The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-06
She Appeals TO the Powers to
Stop the Fighting.
WILLING TO MAKE KOREA FREE
And Pay an Indemnity. 10 BE Fixed by
European Nations.
Meantime the Terrible Japs Press On to
Meukden. the Miserable Chinese
Fieetnx-rhe fnvsstment of Doomed
Fort Arthur Nearly Complete.

LoSnoS. Nov. 6-Ths Daily Nsirs SAYS
the Chinese minister has impaired 60 the
foreign Office Chins's desire that tho
powers mediate with Japan for peace.
The minister has gone 10 Paris 60 make o
similar request of France
In leader commenting on the fore-
going, the Daily Ne,rs says that the
Chinese have approached the powers with
the terms of peace she will offer Japan.
That IS formal renewal on larger scale
of the overtures made 10 the queens min
listers a month ago. Lord Rosehery's
course could not have been more COM
pletely and conclusively vindicated. No
European power can well desire TO pro-
long shis disastrous conflict. Even the
United States, despite the Monroe doc
trine. must oe concerned for the regularity
and security of its great trade with Japan.
Ii will he difficult TO contend that inter-
ference is premature now.
SHANGHAI. Nov. A.-0rders have been
issued resembling tho projected dispatch
OF large supplies Of rice fer the army at
Newchwang This is due to the fact that
the board of war has abandoned all hope
of staying the progress OF the japanese
army in Msnchuria. Many Chinese mer-
chant vessels have recently been placed
under the German flag.
BuExos AyREs, Nov. 5--Advices re-
ceved from Santiago de Chile are to the
effect that the Chilean government has
sold the cruiser Esmerelda to Japan
RoaE. Nov. A dispatch from Peking
states that China is disposed TO conclude
peace with Japan on the basis of n guar
antee OF the independence of Korea and
by tho payment of indemnity, the amount
TO be fixed by the powers. The dispatch
dds that il is reported that China has in-
vited the representatives of the powers TO
intervene TO secure peace.
NEW YoRK. Nov. h.-The New York
agent of the Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Company in London confirms
the announcement made by cable that the
bank is closing governments silver loan
for $40, 900 coo at as. bearing 7 per cent in-
terest for twenty years, repayabie in ten
equal instellmenis, beginning 1904, se-
cured by the Chinese customs revenue.
The list Of applications closes in London
on November Z. The bonds are for Shang-
hal taels. $500 each. and are issued at ex-
change at IS per tael.
LoNpoN, Nov. 5.--The Times will pub
iish a dispatch tomorrow from Tientsin
saying the telegraph lines to Port Arthur
were cut yesterday. probably at the narrow
isthmus between Port Arthur and Talien-
wan. indicating that the Japanese are
within u days march of the Talienwan
forts.
Dispatches from Tokyo say that the plan
of Chinese raid upon the Japanese coast
has been abandoned, and orders have been
issued to remove the torpedoes from
Tokyo bay. Navigation to the harbor Is
now declared free. The decree forbldding
the sale of gunpowder IN Japan has been
Cancelled.
YOKOHAMA, Nov. 5~-The report cabled
to the Associated Press that Fungwung-
ching was set on IRE before its evacuation
by the Chinese has been confirmed bv ad-
vices from the 'front.' The Chinese EVIL
IDENTIFY abandoned hope of making a sue
cessful defense against the advancing
Japanese army, and set fire 20 the caste
and then lied. without being attacked.
The British steamer Gaelic. from san
Francisco which was seized by tho
japanese authorities on the ground that
she was carrying contraband OF war. has
been allowed To sail, az Ii was found upon
investigation that the suspicion was un-
founded. The Gaelic was due 10 leave for
Hongkong as noon yesterday.
The French steamer sydney, from Mar
Singapore about October III, has been
seized on suspicion of having contraband
of war on board.
SHANGHAI. Nov. Sit is stated that
viceroy Ii Hung Chang. instead Of taking
command Of the first Chinese army. as it
was said he mad been ordered To DO, has
peen transferred from Tlenstin 10 Peking.
IL Is stated here that T0,oOO Siberian
troops are gathered at the Russian port Of
NIadivostocx.
YoKoHaMA, Nov. 5.--A detachment OF
the first Japanese army has reached tho
landing place OF the second army. and
communication between the two armies
has been established.
wasHIsGros Crrr, Nov. h-The Con-
cord has arrived at Chinkiang. aud tho
Petrel has sailed from Cheioo for New
Chang. the Chicago from Lisbon for Tan
gier and the Montgomery has arrived a.
New York. The Baltimore has also ar-
rived ut Chefoo.
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