Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1894-08-04
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YOKOHAMA, July 2S..-The japanese
government has made an official state |
ment saying that on account of severe
provocation the Japanese squadron was
compelled to engage the Chinese fleet,
in which one warship was captured and
a transport with soldiers sunk. Two
other vessels escaped. The Japanese
vessels were uninjured.
LONDON, July 27.-Mr. Buxton, par
liamentary secretary in the house OF
commons, today said that cable mes
ssges received yesterday evening from
the British ENJOYS at Pekin and Toxic
announce that peace negotiations were
continuing in spite Of the outbreak OF
bostilitiee. The latter, Mr.. Buxton
SAID, had not yet resulted in a formal
declaration of ar being made.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-The report of
declaration of war between Japan and
China lacks Official confirmation here.
The japanese legation believes that had
war been declared Minister Tatenoe
would have been informed.
KANSAS CRY, July 27.-Hon. P. Lee
Poer, French British minister to Japan,
passed through here today en- route to
Toxic, Japan, where he has been order
ed by his government to proceed with
all haste. He received, he said. brief
cablegram, telling him to endeavor to
reach Toxic by August 20. He was in
the City of Mexico at the time and i'm
mediately departed, but was compelled
to come this way on business. He left
for st. Paul today and from there will
go to Victoria, taking a steamer there
for Yokohama.
TEN TsIN, China, July 27.-Obina
has about thirty war ships. large and
small, of which five are fairly good ar
mored ships armed with Krupp guns.
In addition she has chartered a number
OF transports and these are being armed
as rapidly as possible with the best guns
China is able to procure. On the other
hand the japanese navy consists OF
about thirty war ships, including five
| armorei ships carrying Krupp guns.
| So far as war ships are concerned it will
| thus be seen that the two navies in
numbers are about evenly matched, al
| though the Chinese battleships carry
heavier guns than those of Japan. But
| it is believed the japanese naval officers
are superior to those of China, and the
japanese warships are also believed to
be in better condition than the Chinese.
| War, however, is not likely to be decid-
ed by sea fights. Corea is a peninsula
virtually forming part of China, and
down this peninsula, from the north.
| China can put army after army, until
| she drives the japanese into the sea.
Japan is able, no doubt, to defend her
self in her own territory, but nobody
here believes that China will make any
attempt to invade Japan.
New YORK.. July 2s.-Miss Caroline
Jones, daughter of Nathaniel Jones, was
married today to Viscount Benoist
Deasy, of France.
LoMPoc, CAL, July 2S.-Last night j
l.. Written was fatally shot at this place
by VIM. -Shean, the result of a quarrel
over money matters.
PENzANCE, July 28.-The Brittania
won the race with the Vigilant today.
SANGHAI, July 2S.-In addition to the
ship "W. Chung" sunk by japanese
cruis e., Transport has also been sunk by 6
| JaDanese warshiD
| WASHINGTON, July 2S-The democrat
ic members of the conference committee
resumed session today. The outlook il
that numerous changes will be made.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi. July 2S.-Charles F
Dana and F. NJ. Luther, we'll known
st. Paul men, were drowned at Isle
Royal by the capsizing OF boat.
LONDON, July 2S--Andrew Carnegie
in an interview in the "Engineering
Review" liz quoted as saying that the
United States no longer requires protec-
tion, which he claims is but little use
for revenue purposes.
LONDON, July 2S.-Chinese minister
here informed an Associated Press
reporter that there had been no formal
declaration of war yet and a peaceful
settlement of the trouble is hoped for.
| CHICAGO, July 2S.-Rsceiver Tourlot,
of the defunct Chemical National bank,
has fled in court bill charging ex-
President Curry with gross carelessness.
The bill charges that 100000 are MISS
| ing.
SANTA ANA, Cal, July 2S.-A deed
was recorded today transferring the i'm
mense Irving estate, including the San
Joaquin valued at s2,OOO,OOO, to the Irv-
ing company, recently incorporated un-
der the laws of West Virginia.
WASHINGTON, July %. - Senator
White will endesvor to have his DILL
passed reimbursing the states Of Cali
fornia, Oregon and Nevada, for money
expended in suppressing the rebellion.
This would mean the payment of over
four and half million dollars, nearly
four million to California alone.
SAN Francisco, July 2S.-This morn
| ing on the train to the ferries in Oak
land an exciting shooting affrsy occur
red. George W. Gray, an eyed man, at
tempted to kill @. r. Bennett, the ex-
secretary of the local society for the pre-
vention of vice. Bennett attempted to
get off the train, aud finding it impos-
sible returned the fire. One passenger
was slightly wounded by stray bullet.
Gray's daughter was ruined by Bennett,
who hos b5en making the girl's life
miserable ever since. This caused
Gray's attack.
WASHINGTON. July 30-The ranort of