The record-union., 1894-07-30
TERRIBLE Loss OF LIFE.
Another Chinese Transport Sunk
by a japanese Cruiser.
ONLY FORTY OUT OF TWO THOU
SAND TROOPS SAVED
Two Hundred Houses in Town in
Bulgaria Destroyed by Fire and a
Number of L1ycs Believed to Have
Been Lost-Quiet Reported to Reign
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Special to the REcoRD-USIoS.
SHAr Y July 29:-In addition to
Hugh \ Y Co.'s steamer. Kow
Chung, Japanese cruiser, all
the Ch, os on board being
- owned sse Trading Com
pany's st III Ioonean, also being used
as transport, has been sunk by a Jap
anese warship. All the steamers of the
Chinese Trading Company now here and
the Chinese merchant steamers are or
dered to remain here until orders from
Tien Tsin.
The Toonean was a vessel of 900 tons,
commanded by Captain Lowe, and be-
longed to the China Merchants Steam
Navigation Company. She was chartered
by the Chinese Government to transport
troops to Corea.
Late this evening further details of the
naval engagement reached this city. The
fighting, though of short duration, was
very severe. Prior to the discharge of
the torpedo from the Japanese warship
the crew of the transport, which was
armed, and military on board of her made
hard fight. When the vessel began to
sink there was great excitement. In the
confusion no attempt was made to lower
small boats. Had such an attempt been
made the boats could have carried only
small percentage of those on board.
Every foreigner on board was either
killed in the fighting or went down with
the vessel when she toundered.
The loss of life was very great. Of
nearly 1900 troops on board Of her only
forty were saved They were picked up
by French gunboat that was cruising in
the vicinity. Only short time elapsed
between the explosion and the founder
ing of the transport. The vessel went
down suddenly near Shopcent Island, at
which place her commander attempted to
beach her. The Saon Khan which was
captured by the Japs was an old man-of-
war that had been pressed into use as a
transport. Many were killed on board
of her before she fell into the hands of
the Japanese.
The official Chinese dispatches of the
engagement of the warships say the Chi
nese iron-clad Chen Yur, which is one of
the largest of her class belonging to the
northern fleet, retreated to Kotze and es-
capped capture by the Japanese. The
latter. the report adds, captured dis
patch boat and sunk transport. Six
other transports escaped.
News has been received here that on
the same day naval engagement took
tackled the Chinese at Asan. No details
have been received. The British twin
screw cruiser Porpoise has sailed hence
to protect the British at ChefoO on the
Shan Toong Promontory, health resort
of foreigners. The principal reinforce
ments of the Chinese have reached their
destination safely.
WIDESPREAD DISCoNTENT.
LONDON. July 29.-As the results made
by experts in Corea, reporter OF the AS
sociated Press learns that widespread dis
content exists in Corea because of the
corruption and misgovernment that
everywhere prevails. One OF the most
powerful revolutionary factors in the
country is quasi religious sect called
Tong Hak, which ascribes the precarious
condition of Corean trade and commerce
to the presence OF foreigners in the coun-
try. This sect has set for itself the task
of ridding Corea of the bad foreigners,
and has threatened the Japanese and
other foreigners. Among the charges
brought against the foreigners is one that
they have caused an enormous increase
in the price of feed stuff without any BEN
eft accruing. The King of Corea pos
sesses no real authority, and he is in con-
slant terror of a revolution that will
sweep him from the throne. He is heav-
lily in debt and the whole country is in
state of anarchy. To this condition of af-
fairs is due the revolt
Last year $4,000 Coreans, armed and
unarmed, threatened to march on the
Capital, Seoul, and compel the foreigners
to leave. This rebellion was suppressed,
but the country has been disturbed ever
since. Reforms in the administration are
regarded as absolutely necessary. not to
save the commerce OF the country, but
for the safety OF the foreigners.
JAPANESE ADVANCE ON SEOUL.
BERLIN, July 20. = Advicss received
here from Seoul show that upon the re-
fusal of Corea to accede to Japan's de-
mand that the Chinese troops be sent out
of the country, the Japanese advanced on
Seoul. After a short encounter, in which
the Coreans were defeated, the Japanese
occupied the royal palace. The killing of
Corean troops caused the foreign troops
to intervene.
AN IMPERIAL EDICT.
YOKOHAMA, July %. = An imperial
edict has been issued calling out the
army and navy reserves and ordering
them TO report for duty at their respective
headquarters. The Chinese residents OF
Japan are greatly alarmed at the threat
ened outlook. Reliable information has
been received at Toxic that the main
body of the Chinese army crossed the
northwestern frontier of Corea on July
18th.
Further firing on the Japanese ships
at Corea is reported.
AT BLUEFiELDS.