The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-08-19
JUST CRAZY FOR war
Japan Wants Chinese Bleed lld Lots
OIL, f0a
IT'S A VERY CRUEL ROW
The Dispatches Show That Up to
Date the Mikado and hie
Troops Have Had Q
Pionlc.

0avo tno Mtkaoo ana 5to
Troops Have Had
Pionio.
SAx FRAxcIsco, Aug. iS.-The stsam-
ship China arrived this afternoon from
Asiatic ports. She brings YokohAma ad.
vices 10 Aug. 9, two days later than ths
news received at Victoria ON the Empress
Of Japan. Tho news advicss continue,
however, to bs Of an unsatisfactory char.
actor.
War having bssn formally declared. the
Chinese minister and consuls were pre-
pairing, when the China sAilsd, to leave
Japan. Tho hae on the Chinsss consulate
at Yokohama had been hauled down and
the archives wsre conveyed to the U nited
States consulate general II was also 10
ported that all tho japanese oillcials were
hurrisdly leaving China.
JAPAN cRAzY FOR wAR.
The Japanese nation appeared 70 bs af.
focted with mania for war. So fierce 10
the public spirit for war that the coustitu.
tioual reform party 10 out with mani
festo declaring II to b the duty Of the
japanese army to force lts way into China,
to dietats terms Of peace under the walls
oe its capital. and 70 display the alssy Of
the Jspansss empire. The constitutional
reform party 10 wing Of the opposition
and 10 led by such distinguished politi.
clans - Kusomoto. president of the last
diet, and others Of equal rsputs.
rt sKERRrT woN'r sAv.
AA.ni~~1 GI>.-sA .k~ a~-s..>A S.A~.,
from Yokohama, did nos have much 10
cay about the war He says that the Jap.
ansss have about 1000 soldiers at Seoul,
and they have fortified the hllls surround.
ing Seoul % that they have complete COM
maud Of that place. They have also
ssised all the sampans and secured all
the pilots at Chsmulpo 90 that the Chi.
nese cannot effect . landing there.
Chiua's only way to get into Coesa 10 to
send troops down the peninsula from
Manchuria.
The admiral while admitting. % far,
Japan has tho best Of the conflict, will not
hasard an opinion ~ to the outcome Of
the war. During the engagement in
which the Kow Shins was sunk hs was q
Chsmuipo. 20 miles away. He says the
firing could b distinctly heard and the
bomhardmsnt was somsthine terrific.
xURiNo u WITH I'd.
Ths nsw japanese minister to the United
States, 8. Kurino, was also . passenger
on the China. He was taken In charge By
the japanese consul ~ soon 90 he landed
and was inaccessible to the newspaper
men.
QUICK TRIP FROM YOKOHAMA.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 1s.-Amons the
passengers on the steamship China which
arrived .o-day from Yokohama was Ad.
miral Skerrett and family and Commo-
dors BshP. United States navy. The China
made the trip between Yokohama and
San Francisco In i2 days and Is minutes.
The best previous record Was II days 13
hours and six minutes.
BRUTALLY BEATEN ~ yArs.
vAxcoUvER, B. C., Aug. ls.-Mr. and
Mrs.. Gardner, Mr.. Fox and Mr.. Osborne,
English, and three Amsricans, were beut.
ally assaulted at Seoul. Corsa, By Japan.
csc soldiera They were thrown down In
the streets and beaten with stones, two Of
the party having passed remarks antag.
ouistic 10 Japan. Mrs. Gardner may die
from her injuries.
CoREA SIDES WITH JAPAN.
LONDON, Aug. IA dispatch 10 the
Peu Nall 0asetts from Seoul says; A ~.
markabls fact was revealed upon ths oc.
easion OF the engagement between the
Chinese and Japanese troops ct Yashan,
whsn the former were defeated. A mum.
bss Of Cossan soldiers, by special order oi
the king Of Corsa, accompanied the Jap
ansss troops. Some Coesans Ned whom
the fighting begun. but the majority
fought with the greatest bravery. Ae.
eordInR TO the Seoul dispatch this fact
has high political sienificancs, 90 show.
Ing that the king Of Corsa sides with
Japan.
oERxANY's STAND.
LONDON, Aug. ia Berlin dispatch
quotes the Vossischs zsitwng 90 warning
the German Hnanciers against the pro
posed Chinese loan. To contribute to the
Chinese, says the editor, money to sup
port their course against civilization 10 un,
heard Of.
Tue report that Germany might sids
With England. giving moral support te
China 10 not credited In Berlin. The Ger
man foreign office 10 following policy oi
absolute neutrality.
NARY A SHIP.
LONDON, Aug. IA dispatch To the
Times from Tisn Tsin says tbs Northern
Chinese squadron has vainly searched the
Culf Of Pschihi for Japanese warships.
spEAKINo OF MONEY.
LONDON, Aug. 1e.-The japanese lego
tion has not received news from Japan Il
confirm tho report that an imperial dccres
has been issued authorizing the raising o
Q Japanese loan OF &0.0o0,090. II wai
stated at the legation that IL tho loan wcr,
required II would be entirely raised IL
Japan.
PRAISED FOR THEIR BRAVERY.
The Kow shing's Grow and Onacers Al
fxonersted.