The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-12-27
NOW AFTER ITEM TSIN
First and Second japanese
Armies Join Forces.
NEW CHWANG HAS BEEN TAKEN

The Two Armies, Amount ing to Seventy
Two Thousand Men, Are Marching
Direct to Tien Tsin-An Outbreak An
ticipated in Shanghai.
NEW YORK, December ia dispatch
to morning paper from Shanghai,
dated December 10, says: The first and
second japanese armies are marching
direct to Tien Tsin. They are now north
of New Chwang, which place has been
captured. Several other cities have also
been taken without any serious fighting.
The force of the two armies combined
amounts to about r., 900 men.
FROM THE FRENCH CAPITAL.
PARIS, December ia dispatch from
Shanghai says the first and second Jap
anese armies have joined each other
north of New Chwang and are now
marching direct to Tien Tsin.
AN OUTBREAK FEARED.
SHANGHAI, December 19.-The Shang.
hal officials of the native city have re-
moved their wives and families to the
foreign settlements for safety in antici-
patton of an outbreak, which is feared
in consequence of the imposition of the
war tax.
TEN TsIN POORLY DEFENDED.
LONDON, December 19-The Times
correspondent in Tien Tsin says that
there are only fourteen shells to each
gun in the city's defenses. This scarcity
is due largely to the action of the Picking
Board of Finance, which has curtailed
the supplies of ammunition for years.
THE FIGHT NEAR FENG HUANG.
YOKOHAMA, December 19.-In fighting
near Feng Huang the Japanese lost
twelve killed and sixty-three wounded.
The Chinese had 139 killed.
WERE SOLDIERS IN DISGUISE.
WASHINGTON, December 19.-The Jap
anese legation to-day received another
telegram from Matsu, Minister of For
eign Affairs, regarding the reported
atrocities by Japanese soldiers at the fall
of Port Arthur. Dispatch says the gov
eminent is not yet in possession of the
full facts, but has ascertained the follow
ing circumstances: Many Chinese SOL
diers both at Port Arthur and those who
came in from the outlying Notifications
taken by Japanese soldiers discarded
their uniforms, and it is now known to
be certain that nearly all the Chinese
killed in plain clothes were soldiers in
disguise. The Chinese inhabitants pre-
sumably majority of Port Arthur left
before the engagement, though few re-
NAMED, having been armed and ordered
to resist the Japanese and fire upon
them. This they did, and in the confu
sion of the fight it was impossible to dis
tinguish them from the Chinese soldiers.
The Japanese army entering Port Arthur
was greatly excited by the sight of the
fearfully mutilated bodies of their COM
rades, some of whom had been burned
alive and some crucifed. Notwith-t and
ing this the discipline of the army was
maintained. Numbers of Chinese pris-
oners were taken and kindly treated.
The wounded who could be moved are
on the way to Toxic, and will arrive IN
q few days.
THE RED CROSS IN THE WAR.
WASHINGTON, December 19.-An Of
fetal telegram was received by Miss
Clara Barton, President of the American
Red Cross Society, to-day from the Jap
anese legation to correct the erroneous
statements going the rounds of the press,
that the Red Cross had been rejected by
Japan, etc. The Japanese Minister very
courteously volunteered to ascertain the
facts from his government, and as re-
suit the following message was received
by him from the Minister of Foreign Al
fairs at Toxic, dated December 10, 1894:
CATER the fall OF Port Arthur a Chi
nese steamer entered Port Arthur with
a few foreigners on board, who stated
that they belonged to so-called private
Red Cross Society of Tien Tsin, and
asked that the wounded Chinese should
be delivered to them for treatment at
Tien Tsin. They produced certificates
from Ii Hung Chang and some foreign
Consuls. Our military authorities re-
piled that, while they appreciated the
philanthropic spirit which prompted this
action, the Chinese wounded were prls-
oners of war and could not be allowed to
be taken to their own country, which
was hostile to Japan, even though the
request was made through the good Of
fees of the Consuls of neutral powers
They added that the Japanese field hos
pital would care for the wounded Chi
nese, for which purpose it had abundant
facili ties, and requested the Chinese veg
sci to leave the harbor within specified
time"
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