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The morning call., 1894-07-31
THE PEIYANG SQUADRON.
Chinese Make Good Sailors and
Excellent Qunners.

The North China Herald of June 27 has
this: The arrival of the Peiyang squadron
at Chemulpo under Admiral Ting raises,
doubtless, In the minds of our readers
questions as to the efficiency OF the Chinese
fleet We. therefore. publish the follow
ing short account of the leading vessels of
the squadron and its capabilities.
The ironclads Ting Yuen (1agship) and
Chen Yuen were until recently the most
powerful vessels in the East, the British
flagship at the present time alone surpass-
ing them. Built at S ettin in 1882. of 74OO
tons displacement and COCO horsepower.
equal 10 a speed of IA knots, with central
armored belt Of IA inches. their armament
consists of four 800 centineter d2.1 ineh)
Krupp guns in twin noun ting Gu barbette
with y inches of armor protection. The
steel projectiles for these guns weigh 725
pounds and the charge of powder is 2O2
pounds of sl0w-burning cocoa; their per-
foratioI power at muZZle is through 201b
inches of armOr. no light blow indeed
Two 15-ceDtimeter (5.S inches) Krupp guns
are carried, one in the bows and the other
at the stern, with 11-inch perforation
power. There are three torpedo tubes and
numerous machine guns on deck and in the
tops.
Captain Lew of the Ting Yuen and
Captain Lin of the Chen Yuen are both
experienced and trained officers, having
served under Admiral Tracey out here in
training ships, in the British navy. and
more lately under Captain Lang. than
whom no one has worked harder to train
or been more fitted to teach and lead.
Some $50 men may be the number OF each
ships complement.
The Isl Yuen, miscalled a torpedo
cruiser. with speed Of barely 10 knots,
was likewise built at Stettin in 1888. poor
ship, but carrying two powerful 2l-centi-
meter Is 24-inch) Krupp guns forward. with
muzzle peEforating power of 10 inches; !;
one 15-centimeter Krupp and four torpedo
tubes. Captain Fong, her commander.
The morning call., 1894-07-31

committee contended that the strike had
gone beyond them and they could do
nothing TO stop it until Pullman came to
time. Mullin said the officials and Judges
were corrupt and there was no justice for
the poor man. Mullin added that there
was revolution going on and that the
people were tired. Mr.. Howell declared
that he had seen nam bers of armed men at
The headquarters and at the fremont
Hotel. He had an Office in the old Wells
Fargo building and Oh one occasion his
clerk was scared out of the Office.
On cross-examination General Hart
ELECTED from the witness that few men
had met in the Orange Vale Land Com
pany's Office and organized themselves.
Such men as Judge Coffin. McEwen and
others were not invited. nor was there any
chance given to the public to belong to it.
Mr.. Howell got pass from the Southern
Pacific Superintendent Wright, to pass
through the military lines. He admitted
many of the members were corporation
men,
The morning call., 1894-07-31
TAKE THE RAILROADS.
That Is the Manifest Duty of
the Government.
Mr.. Harris of Kansas Submits a
Supplemental Report on the
Funding Bill.

WASHINGTON, July 30.-Harris of Kan
cas-, mem Der of the House Committee on
Pacific Railroads. has submitted the fol-
lowing supplemental statement to the
minority report against the Reilly bill:
II fully concur in the views of the
min nority. except so far as the opinion is
expressed that the Government should, In
the event OF a foreclosure. proceed to sell
or transfer the property acquired to some
other corporation or company, as indica-
ted and suggested in the Pattison report.
"The agents of the State for the per-
formance Of public duty have, as rule,
proven incompetent and dishonest; incom-
petent in protecting the rights and inter-
ests of the public and dishonest in using
the powers intrusted to them wholly for
selfish ends and for the purpose of build
ing up vast private fortunes at the expense
of the people.
