St. Paul daily globe., 1894-08-19
KOREANS THEIR ALLIES.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. is.

y LIE steamer
3. !. i I. y. 4. : !. !.
II China, which ar
VIZ rived this afternoon,
J. came adviceS from
H\ Asiatic ports. She
,/$5yN brought Yokohama
~ & " news to Aug. u, stv-
~ n eral days later tIan
- >s,eEE=zzS the news received
s :, = via Victoria OH the
~ 't>Ss>e1t-sz.- !. steamer Empress of
,EfA;es ssss:,E>y y4ass5sAz=yS Japan. The news
So - - adVices continue.
however. 10 be OF an
unsatisfactory character. War having
been formally declared, the Chinese
minister and cOnsuiS were preparing,
when the China sailed, 10 leave Japan.
The iiag or the Chinese consulate at
Yokohama had been hauled down, and
the archives conveyed to tie United
States c0nSulalegeneral. Ii Was reported
that all Japanese officials were hur-
rlediy leaving China. The Japanese
nation appeared 10 be affected with a
maNia for war. So fierce is the public
spirit for war that the constitutional re-
fern party is cut with manifesto de
clayin@ ii 10 be the duty of the Japan
ese army to force lis way into China 10
dictate terms of peace under the
Walls og sts Capital
and 10 display the glory OF the japanese
empire. The constitutional reform
party is wirg Of the opposition, and is
led 10y such distinguished politicians as
kusumOto. president of the last diet,
and others Of equal repute. referring
10 Japan's formidable preparations for
war, the Japan Mail says: Nothing is
more remarkable about the present
complication tEan the quiet, business
like manner in which everything has
been arranged by The Japanese. The
mobilization Of 100000 men has pro-
cGeded as regularly and evenly as Il
long established railroad service. Not
one instance is recorded of men or
reserves falling tU report themselves.
They have been drafted of to Korea or
assigned 20 their posts III Japan is
though the huge work were little easy
task. As write, over thirty transports
are conveying troops by thousands to
Korea. NJ CreOyer. troops are already
there anJ have been working steadily
and iHdustriOuSly, so that The little
Kingdom i already furnished with
complete service by telegraph. The
last pole was 10 have been put up and
wire strung OH the evening of Aug. !.
BuI Notwithstanding the Japanese
governments facilities for getting ill.,
formation. the Japanese public is kept
III u sttIGLcS Ol ne Stdte Ol aHdl1S III
Korea, as the government neither pub
lishes anything itself nor allows news
papers 10 10 so, except such little news
as meets With approval. When the
China sailed it was definitely known in
Yokohama ,iIat there had been naval
engagement, during which the transport
Kew CHING had been sunk, tile govern
Aent having been unable to longer
4uppreSs the facts, but that was all that
WIS EEOWu 10 certainty. There were
runIois inut portion of the japanese
fleet was biOckaded by the Chinese
ard That The Japanese had lost Gle or
two vessels. There were also reports
that tie Japanese had been victorious
i'll lanit engagement, bat no particu-
lars could be had. There was general
impression, however, that fighting had
Seen going Oh at several places since
July p. Inc Tien Tsin correspondent
OF Tie China Gazette says:
IN { hear from Korea on coed author
ity that ! great deal OF sickness pre-
walls among the Chi g e troops. ard
that they are hanging themselves by
dozehs in despair OF their surroundings
Tie Japanese are also in pretty bad
plight. 4 great number of them having
GNd. aEG illness Is still rife IN their
camas: bat the death rate Is very mach
klgbt. among tbs Chinese"