The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-09-13
ORIENTAL WAR NEWS
The Reason Given for Firing Upon
the Kow Shung.
INDUCEMENTS TO AMERICANS.
Almost impossible to Get Any Reliable
War News In the East--Will Not
Permit British Interference.

VICTORIA, B. c., Sept. 9.-The
Northern Pacific liner Sikh from
Yokohama, brings interesting advices
of the war in the Orient The reason
given by the commander of the Japan
csc warship Naniwa Kan, when asked
why he fired upon the kow Shung,
seeing she was flying the British flag.
now given for the first time, is GER
tainly pertinent: because she was
sailing under false colors, carrying
Chinese troops, had been sold to tue
Chinese government and fully paid
for" Notwithstanding the expla-
nation the same paper which gives 1t
publicity announces that the sum of
$3.50, 900 had been agreed to by the
Japanese government as reparatlon for
the sinking of Captain Galworthy's
vessel and as compensation for those
dependent upon the Europeans lost
with her.
Both China aud Japan are at pres
ent keenly alert for contraband arti-
Giles of war. and TO this the delay in
the arrival or the Sink here Is attribut-
able. The government declined to
consider rice u contraband of war, but
both belligerents claim it TO be such
and use every effort to intercept rice
carrying vessels.
The Silk was detained at Shanghai
by Chinese gunboat, which made all
effort to obtain possession of the rice
portion of her cargo. Tho British
consul oil jecfed and the merchantmen
was allowed to proceed.
Reliable War News Hard to GET.
1t is almost impossible TO get any re-
liable war news anywhere in the east.
On this trip the steamer passed very
close to the Foo Chow forts, and the
Chinese garrison was drawn up in line.
They were all attired in flowing sack
gowns of gaudy color AID had high,
three-cornered silk hats. and presented
a curious spectacle. These forts are 10
charge of an Eoglishlnan, the son of
naval officer, and are held to be ex-
ceedingly strong. One of their S0-ton
guns burst recently, killing several.
men. 1t is generally understood that
this occurred through ignorance of
handling 1t.
China Is now hurrying an army of
hundreds of thousands of men through
the northern part of China to Corea,
but as they are subsisting on the prod
ucts OF the country through which
they are passing, and as most of it is
mountainous, 1t IS hard to say what
success they will meet.
Americans Wanted In the Chinese Army.
Most of the men enlisted and drafted
into the Chinese army are coolies of
low order. Tie Chinese are offering
great inducements to Europeans and
Americans to enter the service and
have secured many. On the other
hand, the Japanese will have no out
siders in any branch of the service. On
the way over, on the last trip to the
oIient, the Sikh passed through fleet
of 20 Japanese ships. They were Ill
vided into four divisions, with five
ships in each division.
AT the smaller Chinese ports all
manner of outrages have been COM
mitted on the resident japanese, and
In some places Portuguese nave been
robbed.
A Fight Reported.
LONDON, Sept. "a Times special
from Shanghai says: An extraordinary
mission has arrived at Tien Tsin con-
veying birthday presents from the
King OF Corea 10 the empress dowager
of Corea.
A collision between the Chinese and
Japanese forces occurred near Ping
Yang on Sci TENDER Z. The result is
not known.
The United States steamer Monocacy
has arrived at Tien Tsin.
VIII Not Permit British interference.
PARIS, Sept. 9.-The Republique
Francois says it regards the reports
that 1t is the Intention of Japan to at
tack Shanghai rs proof that Great
Britain is seeking pretext to interfere
In the war, and adds that the United
States. France and Russia would not
permit this.