The record-union., 1894-11-15
Special to the REcoRD-UH1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
TIEN-TsIN, Nov. l4.-Officials of the
Chinese Government this morning made
the apologies demanded by the British
Government officials for outrages COM
mitted by the Chinese soldiers on the
British steamship Chang King in Au-
gust. The Chang King was saluted by
the guns at Taku forts and the required
apology was made to the British Minis
ter.
NOT READY TO ACCEPT MEDIATION.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-It is stated
here in official circles that Japan has not
yet accepted the invitation of the United
States to submit the question OF peace
with China to our mediation. While the
statement is probably literally correct,
there is room to believe that Japan has
requested as a preliminary to action upon
our invitation that she be informed ex-
plicitly just what terms China has to pro-
pose as basis of treaty or peace.
I'D to this moment China has not SUBJ
mitted any definite proposal. so that the
delay appears to be rather on her part
than on Japan's. 1t could not 1alrly be
expected that the Japanese would halt in
their triumphant march, and perhaps
afford their opponents very potent op-
condition, unless Japan Is furnished with
some satisfactory proposition by China
that may be binding beyond question
upon the latter. No such satisfactory
proposition has yet been made Dy China,
,Dut on the contrary the Chinese tenders
SO far have been on basis that could not
.be accepted with safety and consistency
by Japan.
For instance, Chinese proposition was
that Corea be evacuated by both Chinese
and Japanese troops. lnasmuch as the
principal cause of the war was JapanS
contention that the entire Corean admin
istrative and financial system be re-
formed on modern lines, and that Japan
must undertake the task, temporary
occupation of the country, at least, by
Japan, was necessary condition. And
conditioning that the Japanese troops
evacuate China Immediately, would also
violate all precedent, for ii is customary
in such cases for the victorious nation TO
remain in possession OF the captured ter
ritory as pledge until the payment of
the war indemnity.
But disregarding these points of differ
ence, it is becoming more evident that
tho interference of the European powers
Is a stumbling block in the way of set
tIement of the war through the mediation
of the United States, nearly all having
interests in the East which they regard as
paramount 10 our own. An official who
has given much attention TO the subject,
Is of the opinion that Russia will never
consent to anything which looks like an
indefinite occupation of COrea by Japan
unless she is herself allowed to take
possession of a portion of Corea for the
eastern terminus of the Siberian railroad.
France is reported to have demanded a
coaling station on the Island of Formosa.
and Great Britain has reached out for the
Island OF Chusen.
FOREIGN COLONIES AT TIEN-TsIN.
NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-E. Macley has
just received letter from his brother, a.
L. Macley, dated at Tien-Isin. The letter
said:
1--WE are all under arms here, drilling
every night under training of warship
officers. There is Martini Henry rifle
at my bedside and 1000 cartridges are
under my bed, ready to let drive into |
any mob that tries TO take us by surprise
at the dead hour Of night. If Pm dead
the next time you hear from me you'll |
know l had the satisfaction of selling out
at a very high price indeed, TOR I'll fur
nish free tickets per the Styx route to a
good few hundred Of the rowdy vaga-
bond Chinese soldiers before / get bay
onet or spear through my lungs.
1.-The European and American Lega-
ton officials are tlocking down from Pc
kin and the Protestant and Catholic mis-
sionaries are Swarming into Tien-Tsin
from all parts Of the interior to make
final stand in this city, and as there will
be about 900 males OF us, all we'll armed |
it is entirely likely We'll be able to make
it hot for any Chinese soldiers.
From the japanese we fear nothing. |
They are civilized and conduct them |
selves like the European armies whereas |
the Chinese are still the cowardIy heathen
they always have been. There is a thick, |
murky, onllnouS, typhoonish threaten
ishness in the atmosphere just now, and l.,
it looks very much as if the Japanese |
were going to succeed in carrying out |
their threat to capture Pekin. They are |
getting nearer every day and the palace |
eunuchs are in dreadful funk 1t all |
hinges now on one thing-Can the jap !
anese stand the freezing winters OF North |
China, so terrible compared to the balmy !
climate of the Eastern isles? Ii not, there |
is a terrible massacre in store for their |
armies when they have penetrated some
distance into China and then try to re-
treat again. It will be a repetition of |
Napoleon in Russia"
\ STORY DENIED.
MONTREAL, Nov. 1.-THE report
brought from China by the Steamship |
Peru that before leaving Hongkong the !
steamship Empress of China signified its |
readiness to ship to Japan guns from |
storehouses of the Canadian Pacific Rail- |
way Company is absolutely denied by |
officials of the Canadian Pacific.