Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-07-27
The WAR is ON.
The Japs and Chinese ASsafling Each
Other in Downright Warlike
Fashion.
The King of Corea Japanese Pris-
oner-Live News from the Her.
mitage Kingdom.

washington, July z1.-Ihe King ol
Corea is Japanese prisoner. This in
formation was the important statement
contained in telegram dated yesterday
which Secretary Herbert received from
Capt. Day, of the U. s. steamship, Balti-
more, now at Chemulpo, Corea. Capt.
Day, besides stating that the king of
Corea is captive in the hands of the
Japanese, reported that he had dispatched
FoRoE OF U. 8. MARINES
from his chip to Seoul, the capital, to
protect the U. s. legation.
. The state department to-day received
no advices confirming the declaration of
war between China and Japan.
The Japanese minister called at the de-
partment and arranged for his farewell
call upon the president. He said the de-
partment was also without information
as 10 the actual commencement of hos
tilities.
London, July 27.-Dispatches received
here at 11;2O a. m. to-day from Lloyd's
Steamship company's agent at Shanghai,
China, confirms the announcement, ex-
clusively cabled the Associated Press on
Saturday last, that war between China
and Japan had been declared, and fighting
is said to have begun.
Hugh Mathieson & Co, Chinese govern
ment agents in England, received a cable
message that also confirms this an
nouncement. Up to noon, however,
neither the Chinese nor Japanese minis
ters had received advice which enable
them to confirm the report of an out
break of hostilities which apparently
followed the declaration of war. The
ministers also seemed to be ignorant of
anything which would tend to confirm
the report that the Japanese have cap
tured the king of Corea.
CONFLICTING.
The only dispatches received in Lon
don are those which have been forwarded
! to the American Associated press.
Last evening telegram was received
from high authority at Tien Tsin saying
the prospects for continuance of peace
| were more favorable. The dispatch ad-
ded, however, that war had been declared
between China and Japan and rumors
were in circulation there to the effect
that several Chinese war ships are in
trouble.
| BEGINS TO LOOK LIKE IT.
| The manager of the Hong Kong and
Shanghai bank said:
81 have not received the confirmation
of the report that war has been declared
but should not be surprised if such is
the case. One of the results of the wal
will be to put the great trade hands ol
England and Europe to disadvantage in
China and Japan, but the end of the wal
will be the making of China everywhere
and opening the Chinese empire for al
time to western civilization and trade"
SIDES WITH THE STRONGEST.
The Associated Press correspondent
find the concensus of opinion in Londor
and England to be in sympathy with
China. This is owing mainly to Russia'i
active wish to see Japan successful ant
gress in the far east.
Some Anglo Chinese traders in this cit,
suggest doubts as to China's ability tt
cope with Japan as it is known much o
the Chinese war equipment, recently pur
chased In Europe, 1s bad.
The immediate cause of the declaration
of war is said to be the fact that the Jap
anese attacked the Chinese transports
conveying troops to Corea. In this en-
gagement at least one Chinese transpor
was sunk by Japanese cruiser. Blu
now there seems to be fighting between
the Chinese and Japanese war ships All,
MUCH MORE SERIOUS
than at first announced, for it is rumore,
in Anglo Chinese circles that the Chimes
already have suffered heavy loss and j
is believed number of Chinese ship
have been sunk by Japanese cruisers.
FIRED WITH pROvocATIoN.
Yokohama.-Cable communication be
tween Japan and Corea is interrupted
but rumor comes from semi-officia
circles that the Japanese warship free
upon the Chinese warship Kasan upol
receiving hostile provocation.