Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-07-30
IT'S FOR BLOOD.
The Japs and Chinese at 1t in Earn.
est-2,0OO of the Latter
Wiped Out.
England and Germany Likely to Be
come Involved-Rifies and Tor
pedo Boats Ordered.

Yokohama, July 30. - An imperia
edict has been issued calling out th'
army and navy reserves. The Chinese
residents of Japan are fleeing. The con
viction is growing IN official circles tina
Chinese negotiations are simply pre-
text to gain time. Reliable information
has been received at Toxic that the Inair
body of the Chinese army crossed the
northwestern frontier of Corea on July
25. Further firing on Japanese ships or
the Corean coast is reported. Two
thousand Chinese soldiers were drowned
by the sinking of transport by jap
anese cruiser last week.
SUNK WITH 1000 ON BOARD.
Shanghai.-The following is the latest
Chinese version of the sinking of the
troop-ship Kow Shung: The Japanese
cruiser sent boat along side the trans
port with prize crew to convey her to
japan. Her commander, Capt. Gals
worthy, an Engllshman, refused to obey
the order, and the Japanese withdrew.
The cruiser then opened fire, using the
machine guns mounted in the tops of the
Japanese ship. This fire cleared the
Kow Shung's decks. The cruiser then
discharged two torpedoes at the transport,
sinking her and drowning nearly all of
the 1000 souls on board.
HIGH OFFICIALS AMONG THE LOST.
Col. Won Hanneken, German, formerly
the viceroy's aide-de. camp, and other for
eign officers, were among those killed by
hn 10 of &h,
ing to reports received here, two German
passengers on their way to Corea to settle
up business affairs before the war bega n,
succeeded in swimming to the Japanese
cruiser, but in spite of all appeals we're
shot. A number of Chinese shared the
same fate. The French war ship, The
Lion, rescued some of the Chinese SOL
diers, but all foreigners are reported
killed. The Japanese are said to have
behaved with utter
DISREGARD TO THE LAWS OF CIVILIZED WAR
large Chinese army has crossed the
northwestern frontier of Corea and is
marching down the peninsula. The sec
ond army is being hastily equipped. No
details have been received of a battle,
said to have taken place at Asan. 1t is
reported that several Chinese steamers
have been captured and others destroyed,
at Takua, by the japanese cruisers.
CHINESE VERSION OF THE ENGAGEMENT.
Pekin, China.-Following is the Chin
ese version of the engagement between
the Chinese and Japanese fleets: The
collision between the Chinese and Jap
anese ships occurred in Prince jerome
Gulf in an inlet on which Asan is stu
ated. The Japanese attacked the Chinese
vessels, which were escorting the second
and smaller division of troops dispatched
from Takua to reinforce the Chinese
army at Asan. The Japanese opened the
fire, the Chinese having strict orders not
to fire unless attacked, or if the landing
of Chinese troops was opposed. The re-
suit of the action was that one Japanese
iron clad was disabled by the Chinese
battleship, Chen Yuen. The Kow Shung,
which was sunk by the Japanese, was
chartered transport flying the British
flag. No news has been received here of
the loss. The Chinese warship, Tsao
Kiang, is said to have been captured by
the Japanese.
TORPEDO BOATS.
Berlin.-China has ordered four torpedo
boats of German firms.
IT MAY GROW.
London.-The news that the steamer
Kow Shung was flying the British flag
when sunk by the Japanese cruiser was
received with great satisfaction at the
Chinese legation. 1t was said that Great
Britain and Germany were bound to
notice this breach of neutrality.
RIFLES WANTED.
Minneapolis.-Four carloads of rifles
left Montreal for China last night. Chin
ese agents have ordered 25O,0OO rifles.
THE CODE WON'T 60.
New York. = The Commercial Cable
company announces that both private
Foo Chow, are prohibited. The Anglo
American Telegraph company announces
that cablegrams to China must be written
IN plain language, except to Shanghai,
Annoy, Hong Kong and Macao.
wARL1KE AT FRISCO.
San Francisco.-A meeting of a COM
mittee representing Japanese residents
was held at the Japan consalatelast night
and 1t was decided to make immediate
efforts to raise $4,000 to assist the
Japanese government in carrying on it's
war with China. Further than that, the
San Francisco Japanese are prepared to
Form a brigade of 1000 men, arm them
selves with American rifles, and 60 TO
Japan at their own expense, if their as
sistance should be needed in the Corean
conflict. All the members of the Japanese
,olony will be assessed to raise funds if
The war goes on.
Brittania Again.
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