The Lamar register., 1894-10-13
CRUELTY OF CHINESE.
THEY cRuciFY THEIR PRISON.
ERS.
japanese Preparing to Defend seoul
Against Corcan Insurgents - British
Warships Closely Watching the Com
batant--

Shanghai, Oct "a dispatch from
Chemulpo. dated october 5, says that
there are fourteen Japanese Transports
in the harbor and that since September
~ the Japanese have landed 1850
troops and 156 coolies.
The dispatch adds that the Iefeascs
OF Seoul are being strengthened. and
that the garrison has be-u reinforced
by 5000 Japanese t-ooV,s IL anTicip1-
ton OF hostile demonstration by the
Corean Insurgents Referring TO the
conduct OF the Japanese troops iu Co
rea. the Chemuipo dispatch says that
while ON the marcn even the private
soldiers pay the Coreans for c.ery-
thing obtained from them The daily
expense of the operations Of the Japan
ese army Is said to be 3na.tso yen.
The advices from Chemulpo say tas,i
the Chinese recently crnciiied two JapI-
neSe prisoners who fell into their hands
and they are also said to have tsehead-
ed two wounded Japanese soldiers who
Were found in an outpost hospital
which had been hurriedly abanjone,l.
The British first class armorcd cruis-
or. Undauat,-i. Il guns. commanded by
Edwin II. Richards. which had b.en
directed to proceed to Nasasaki,
Japan. for repairs. has been ordered 10
remain here The British second class
screw Gunboat Firebrand. four suns
Lieutenant Commander Lionel g. Tuf-
nell. has been ordered To proceed u
Newchand. AT the head OF the Gulf OF
Lszlo Ton.
A dispatch from Foo Chow says ,htt
the river has been closed for shipping
Foo Chow. one OF the treaty ports OF
-
from the month OF the Min river Foo
Chow has naval arsenal. ship yards
and school OF navigation Near ii ar,
extensive lead mines. and the black tea
district is within 40 miles of that place
Consequently Foo Chow carries on y
large trade with the maritime provinces
of China both by land and water. a.
well as with the Loo Choo islands aud
Japan Its population Is estimated a
51p.OG0
The Chinese have blockaded The
mouth OF the river leading up TO Foo
Chow. aud vessels bound for that po-t
must now discharge their cargoes at
sharp peak No confirmation has been
received here OF the report that the
Japanese had effected a landing near
Port Arthur. The British gunbaat
Red Pole. Lieutenant Commando
Charles q. May arrived here to-day
and reports having visited the vicinity
OF Port Arthur, where the japanese
Were rcports-d TO have landed with
out finding any trace OF them Suppl
mentary reports are resolved here OF
the naval battle fought asf the mouth
OF the Yalu river. repeating the ass.r-
tons frequently made that the Japa-
nese did not lose any Of their war ships
in the engagement. although several
OF them We're badly damaged
Two Japanese warships recently ap-
preached close To Chez Foo. probably
seeking for the Chinese warships of the
southern squadron
II Is reported from Pekln that tax on
goods being transmitted to and from
the interior will again probably be
largely increased In order to provide
extra war funds II is also stated that
the viceroy has requested the salt mer-
chants TO contribute to the war cx-
penses. and IL IS expected that the sum
of 100000 taels will be raised by
this means