Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-12
A. vIEManIN rmINA.
Causes 81 the MAJ rSpisincd BY n
chang Yen Ifoun.

AuuFps o. the war iMuiniueu W
chang Yen noon.
wAsHiNoioN, d. G.. Oct. ll.-A
prominent uipiu mat, for many years
connected with the state depar ment,
has received from Chang Yen hoon,
toe ex Chinese minister 10 the Uutttu
States, vino now the senior member
Of the board vt p,kin trsuug 1t
Gameu) which Corresponds with tue
iureisu ilirrs IN other countries, tue
following letter, which gives tue *.
uliuitsiatemynt Of tue Gu nuse versiDn
0f the causes which brou ht about tue
present war between China an J'pat'
Pekin, China, August -, leDl-MN
dear lfiUnd-lu The month Oi Jdue last
riots Of rrbelliuus character broke out
In The southern portion oil COrun, anu
ne tnnt country h tfituhfy TO this
country, slutht from US assistance.
Accordingly boo ttu1ts we're dis-
pstched by the vicefOy 10 tbs vicinity
ui tue Trouble, Win no other aim but
10 restore IenCc 30 those unfortunate
people. the Jnpunefe government
Immediately sent a large force, TOOK
Possession Of tue Cofeau capital anu
fortified themselves Ia oil the import.
ant petitions.
When Chincsr troops arrived at
Va Ehan the rebels disperspd AMI
peace WA restored. Ia accordance
with treaty between the two govern
munts, the forces II boin countries
should have Immediately Withdrawn
after riot ur rebellion hnd been
suppressed, nnd toe Imperial govern.
meutH was ABOUT 10 Withdraw It's tfo0pe,
NUaUuH.A 4
statloni her military forces In that
country. On an intimntiOn Of her Brit.
annie Maissty's minister that the with.
drewai Of the tfoJp. Of both would assist
iu aspeedy arrangement, expressed
our pefito. readiness 20 recall our
troops. The Japanese minister At
Seoul informed our representative
there that hu would advise his govern
meut 10 Withdraw It. troops, but japan
would not liston 10 teason aud afbitfa-
ton aud entered upon war.
10 iesr that the exact causes OF this
unhappy trouble would not have been
properly presented In the American
newspapers, write you In the hope
that you viii DO convinced
that my government has done ils
utiuost 10 maintain ifiuudly rola.
tons, ami that II was not China that
commenced the hosliittlus. mus not
improper aud not against the usual
practice, would like TO have thislullvr
published Ia your leading nuwepnpefs,
hoping that IT, publication may ggiu
Tor my country the sympathy Oi the
great American people / remain youfs
very truly, CHANu YEN HOON.
MOTIFS oS THE WAR.
L0NpIN, Oct. il.-A dispatch from
TOXIC says that a detachment Of jap.
anrsr cavalry and infantry has made
an attack upon and routed force Of
1000 Chinese at wiz, und that the
pace remains la the hands OF tho
Japnnese.
ltis reported by the japanese cillcers
that 900 Chinefe troops occupy the
bOrth bank OF the Yaiu river, where
they have ompleltd eight batteries
and are huilding more,
IL ia generally believed that tho
Japaneao viii he IA possession Of Mluk-
den by the early part Ut November.
The Chinese In Pekin and Ten Tsin
believe that Russia " actively RssiBtiug
Japan by every means In ner power
except n formal alliance.
China has concluded large contracts
with Kupp aud other German agents
Tor rapid-iiung guus.
DIRECT IRON THE ARnY.
LONDON, Oot. ll.-A correspondent
with tue Japaussu forces at VIII tele.
grhphs under date Of October lon:
rhe u tllculty experienced Ia trans.
porting our guns anu o0mmissAry over.
land has greatly retarded our advance.
The main portion ot the advance col.
umn reached Yong Cnon on Ocl0Uef
ith. We do not EXPECT TO ADVANCE
further iut some daye. kuo0nnOisancv
shows that tbs Chinese are In force On
tho northern bank Of the lulu, We
have already located eight batteries
with guns IN each. Tue enemy ATE
rapidly builuing new oafthwufks aud
batteries. The next Eight will DO ssfl.
Gus.
II calculated that We will possess
Moukden by the hIsl week Ia NOvem'
Der.
WILL SEE THE GAlrERoR
TmN TsIS, oct. lin. II. O'Cou.
nor, tue Brush minister, has had ma
interview with the Nlcefoy III Hung
Chang. MIR. O'COuuor viii now 40 10
fukin TO obtain nn audience with tue
emperor.
mn Opens tie Campaign.