The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-17
JAPAN STILL
COURTS WAR
Another RumOr Concerning The Sinking
. Of Chinese Vessels.
TROOPS ARE POURING into KOREA
The War Fever in Japan Is Famed
by the Press and Popular Orators.
According to Reports a Recent
Naval Engagement Results in the
Sinking of Seven Chinese Warships.
Foreign Treaties to Be Revised.

- LONDON, Aug 16
IN DISPATCH to the TINES from
I'M Shanghai says that Japan is
in pouring fresh troops into Korss,
Ii u upwards of 80 900 japanese
sotdiers being now in Korean territory
The Chinese feet according to the
same dispatch, is remaining passive.
In Japan tho war fever is intense
and general, the press and popular
orators preaching to the excited pso-
pie OF vastly ambitious sohem in
cluding the conquest of China, or at
least OF the Chinese province Of Man
churis. The japanese populace and
press are under complete official con
troll. Perfect order prevails among
the town populations. Tae govern.
ment enforces secrecy in respect to
Ill military movements, and a rigor-
ous censorship is observed over press
and other dispatches.
A Yokohama dispatch to the Chroni-
Gle says that runor has reached there
OF an important naval engagement be-
twesn japanese and Chinese fleets off
Wei-Hii-Wsi on Aug 10. Seven
Chinese vessels. belonging to the
northern squadron, were sunk, accord
lug to this report
TOXIC, Aug. 16.-It is officially an.
n0uncsd that the government has rs.
oeivsd the report Of the Japanese off
Ger who was in command of the Japa-
nsss squsdron which recently attacked
Wei-hai- Wei. The report says that
on Aug. 7, nineteen warships left
Korea for Wei Hai-Wci, which they
approached at midnight on Aug o.
A torpedo fotilla was Immediately
sent out. and on the following morn
ing shots were exchanged with the
enemy's forces, but the japanese, find
ing that the Chinese fl let had gone
away from Wei Hal Wei, returned to
Korea.
TREATIES TO BE REVISED.
YOKOHAMA, Aug. 16-A notice has
been lssu u to the eff set that a revision
OF the treaties between Japan AID the
foreign powers will bs taken in hand
forthwith. It's essential features will
be that foreigners will not have the
right of trial in their own consular
courts; the government will confer
upon foreigners certain privileges in
regard to the tenure of land and the
right of settlement, and foreigners will
also have certain privileges in regard
to taxation. The foreigners are greatly
concerned at the proposed revision, and
are OF the opinion that the time has
not arrived when their Interests can be
left with the japanese.
BERLIN. Aug. l6 1t is rumored here
that the Disconto-Gassllschsft is nego-
tiating a Chinese loan.
VICTORIA, B. G.. Aug 16. The
steamer Tacoma, which has arrived
here from Hong Kong. brings the fol-
lowing intelligence of the situation in
the east: Since the naval fight off
GAsan the running of japanese steam
ers between Jinssn and Fusau has baen
suspended. General travel of the
smaller Oriental liners is very much
broken ana news of an An.
thsntic nature is difficult to obtain.
In Yokohama it is believed that China s
plan will be to march troops intc
Korea by way of Win, and the Japan
ese government is said to be taking
measures accordingly. The queen of
Korea has been reported missing, bu
she Is under medical treatment, having
been attacked with malaria fevsr. A,
the time of sailing of ths TaSoma from
Yokohama four Chinese transports WERE
sup Jossd to have been lost in the ty-
phoon or to have been captured by the
japanese.
Intelligenca Is said to have been re-
ceived in Toxic to the effect that the
Chinese man-of-war Kootsu. which
fed eastward to the Korean coast after
tho engagement on the 25tn. reached
Casan, where her crew abandoned her,
and japanese man.of-war followed
and captured her