The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-09-25

LONDON, Sept. 5.-A dispatch re
ceived from Shanghai today says tha
that city is the scene of lively eX-
citement on account of the swift exc
cution of two japanese yesterday by
the Chinese authorities.
The two victims of Chinese law took
refuge at the American Consulate
and confidently expected that the rep.
resentative of the American Govern.
ment would afford them the desired
protection. AS soon as the Consul
became satisfied that the men were
spies, and realized that, under the cir.
cumstances, be could not interfere in
their behalf, he turned them over to
the Chinese authorities, by whom
they were promptly beheaded. The
action of the authorities created a
profound sensation among the Japan
csc residents of the city, and they are
getting away as rapidly as possible.
All the japanese in China have now
been put under Chinese jurisdiction,
and nearly all the japanese business
houses have closed. AS soon as the
action of the Chinese authorities in
the case of spies shall have reached
Japan it is thought that the Chinese
in the latter country will be made to
feel very uncomfortable.
The Chinese press is ridiculing Eng
land for its apathy regarding the Kow
Shung incident.
A junk was sunk by torpedo yes
terday and all on board were lost.
1t is reported that levy for $50, 900
men has been made on the province #
Shang Tung, which has heretofore
withheld supplies demanded by the
Government.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 5.-The alarm
among the japanese continues to
spread, and they may now be said to
be fleeing from the country, as there
seems to be little or no protection for
them here. They insist that the sur
rendered prisoners were executed i'm
mediately after they were given into
the hands OF the Chinese authorities.
This, however, has not been con-
firmed
All the japanese of the city, about
200, are making preparations TO leave
China at once. The Japanese mer-
chants are selling out their business.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ga military
attache of the United States army will
have a chance to witness the war
operations in the Orient. General
SchOtield, who is Acting Secretary of
War, received a cablegram today from
the Government of Japan, inviting
him to detail an officer or officers of
the United States army to travel with
its army and witness the various mill
tary operations which will ensue. Tie
cablegram announced that similar in
vitations have been extended to other
civilized Powers. General Schofield
said that it was his intention to act
favorably upon the invitation, and to
have the army represented by some
officer or officers, who would be iu-
structed to make full reports on all
operations during the war.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 6.-According to
Chinese reports during the recent
fighting on the Korean border, the
Chinese lured the japanese on to a
subterranean mine, which killed 500
of their number when 1t exploded.
Hea, Y rains are impeding the opera
tiOns in Korea. Many skirmishes
have taken place. At Chingwha the
Koreans captured thirty Japanese
scouts and handed them over to the
Chinese. The Japanese threaten that
unless the arsenal is closed, they will
withdraw their promise not to attack
Shanghai.
SYDNEY N. S. W., Sept. The
steamship Guthrie has arrived at
Sydney from Hongkong. The steamer
left the Chinese port on August Sd,
and il was then the opinion of we'll
informed persons in Shanghai that
unless foreign arbitration and diplo-
macy succeed in negotiating peace
between China and Japan, the war
will last for at least couple of years.
Ex-PTe sident Harrison Speaks
ELKINs wv. Va, Sept. 1.-The Re-
publicans of the Second Congress
sional district never had so large a
convention as the one that nomin-
ated Aston Gordon Dayton of Bar
bour county to run against Chairman
w. l.. Wilson for Congress. EX-
President Harrison arrived at p. NJ,
and is the guest of eX-Secretary Ell
kins. A committee was appointed to
call upon the eX-President and invite
him to address the convention. He
was greeted with loud applause.
Mr.. Harrison, after stating that he
had not expected to make speech,
said in part: "You are assembled to
discharge public duty, and | will
not, therefore, detain you with my
speech. This district will be before
all eyes this autumn. This contest is
not local. 1t happens that your pres
ent repre- sentative has been assigned
to prepare the tariff bill and has at
tached his name to it. 1t is, there
fore, expected that his conduct will
be subjected to severe and careful
scrutiny. Fortunately the proclama-
ton has been made by President
Cleveland and Mr.. Wilson that the
tariff bill is not finality, but that
this destructive warfare is to go on.
II you approve this show it by return
ing Mr.. Wilson to Congress; but if,
on the other hand, you have felt the
effects of the depression; if you think
more of those who prefer to lead the
country through the slough of des
pondency. show it by defeating him."
Ex-President was received with en-
thusiasm and his brief speech APP
plauded at various points.
Splitting the Democracy.