The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-13

tho talQuu o. dotLAuplLo by bue hu1s'
;aus Is regarded in diplomatic circles as
a practical declaration on tho part Of
tho car that no proposes: dip deeply
and probably into tho Korean trouble.
His agents havO induced the Queen Of
Korea 70 ask Russian protection.
These came Russian ssontS bavo
practically divided the great families Of
Korea into two ieudal factions and arc
playing OF ono against tho otnsr. In.
tcllInuco from St. Petersburg 1. " the
effect that Russian naval aud military
activity is at its hOight While China
and Japan are fighting over the Korean
bone, tho prospects now arc tia Russia
will step In and seiEO II.
Meanwhile missionaries and foreign
era OF oil sorts arc in poril. tbo nut:
LADDERS, who remain in tho disturbed
Asiatic seaports, do 90 at tho risk OF
their lives. Tho reaction against Euro
poan aud American influences has
reached the pitch Of tanutiCiSm. Even
natives who arc thought TO DO in gym.
patty with Foreigners, either commer-
cially OF through change Of feligloE,
are not safe.
WHOLESALE MASSACRE Is POSSIBLE.
Tho riots already reported IRON vari-
Gus quarters. particularly In CLtns,
will, It Is feared. eliminate 10 whole.
vaIe massacre. Tho fact that France
and Russia arc working in harmony re.
Garding tho Korean complication Ia
looked upon as extremely significant.
THOR union Of purpose places shen in
opposition 10 the pnlIay outlined and
agreed upon BY tho other groat powers
Of Europe.
Il is estimated that nosfly 10000
Russian troops arc 10 eastern Siberia,
and they have with thnm slxty-four
heavy guns. This. in connection with
the fact that Russia has seat eight wnr.
ghips under scaled orders TO Korea, aud
TINT the coinmandcr.in.chiei Of Eastern
Siberia has boon instructed 10 hold tho
troous Of that district In readiness to
march at any nomout, Is regarded as
significant.
Japanese diplomats express portccs
confidence that tho powers will not pUt'
mt China to annex Korea.
Tho two strongly armed now German
cruisers. Cormorant and Condor, now
in reserve ut Kiel, will he sen. to East
orn Asia. Each OF these Cruisers ts
manned by leo mon.
GERMANY Will BE WELL EEFaEsrTTED.
The guuboats fltis and Wolf arc a.
ready in Chinese waters. With the
three cruisers cunt TO the far east last
week aud tho Cormorant and Condor,
Germany Will have a total force Of seven
ships and about 1000 mon In tho vietli-
ity OF Korea. Duke Frederick William
Of Mecklenburg is serving Us a naval
lieutenant on board the Alexandria,
ono Of the cruisers now on her way to
Korea.
Dlspatches received hers soy that the
second attempt Of the Japanese fleet
uoon Wei-Hai.Wei has been defeated.
Another dispatch snss that the Pol
Yang fleet Is engaged with Japanese
(lect, and that q stubborn battle is
being fought. Twenty-one chips arc
taxing part in this fight
Tho Tel Yang foot. referrod TO %
having been boldly attacked In CHI
nese waters by the Japanese, is the
celebrated Northern squadron. com:
posed Of tho supposedly most powerful
inodorn.built lighting chips in the
Orient. This squadron was organized
with great caro- and skill by Viceroy Ii
Hung Chang, and is commanded by Adj
mirai Lung, o naval officer Of roputo.
In tho squadron arc four barbetto sea-
going afmor.clads, one turrct ship,
three dock.protected cruisers, q torpedo
fiotilla and eioven guuboats Of 425 to $40
tons.
TIE OFFICERS KNOW THEIR BUsIEEss.
Tho nlno men.oi.war represent torco
OF about $500 men. Officers and mon
havc received careful training, the for.
mer having uearIy all passed through
tho Foo Chow or Tion Tsin naval
school. Tho course Of training for
Chinese sailors was laid down by Cap
thin Lang, and passed through tho
hands OF Lieutenant Beurchier, r N,
who has had charge Of the recruiting
and CUNNING departments on shorc at
Wei.HaiWoi. In torpedo training,
both at tho shore school and ahoat, the
Chinese seamon hRvc boon undcr
British instructor.
Tho Chinese have acquired tho repu'
tation Of making excollont gunncrs.
They arc fond Of their guns, work them
we'll and keep thom 10 good order.
Three minutes round is said to DO IN
unbroken record whom psiao firing with
heavy Pinch Krupp guns; and with
tbe better fittings OF the heavier
cruisers. tho oight.inch and six-inCh
Cune, Il Is assorted, can DO served
round q minute
ourRAdEs Of TIE MISSIONARIES.
A steamer to San Francisco brings do
tails Of tho destruction Of tho ATCrican
Presbyterian church at shuklunG, near
Canton, tho mention OF which was con-
tanned in tho Oriental mail. Anti.mis.
sionary riots began in tho pre'tectural
town OF Tung Kun in Jnuo, as placards
posted up contained vile Cnarge5 against
Chriutians. Tho nth appeared in
Shuklurg on Juno 10 aud pulled down
tho church. Luckily all tho mission
aries escaped, but a Ch!uSso convert,
Kiang Lap, who was oyertHkOn, was
beaten TO death and his body thrown
into tho river. Several Christian fami-
lies In the vicinity wcro auajGc.od to in.
dignities and robbed. S"lne soldiers
tLon appeared on the BccnO and effected
tho arrest OF two rioters.
The noxt point Of attack was tho
Roman Catholic church. Those inside