The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-24

the japanese government az fhe cvay-
aae0e3 esty % klneSow. i warthv ~ a.
teafsoa: .'Flhe goveraar. for fhe purpose
81 preventing Rnla wguI conduct On the
part y ire japanese &roe,s IN the c5n-
qGFrs1 territory sAall exercise surfSsge-
ton eyer 5apanese subjects wgthsn RS
administration. apniying the provisions ar
tae military criminal code. the code of
tFinsanAl procedure ans punishment rexn-
lasions, and having recourse to the NILS
tafY or eosnYatssarzaf auihor5fges far the
aGe execution ~ sentence. The governor
acting IN the interest of the IananeSe
army, shah exercise criminal Jurisdiction
over Chinese subjects and foreigners. in
accordance with the provisions az inter-
Eatioaai law; provided that capital pen-
lshment must Rot be indicted without fhe
approval cf the comnanaer-ln-ehief.
One OF the most interesting pieces Of
news contained in the aavlcex concerns
the punishments ordered 70 be inflicted on
several Chinese Of high rank. Prince
kung has been appointed director general
OF all military ard naval operations. and
all commanders have been notified that
II orders are dtsoheyed they will be tried
by conrtmartiai and punished accordingly
Prince Chang has been appointed vice Jii-
resior general. and three others have
been appointed associate directors and are
called upon to exert their utmest abilities
70 protect the empire and avert caiami-
ties. Ming Haia. lGte4y commanding a
Chinese brigade ia Korea having shown
his lneapacity in warllke Affairs aud al
lowed his trecns 70 be beaten and dis
persea, having extorted or squeezed the
soldiers Of their pay and rations. has been
cashieFed and Condemned To- ba arrested
and sent as a prisoner to the beard of
punishment in Pek!ng for trial ana SEN
tence. Admiral Ting ii Chang. COM
rnander-sn-chlef Of the northern squadron
Of the Chinese fleet. has been deprived Of
his rank and handed over 10 the board Of
war IS a penalty for hiss lncapacaty and
inability 10 defeat TIE enemy.
K IL reported that Mcnkden has been
deserted By the populace, In view of the
license exercised BY the Chinese soldiers
There Is also news that Manehurla is over
run b. piundessT'g dese1ers. aud that ut
ter anarchy prevails. Another report is
that III Hung Chang has refused 20 Fstslrn
10 Peksng from rientsln 10 assist Prince
kung and Prince Ching in the admins
tration Of the war. The statement i also
made that arrangements were completed
IN the latter part Of November for mov-
ing the Chinese court from Feking. II
the Japanese troops showed amy dsposi-
ton to reach the capital the emperor was
90 leave at once. The probable place OF
retirement is given as Caangchlakin.
Japanese newspapers received az the le-
CATION give additional news up to Noyem-
her q One OF them has this account of
narrow escape Of the United States
cruiser Baltimore: ION the Eth inst. four
torpedo boats were ordered 10 reconnotter
outside OF Port Arthur. 50 they proceeded
near 10 the fort in the evening and
man-of-war was Spled lying at the en-
trance TO the harbor. By shape she re-
sembled either the Ting Yuen or Chen
Yuen. A fish torpedo was prepared 10 be
shot against her hull. when she waS found
TO be the Baltimore. an American nran-af-
war. The torpedo boats were then ob-
served by those in the fort at a distance
or about two nautical miles and as the
moon Shone brightly the boats we're un-
able to conceal themselves. They were
about to retire when a shot fired from the
fort passed close TO one or the torpedo
boats on the port side and fell about eighty
metres beyond her, the next shot falling
E ftth metres RE4tatku H$&& - AaAt AfAA "a AfNtF
The torpedo beats were now rapidly reiir-
Ing. the shots fired from tho forts falling
several hundred metres TO their rear" IL
does not say much for the power of OBJ
servation Of the men In the Japanese tor
pedo boats If they could not tell the differ
ence between the Baltimore and the Chi
nese iraucladz. IL would have been rather
an awkward mistake for all concerned
at.as4. sf4
time.
Another paper publishes a Hiroshima
telegram saying that when japanese
torpedo boat was making observations
about Port Arthur, she was fired on by
succession of more than sixty shots. but
she partly effected her purpose by keeping
under cover OF American and Frenssh
men~ofswar that were lying about three
miles distant from the fort The number
Of American. German, French and British
w-srshsps az Fort Arthur was eleven and
of Chinese warships FIVE.
The baltimore has been to Yargchnw
on representations that American mis-
slonarles there We're meHaced by Chinese.
According 10 japanese estimate. The
losses OF both sides by the capture q Port
Arthnr are as follows. japanese, killed
ssa wounded So: Chinese, killed A.soa
wounded 4 500. captured i.0Si The Chinese
also lost sif cannon and t.5a5 rifles. beside
ammunition enough to Iam large army
more than a month They bave lost eleven
vessels SIX Thousand Chinese snfren-
derea at Port Arthur.
one OF fhe newspapers received says.
..css,fns seems 20 be determined 70 make
her last stand AZ shanghaikwaa. as every
effort Is being made - render the defense
~ the rface strong. IN the various forts
sb.,s+ there. cannon ~ over twelve centi-
,,st-es are pravl3et. ard other important
o-rrs ~ ueg pattern have already been
F,,-rysAoa Tvhe land 6efenses IF the place
o-a god. The defense o. Form-sa. which
rha yapaneaa nlay secure as 4 hostage
s,- vnareabTS behavior on China's part In
.,e <f4trre. il further strengthened. ard
s,,a garrisans of soldiers reach - a total
- oyer zteo strong. The standing squad
- has haen dispatched to FoTEnosa-
srr. WHIT. II sHacwFtes, neaa,
Araro~sev. Dec. . Elizabeth Rich
-,nns waite. wlfe of Judge II. > White.
1eg a.. the faua.iy's bone IN tbs city,
On the morning II the 2isf. Decaae1
was horn near Toroato, Canada. May p
rse4 and had resided or Fsaalgo isiatad
nineteen years. she had been A. in
wall4 for several years ani death haf