Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-08-08
WARON IN THE ORIENT.
CHINA-JAPAN-COREArROU
GETTING SERIOUS.
Several Water engagements Have Been
Fought With Large Losses of Life
Preparations for Active Warfare Be-
tween China and Japan.

tween China and Japan.
TOXIC, Aug. THE japanese gov
ernment has informed the representa-
tives of foreign powers here that a
state of war exists between Japan
and China. This is regarded as equiv
alent to declaration of war.
TOXIC, Japan. Aug. 1.-The Japanese
government has instructed its minis
ter in London to apologize to Great
Britain for firing upon and sinking
the transport Kow Shung while she
was flying the British flag. The
Japanese minister has been instructed
to inform Great Britain that the com
mander of the Japanese cruiser did
not know that the Kow Shung was
British vessel until after the fight.
Captain Galsworthy of the Kow Shunp
and many other persons who were on
board the transport were rescued bv
the boats of the Japanese war ship.
YOKOHAMA. Aug. 1.-The following
official statement of the difficulties
between China and Japan, which led
to the outbreak of hostilitics between
those countries, has been issued bv
the Japanese governments;
Japan and China were approaching
settlement of their difficulties when
China suddenly requested Japan to
withdraw her fleet from Corea and to
give formal compliance with the
I Chinese demands by the 2Oth. other
wise the whole Chinese forces were
to land, and a sea advance upon
the part of China wa, to be
made. The Japanese regarded this
as an ultimatum. but, acting
Gn,sf h<,., Il e r
ers they agreed to proposals in prin-
ciple, in amended form. at the same
time declaring that if threatened
Chinese advance was made on the 2Oth
1t would be regarded as an overt act.
1t is conjecturcd that the Japanese
naval commanders were instructed to
be on the watch for the Chinese war
ships and, seeing the latter advancing
on July -, they opened fire.
The Japanese do not believe that
the Kow Shung the Chinese trans
port sunk by Japanese cruiser. was
flying the British flag, but was using
/ the flag as ruse. They Indignantly
deny the charges of brutality brought
against the officers and crew of the
cruiser which sunk the Chinese trans
port Kow Shung. No official report
has been received at Yokohama of
this engagement
! TIEN-TsIN, Aug. IA naval battle
was fought Monday between the
+ Chinese and japanese fleets. The
Japanese sank the Chinese warship
Chen Iuen, and two large cruisers,
supposed to be the vessels built for
/ China by the Armstrong;. were cap
tured or destroyed by the Japanese.
/ The battle was hotly contested,
but the japanese appear to have
handled their guns, ships and tor
( pedOes with more skill than the
Chinese.
The Chinese fleet engaged carries
nearly thousand men, and a large
number of them are reported to have
been killed or drowned.
LONDON, Aug. "A dispatch from
Shanghai says reports have been re-
ceived there from officials at Seoul
that the Chinese, under General Yes,
on Sunday last defeated the Japanese
forces near Asan. The Japs withdrew
to Seoul.
Twenty thousand Manchurian Chi
nese troops have crossed the Corean
frontier and are marching upon Seoul.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 3.-An official tele-
gram received here from Tien Tsin
says that in the battles fought July
y and % at Yasham the Japanese
were repulsed with loss of over ., ,O0O
men.
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 3.-It is officially
announced here that the Chinese
Northern fleet, consisting of thirteen
vessels, has left Chefoo for Corea. The
announcement is accompanied by the
statement that a battle between the
Chinese and Japanese may be expected
any hour.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug st is of
fcially announced that Russia, desir-
ing settlement of the war between
China and Japan, will act in complete te
accord with Great Britain in an effort
TO secure an immediate solution of the
difficulty. Failing in this, Russia
will not allow any power to take even
partial possession of COrea.
YOKOHAMA. Aug 3.-The Chinese
minister at Toxic has demanded his
passports. The Chinese residents in
Japan are being placed under the pro
lection of the United States legation
WASHINGTON, Aug. official noti
tication of a battle between the Jap
anese and Chinese land forces in
Corea was received at the Japanese
legation here from the foreign office
at Toxic. The telegram containing
the news stated that on the 2Sth OF
July portion of the Japanese troop.
at Seoul marched against mucf
superior force of Chinese intrcnched
at Shan Yeng.
A battle ensued and after heavy
fighting the Chinese were put com
pletely to rout. and a large mum Der OF
prisoners and munitions of war cap
tured by the Japanese. On the morn
ing of the 3Oth the Japanese pro
ceeded to march against Gasan.
Shang Ieng is situated between
Seoul and Gasan, where the fight be
tween the Japanese and Chinese re
sulting in the loss of 1000 Japanes,
is reported to have occurred.