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First Definite Report Of Atrocities
at Port Arthur.
rHE CONQUERED rowS LOOTED.
Secretary Gresham waiting Cor an oua.
ciAt Connrmation-The story 80 the
slaughter and Outrage likely 60 ne
lay or Upset Treaty Arrangements.

YOKOHAMA (Japan), Dec. l2.--The
Japanese troops entered Port Arthur
on November 2ist and mRssaored
practically the entire population in
cold blood.
Defenselesss aud unarmed inhabit-
ants were butchered I'm their houses,
and their bodies were unspeRkabiy
mutilated. There was an unrestraineu
reign of murder, which continued for
three days. The whole town was
plundered with appalling atrocities.
IL was the first stain upon Japanese
civilization. Japanese Tn this instance
relapsed into barbarism. All pretense
that circumstances justified the afro
cities are false.
The civilized world will be Mortified
by the details. The foreign cores
pondents, disgusted 10y the spectacle,
left the army in body.
TREATY PROSPECTS INJURED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. - The
Worlds cable dispatch from Mr.
Creelmau I'm Yokohama, announcing
n three-day massacre by Japanese
troops st Port Arthur, was tho sensa-
ton of the day. The news 1t con
tanned may have n damaging effect
upon the prospects of the Japanese
| treaty pending I'm the Senate. That
| trea ty recognizes Japan as q civilized
| nation, and places American residents
| entirely at the mercy Of the Japanese
authorities, who by It's terms are al-
| lowed to try accused Americans In ma
| tive courts. Of1icial corroboration of
the terrible butcbery reported is al
that is necessary to cause The treaty
To- be laid aside until japan can clear
herself of the unmistakable lapse into
barbarism.
CANNOT CHECK THE ADVANCE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.--The Herald
has the following from Shanghai .
| Since the capture of Port Arthur, III
Hung Chang has secretly reported To-
the Government Mt Peking his inabii-
ity to check the advance OF the Jap
anese armies. In his report he de-
plores the want of railroads more than
the lack of troops, thus getting even
with the censors who formerly fTus-
trated his scheme for the develop.
merit of the resources OF the empire.
SHANGHAI, Dec. l2.--Before cob-
sidering any peace proposals. from
China, Japan will insist upon the
surrender for execution Of NIL the CHI
nese officials who haye offered money
rewards for Japanese heads.
1t IL stated that the Japanese have
effected landing at Shan Hah Kwan
and near Taku. They number 5000.
Count Inoye, the Japanese Minister
at Seoul, has had an interview with
, the King Of Korea. tho result oi
which, IL Is said, will probably be that
the regent will resign.
Large numbers Of TODghaks made
an attack ON Konshin on November
2sth, and were defeated by the Japan.
! ese with great slaughtef. Two Of the
rebel chiefs were killed,
, LONDON, Dec IA dispatch from
! Tien-tsin to the Central News says
) that the japanese bnve landed in
: force and captured Kin Chow, fifty
miles north of Shan iai Kwau. All
] Is reported quiet ut Wa Hu.
3 Che Foo, Dec. S.fbe Tsupg III
. Yamen has decided i0 send special
D ambassador to Toxic, iully authorized
i to negotiate "a treaty Il peace.
This Is the result of an iutimatiof
from United States Minister DENLY
that he and the United States Minis.
ter to Japan have prepared the waJ
for direct communication between
China and japan.