"In the case of the Pacific railways the
object of the original act was stated to be
to promote the public interests and well
fare and to that end subject to alteration,
amendment or repeal. and hence the SUBJ
sides of lands ana moneys we're placed in
the hands of the companies as trustees for
the accomplishment of that object. Their
breach of faith is unparalleled and un-
denied and their sole excuse is that they
did ouly that which other companies did
and followed the common custo m of rail-
way builders and managers. Why then
enter into such an entangling alliance and
permit or risk the sacrifice of public duty
and functions to private avarice, greed
and bad faith?
II believe that foreclosure of the Gov
ernment lien should at once follow default
in payment in that a complete transcoE-
tiDental line should be acquired and oper-
ated by the only competent and legitimate
power-the people-through their Govern
ment. Such will be the influence of this
action that probably no further changes in
the transportation system of the country
will be necessary, but everywhere the
public duty to be thus performed will be
recognized as paramount and capital
honestly invested will be satisfied with a
fair and reasonable compensation. honestly
and Justly earned"
The morning call., 1894-07-31

has received naval training abroad. He is
resolute and able man and would do
justice TO a better ship than he now CON-
mands.
The Chih Yuen and Ching Yuen are
Elswick- boats, tonnage $500. with an
entire protective steel deck and speed Of
eighteen knots. These fine vessels carry
three 21-centimeter Krupp guns, two for
ward on a platform, one aft. and two o.
inch Armstrong guns. They have further
four torpedo tubes each. Their COM
manders are respectively Captain Tang
and Captain Yeh. both competent men,
Captain Yeh es pecially so.
The King Yuen and Lai Yuen are
belted (912-inch) cruisers. built at Stettln
in the same year as the Elswick boats,
1886, $500 tons displacement and with a
speed of sixteen knots. They are armed
with two 21-centimeter Krupp guns en-
barbette forward, two 10 -centimeter
Krupp. one Oh either broadside, aud four
torpedo discharge tubes. Their COM
manders, Captains Lin and Kew, have
both had some training in the British
navy.
The Chao Yung and Yang Wei are the
well-knOwn EIswick cruisers of which the
French stood so much in awe during their
operations off Formosa in 1884. They
each carry TWO 25-t0n Armstrong guns
ana have a speed of about fourteen knots.
CAPTAIN Wong commands the Chao Yung
and Captain Lin the Yang Wei. These
nine men-of-war represent force of about
2300 men.
The officers and men have both received
much careful training. The former have
nearly all passed through the Foo Chow
or Tientsin Naval School. The training
of the men, laid down by Captain Lang, is
as complete as can be found anywhere in
theory, and in practice conforms to a very
efficient standard indeed. All the men
pass through the capable hands of Lieu
tenant Bourchier, r. N, who has charge
of the recruiting and gunnery departments
on shore at Weihaiwei. In torpedo train
ing, both at the shore school and afoat,
the able services of Mr.. Fleischer. L g. N,
have long been employed, and where he
has worked the best results can be looked
for.
AS gunners the Chinese make excelle Mt
marksmen; they are fond of their guns.
keep them in good order and handle them
we'll. Three minutes per round is not an
unbroken record, when prize firing with
the heavy 12-inch Krupp guns; and with
the better fittings of the heavier cruisers,
the 8-nch and 6-inch guns can be served a
round a minute. 1t is not uncommon to
hear unfavorable comparisons drawn be-
tween the Chinese and japanese officers TO
| the detriment of the former; but despite
the many disadvantages the Chinese Off
Ger has labored and still labors under,
disadvantages arising out of birth, habit
and system, which this is not the time nor
| place to dilate upon, there are many capa-
| bic and energetic men among the officers
of the squadron who will stand by their
ships and serve them efficiently when need
arises; an emergency, where name and
country is at stake. will bring out we are
fully persuaded, much latent and unknown
strength in the Chinese naval officer.
The morning call., 1894-07-31
TATENO'S FAREWELL.
Cleveland Wants to Make 1t Clear
That No Trouble Exists.

WASHINGTON, July 30.-GoZzo Tateno,
japanese Minister. presented his letters
of recall to the President to-day.
In response the President said: "Mr.
