The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1894-09-11
WHY KOW SIZING WAS FIRED ON
Interesting News From the ORIENT
Explains Why the Kow Shing
Was Fired Upon.

Special dispatches from Victoria
&. c., under date of September 9th
announce that the arrival of the
Northern Pacific liner Sikh, from
Yokohama, brings interesting ad
vices of the war in the orient. The
reason given by the commander OF
the Japanese warship Nanaiwa Kan
when asked why he fired upon the
Kow Shung, seeing she was flying
the British flag, is given now for
the first time and is certainly per
tinent.
Because he was sailing under
false colors, was carrying Chinese
troops and had been sold to the
Chinese government and fully paid
for"
Notwithstanding this explana-
ton, the same paper whinh gives it
publicity announces that the sum
of $3.50, 900 has been agreed to by
the Japanese government as a rep
aration for the sinking of Capt.
Galworthy's vessel, and compensa-
ton to those dependant upon the
Europeans that we're lost with
her.
Both the Japanese and Chinese
are keenly alive in the search for
articles contraband of war, and to
this the delay in the arrival of the
Sikh is attributable The govern
ment has declined to consider rice
as contraband of war, but both
belligerants claim it to be such, and
vse every endeavor to intercept
rice vessels.
The Sikh was delayed at Shang-
hal by a Chinese gun boat with an
effort to learn if possible if rice was
a portion of her cargo. The Brit
ish consul strenuously objected
and the vessel was allowed to pro-
coed.
1t is almost impossible to get re-
liable war news anywhere in the
east, even at Shanghai, This trip
the steamer passed very close to
the Foo Chow forts and saw the
Chinese garrison drawn up in line.
They were all attired in flowing
sack gowns of gaudy color and had
high three cornered silk hats, and
made a curious spectacle.
These forts are in charge of an
Englishman, the son of a naval
officer, and are said to be exceed
ingly strong. One of their 80 ton
guns burst some time ago, killing
several men, 1t is generally under
stood this occurred through ignor-
ance in handling it.
China is now hurrying an army of
hundreds of thousands of men
through Northern China to Corea,
but as they are subsisting on the
products of the country through
which they are passing and most of
it is mountainous it is hard to say
with what success they will meet.
Most of the men enlisted and draft
ed in the Ceinese armies are coolies
of the lower order. The Chinese
have been Offering great induce
ments to Europeans and Americans
to enter their service and have Sc
cured many.
On the other hand the japanese
have no outsiders in any branch of
the service.
On the way over on the last trip
to the orient, the Sikh passed
through a fleet Of twenty japanese
ships. They were divided into four
divisions with five ships in each d.
vision. They we're well han
died.
At the Chinese ports all manner
of outrages have been committed
on the resident japanese, and in
some places Portuguese have beer
robbed. At Tien Tsin, the child OF
the Japanese consul was abducted
and when he took his leave to re
turn to his country his legs anc
arms were tied and with bamboo
stick through his arms.
TOO MUCH TOBACCO.