The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-28

aps4seG 10 the ministers Of theawo powers
~ KeSing fer assistance in the matter.
ae aFserssis ot Japan are stsl busy. and a
cap3nea meeting is held daily 4, consider
Ihe sasaatson. The pollcy IS stiIi arrrxs.
stYs- The army snd navy are at the higa-
sSs pitcn al enthusiasm for war. An irn-
4 mvnse amount 81 staFes are sein. I,ar-
chased and hsld rvai1for5uses
%AsloGE the passengers eu the Empress
was EieSI Fox l.lag lieatenant5of Admiral
SSesVett. lie left p1s Ba,timore9 at Na-
gasakA, having steamed away ofrom Che
&uieo July 20 get ssares cFox was AZ
Chem'Ipo from June and saw ali ofothe
oPeSaitgnS Tor month. lie does not be-
he7e China Vii fight The DAYS Il the -
belllen in NoFea haSs been virtusllv over
ior y month, and II Ves0ge remains il
can ee readay put down.0o
II Cain Ga. son Of Ii flung Chang.
nominated BY the viceroy of5Nanking tar
Position az Iaotai. appeared before the
emperor for examination. lie was prs-
noanced ignorant aad dismissed from
court IN disgrace. This is regarded as A
direct thrust ~ the premier.
ifENfsiN. China. July 2I.-While no
formal declaration OF VAR. according 10
the usual diplomatic forms. has teen
made, the governments OF both China and
japan recognize that an actual state Of
war exists, and more collisions are ex-
Pecsed. The first overt act of war oc.
Cured Tuesday, when the Japanese ared
upon the jank Steamship kowshuns,.
belonging 10 Hugh Mathieson, of I.on-
don, which had beenS chartered hv the
Chinese government 60, convey troops To
Korea. The Japanese cruiser sighted ths
kowshung and signalle1 ner TO put hacg.
The transport continued To steam ahead
until the cruiser fired at her. No atten-
ton being paid TO this, according 10 tha
story, the japanese cruiser opened fire n
earnest, and the transport vas eventually
sunk Slth ali hands. Ii lis believed thas
loo Chinese soldiers perished. British
and United States warships AZ CheInulpo
have landed detachments of marines as
Seoul IN order To protect the legations.
At Scout conflict IS said TO have oc-
cured between the Japanese and SONS
Chinese aud Korean soldiers. the Japaness
being victorious; shortly0 after ward the
japanese made the king oof Kosea pris-
oner and, il is safJi, have sent him 20
JAPAN where be will be detained until the
war 10 over. Rumor also has it that
Wednesday a Japanese cruiser sank q
Chinese cruiser which was conveying
transports.
China has about thirty warships, large
apd small. o4 which ave are fairly good
armoeed ships. armed with krupp guns
In addition she has chartered q number
OF transports. These are being armed as
rapidly as possible, and with the best guns
China - able 10 procure. On the other
hand, the japanese navy consists of about
thirty war vessels. including i've arruored
ships, carrying krupp guns. SO far as
warships are concerned, it will thus
be sefn that the two navies. in NUM-
bers. are about evenly matched, although
the Chinese battleships carry heavier
guns than those of Japan. But is
Is believed the Japanese naval off,
GERS are superior to those of China,
aud the Japanese ships of war are also be.
lIeved to be in better condition than the
Chinese. The war, however, is not likely
TO be decided by sea fights. Korea is .
peninsula, virtually forming a part OF
China and down this peninsula from the
north China can pour army after army
until she drives the Japanese into the sea.
Japan is able. no doubt. 10 defend herself
in her own territory. bat nobody here be-
heves that China will make any attempts
10 invade Japan.