Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-06
ORIENTAL STRUGGLE.
Reported Capture of Three Chi.
nese Warships by the Japs.
IT HAS NOT YET BEEN CONFIRMED

IT HAS NOT YET BEEN CONFIRMED
Members of the Japanese Embassy Insult
ed on Their Way Home-steamer FIyink
the American Flag Forbidden to Lano
Munitions OF War In China
SHANGHAI, Aug. 6.-Serious riots hav,
occurred ut Kobe, Japan, and Taku, Chi
ma In the latter place the Chinese open.
ly insulted the members of the Japanes,
embassy, who were returning to Japan
from Picking.
The American agent at Taku has for
hidden the steamer Smith to land MUM.
tions of war intended for transshipment tc
Formosa. The Smith is n Chinese vessel
flying the American flag
The rumor current to the effect that
the Japanese fleet had captured three men
lieyed here that the report Is possibly n
rehash of the reports of the prior engage
ments of the fleets
As yet there has been no disorder in
Shanghai growing out of the war beyond
few tritling encounters between Japa-
nese and Chinese rowdies.
The municipal council has appointed a
rendezvous for the volunteers in the event
of an emergency arising that will II Suire
tnelr SERVICES, but no anxiety Is ftAG as TO
the safety of Europeans.
The Japanese association, which in
cludes among its members the leading
Japanese of Shanghai and vicinity. has
issued a warning to the Japanese residents
that they must behave themselves and
avoid any act that would tend to precipi-
tate q conflict with the Chinese They
are particularly warned to keep away
from the Chinese quarter of the city after
dusk and to remain as far as possible
within the confines of their own establish
ments-
Kow shing Massacre Confirmed.
Colonel Won Hannekin, formerly aid
de-camp to the viceroy, who was among
those rescued from the British steamer
Kow Shing which. while being used as a
transport for Chinese troops, was sunk by
a torpedo from the Japanese warJhip Nan
iva, has given his testimony before the
commission appointed to inquire into the
facts relative to the sinking of the vessel.
Colonel Won Hannekin said that the Nan.
iva ordered the Kow Shing to come to
anchor, which order was obeyed. Then
the Japanese commander ordered the
transport to hoist her anchor, get under
way and follow the Naniwa to Japan. As
soon as the substance of this order became
known to the Chinese troops on the kow
Shing they insisted tsct the order be not
obeycd, informing tho officers that they
preferred death to being cast into a Jap
ancse prison.
Captain Galsworthy, the master of ths
kow Shing, explained to the japanese
commander that the Kow Shing was
British vessel and stated that she had left
port before hostilities between Japan ant
China had been commenced. He offerct
to abandon the voyage and return to Chi
ma A flor th.AN Ntu
played signals reading, Abandon thu
ship" To this Captain Galsworthy sig
nailed in reply: Impossible. Tho troops
will not permit me to leave"
When the signal WINS read, the NaniwI
withdrew for little further distanc,
from the Kow Shing and discharged
torpedo at the transport. The torpedo
| struck the hull of the kow Shing and ex
| ploded, tearing a great rent in her bottom
| AS the transport was sinking the Naniw;
| fired a broadside into her A half hou
| afterward the Naniwa lowered an armet
boat, which cruised about the place whcr
| the transport had gone down, firing upoI
the men who were struggling in th'
| water.
Canned Reef For the Mikado's Troops.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 6.-The Armou
Packing company of Kansas City ma.
Il
| tween China and Japan If pending nego
| tiatiOnS arc carried to n successful end
| Recently it received a cablegram from Yo
kohama from the mikado's government
asking for its price on 800, 600 pounds O
| canned corn beef for the Japanese army
| The company sent its answer. and pending
a reply. which is expected soon. prepare
to go into the business OF supplying mea
to battling Asiatics on n big scale. Tn
company has also opened negotiation
with the Chinese legation Mt Washington
i English Officers Jumped Overheard.
LONDON, Aug 6.-Dispatches receive
ut the foreign Office from Shanghai cor
firm The Times dispatch as tp tho test
mony given by Colonel Won Hnnnekir
The official advices show that some of tn
British officers of the Kow Shing jumpc
overheard from the vessel and were re.
cucd by boats from the Japanese wal
| ship.
| The government has received no cor
firmatiun of the report that the emperc
of China has deprived Viccroy Ii Hun
Chang of the yellow riding Jacket
| Knocked on Bridge.
| BELLAIRE. o., Aug. 6.-While return
ing from st. Clairsville about midnight