
that he ,Ould not believe All OF them
were correct. for there was an under
standing between himself and his Gov.
eminent that when there was serious
lighting he should be apprised at once.
Il have consequently been expecting
cablegrams," he said. but since my ar
rival have not received one. Consul
Chinda has not received any either.
IN connections with this. want to
combat an impression prevalent with
some OF the American people that l am
mere 10 raise loan, or, possibly, to get
nmtrlcnn troops and officers.
MY coming Is IN no way IN reference
to the war. We are In need of no guns,
money nor men. We have n STANDING
army or 5000 men. with reserves sufii-
Gent to make 20vWp. An are well trained
Even in Japan we have far more appli-
cants Tor places 10 tight than we re-
qure.
our people are anxious to volunteer
but we do not need them. The voiun-
teers would be in tne way OF the trained
troops. Our people. too, are Offering
money to the Government, but We do
not need 1t. and steadily refuse it,
since nv arrival IL number of Japan
ese and others have oil cred their SER
vices. but ! have eNpla lned the real con-
dltion and endeavored to discourage
them. Besides the POO O0J trained men
We have forty seven war ships. We are
thus well equipped.
II think the policy of China Is to move
slowly, but IL Is discovered, diSmem-
bcrel country. and even this will avail
Nothing. The people are not patriotic.
Ii Is Tartar dynasty, and they do not
care II the country does go to pieces
Why, in 1868, when the French and
English sought to open Canton, the
Chlnese would not stand by China |;
Is the same way all over that country.
Ii Hung Chang cannot hold the Chi
nese together.
"A despatch from London this m.rn-
ms, referring To what took place at
Saigon. said the Japanese had usci
If n I,4IG hnt Ia,
japanese rctreatcd, and that then the
Chinese came in and were slaughtered
This Is n mistake and the engagement;
~ evidently COMPOUNDED with that ut
Eio2an."
Minister Kurino will leave tonight for
Washington