The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-10
China ON HER KNEES.
Asking the Terrible japanese
TO Be Merciful.
WILLING TO PAY INDEMNITY
The Capture Of Port Arthur Likely 10
End the Fighting.
Aaiienwan Has Really Been Taken by
the Jsps-Chine.e In Manchuria
Throw Away Their Bows and Ar
rows and Run. Hotiy Pursued.

LoSnos. Nov e-It is said that the
powers have urged China to negotiate for
peace directly with Japan. and they have
secured Japan's promise to meet the over
lures in benevolent spirit
A dispatch from Shanghai states that
the Chinese men-ofwar remaining outside
Port Arthur have been ordered 70 attack
the Japanese feet that is blockadipg that
port and preventing the egress of sum-
Der of Chinese warships now lying there.
YOKOHAMA. Nov. 9-Rumors are current
Eere To the effect that the Japanese have
suffered reverse at Port Arthur.
sHAssH.f. Nov. e-The Chinese army of
the north has reireated to the mountains,
where the soldiers are reported TO be s.arv-
ing and suffering severely from cold and
exposure The Japanese army is reported
10 De eneamped at Lengwangcheng. The
Japanese are pursuing 1900 Chinese,
mostly new recruits.
Port Arthur is not expected to make
determined stand against the Japanese.
Admiral Sir Z. K. Fremantie. in command
OF the British feet. considers that Port
Arthur will probably be the scene of the
last engagement Of any importance be.
tween the Chinese and Japanese.
The missionaries of the Presbyterian
church of Ireland who have been working
In Manchuria have left the interior and
arrived at Neschwang
The Japanese have undoubtedly cap
tured Taiienwan. short distance north
OF Port Arthur. The Chinese fleet Is re-
ported TO have arrived at Weibaiwei.
WASHINGTON CRY. Nov. 9-This gov
ernment has again been asked TO inter-
vene IN the China-Japan war. The request
from China is that the United States CO.
operate with Great Britain, Russia, Ger.
m any, France and Italy to stop the war.
China sets forth at length the present
status OF hostilities. and says she always
recognized the Independence of Korea and
Is willing to continue To do so. Moreover,
she will pay Japan an indemnity to defray
that country's expenses in the war.
IoNpoS. Nov. 10.-A dispatch to the
Times from Yokohama says the two
Americans who were arrested at Kobe on
the French steamer Sydney are topedo
experts. who had contracted with China
TO employ their own inventions TO destroy
the Japanese feet. China promised them
100000 for each warship they DESTROYED,
and proportionate sum for each mer-
chantman they succeeded in blowing up.
Berlin dispatch saws the German ad-
miralty has wired the admiral command
ing the German squadron on the Chinese
station TO obey the orders OF the British
admiral in certain possible eventualities.
A Daily Ners dispatch from Paris SAYS
that France seems disposed to entertain
the idea of q European conference on the
Chinese-Japanese war.
CHEsrLPo, Nov. 9-There are further
rumors that japanese troops have been
landed on the coast to the southward of
Seoul. Their object is the suhjection of
the Tong Haks, who are very trouble
some.
Kill Max. vice president of the council
OF state, who was appointed by Japanese
influence, WAS assassinatcd on October 80
The snti-Japanese feeling is intense. Five
hundred japanese troops have returned in
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