The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-12
PROGRESS OF
JAPAN'S ARMY
Soldiers Of The MlkadO Occupy South
Bank Of the Yulu.
The POWERS ARE Urged TO ACT
ltaly's Activity Suggests the Drie-
bund's lnterest-Japan Has Plans
of Her Own-Her Fleet Reconnoit-
ering at Port Arthur-The Mon
golian Revolt Said to Be for Rus.
sian Annexation.


sian Annexation.
TEN. TsIN, Oct. II.
~ HINESE officials no longer deny
that the Japanese feet COM
n mands the Gulf of Pechili. The
" Japanese admiral pays q weekly
visit to every important station on the
Gulf, and makes his inspection lesu-
rely. Eight japanese cruisers sounded
the entrance to the harbor of Wei-Hai-
Wei for three hours on Saturday laet.
and then went across TO Port Arthur,
where they made observations without
getting within range of the guns Of that
place The Japanese feet returned to
Wei-Hai- Wei on Monday last in single
line. keeping their distances splen.
didly and heading straight for the har.
bor. When almost within range the
fleet separated and lowered around the
harbor entrance. Tho fort fred few
shots at the japanese. but the latter
did not reply, and continued making
observations until Count I.o's flagship,
the steel cruiser Hashidate, eighteen
guns, fired once. whereupon the feet
reformed and steamed away in the di-
rection of Taku.
A Chinaman who was arrested here
upon suspicion of being japanese spy
was tortured until he admitted the
truth of the charge. He is to be exc
cuted. Four spies have beon arrested
at Port Arthur for cutting the sub.
marine wires connected with the tor
psdoes. The fire which occurred here
last Friday was of incendiary origin.
The Emperor of China has bestowed
the Grand Cross Of the Double Dragon
upon Colonel Won Hannekin, formerly
aide. de camp to Viceroy Ii Hung
Chang, in recognition of the services
which Won Hannekin rendered to
China while advising the Chinese Ad.
miral during the naval battle which
was recently fought between the fleets
Of Chine and Japan, off the mouth Of
the Yalu river.
THE POWERS SHOULD ACT.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-The Standard in o
leader argues in favor Of the immediate
intervention Of the powers. including
the United States, in the Chinese Jap
anese war 1t urges England to take
the initiative, and prevent awkward
| complications through Russian inter-
vention. 1t thinks that Japan would
be satisfied with the neutrality Of
Corea, a money indemnity, and the
possession of the Loo Choo Highlands
and the Island OF Formess.
WASHINGTON, Oct. II, The cable re-
port that the Italian minister at Pekin,
in pursuance Of instructions from his
government, had offered his services as
mediator in bringing the Chinese-Ja-
panese war to close, is construed at
the legation here as a possible move on
the part of the triple alliance-Ger-
many. Italy and Australia intervene.
Thus far all reports Of European inter.
vention in the war have spoken
OF England, France or Russia
as the moving powers, some re-
ports stating that they would
act together, and others that they
would act separately. But the action
of Italy is taken to indicate that three
powers which have no territory in
Asia-Germany, Italy and Austria
are not wholly disiuterested observers,
while the powers which have Asiatic
possessions - England, Russia and
France-talk of intervening with a
view to enlarging their possessions If
China is dismembsred. A member of
the diplomatic corps well informed on
the japanese situation said: IF the
dreibund desires to be factor in any
international Intervention it would
naturally select Italy to take the
initiative. Germany is the moving
spirit of the drsibund, but, owing to
the relations between Germany and
France, any intervention by the former
would naturally excite the opposition
OF the latter. Germany would be most
likely, therefore, to have Italy propose
the Intervention. Any arrangement
made would, Of course, have the sup
port Of the Triple Alliance, as Italy,
Germany and Austria are bound by the
alliance to mutual action, offensive and
defensive, in International affairs In
view Of this alliance for mutual action
on all foreign questions, it seems GER
tain that the proposal of Italy is in
fact the proposal Of the Triple Alli-
ance."
| OBJECT TO BE OBTAINED.
A Japanese newspaper received at
one of the legations here says mo
offer of mediation on the part of a
third power should be accepted by
Japan until her object shall have been
completely attained, which is. to place
Corean independence on secure foot
ing, and so to crush the power of
China as to leave her totally unable for
many years to come to attempt any
retaliation"
Another Japanese paper, the Kok-
kai, is afraid that it's countrymen may
sacrifice interest to empty honor. After
the defeat OF her forces and the inva-
sion of Msnchuria by the japanese
army the Chinese government, per-
haps, attempt to conclude peace with
Japan on snch terms as are apparently
honorable to japan, but are really ad-
vantageous to China. The Japanese,
says the Kokkai, are always prone to
sacrifice interest for the sake of honor,
and there is just ground to fear that
their natural propensity may betrsy
them into false step In the present
instance. The object of Japan, con.
tinues the Kokkai. ought to be to se-
cure honor and interest at the same
time.
These expressions from the Japanese
press coincide with the views Of Japan.
ese authorities here. that there can be
no mediation which does not give
Corea complete independence. crush
China's power to further retard the