The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-07
SHANGHAI. Ang. 6.

SHANGHAI Aug, 6,
~ OLONEL Won HANNEKIN has
u forwaraed tho following state
n ment. at the request of the lndo-
" Chiha company: The Japanese
cruiser Nauiwa, durine the morning Of
July %, ordered the Kow Shing TO
anchor. Sle oheyed and then
some Japanese officers boarded her
and examined the slips pap rs They
We're quite satisfied that she WIS u
British steamer, but they ord the
Kow Shing to follow the Maniwa to
Japan Captain Galsworthy, Of tn
Kow Shing, declined ,on the ground
that the Chinese troops on board the
transport would not permit him to do
SO. The captain then asked PERMISSION
to return direct to Taku, from which
port he had cleared in time OF peace.
The japanese did not reply and
hoistel signal notifying US to leave
the steamer Immediately. Captain
Galsworthy also declined to do this, as
the Chinese troops would not permit
him. Then the Naniwa. without any
further warning, discharged torpedo
at us aud opened fire upon US with her
guns. The Kow Shing sank about
thirty minutes after the torpedo ex-
ploied at her side,
While swimming l saw a Japanese
boat lowered, heavily armed, which
fred into the Kow Shing. The Chinese
fired their riff at the Naniwa, at the
swimming men and also at their own
countrymen on board, with the view
that all should perish together.
SIGNED UNDER ColIPULsION.
It is believed here that the atfidavits
made by Captqin Galsworthv and Chief
Officer Tamplin, of the Kow Shing
were signed under compulsion. Cap
tain Galsworthy and his companion
Were takan from Chemu'po to Slsebo
on July 20 and were released on Aug A,
Quarterm ister Evangelista is still in
the hospital at Sasebo suff ring from
the wonnds which he received during
the engagement. Denmark has de-
manded the release of Herr Muulen-
stedt, n passenger on the dispatch boat
.Tsao Kiang, which was captured by
the japanese on July %.
While the japanese minister, accom-.
panied by his suite, and the Japanese
consul, were leaving Tien Tsin, on
Aug. 3, they we're attacked by crowd
OF Chinese soldiers, who seized their
baggage and threatened them with
personal violence. but the viceroy, Lii.
hung Chang, quickly sent force Of
troops to the scene and suppressed the
riot.
LIHUNG CHANG's JACKET.
COTTAGE CITY, Mass, Aug. Mr.
S. T. Gracey, who was recently United
States consul at Foo Chow, China, says
of the Lii Hung Chang yellow jacket
incident: Iii Hung Chang's degr da
tion may mean much or it may mean
nothing. and it is more than probable
that it is the latter. 1t is not necessa-
rily a mark of disfavor or any real dis,
approval.
"lf he has been deprived of his yell
low robe or button, it was probably
suggested and recommended by his
Excellency Ii himself, because he al
lowed the war with Japan to come on,
or because he did not have a great
number of troops massed on the Dor
ders of Korea sufficient to prevent any
invading foe from entering the psnin-
sula occupied by the Hermit Nation {;
he should have been wise enough to
have foreknowu what was coming, and
TO have prepared for it. This would
seem very strange to the west, but not
to the Chinese.
"The emperor is regarded as the son
of Heaven, and is worshipp"d accord
ingly, and being such great being he
and all who are associated with him
should have prescieuce sufficient to
foreknow and prepare for any calamity,
and consequently their self-assumed
reproaeh and disgrace if the unkuOw.
able is not known by them. and the
unpreventable, even, is not prevented.
Il have known his Excelency Ii to
take the blame to himself in public
proclamations because there had oc-
Cured great fool in the Yellow river
district, and request the emperor to
punieh him accordingly. This is a
common method of showing an assum-
ed humility when famine or pestilence
or food visits the land
IF the degradation OF his excellency
III means any luInS as SHOWING real Dis
approval on the part of the board of
war, VINO would advise the emperor
in such cases, it may be the worst
piece of business they have engaged in
for many day. Vceroy Ii is China
man, and has long been regarded as
the one man in the empire who, if
he had the mind to do SO,
could consolidate Chinese opposition
to the present Tartar government
and overthrow the dynasty. He has
been cajoled and fattered by the gov
ernment for many years, and feared by
them as well, and if made angry by
personal insult would at this juncturs
lead successful revolt. But that this
is merely look see pidgin' appears
from the accompanying statement that
larger powers ami an immensely in
creased army are placed at his disposal
and direction. This is probably one
of the strange phases of Chinese GUS
toms"