Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-13
FORTUNATE JAPAN.
Official Statement That She Lost No
Vessels mt Yalu.

Vessels mt Yalu.
The japanese minister has received ar
official cable message from the Toxic gov
ernment today confirming the reports tha
the Japanese had lost no ships at the nava
battle of Yalu, and briefly reciting the cir
cumstances Of the battle as given in the
earlier unofficial reports.
Dispatches received at the Japanese le
cation here shortly before noon today gave
further confirmatory details of the sea
fight OF Yalu and added the interesting I'm.
formation that the Empress Of Japan, al
chief patroness Of the Red Cross Society In
that country. is personally engaged daily
with her court ladies in preparing bandages
lnts. etc. for the wounded Chinese. as well
as Japanese, engaged in the recent great
battles Of Ping Yang and Yalu.
The dispatch places tie Chinese loss al
Yalu at four vessels sunk and one burned,
and says the japanese feet was compara-
lively uninjured. 1t Is stated further in
these dispatches that the enthusiasm among
all classes in Japan IS very great
The activity Of the empress in personally
directing the humane work OF the Red
Cross. while the emperor has gone to the
front, Is q source OF pride among the Jap
anese officials here. They say the empress
secured the Introduction of the Red Cross
in Japan about twelve years ago. when
the Ksgoshima war broke out in 1877 she
sent an immense quantity Of lint Of her
own preparation for the use OF the wounded
soldiers.
Cross work she does not confne her hu-
name ofh ces to the Japanese wounded, but
to the enc ny as well. who happen just now
to be most in need Of such relief. The en-
press iabors during the war are I'm line
with those in which she has been identified
in peaceful times. She practices silk cul-
ture in her house. in order to share in the
labors of the poor silk workers of Japan.
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educational movements the Girls Normal
School and the Girls High School and the
Toxic Charitable Hospital.
New Treaty With Japan.
Mr.. Kurino, the new Japanese minister,
was In consultation with Secretary Gresham
for some time today i'm pursuance of the
negotiation of a new treaty Of trade and
commerce. which will contain no assertion
Of the right Of eXtra-territorial jurisdiction
by the United States in japan.
News From Minister Dun.
Secretary Gresham today received a brief
cablegram from United States Minister Dun
at Toxic, Japan, confirming the Associated
Press report Of an important Japanese ma
val victory at the mouth of the Yalu river
The message gives no details Of the engage
ment, but says generally that the Japanese
forces were victorious.
The Concord Sails for Corea.
A cablegram received at the Navy De-
pa -tment today announces the sailing of
the U. S. s. Concord from Saki, Japan, for
Chemulpo, Corea, this morning.
Secretary Herbert has decided to send no
naval attache to Japan or China, as was at
first contemplated.
The War Department has detailed a mil
itary attache to the legation at Toxic to
secure Information from a professional
standpoint for the benefit of our army.
Secretary Herbert however, believes that
the risk assumed by a naval attache would
be too great to warrant a detail, although
there Is no lack of volunteers among the
naval officers. The military attache would
be reasonably safe at the headquarters of
the field marshals, but a naval attache, II
conscfentiousiy in pursuit of information
would be obliged to go aboard the 1agships
during the hostile engagements, and would
be expo sed to almost certain death in the
event of the sinking of his Ship So the
Navy Department will rely for informa-
tion upon the officers on our ships in Asia
who are acting as agents of the naval in
telligence office, and Admiral Carpenter has
been instructed to afford those officers ey-
cry proper opportunity in the pursuit of
their object.