The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-23

But there are already in that king
dom five times as many japanese troops
as will be required to drive the Chinese
flying. 1t needs no gift Of prophecy to
foretell what may be done with them
as soon as the preliminary business is
concluded. A. really important expedi-
ton is not likely to start within fort
night, and it may be still longer de-
layed.
Stories of landings at Port Arthur and
even OF the capture of that stronghold
are told with minute detail in Japan
|ese and Chinese newspapers but they
are entirely without foundation. The
Chinese army keeps itself we'll under
|Corea, and the Japanese navy is hold
ing itself in reserve for work soon to
lcome. The only warlike transactions
Iare in the nature of "Reminiscences
jTong river, and these are on an insig-
inificant scale.
Japan's parliamentary election was
lheld September l. s.passed with little
excitement and fsoth disturbances, al
though many. vote,ss IT,, large cities
lfhought it prudent SaYbrovide them
selves with police eaeort to the
accompanied by great agitation and
often by rioting at the polls, but on
this occasion the absorbing interest
overcome the usual tendency to dis
order. The relative strength of; the
parties in the new house of represen-
| tatives is not fully ascertained. The
proportions will probably not differ
largely from those of the last diet, but
| it is believed that vehement opposition
heretofore manifested towards the gov.
eminent will be held in check in order
that the conduct of the war may not
| be embarrassed Dissolution has beer
the fate of almost every previous parlia
ment. owing to irreconcilable conflicts
between the administration and the
majority in opposition, but the presen
assembly is predicted to proceed har
moniously to its end and lend cordia
support to all measures for the prose
lcution of hostilities.
BY arrangement between Japan ant
England supplementary to the new
treaty, the former government pro
poses that the judicial codes Of the EN-
pire shall be put in actual and full
operation before the treaty is mad
practically effective. 1t is also agreed
that the provisions of the second arti
lcle in the treaty relating to militar!
lService shall apply to British colonies.
Japanese prize courts were opened
September IA, the highest at Toxic
under the presidency of Viscount Ka
wafe, late minister to England; tn
second at Saseho, a naval station nea
Nagasaki, under the presidency o
Judge Hitomi, chief of Nagasaki cour
of appeal.
The case of two alleged Japan
csc spies who have been given VI
by the United States consul-general a
Shanghai to almost certain death a
the hands of the Chinese, attracts
, much attention and causes no littl
feeling among Americans and Euro
peans in China These young men ha'
for some time been pursuing thei
studies in Shanghai, and like the ma
jority of the Japanese residents, wer
in the habit of wearing Chinese dress
With the idea of serving their countr.
in some indefinite way, they undertook
at the outbreak of war, to collect in
formation which they thought woul
be valuable to their government. VIVA
they gathered has not transpired, bu
it is charged that they made drawing
or defenses, in consequence of whic'
they were arrested by native officers i
the French quarter of the settlement
When the Japanese consulates in Chin
were closed, 1T was arranged that a
Japanese remaining in the countr
should look to local representatives G
the United States for such advice an
aid as could be. unofficially vouchsafe(
Explanations were everywhere give
that no absolute protection could b
extended, but in the hope that some
thing might be done to rescue thes
foolhardy young men from their peri
Gus position, they were handed owe
from the French consul to the Anne,
lean consul, in spite of the protest
and demands of the Chinese governo
VINO insisted upon their immediate SUI
render Mr.. Birmingham, consul-ge,
eral, soon discovered that the suspecte
men had no connection with the Japal
csc authorities, and that they had ac
ed wholly upon their own motion and r
sponsibility. 1t is understood that aft
due investigation he was not indi
posed to save their lives. bv sbinnir
them forthwith to Japan, but repor
ing the incident to Washington, he +
GelVeu perenDtory instructions to d
: liver them to Chinese CUSTODY.
r This was. the telegraph ANNOUNCE
" done on Sept 5. to the intense DISC r.
e,I taction of the great majority of allie
e dwelling in Shanghai. The ordina
ID procedure with accused foreigners wi
Ie nave no consular representatives is
t. prlng them before mixed court md
If 1.-THE control of native magistrate al
e foreign accessories but no one believ
lie that the prescribed course will be f,
Sc lowed in the present case, unless
e strong demonstration is made by Sc
10 u a. NOl'SuiS anu supported DIV lnlnlSte
n at Pekin against the removal of prise
lie ers from the settlement. 1t is gene
ly allv apDrehended that if the Chine
er are permitted to have their own w
lie in this affair. thew will make a pre-
Ill dent for evading the customary oblie
e. ton hereafter. From the commend
s. ment of the war the attitude of natl
I'd authorities in Shanghai has been +
Ia cause of much anxiety to the ma
er aliens. and the necessity of noaintai
n ing intact all the safeguards of the fl
+ eign community is emphatically pl
lg claimed
at Without regard to the question of
gal right or pronrietv. il is regrett
I; thv Americans that their governme
III felt it imDerative to inf1ict what W
Sc VIRTUALLY a sentence of death UP
u these over-zealous Japanese.
Hurried to the Capital.
London. Sept. pa dispatch to [
Sc Times from Chemulpo. dated Sept