Minister, you have resided 50 long at this
capital and your official duty has been so
we'll ana so courteously discharged that
you have won the respect and esteem OF
those among our people with whom you
have been associated, and made your de-
parture from our country matter of sin
cere regret. The friendliness of the
United States for Japan has long been
manifested by constant assurances oil
good will, by our qualification upon every
advance your country had made in the
pathways of substantial development and
by a desire for clUser intercourse between
the TWO peoples. You have been in posi-
ton to appreciate these sentiments, and
by your own cordtality and zeal you have
ably contributed to the harmonious feeling
that exists. Mindful as you have always
been of the interests and policy CT your
own country and earnest in uphOldiDg them
l am pleased to bear witness to your con-
scientious fuifiIlment of your representa-
tive task as well as to the personal cour-
tesy which has made your relations with
this Government most agreeable,
II trust, Mr.. Minister, that you will
lose no opportunity to make our friendly
sentiments known to your countrymen,
and that you will assure your sovereign
and his advisers of the heartfelt wishes of
the people of the United States for the
peace, prosperity and happiness of
japan"
rVba rarfripr NTiDieFar will laouo NTH hic
family tomorrow night for San Fran
cisco, where he will take the steamer
Gaelic for Japan. During the interim be-
tween mis- departure and the arrival of the
new Minister, Mr.. Miyoka, the secretary Of
the legation, will act as charge d'affaires.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. July 30.-Minister
Charles DENLY, who is in this country on
leave of absence, has been ordered back
to his post at PekiDg. China. on account
of the WaUlike situation between China
and Japan over Korea. Minister Den by
is in Detroit where his wife. who is now
here. will join him. They will then go by
the quickest route to Peking.
DETROIT, Mich, July 30-Hon. Charles
B. DENLY, Minister to China, who had
been reported as visiting relatives in this
city, reached Detroit this evening from
Crosse Isle, near the mouth of the Detroit
River, where he had been visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Gilbert Wilkes. Minister
DENLY was asked for his opinion on the
Chinese Japanese difficulty and regarding
the relative chances of the commandants.
He replied:
ut would Ibe impossible for me to say
anything about either of the two countries.
If I did say anything it would be immedl-
ately telegraphet to China, and owing to
my official position my lips are sealed.
Anyway. l left Peking before any signs
of trouble broke out. coming away from
there March II and to the United States
by way of Europe"
The morning call., 1894-07-31
HER THIRD FIRE.
Minneapolis Is Out Of
Luck.
is HELPED BY HER RIVAL.
Twin Cities Combine to Fight
the Flames.
BRAVERY OF RAILROAD MEN.
Defied the Most Intense Heat to
Save the Omaha COmpany's
Locomotives.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. July 3o.-The
third disastrous fire in the history of
Mnnea polls broke out about $50 this
afternoon in the lumber-yards of the
Shevin- Carpenter Company, on the bank
of the Mississippi River at the foot Of
Eighth avenue North. 1t spread with re-
markable rapidity and before it was con-
trollad destroyed property valued at nearly
S500,000. Besides 20.000,000 feet Of lumber
the gas-manufac turing plant of the Omaha
Railroad Company and the IoundbOuse,
Toulouse and sandhouse and also turn
tables of that road, nearly forty freight
cars, some loaded with merchandise, and
the Office building Of the Shevlin-CarpeD-
ter Company were burned.
The sawmiIl. the planing-mill. drying
kilns and storehouse for molding and pre-
pairing wood, although in the very heart of
the fire district. were saved by the efforts
of the fremen, aided by fCrtuitOus
change in the direction of the winds.
Help was summoned from St. Paul and
seven engines with full crews were sent
over from that city. The insurance will be
about $3.50, 600.
