Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-11-22
JAPAN IN NO HURRY.
M Ap,wer Received as Yet to Our oher
to Arbitrate.

to ArDltrate'
WASHINGTON, November IS. 1t is
stated here in official circles that Japan
has not vet accepted the invitation oil
the limited States to submit the ques-
tion of peace with China to our media
ton. While the statement is proDaply
literally correct, there is reason 10 pe-
iieye that Japan has requested as pre-
Iiminarv 10 action upon our invitation
that She be informed explicitly just What;
terms China has to propose as oasis Oh
a treaty of peace. Up to this moment
China has not submitted any dehnite
nroposals, SO that the delay appears 10
he rather on her part than on Japan,s'
II could not fairly be expected that, the
Japanese would halt in their triumphant
march and perhaps afford their oPPS0-
nents very potent opportunity 10 rally
from their disorganized condition, unless
Japan is furnished with some satlslac-
tory proposition by China that may be
binding beyond question upon the latter.
No such satisfactory proposition has yet
been made by China, but on the con-
trary the Chinese tenders so lar nave
been on a basis that could not be ac-
cepted with safety and consistency by
Japan. -....,.
For instance, a Chinese proposition
was that Corea be evacuated by both
Chinese and Japanese troops. lnasmuch
as the principal cause OF the war was
Japan's contention that the entire Co
rean administrative and financial system
must be reformed on modern lines, and
that Japan must undertake the task, a
temporary occupation OF the country at
least by Japan was necessary condl-
ton. And consenting that the japanese
troops evacuate China Immediately
would also violate all precedent, for it is
customary in such cases for the victorl-
GUS nation to remain in possession OF the
captured territory as pledge until the
payment of the war indemnity. But,
disregarding these points OF difference,
it is becoming more evident that the in
reference OF European powers is a STUN
bling block in the way OF settlement
OF the war through the medium OF the
United States, nearly all having inter-
ests' in the East which they regard as
paramount to 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 pos.
session of a portion of Corea for the
Eastern terminus of the Siberian rail
road. France is reported to have de.
manded a coaling station on the Island
of Formosa, and Great Britain has
reached out for the Island OF Chusan.
JAPAN's OUTLAY.
TOXIC, November 16.-Japan has not
yet received any peace overtures from
China. If Japan accepts Americas oflel
OF mediation, she will do so only upon
certain conditions concerning the ques-
tion of indemnity. 1t is understood that
Japan's actual outlay for the war up tc
the present has been about 100000, 900
FROM THE FRONT.
WASHINGTON, November l6.-The Jap.
anese Minister tonight received the fol.
lowing cablegram from the japanese
government: Our army occupied Ia.
lien Wan the afternoon of the Sth in.
slant, having destroyed the Chinese
torpedoes. Our fleet, transports and
torpedo boats are safely anchored in the
bay. The torpedo station with ignition
equipments, charts of submarine tor.
pedoes, eighty cannons and telephone
line were captured.
YAMAGATAs ARMY.
TOXIC, November 16.-Dispatches from
Field Marshal Yamagata say that he is
continuing his advance on Manchuria
His left division is marching upon Sir
Gon Ching, where force OF 10000 Chi
nese under General Ma is encamped
The right division recently routed 6
large force of Chinese cavalry on the
road to Lin San Kwan, which was oc.
cuped later without opposition from the
Chinese. The division is now advancing
upon Wo Tin Tang, where the Chinese
under General Tso have taken a posi-
ton.
THE DEFEAT AT KIN CHOW.
LONDON, November 16.-The Tien Tsir
correspondent of the Times SAYS thai
Prince kung sent back to Port Arthur
General Shiu with 1000 men. They
made a vigorous defense eastward o
Kin Chow November 7, and fought
throughout the day. They checked the
Japanese advance, though unsupported
by the other commanders. Another Sc,
we're fight took place November s, wher
General Shiu was overcome by the Jap
anese then occupying Kin Chow. Some
thousands OF refugees, fleeing from Xii
Chow toward the villages in the yicin.