The record-union., 1894-07-31
Special to the KEcoRp.uNIoN.

Special to the KECoRD-UNIoN.
SHANGHAI, July 3O.-The following is
the latest Chinese version of the sinking
OF the troop ship Kow Shung: The Jap
anese cruiser sent boat alongside of the
transport with prize crew to convey her
to Japan. Galsworthy. an Engllshman.
refused to obey the order and the Jap
auese withdrew. The cruiser thea opened
| fire. using machine guns mounted in the
tops Of the Japanese ship. The fire soon
cleared the Kow Shung's decks. The
cruiser then discharged TWO torpedoes at
the transport, sinking her and drowning
nearly all the 9, 900 souls on board.
| Colonel Won Hannekau. German, who
was formerly the Viceroy's aid-de-camp,
and other foreign officers, We're among
those who were killed by the fire before
the torpedoes were discharged.
| According to the report received here
two German passengers, who were on the
way to Corea To settle up their business
| affairs before the war begun, succeeded III
swimming TO the Japanese cruiser. but IN
| spite of their appeals were shot. The
| Chinese who swan TO the cruiser shared
the same fate. The French warship Lion
rescued some Of the unfortunate Chinese
soldiers, but all the foreigners are re-
ported killed. The Japanese are said to
nave behaved with an utter disregard OF
the laws of civilized warfare.
A large Chinese army has crossed the
northwestern frontier of Corea and is
marching down the peninsula. a second
army is being hastily equipped.
No details have been received of the
battle which Is said to have taken place
at Asan between Chinese and Japanese
forces.
1t is reported that several Chinese
steamers have been captured and others
| destroyed at Takua.
Torpedoes have been placed in the
| Shaweshan channel of the Yang-tse-
Kiang River in order to compel vessels TO
pass within easy range of the Woo Sung
! forts.
| CHINESE OFFICIAL VERSION.
| PEKING. July 30.-The following is the
Chinese official version of the engagement
between the Chinese and Japanese fleets:
The collision between Chinese and Jap
anese ships occurred in Prince Jerome
Gulf, III an inlet on which Asan is situ-
ted.
The Japanese attacked the Chinese
vessels which were escorting a second and
smaller division oftroops dispatched from
! Taku to reinforce the Chinese army at
Asan.
The Japanese opened fire, the Chinese
having strict orders not 10 fire unless they
were attacked of if the landing of Chinese
| troops was opposed. The result of the
action was that one Japanese ironclad
was disabled by the Chinese battle-ship
Chen Yuen.
The Kow Shung, which was sunk by
the Japanese, was a chartered transport
flying the British flag.
No rNnt hnc hnat ro1 f,n,-a Of hn
loss of the Chinese warship 1sao Kiang,
said TO have been captured by the Japan
eSe.
RIFLES FOR CHINA.
| MINNEAPoLIs (Minn.), July 30.-From
a railroad official il is learned that Hang
Hoo and Ye Chung, agents of the Chinese
Government, have large shipments of
rifles on the way to China. Four carloads
left Montreal last night via the Canadian
Pacific and 500. Two hundred and fifty
thousand rifles have been ordered.
CABLEGRAMS TO CHINA.
| New YORK, July 30.-The Commercial
Cable Company and the Anglo-American
| Telegraph Company announce that cable
grams to China must be written in plain
| language, except to Shanghai Annoy,
Hongkong and Macao.
FLEW THE BRITISH FLAG.
| LONDON, July 30.-The news that the
Kow Shung was flying the British flag
! when sunk was received with great salts
faction at the Chinese Legation. It was
| said that Great Britain and Germany
were bound to notice this breach of neu-
| trality.
| ORDERS FOR TORPEDO BOATS.
BERLIN, July 30.-China has ordered
! four torpedo boats from German firms.
MINISTER DENLY ORDERED TO HIS POST.
EVANSVILLE (1nd.) J, July 3O.-Minister
! Charles DENLY, who is in this country on
! leave Of absence, has been ordered back
to his post at Pekin, China, on account of
/ the warlike situation between China and
| Japan over Corea. Minister Denby is in
] Detroit, where his wife, who is now here,
will join him. They will then go by the
quickest route to Pekln.
ENGLISH MERCHANTS HAVE AN EYE TO
| BUSINESS.
! LONDON. July 30.-The English mer-
! chants having dealiugs with the Chinese
| evidently do not intend to allow the COM
mencement of hostilities between China
and Japan TO pass without trying to
make tie most OF this opportunity of in
! creasing their bank accounts. London
| firms alone during the last fortnight have
! offered China several bargains in torpedo
! boats, aud they have also proposed that
| the Pekin Government shall purchase a
number of fast English steamers, which
| their owners claim can readily be con-
verted into cruisers.
| In addition. these English merchants
| have offered China nearly thousand
/ guns of all sizes and makes, as we'll as a
! fresh lot Of 1900 Mannlicher rifles, with
almost any amount of cartridges. When
these offers were first made the Chinese
/ Government took no notice of it, but to-
day several of those enterprising English
! firms have received communications
from China saying that rapid delivery
will be the conditions of the sale.
/ The quotations of Chinese and Japanese
securities on exchange do not show even
a practical difference from the normal
| figures
| The second officer of the Kow-Shung,
sunk by Japanese cruiser, was the eldest
son of an Essex clergyman, who lost his
! youngest son in the ire which occurred
at the Exeter Theater.
A JAPANESE MINISTER'S RECALL.
| WASHINGTON, July 30.-Gozzo Tateno,
the Japanese Minister, presented his let
/ ters OF recall to the President to-day.
| There was the usual exchange of
| speeches. which made clear the fact that
| the Minister'S recall was in no way due
10 friction between the two Govern
ments.
In response to Minister Tateno, when
presenting his letters of recall, President
Cleveland said: mir. Minister, you have
resided so long at this capital, and your
official duty has been so well and cour-
teously discharged, that you have won
| the respect and esteem of those among
our people with whom you have been as
sociated, and made your departure from
| Of cir