Huntsville gazette., 1894-08-04
GATHERED IN GOTHAM
Views Of a Sea Captain on the
War in the Orient.
THE JAPANESE WILL NOT BE IN 1T.


on Good and Goes to Fighting Right
Champion Jim Says He Wants to Get at
Pete jackson Mighty Bad-A Prison
Delivery.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-The steamship
Glenogle has arrived from China and
Japan, with consignment of tea for
Carter, Macy & Co. Of this city. Cap
tain Duke of the Glenogle, which has
been in China and Japan for some time,
has learned the language and customs
of the people. The captain, when seen,
said:
II left Yokohama on June 6, and
touched at a number of Chinese and
japanese ports. At that time there
were no preparations for war, but every
one in Japan was talking about it.
1.-The Chinese, however, had very lit
tie to say, but it was plain to see they
were doing lot of thinking. Both
countries are of the opinion that they
can whip any other nation on earth.
China's chief reliance is in her army,
while all Of Japans Dragging is based
on the strength of her navy, which, in
fact, is very strong.
"The japanese navy" continued the
captain, ''is composed almost entirely of
modern cruisers. All of them are steel
clad, and very few are over six years
old. The Chinese can only boast of
about nine ironclad ships Six of these
are small gunboats, which will be to-
tally inefficient in such a war as the
japanese will wage. Three Of them are
ironclad cruisers. l understand that
two Of the latter have already been cap
tured.
"The northern squadron Of the Chi
nese navy, which is under command of
Lii Hung Chang, the viceroy, is COM
posed entirely of oldfashioned wooden
ships, which would be completely de-
molished at the first volley from Japan's 8
modern fleet. The southern squadron,
which stays around Nagasali and on the
Corean border, is no better than the
northern one. The Chinese transport
which the japanese sunk last week be-
longed to the Indo-Chin Steam Navi-
CATION company, and was owned alto
gether by Englishmen.
11OhON0I1 SttlNl tIlt CttlJtttlil, l. Dt-
lieve that China will conquer Japan
very easily after she gets down to bust
ness, i'll spite of the heavy navy of the
latter If China killed but one man to
Japan's 20, Japan would be completely
depopulated and China would still have
a large population.
'"The killing Of 1000 men is matter
of small Importance to China. She de-
pends on the strength Of her army.
Every man in China will be a soldier,
and their perseverance and courage
would conquer most anything When
it comes down toa long engagement, as
it eventually must" continued the cap
tain, ''the Japs won't be in it"
Corbett Pleased with the Trip.
Champion James J. Corbett, who has
just returned from his European tour,
seems greatly pleased with himself, and
the world i'll general; the only thing
now, that is lacking to make him su-
premely happy-so he would have US
believe-is to have ego" at Pete Jack
SOL.
He is anxious to meet the negro.
Corbett's trip from the highlands to
this city was a continual ovation. In
the lower bay the Majestic was met by
large party Of sporting men and a
band from the White Star line pier.
At quarantine tug came alongside
and Brady came aboard. An attempt
was made to take Corbett off This,
however, could not be done. The tug
therefore made for the city, and when
the steamship reached her pier it was
there to greet the champion with ma
tional airs and general demonstration.
Accompanied by his wife and Brady, he
was at once driven to his new home on
West Eighty-eighth street, where he
will remain for two weeks or more.
In speaking of the three months visit
to Europe, Corbett, on the way up from
quarantine, said:
eyes, it is true that have had most
enjoyable three months abroad. / was
well received wherever I went, and
made many friends among our English
cousins. I came back to this country
for the express purpose Of meeting Peter
Jackson. | VIII remain i'll this city until
Aug. IA, and if Jackson wants to fight
he has only to appear here. | am willing
to meet jackson anywhere i'll this coun-
try, or in any other, for that matter. 1t
will take just about six months for me
to get in prime form, but then I shall
be ready for Jackson. 7
A Clever Prison Delivery.
An interesting story of escape from
Blackwell's Island is told by one Of the
keepers III the Yorkville police court.
Last March John Riley, of Third ave-
nue., was sent to the island for 10 days
for disorderly conduct and placed in a
cell with Grant J. Emmons, who had
been sent to the workhouse on March
by Justice Simms for abandonment of
his wife.
The two men became intimate, and
both noticed an extraordinary resent
blance between them. When Riley's
time was up Emmons proposed to him
that he should impersonate Riley on the
discharge trip to East Twenty
street. promising to send Riley 500 III
money and give ticket to Canada on
his release from prison.
Riley agreed to the proposition, and
Enlnons was successful i'll getting away.
None of the workhouse officials suspect
ed Riley till two weeks ago, when wori
was received by the prison authorities
that Emmons was living with friends
near Albany Riley was closely ques-