The fire caused the greatest excitement
and brought thousands of people to the
scene. 1t was not long after the blaze
was first noticed when the heat became so
intense that the crowds were forced back;
and it was well they were, because in less
than an hour two tanks containing gas
used by the Omaha Railroad Company
in lighting their cars exploded with terrific
force, hurling fragments OF steel a long
distance. One piece weighing fully 500
pounds was carried several blocks. A
stationary boiler also exploded, but
caused no loss of life. Employees of the
railroad company al the risk Of their lives
and with hands and faces blistered by the
fearful heat rushed into the fiercesC of the
flames ana saved ten dead locomotives
and nearly 100 cars. Incoming and out
going trains were delayed several hours
by the fire.
Revised figures place the loss of the
| Shevliu-C -Carpenter Company at S21O, 900,
with insurance S16O, 900. The loss TO the
Omaha company, including cars, will be
nearly 100000. covered by blanket insur-
ance Losses by cars burned belonging to
other companies will swell the loss to up
ward of half million.
! MINNEAPOLIS, July 31.-2:30 A. NJ
Since the Shevlin-CarpeDter fire was
brought under control six other fires have
broken out in various parts of the city.
So far but little damage has been done.
Some of the blazes. it is believed, are of
incendiary origin. Every member of the
Fire Department and every piece of ap-
paratus in the city has been in employed
for eleven hours continuously.
The fire losses for the month of July
aggregate 1920, ,3OO There have been
three alarms.
The morning call., 1894-07-31
. WILL COST JAPAN DEARLY.
The Transport Sunk Was Carrying
the Flag of Great Britain.


WASHINGTON, July 3O.--It is the opinion
of diplomats here that the japanese have
made a grave error in sinking the trans
port KOw Shung and that it is going TO
cost them much money in reparation, be-
sides the humiliation of an apology. The
KGw Shung was one Of line of coast
steamers belonging to Hugh Mathfeson &
Co. trading between Chinese ports. The
vessel was under the British flag when she
was sunk. Although she carried Chinese
troops to Korea it is said here she did not
in so doing violate the law Of nations, for
there has been no declaration of war or
open acknowledgment by either China or
Japan that a war prevails. The vessel.
therefore. was engaged in legitimate traffic
and the Japanese are likely to pay dearly
for sinking her and destroying the lives Of
the ships company.
LONDON, July 30.-The news that the
.Kuw Shung was flying the British flag
when sunk was received with great salts
faction at the Chinese legation. 1t was
said that Great Britain and Germany were
bound to notice this breach of neutrality.
II is stated tha. the owners of the
transport KOw Shung have demanded
damages from Japan through the English
Foreign Office for the sinking of that
vessel. On the day following the fight be-
tween the Chinese and japanese ships, a
japanese cruiser encountered a Chinese
ironclad in the Prince Jerome Gulf The
Chinese claim that their vessel was vict0ri-
ous and the Japanese cruiser was taken
of by her consort in crippled condition.
The morning call., 1894-07-31
SHOT THEM DOWN
Inhuman ButcI1eries by
Japanese.
EUROPEANS NOT SPARED,
Though They Begged PiteousIy
for Mercy.
JAPAN MUST PAY FOR HER FUN.
The Transport Sunk by a Japanese
Cruiser Carried the Flag of
Great Britain.

PEKNG. July 3O.-Following is the
Chinese official version Of the engagement
between the Chinese and jap anese fleets
a collision between the Chinese and
japanese ships occurred in Prince Jerome
Gulf, in the inlet on which Asan is 5itu-
ated. The japanese attacked the Chinese
vessels, which were escOrting the second
and smaller division IF troops dispatched
from Taku to re-eBforce the Chinese army
at Asan. The japanese opened fire. the
Chinese having strict orders not to fire
unless they were attacked, or if the land
ing OF the Chinese troops was opposed.
TIE result of the action was one Japan
ese ironcad disabled by the Chinese
battle-ship Chen Yuen. The Kow Shung,
which was sunk by the Japanese, was a
chartered transport flying the British
flag. No news has been received here of
the loss of the Chinese warship Tsao
Kiang, said to have been captured by the
japanese.
. SHANGHAI, July 3O-Following is the
latest Chinese version of the sinking of
the troopship Kow Shung: The Japanese
cruiser sent a boat alongside the transport
with a prize crew to convey her to Japan.
