The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-08-03
A CHINESE wARsHIP SUNK
AND CRUISERS CAPTURED.
FEN OF THE YANQUISHED ESCAPED.
The sunken Ship One of the Two Most
Powerful Ships in China's Navy
Japs More skinfuI in Handling
Ships and Guns Than Their
Adversaries = Christian
Churches Attacked.

TEN-TsIN, Aug. IA naval battle
was fought yesterday between the
Chinese and japanese fleets. The
Japanese sank the Chinese warship
Chen Yuen, and two large cruisers.
supposed to be the vessels built for
China by the Armstrong;, were cap
tured or destroyed by the Japanese.
The Chen Yuen was a battleship of
z. 400 tons displacement, carrying AK
inches compound armor at the water
line. Her battery included four 12-inch
guns, protected by an armored breast
work and two smaller Krupps. She was
also furnished with eleven Hotchkiss
cannons and tubes for Whitehead tor
pedoes. In addition, the. Chen Yuen
had two 81 inch and 6-inch Krupps in
her main battery, and second battery
of Hotchkiss revolving cannons.
The Chen Yuen was built for China
at the Stettin works; she was sister
ship of the Ting Yuen, and was the
most powerful ship in the Chinese
navy with the exception of the Ting
Yuen.
The battle was holly contested,
handled their guns, ships and tor
Chinese.
The Chinese fleet engaged carries
nearly thousand men, and large
number of them are reported to have
been killed or drowned.
Later dispatches say that few, if
any, of the Chinese engaged in the
battle escaped. Two German officers,
in command of the Chen Yuen, are re-
ported to have met death with the
crew of that vessel
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug.1 Reports
from Hong Kong show that there is
unrest both in North and South China
and that the outlook for foreign mis-
sionaries is bad. The anti-missionary
disturbance is reported from Kiang-
Yin on the Yang-Tse-Kiang, but a far
more serious affair occurred at Shek-
Lung, near Tung-Kun on the Pearl
river on June 20.
In this instance the American Pres
byterian church was demolished by
the mob and one Christian, whether a
foreigner or native has not yet been
ascertained, was killed. The Roman
Catholic church was well guarded by
Chinese soldiers and here, as in Kiang
Tzins the Catholic missionary escaped
scathless while the Protestant breth-
rem suffered heavily.
New YORK, Aug. 1.-The Central
cable Office of the Western Union
Telegraph company has received adj
vice from Hong Kong and Shanghai
to the effect that the Chinese fele-
graph companies will not accept any
te1egraphic messages respecting the
war between China and Japan. The
Chinese land lines north of Shanghai
are interrupted, cutting off Tien-Tsin
and Pekin
MADRID, Aug. 1.-Misgivings are
officially expressed here regarding the
possible result to the Philippine
islands in the event of Japan becom-
ing the dominant power in the far
East. It is said to be possible that
Japan might utilize the trouble at
Mindanao island, Malay archipelago,
as pretext to execute her ambitious
designs.
YOKOHAMA, Aug. 1.-The following
official statement of the difficulties
between China and Japan, which led
to the outbreak of hostilities between
those countries, has been issued by
the japanese government;
Japan and China were approaching
a settlement of their difficulties when
China suddenly requested Japan to
withdraw her feet from Corea and to
give a formal compliance with the
Chinese demands by the Goth. other
wise the whole Chinese forces were
to land, and a sea advance upon
the part of China was to be
made. The Japanese regarded this
as an u1timatum, but, acting
under the advice of the friendly pow
ers, they agreed to proposals in prin-
ciple, in amended form, at the same
time declaring that If threatened
Chinese advance was made-on the Goth
it would be regarded as an overt act.
1t is conjectured that the Japa nese
naval commanders were instruct to
be on the watch for the Chinese war
ships and, seeing the latter advancing
on July %, they opened fire.
The japanese do not believe that
the Kow Shung, the Chinese trans
port sunk by Japanese cruiser, was
flying the British flag, but was using
the flag as ruse. They Indignantly
deny the charges of brutality brought
against the officers and crew of the
cruiser which sunk the Chinese trans
port Kow Shung. No official report
has been received at Yoki8h1NAa of
this engagement.