The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-09-15
ORIENTAL WAR NEWS
The Reason Given for Firing Upon
the Kow Shung.
INDUCEMENTS TO AMERICANS.
Almost Impossible to Got Any Reliable
War News In the East-Wnl Not
Permit British Interference.

t1CIOH1A, DE- w. 0epes os AS
Northern Pacific liner Sikh from
Yokohama, brings Interesting advices
Of the war In the Orient. The reason
given by the commander of the Japan
Csc warship Naniwa Kan, when asked
why he fired upon the Kow Shung,
seeing she was flying the British flag,
now given for the first time, is cer-
tainly pertinent: 'Because she was
sailing under false colors, carrying
Chinese troops, had been sold to the
Chinese government aud fully paid
for" Notwithstanding the expla-
nation the same paper which gives 1t
publicity annouLces that the sum OF
$75O.OOO had been agreed to by the
japanese government as reparatlon for
the sinking of Captain Galworthy's
vessel and as compensation for those
dependent upon the Europeans lost
with her.
Both China and Japan are at pres
ent keenIy alert for contraband arti.
clss of war, aud to this the delay In
the arrival or the Sink here Is attribut-
able. The government declined to
consider rice cOntraband of war, but
both Lelligerents claim it to be such
and use every effort to intercept rice
carrying vessels.
Tie Sink was detained at Shanghai
by Chinese gunboat, which made All
effort to obtain possession OF the rice
portion of her cargo. Tho British
consul oil jected aud the merchantmen
was allowed TO proceed.
Reliable War News Hard to Get.
It 1, almost impossible to get any re-
liable war news any where in the east.
On this trip the steamer passed very
close to the Foo Chow forts, and the
Chinese garrison was drawn up In line.
They were all attired in flowing sack
gowns OF gaudy color AID had high.
three.cornered silk hats. and presented
u curious spectacle. These forts are In
charge of an Eco glish.nan, the son of q
naval officer, ana are held to bs ex-
ceedingly strong. One of their 8O.ton
guns burst recently, killing several.
men. 1t is generally understood that
this occurred through ignorance OF
handling II.
China Is now hurrying an army Of
hundreds Of thousands of men through
the northern part of China to Corea,
but as they are subsisting on the prod.
ucts of the country through which
they are passing, and az most OF it Is
mountainous, 1t is hard to say what
success they will meet.
Americans Wanted in the Chinese Army.
Most of the men enlisted and drafted
into the Chinese army are coolies of
low order. The Chinese are offering
great inducements to Europeans and
Americans to enter the service and
have secured many. On the other
hand, the Japanese will have no out
siders in any branch of the service. On
the way over, on the last trip to the
orient, the Sikh passed through feet
of 20 Japanese ships. They were di-
vided into four divisions, with five
ships in each division.
At the smaller Chinese ports all
manner of outrages have been COM
mitted on the resident japanese. and
In some places Portuguese have been
robbed.
A Fight Reported.
LONDON, Sept. GA Times special
from Shanghai says: An extraordinary
mission has arrived ut Tieu Tsin coa.
veying birthday presents from the
king of Corea to the empress dowager
of Corea.
{, "A collision between the Chinese and
Japanese forces occurred near Ping
Yang on September Z. Tue result is
not known.
The United States steamer Monocacy
has arrived at Tien Tsin.
VIII Not Permit British interference
PARIS. Sept. 8.-The Republique
Francois says 1t regards the reports
that 1t is the intention Of Japan to at
tack Shanghai rs proof that Great
Britain is seeking pretext to interfere
In tie war, and adds that the United
States. France aud Russia would not
parinit this.