Captain ZalswoTtby. an Englishman, re-
fused 10 obey the order and the Japanese
withdrew. The cruiser then opened fire,
:pSing the machine guns mounted in the
tops Of the Jananese ship. This fire soon
cleared the Kow Shung's decks. The
cruiser then discharged Two torpedoes at
the transport, sinking her and drowning
nearly all Of the 2000 souls on board.
Colonel Won HanDekan, formerly the
:Niceroy's aid-de-camp, and other foreign
officials were among those killed by the
fire before the tOVpedoes were discharged.
According to a report received here two
German passengers on their way to Korea
TO settle up business affairs before the war
began succeeded in swimming to the Jap
anese cruiser. but IN spite of their appeals
were shot Chinese who swan TO the
cruiser shared the same fate. The French
warship Lion rescued some of the unfor-
tunate Chinese soldiers. but all foreigners
are reported killed. The Japanese are
said 10 have behaved with utter disregard
of the laws of civilized warfare.
60 a large Chinese army has crossed the
northwestern frontier of Korea and is
marching down the peninsula. a second
army is being hastily equipped. No de-
tails have been received Of a battle said to
udF6 Adhbu pldCo dL ASau USlWC6u lu6
Chinese and japanese forces.
It is reported that several Chinese
steamers have been captured and others
destroyed at Toxic. Torpedoes have been
placed IN Shameishan channel of the
Yang g-tse-Kiang River in order to compel
vessels to pass within easy range of the
Wo6-Sung forts.
PARIS. July 31.-The Paris newspapers
affect an attitude OF neutrality and Impair
'tiality toward events in Korea. a strong
general tendency. however, in favor of
,JaDaD is noticeable
The morning call., 1894-07-31
HE SAW THE WRECK.
The Disaster on the TrestIe Signaled
to the st rikers.

10 tIl0 SI ELkGTSs
SACRAMENTO, July so. - The Bees
Woodland special says: A few DAYS before
the ditching of the train on trestle 2,
two miles from Sacramento. several men,
bors of the American Railway UniOn
called upon Rev. Father Grace and asked
permission to be allowed to go upon the
dome of the Roman Catholic Cathedral in
Sacramento for the purpose of making
certain observations aud giving certain sig
nails. Father Grace. knowing the mission
of the men to be unlawful, refused to give
his consent. Notwithstanding this refusal,
an American Railway Union man equipped
with marine glass was seen on the lofty
roof of the cathedral on July IL before En-
gineer Clark took the iIl-fated train out OF
the depot This man, perched high against
the blue sky, was there to see whether the
men who were to wreck the mail train car
rying the Pullman cars and twenty United
States artillery soldiers had done their
hellish work.
AS the train, the first to attempt the
blockade since the strike was declared,
moved out of the depot, this man three
quarters of a mile away signaled the fact
to some of his fellow-conspiratOrs. sta
toned where they could, unobserved them
selves, observe his motions. His first
signal was: THE train is crossing the
Yolo bridge"
Then there was a pause as the man
watched through the glass the progress of
the ill-fated train. 1t was a pause long
enough for trestle 2 to be reached. Then
when the engine and tender bumped over
the ties and threw headlong sOmersault
from the bank into the slough. scalding
and burying poor Clark in the mud and
crushing four soldiers to death, this man
on the top of the dome signaled exultingly
that the Southern Pacific Company bad
been thwarted in its attempt to send the
Pullman cars over the road.
That is what lawyers for the prosecu-
ton say occurred on that gruesome day
From that day until yesterday this man
who knew the train and all on board were
soon to plunge off the trestle. and whC
held his paace because he approved o tht
murder so long as it ditched the hated Pull
mans. was hunted. He left a trail that
was followed persistently and determinedly
and yesterday she hand of the Law
clutched him by the collar and wrote
murder" against his name.
Alexander st. John, who was reported
to-day as having been arrested as an ac-
cessory to the train-wrecking On the 18th,
case.
The Marysville and Oroville militia
companies left for home this evening.