Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-03
A Reply Made TO the Latter's
Peace Proposition.
OUR MARINES SENT TO PEKING.

j original proposition mainly in respect to
! the amount of tho indemnify demanded
by Japan and in the adoption of certain
! other oncrous guarantees for the faithful
/ execution q China'i pledges.
IL is Tumcrcd that one OF these guaran-
/ tees IS the continuation of the japanese
! occupation of Port Arthur until the
treaty conditions are fulfilled, but il is
/ appTchended that such n demand may in
volve Great Britain. to which nation such
| occupation would be obnoxious.
! The Slaughter mt Port Arthur.
LONpON, Dec. 3.-Tbe correspondent of
| The Times teIegraphs as follows from
! Hiroshima: have just returned from
the seat of war and had n conversation
with NiscOunt Mutsu Munemitzu, the
! foreign minister, in regard to the miscon-
! duct of the Japanese at Port Arthur. l
| informed him that had watched the Jap
| ancse army enter the town. Tho Chinese
/ resisted To the last l saw Chinese in
! PLAIN cluthe-, with firearms concealed on
| their persons. l also found explosive bull
| lets. The japanese reported that civilians
! fred upon them from the houses, and
they therefore deemed 1t necessary to ex-
| terminate them.
| II he japanese wcro further melted by
! finding the mutilltcd romans of Japa-
nese prisoners. Some OF these prisoners
| had hecn burned alive. l saw no resist
nncc in the town. During tho next four
| days tho japanese pillagcd tho whole town
| and killed almost every man. Very few
women or children were killed. Those
who were killed were probably killed I'M
! intentionally. l saw scores of Chinese
! prisoners pinioned striped and shot. hack
| ed with knives, ripped open, discmbOwel-
! ed and dlsmCmbcred. Many bodies were
! partly burned
The foreign minister expressed him
I
! Hitherto Re added, tho Japanese army
had been admired for its humanity and
discipline. lie was unwilling to believe
! il possible that IL had acted as report
| cd or To express an opinion on tho subject
| until detailed OIL, ial report arrived.
| Meanwhile he authorized mo to say that
| he was certain the government was sin
| ccToly determined to act on principles OF
| humanity and civilization and was firm
| ly resolved to maintain the honor OF Japan
and rcfutc chin 50 ISLANDERS. l am sat
| isiie,i that the government desires neither
| to conceal thc truth nor to permit cruel
tics 80
y Chefu dispatch to The Times says
| that 4 Cinnamon who escaped from Port
| Arthur states that there were six generals
| of equal authority in command there.
| One was from shan Tung another from
| iU Nan another from SZchuen. while
the other three were from Amir. All
! fought bEavo.y, but were defeated by lack
| OF unity in their plans. All the troops
wcrc thoroughly demuralizcd. and they
He'd.
Two o: tho generals have arrived at
Chciu. ono Is still in hiding. Another
has gone to Tien tsin where he runs Il
! gfcHt ris': al lciu: ohcaIrd 1t is report
| ell that ths Japanese feet = DESTROYS of
takin- . marc prom nCnt part in the war.
| The feet was seen OF " eli Hal Wei. but
! hes now disappeared. Wei IIai Wei is
! strongly defended.
The Chinese ilCot is still inside the har
Dor. lie endorsements are being poured
in from the land side. General Chang Is
| in command. lie is a brave and compc-
| tent officer and Is assisted by several for
! eigncrs Tho Chinese people fear that IL
| peace IS made the di>banded troops will
commit outrHGes. In ten days time all
traffic northward will close. The Iapa-
| nese will have to act quickly II they in
tend to attack Picking
The last reliable report received in Che
fu states that Japan has informed the
American minister that she is willing to
negotiate II China sues for peace This
| China has done. so an Rrmistice Is likely
| to be arranged
10 Protect Dcnby.
WASnlNGTON Dec 3-The state and
| navy departments hIpEbHNnslNo InaI
| tho situation in China is very grave and
have determined to mobilize the entire
Asiatic squadron ut some point near Ten
| tsin in order that marines may hO landed
to afford protection t. American lives
and interests near the points of the
Threatened outbreaks
Orders were issued today to Admiral
Carpenter, commanding the station, "a
gather his fleet at Taku and there land
-, . 10, l..
and the consulate ut Tien- tsiu and other
! cities where a large mum Der of Americans
reside. Admiral Carpenters delay in
proceeding TO Chinese waters was que to
the faiIure-oG cablegram to reach him
which WAS sent the middle of last week.
This message was sent under the belief
that the Baltimore, his flagship, was al
Shanghai but today 1t was returned as
undeliyercd
Tho baltimore, It seems, left she day
before the message was sent and yester.
day reached \agasakI. where a second
message was waiting instructihg Ad
miral Carpenter to lose no time in get
ting as near Picking as possible. The ad.
miral has replied that the Baltimore will
leave at once for Taku, the nearest point
to Peking that she can reach. and that
orders have ben sent the Charleston
Concord and Petrol to Join the. flagship
there. y detachment of probably / 80 OIL
goo marines will be marched tho distance
of 20 miles to the American legation In
Picking and there wait orders from Min
lister Denby Tien tsin will also be guard
ed by a detachment of sailors and what
marines are left from the fleet.
Alarm FOR Our Marines.
The distance from Nagasaki where the
Baltimore received the last cablegram
from Secretary Herbert. to Taku Is about
200 miles. and under fast steaming SHOULD
be reached early on Tuesday. The Il
miles from there to Picking can be cover
ed. it is believed. in about four day
more so that the legation should receiv,
a strong detachment adequate for any or
binary protection by the end of THU
week.
Much alarm is felt in naval circles her,
for .he safety of the marines on tho march
to P,~.ing. The country through which
they will have to pass is said to be popu.
lated by bands of mnrauders and desper
ate Chinese who would not hesitate &c
attack the Baltimore's men IL an up, is
ing has occurred. Two hundred marine,
would be able to cope with 900 Chinese
naval officers assert. hut the chief danger
lies in the fact that when Poking IS once
reached all source of supplies will DO cut
of. and their ammunition may be cx
hausted.
The agreement made early in the wal
between the four great powers by which
citizens are 10 receive tho protection o.
any OF tho other powers when necessary
may result in n CO operation of the en-
tire naval force in Chinese waters to af
ford ample protection to oil foreigners.
The British fleet Is known to have beer
in the vicinity of Taku for some days
and 1t is believed that all legations hnvi
given ample warning to the government
and that instructions have been given tn,