New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-28

.o,vc OK N CBINA-THE TRANSPORT FLEET
ATTACKED By \ IArANEsE BATTERY
AND CRUISERS - MANY SOLDIERS
DROWNED DISPATCHES AN
NoyNCING THE OUTBREAK
or HosTII~IEs RE-
CE1vED IN LONDON
c,.,rhal July 27-Thc declaration of war
,.,wss, Japan and China has caused excitement
.n,ns az classes here. Business is virtually
'.sosnd-d. although many small firms have made
,..u,ory efforts TO maintain their trade. The
,...onoans have gathered at the Shanghai club
:. a,scuss th- meagre reports from Corea. The
.,.,,,on of The Japanese residents is precarious.
r. weeks he mere prosperous japanese have
Ian leaving the ETY.. but many of the poorer
.,s middle classes still remain. The Europeans
ne, ACQUAINTED with the city think that the
GU, nolice Will be strong enough to protect them
t.oo, Chinese fanatics. The Niceroy IS coniiden.
that the Northern Arm IS sufficiently strong
% cone with the japanese force. and he does
-, intend 10 employ the Southern Army except
:, case Of extreme necessity The mobilization
r,,c.eds rapidly ani preparations % embark
large bodies Of troops are being made with un-
.xnected energy. Singapore firms are providing
many Of the transports and stores. The Chinese
novs-,roent bought two large steamers yester-
a,v and negotiatoas for others a:e ii pT"GTess.
SINKING OF CHINESE TRANSPORTS
~. chinese transports aunk of the Coroan
ooss, bv japanese guns belonged to ihc feet
n eleven steamers which sailed from Taku on
rr3av. July 90 with 1000 troops. The feet lef'
rakr under an escort Of gunboats. The majority
=, the transports proceeded slowly with the gun
HATS while the faster ones steamed at full speed
.,as 10 land their troops as soon as possible
On the transports which arrived first AZ the
Co-ean coast were a few hundred soldiers from
the army Of the North mos OF the force. how
ever. consisted o: coolies with inferior firearms
or merely bows and arrows.
The attack upon the steamers from the Jap
s,.se took place on Wednesday. The firing was
fAgun bv A japanese tatte-y on the shore while
,as Chinese Officers we-4 trying 10 land their men
fror, the frs, steamer The cruisers then
STRAINED up and opened five on all the transports
which were living 10 waiting 10 discharge the
men The Chinese were unable 10 make any
effective resistance They We're thrown into
great confusion. and many Jumped overheard 10
ESCAPE the no. hre. under which two transports
suffered severely The japanese loss was incon-
siderable. but that Of the Chinese was heavy.
mary OF the troops on board the transports being
drowned. The Chinese officials here do not con-
firm these dispatches They are exceedingly ret
fcent as 10 every repor. concerning hostilties In
Corea.
THE COREAN KING 4 PRISONER.
The japanese have announced that they Will
hold the King Of Corra as hostage until the
internal reforms demanded by them shall have
been satisfactorily guaranteed
In Seoul excitement is at a white heat. There
has been considerable disorder ana an uprising
Of the people may come az any moment.
London. July 27-The officials at The Foreign
Office and the Chinese and japanese Legations
reiterated this evening that no official news Of
the war had been received Numerous cable
DISPATCHES we're delivered az the Legations. but
in no case could anything be learned concerning
their contents Many merchants and shippers
engaged in The Eastern trade have received
cable messages this evening 20 the effect that
war had been declared. hosi..!;cs had begun. and
business had dropped almost TO nothing
NEWS or FIGHTING CONFIRMED.
The report that war had been declared between
China and Japan. received through dispatch
from Lloydss agent at Shangha. was confirmed
by a telegram received at p. n. b. Hugh
here Neither the Chinese nor the japanese
Minister had received any advices confirming the
report that hghting has actually occurred be-
tween the forces Of warsh.ps Of the two Powers
At both legations It was asserted that the only
Information they have that war has been de-
eared has been obtained from newspaper dis
patches. They also say that they have no IN
formation in regard to he reported capture of the
King Of Corea.
telegram received at the Office of the Pen
insular and Oriental Steamship Company today
sad positively that war had been declared be-
tween China and Japan and that hostties had
begun. Sir Thomas Sutherland. VI. =, chairman
the Pennsular and Oriental Steam Naviga-
Won Company. said In an interview this evening:
china in the ong run Will be victorious. owing
Tsss, Tss, enormous resources and unlimited wea,,n'
ras 10 not very fortunate position for Japan.
rno. "a addition 20 her financial trouble may have
IN pe S.sh WITH Internal revolution CHINA IS lor,uhse M
.ns such fnancier as SIT Robert mart i, III
as ssYe'@pI,enera II @.ener Of CUSTOMS, and sIch s2dier
VII employ only !ey!es from The North and Centre.
ss., Csntonese. although turbulent. 10 not make
over China as regards wsrships but China vii,
nn,ss ms good. expect she WIZ. II necessary
'e"a'e European warsh!ps.
j. Henniker Heaton NJ. p. who is familiar
WIN Eastern affairs. said:
n. nae Japanese the Frenchmen Of the Pacific
=" Snintse are the Germans.
LANDING OF AMERICAN MARINES
me opinion among politicians here Is that as
cruiser Baltimore has landed marines. the
'si vessels Of other countries will do the same
."e Admiralty decline 10 give any information
On the subject.
~ inc House OF Commons to-day Sydney Bux-
ts, H. Onder-Coloniai Secretary. announced that
..ssrams from the British Ministers at Toxic
~ reKin received late last night related solely
ane Japan. '''.~e
en,,.,,h vn ,he Stock Exchange to-day Japanese Sc
on ues ie!l three points and Chinese securities
NJ OFFICIAL DECLARATION YET.
"0noon July 2S4-Several morning ne wspapers
''''' this dispatch from T1en-Tsin:
Tokin ~ mas not been declared officially either in
thai neKing IL is believed in Government circles
ssS " VIII not be declared fnr .a-orai ia.s he