The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-09
Chasing the Chinese Armies
Into Southern Korea.
Why wARsHiPS STAY IN PORT,
The Season of the Resistless Typhoon
and Monsoon Has Come.
Food 10 BE Sent TO Starving Koreans
How the Sioaragazns Took Posses.
sion OF gIaetieIds ds-Great Britain
Cooperating With America.

WAsHEsGToN Cry. Aug. SIN speaking
OF the probabilities OF the pending var
between Japan and China an official CT
the japanese legation recalled The fact
that the season OF the monsoon and
typhoon is now rapidly approaching. The
presence OF the former IS not regarded as
menace TO sea maneuyering. bat fear is
felt for the latter. TIE iyphoon Is re-
volvirg sIndstorm whose effects are dis
asirous. Ii is believed By the officials Of
the legation that the naval movements.
duung the typhoon season at least. will
be somewh hat cireamscr bed. The Chinese
will not venture a great distance from
their coast, but wlli keep close to port.
japan, il is thought here, will wage an
aggressive war against China, and some
of her objective points in all probability
will be the Chinese ports. Already news
has reached here of high gales OIL
the Chinese coast that have COM
pelled all craft but the staunch-
est steamers TO seek shelter IN port.
Naval officers say that when the dreaded
typhoon sets in there is nothing to do bat
TO run from il. When vessels are not sunk
by the typhoon they are frequently driven
far out of their course, so. 1t will be seen
that naval operations between Japan and
China are likely to be conducted at great
risk. For this reason the operations of
the fleets viii probably be restricted to a
minimum.
PARIS, Aug. 8.-The Matin today pub
lishes long article on the relation of
European powers TO China. Japan and
Korea. The editor is most apprehensiye
of u covert attempt at overreaching ON the
part of Great Britain. After advising
France to remain neutral as long as pos
sibe. il saws: "However, if any power
except China and Japan seeks 10 gam an
advantage I'm Korea, France must hold in
| reserve the right 10 act so as 10 take a SIM
liar advantage for herself 1t would be
necessary also to readjust the balance of
power in case il should be destroyed by
| Great Britain occupying Port Hamilton
or Russia occupying Port Lazaretf."
| YOKOHAMA, Aug. 6-Seikoan has been
| taken by the Japanese with trifiing loss.
| The Chinese lost 500 killed The enemy
| fed in the direction of kongjiu. The
| Japanese are in possession OF Yashan.
! An imperial ordinance just issued permits
| Chinese to reside in Japan on condition
| that they engage IN peaceful pursuits.
! The greatest excitement prevails here
and at Tokyo and other large towns as a
| result of the victories of the japanese
| troops. Rumors, however, are current
| that the Japanese naval forces have been
| defeated in an engagement with Chinese
| warships.
SHANGHAI, Aug. SIT is officially re-
| ported from Tientsin that the efforts of
/ Great Britain and Russia to bring about a
| peaceful settlement of the dispute betw cen
| China and japan have failed. China is
| willing to pay an indemnity, but refuses
| to surrender her sovereignty over Korea
| The Chinese government has closed the
| Amping and Takow lighthouses, on the
| island of Formosa.
LONDON, Aug s.-A dispatch from Hong
kong to the Times says the viceroy of
Kwangtung has enlisted s. 900 Black Flags
with which TO strengthen the garrison of
the Canton river forts. In addition the
viceroy has stationed fonr gunboats at
Tiger island, in the Canton river, and the
lead mines at Foochoow and Tamsn. The
vieeroy Of Kwangtung has also closed the
lighthouse on the southern coast.
NEw YORK. Aug s.-Hon. w. O.
Gresham has been asked If the government
will undertake the transpor on of the
contributions of -four. etc, expected TO be
made in this country for the relief
Of starving Koreans. Efforts will be
made 10 secure the cooper alton
OF the various Boards of Trade and
exchanges throughout the country. and
especially those OF San Francisco and Chi
eago, to secure q shlpload OF food for the
sufferers. A religious newspaper of this
city has already agreed TO contribute l,oo0
barrels of flour TO any cargo that may be
made up.
OTTAWA. Ontario, Aug 8-The war in
Korea has practically put stop to the i'm
migration Of Chinese to Canada, Reports
show only three arrivals at Victoria in the
last month.