The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-24

lGHks % PASS through. 70 ciose tht,
space, N case the Japanese shcula apnesr
+ harSes loaded Rith stones a-e ready fal
{ sinking. kilograms announce that ir
Consequences Of the continued refusal a
tie governor af shanghai 70 allow shat
city the privileges ef neafral port. = re.
fnonssFance wsS sens early in September
BY the foreign consuls. As 10 satisfactory
answer wss returned. the believing Joint
resolution WAS drafted and forwarded &c
the chinese authorities: The action o.
the taosss Of ShsaShas Is most unfair 80 4
neutral port. and il be continues 10 act in
such violent manner troops wall hs
landed from she British, French and
American Hsn-of-war tor the protection Of
the inhabitants OF tae settlement"
Two European missionaries have been
murdered By Chinese soldiers One, =
Freedman named Joxe&u. wao had =
large to.lowing in the koreSn town Of
honriu. Is said In have Incurred the dis
pleasure OF Gen. Ysh on that warriors re-
treat from Asan. and 20 have been
bsheaied after form OF military trial on
imaginary charges. The other, a Scotch
nan named James Wyiie, was wantoniy
set upon In Siaeyang and beaten SO
brntaily that he died In a few hours.
Korean adveaiurers are taking advan-
tage Of the present disorders 10 engage in
piracy on small scale. Within the rast
fortnight several japanese fishing boats
have been seized at different points on the
Korean coast, their vaiuablss stolen and
crews harbaroasly maltreated
Warning has been sent from Shanghai
that an attempt will bs made to disguise a
number OF ships belonging TO the China
Merchants Steam Navigation Company
and dispatch them under the British flag
with munitions of war and provisions 10
places occupied by Chinese troops.
Foreign newspapers in Japan announce
that the new war bonds cannot be held by
alienA. This is an error The department
of finance declares that the subscription is
open to all persons. irrespective OF nation
atty
The japanese newspapers continue to
ehsrge English officials in China with I'M
fair parsiadty toward that empire. Trust
worthy evidence is thus far lacking. hur
the complaints are so numerous and direct
that inquiry may become necessary. Grave
discourlesy Is attributed TO Admiral Fre-
mantle in bis recent correspondence with
Admiral Ito.
forces as she can enroll TO hight under the
Japanese standard has been formally pro-
claimed, and the first detachment has left
Seoul for Pingysng.
Marquis Saionji, bearer of gifts from the
emperor and empress OF Japan TO the king
and queen of Korea. has been received at
the court OF Seoul with marked demon
strstions of welcome.
VICTORIA, Il. c.. Sept. 2-Among the
arrivals on the Victoria from Shanghai
was Capt. Gaisworihy, who was IN COM
mand OF the unfortunate transport kow
shing when broadside from the Naniwa
sunk her. He is hurrying 10 London.
where second investigation of the now
famous case is TO be held under the direct
authority of the imperial government.
At his request his name was excluded
from the passenger list. and every effort
was made TO conceal his identity. lie de-
clined to even meet any newspaper man,
saying that he did not want to prejudice
his case by any public utterance- During
the trip, however, he discussed the matter
with passengers, and told several things
which have not before been made public.
He stated that three hours before he
fell in with the Japanese fleet he
met two Chinese cruisers en- route. They
had sighted the enemy and were flying
from them with ali speed, going at
eighteen knots. At their mast heads ilew
iags OF truce. They passed the kow
Shing ia plain view. but did no; stop to
warn her of danger. They may not have
known what she was. but troops crowded
her decks. and it was eowardly if they
recognized her and still went on. When
he desired TO obey the commands from the
Japanese warship, knowing what folly il
was 10 resist the Chinese troops placed a
guard at the companionway of the bridge.
They had their swords drawn. and their
orders we're TO cut him down If he at
tempted TO leave. The first torpedo
thrown at the kow Shing went W ide of its
mark, and then came the broadside. Gals
worthy, with others, put on life belt
and sprang into the sea, and the Chinese
opened fire on them. and later they we're
under fire from both sides. Ii was over
an hour before the Japanese picked him
np Before the kow Shing left for Korea
there had been no intimation OF q deelars-
ton % war. Gaissorthy is scarcely 80
years old. lie goes to Tacoma and East
over the Northern Pacific, aud will lose
no time in getting to New York and
London.
TACOMA. Sept. 23-lspecial. lit is esti-
mated by Capt Galsworthy that the En-
glish government, through ITS foreign Sec
retary, will demand 100000 from the
japanese government for hring upon and
sinking the Chinese transport kow Shing.
flying the British flag. Gaisworthy is nov
here with his hrst officer, the only English
members OF the crew who escaped