The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-19

SAN Francisco, Cal, Aug. 16.-The
steamer China arrived this aft rnoon from
Asiailc ports. She brings Yokohama adj
Bdvices 20 August 6, two days later than
the news received via Victoria on the
steamer Empress of Japan.
War Las been formally declared. The
Chinese minister and consuls were pre-
pairing when the China sailed TO leave
Japan. The fl az on the Chinese consulate
at Yokohama had been hauled down, and
the archives conveyed to the United States
consulate general 1t was al-o reported
that all japanese officials were hurriedly
leaving China.
The Japanese nation appeared to be af-
fected with a m mia for war. So fierce is the
public spirit for war that the constitu-
tional reform party is out with mani
festo declaring il to be the duty of the Jap
anese army to force its way into China to
dictate Terms of peace under the walls OF
the capital and to display the glory Of the
japanese empire The constitutional re-
form party is a wing of the opposition and
is led by such distinguished politicians as
Kusomoto, president of the last Diet and
others of equal repute. Referring to
Japan's formidable preparations for war,
Inc Japan Mail says:
sTUPENDoUs MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
"Noihing is more remarkable about the
present complication than the quiet, bust
ness-like manner in which everything has
been arranged by the japanese The mob
ilization Of 10000 has proceeded as regu
larly and evenly as long established rail-
road service.
Not Que instance is recorded of men of
the reserves falling to report themselves.
They have been drafted off to COrea, or as
signed TO heir posts in japan as though
The huge work were a little everyday task.
Now as | write, over thirty transports are
conveying soldiers by thousands TO COrea
without a hitch or seeming difficulty of
any Kind. Moreover the troops already In
the peninsula have been working steadily
and industriously, so thai the little king
dom l. already furnished with a very COM
plete service of telegraph. The last pole
was TO have been put up and the last wire
stretched on tue evening OF August l."
NEWS SHUT OFF FROM PUBLIC.
But Notwithstanding the Japanese gov
ernmenJ's new facilities for getting infOr-
NATION the japanese public is KEEP in
ignorance of the state OF affairs in Corea,
hs the government neither publishes any
thing itself nor allows newspapers t. do so.
excerpt such little news as meets with APP
prevail When the China sailed it was
definitely known in Yokohama that there
had been naval engagement during
which the transport Kow Shing had been
sunk, the government having been unable
10 suppress the facts. but only
that was known TO certainty. There
were rumols that portion of the Japan
csc fleet WAS blockaded by the Chinese and
that the japanese had lost one or two yes
sells. There were also reports that the
japanese had been victorious in land
engagement, but no particulars could DO
had. There was a general impression,
however. that fighting had b-en going Oh
tat several places since July p.
CHINESE SOLDIERS HANG THEMSELVES.
The lien Tsin correspondent OF the
China Gazette says: I'VE hear further
from COrea on good authority that great
deal OF sickness prevails among the Chi !
nese troops, and tina they are hanging
themselves by dozens In despair of their |
surroundings. The japanese also are in
pretty bal plight, great number of
Them having died, and illness is still rife |
IN their camp But the death rate is very |
much higher among the Chinese"