St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-05


VICTORIA. B. c.. July 4.-The En-
press of China, eleven days from Yoke
hama, has arrived She reports that
Japan is continuing active war prepare
tions, and the strained relations be-
tween Japan and China are as much a
feature OF Asiatic trouble as the Korean
rebellion.
Korea, alarmed at the movements Of
her neighbors. pleads that both with
draw their troops from her shores and
warships from her harbors. The Japan
csc navy is at its best, the coasts being
secured for service. and everything
breathes a spirit of trouble. A cable re-
CeiVed from Yokohama announces that
on June Is the government army de-
feated the TogakitO. recovering Senshu,
the commander of the government
troops who was captured by rebels, but
whose life had so far been spared.
The japanese army which, landed at
Juenichen on June Il has divided into
two divisions, one being left at Juen-
ichen to protect the Japanese there,
while the other division of 1900 men
proceeded to Seoul on the 14th to pro-
tect the legation and Japanese there.
When later news reached Pekin an
urgent telegram was sent to the viceroy
from Minaveryuan.
The viceroy inspected all the troops
under him and ordered them 10 prepare
for departure. A telegram received On
the 10Th at Toxic, from Shanghai,
reads:
There is rumor that registration of
The vessels of the Chinese Merchant
Navigation company will be be trans
ferred to Germany"
When the war with France became
inevitable in 1882, all the steamers Of
the Chinese Merchants Navigation
company were registered to the United
States, and Messrs. Russell q Co. were
Lheir agents. 1t is usual for China to
place her merchant vessels under the
protection of a foreign owner, and they
think it a very clever eXpedient, as
China well knows that In case of war
she could not protect her merchant
ships.
It If the rumor is true and the vessels
have been transferred to the registra-
ton of other powers, it may be con-
Eluded that China has taken the step
toward military preparation.
On June II, the village of Honmura,
adjoining Yokohama. was destroyed by
fire, upwards oil 1000 houses having
been consumed.
The heaviest earthquake experience
In Yokohama and Toxic since 1883
occurred after the fire,
In both places there has been loss of
lie and great destruction of property.
TokiO's loss of lire by the earthq uake
is severe, twtnIy-SiX persons having
been killed and many wounded. Cas-
ualtes 10 property OF one kind Or an
other are extremely numerous.
Fortunately the catastrophe took
place by day. instead OF night, or fire
would have added horrors, as usually is
Lhe case when a severe earthquake
Iakes place. 1t has always been thought
Ghat there is some sort of relation be-
Nween volcanoes and seismic phenomena,
and the greater violence which
Asamayala has manifested within the
last few weeks may be indicative of this
mystery.
The officers of the Empress say when
they left Yokohama the plague was de-
creasing. Although the ship touched
at all Chinese ports, she brought 10
Chlnese passengers, as matter of pre-
caution.
When at Hong Kong thousands of
coolies were leaving there tor Canton
and other points. The city, i'll meas
are, is deserted. Foreigners there are
still free from disease. and do not show
any alarm. The official report TOR
dong Kong for Monday.June II, shows:
Deaths from the 9Th of May up to the
1ltll'Of June, 1.46l; grand total, LAT.
The drought i'll Japan continues, and
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