The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-28
PEACE TERMS.
Papers Discuss What Japan Must
Demand from China.
JAPAN'S LOSSES AND CAPTURES.
Chinese Routed Near Halt Cheng-Severe
Gales Around England-Many Vessels
Wrecked and About 100 Peo-
pie Drowned.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Recent news
Japan show that the question of the
terms of peace that Japan will demand
from China is fruitful subject of dis
cussion by the native press. Opinions.
however, differ regarding these terms,
and while some journals condemn.
Others are more specific in their de-
mands than usual. One paper asserts
that Formosa, so important from a
commercial and military point of view,
must at all events be taken. After
detailing what an i'm mense expendi
ture must be incurred in Japan in sup
porting Corea and protecting japanese
interests in the north of China follow
ing the war, the papers declare that
Formosa will have to be annexed as a
resource from which to draw receipts
at least equal to the prospective expend-
itures. Another paper enters a
strong protest against the claims adj
vanced that China must surrender ter
ritOry entirely out of proportion to the
objects for which the war was under
taken.
A japanese paper gives a summary.
of the losses of the japanese and Chi
nese armies up to November 3, eXclu-
sive of the battles at Fung Wang
Chang, Kin Chan, Talienwan and at
Port Arthur This shows that the jap
anese lost about $50 killed and So
wounded, while the Chinese lost 1000
killed and 4,jOO wounded, and 800 of
of them were made captives. The Jap
anese have also taken 225 cannons. be-
sides many other arms, $4,000 $50 car
tridges, besides enough ammunition to
last month, firing with 10000 rifles:
1873 banners have been taken, 3,4O0
tents, 1000 horses, 5000. 600 taels worth
of gold and silver, 1905 annie coins,
2,413 koku of rice, 5,755 kolxu of I'M
hulled rice, and in addition sufficient
food to last an army of 10000 men
three days.
The Chinese have lost thirteen YES
sells, a torpedo boat, five men-of-war
and one of their war vessels captured,
which makes a total tonnage of $3.50
tons.
The number killed and wounded on
the Japanese side at Port Arthur is
estimated at over 400. while the enc
my's loss is estimated at 1900.
A telegram from Yokohama states
that Gen. Kasura on December ~ at
tackled Gen. Lungs position miles
west of Halt Cheng. The position was
defended by 10000 Chinese who were
routed after four assaults. The losses
are not stated.
SEVERE GALE IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, Dec. 24.-Reports from vari
Gus parts of Great Britain show that
the gale is abating. Telegraphic COM
munication with Scotland is com
pletely interrupted. while the wires to
the midland counties and Ireland are
more or less damaged. There is hard
ly town of any size but reports
personal casualties and damare t.
property Manufacturing towns in
the north and west suffered BALI.
Roofs were torn off and chimneys col
lapsed, crashing through adjoining
buildings and killing and injur;ng 4
number of working people. \ number
of fishing boats are missing. Three
boats were swamped off Stornoway and
twenty-five occupants drowned. Much
damage was done to houses in dublin
and the suburbs of that city. People
in the Donegal hills are reported to be
suffering terribly, their cottages being
wrecked and flooded.
The ships America and the Mary Z.
Marshall went ashore near Greenock.
The ArBlow, for Ship island. was driven
ashore in Scalpsie bay, and has Q feet
of water in her hold. 1t is expected |
that she will be Il total loss. All |
around the coast vessels are reported |
to be stranded or in the greatest |
danger, The ship Kirkmichael was
wrecked off Holyhead and five |
of her crew were drowned. |
The other six men on her |
were rescued with much difficulty. |
The four-masted County of Kinross, |
for Hartlepool. was seen off that port !
lying on her beam ends and apparent
ly sinking. Her crew were seen on
her with life belts on. The actual |
number of deaths is unknown, but it is |
expected the list will not be much less |
than 100. The American ship Kenne. |
bee, from Port Blalely, which had dis. |
charged her cargo at Belfast, broke |
adrift and sank tug and damaged an
other vessel.