Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09


number OF other japanese students have
been at Annapolis from time to time,
but did not remain until they had
passed through the course. They were
all members Of the japanese nobility
and were permitted 10 enter the naval
academy at tho request of their govern.
ment, which paid their expenses, the
government Of this country being always
ready to extend such courtesies to other
nations.
Naval officers generally think that
Japan will have the better of the fight
as long as it is a naval war.
4 STRONG DENIAL.
WAsuISGToS, Aug. A strong de-
NAL Is entered at the State Department
of the published story that the United
States has or will enter into u treaty with
European powers TO forcibly occupy
and keep open the treaty ports in China.
II is also denied that any overtures to
that cad have come TO us from other
countries. When the conditions were
such that war was only threatened, the
United States did use Its good offices to
avert the evil. Il did so TO carry out
solemn obligation imposed upon us by
the tre&ty with Corea whereby we
bound ourselves to protect Corea in the
following terms: ..-.
"lf other powers deal unjustly or OPP
pressively with either government the
other will exert their good offices, on
being informed of the case to bring
about an amicable arrangement, thus
showing their friendly feeling"
This obligation was entered into in
| 1882, and it was under;ts terms that the
President indicated to Japan that he
would be panied should she intlict an
unjust war upon Corea. That was as
far as the United States could go III the
exercise of our good offices, and besides
the shifting of the war cloud from Corea
IL China as party relieved US of the
necessity for further action.
| 1t is said at the State Department that
the attitude Of the United States towards
the belligerents in the present war will
be patterned upon our course at Rio.
We will side with neither China nor
Japan, but as was indicated by Mr..
Bayard, our Ambassador to Great
Britain, who is fully aware of what is
going on, the attitude of the United
States will be one of benevolent neu-
trality. This is in keeping with our
traditions aud its prudence and safety
has been amply demonstrated in the
past.
As far as our own commerce is con-
cerned we will accord 1t such measure
of protection and immunity from inter-
ference as may be justly claimed as our
| rights, but the present disposition at the
State Department is to do this individu-
ally or not in concert with European
nations. In other words while we may
act as do other powers upon this point,
we will not be party to any joint
treaty or combination, the object of
which is forcible interference in China
or Japan.
Doubtless it will develop that in many
points we may act in accord with other
commercial powers, but as it remained
for US at Rio to adopt bold and radical
course single.handed, SO 1t may be in
China or Japan that we shall act indie
pen6ently upon a certain condition Of
affairs.
At present we are scarcely in position
to make much of naval demonstration
in Asiatic waters. The entire United
States fleet there now consists of two
vessels, tho Baltimore and Monacacy.
About week ago orders were sent to
Behring Sea TO have the Concord
and the Petrol sent over to j2iu the
station and that is all that has
been done in that direction so far. Sec
rotary Herbert before leaving Washing
ton for Alabama last night said that he
had given no further orders for rein
forcements and Acting Secretary
McAdoo has not moved in the matter
to-day.
OFFERS OF AID TO JAPAN.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.--Soveral hun.
bred letters containing tenders of ser
vice to the Japanese government in the
present war with China have been re-
ceived at the legation here. They come
from nearly every part OF the United
States. One of the latest was from ar
ex Confederate at Greenville, Miss,
offering to raise battalion and even 8
regiment of men if desired, at that place
and New Orleans; another was from the
, Foreign Legion of Cleveland, Ohio; 8
, third came from an individual who wa;
willing to raise a company of picked
! sharpshooters, and fourth was from Q
person who had some torpedo device he
was willing to part with for considera
, ton.
! TELEGRAPH ARRANGEMENTS.
New York, Aug. 4.-The Western
Union Telegraph Co. this morning
issued the following notice:
FROM EASTERN COMPANY, SHANGHAI
Aug. 4-lO q. m.-Chinese telegraph com
panies notify us that the private message
in plain English can be accepted for sta
tons north of Shanghai.
The Anglo-American Telegraph Co
makes the following announcement: Tn
Eastern Telegraph Co. inform us tina
. private messages in plain language cal
again be accepted for places north o
t Shanghai.
! The Great Northern Telegraph Co, ar
! accepting messages for Japan. only a
|. senders' risk. The route via Helampc
T Tien-Tsin, is also interrupted.
: The following notification this morn
ing was given out by the Commercial
Cable Co.:
The Chinese notify us that private me:
/ sages in plain English can again b
accepted for places north of Shanghai.
Messages for Japan, via northern rout
9 are still accepted only at senders risk.
The Chinese land lines from Tien-Tsi
north through Manchurin to Helampr
where it joins the Great Northern Tell
$ graph Co.'S lines through Siberia, is il
g terrupted.
v Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
YOKOHAMA, Aug. S.-Additiona
battles have been fought between tn
i. Japanese and the Chinese, and til
t latter have been defeated.
!, Seikion has been taken by the japan
n ESQ with trifling loss The Chinese
this engagement lost 500 killed. III
enemy fled in the direction of Koshil
The japanese are in possession {