New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-06


LOT shanghai on board a British steamship with off,
ciais OF the Consulate and about twenty Japanese
Mo"eh the Chinese soldiers taking advantage OF
'he temporary absence OF the Japanese men. rushed
INTO the place where the women and took
'hem away by force. together with the baggage OF
the party. Several of the women wounded.
mat night they confined In the Chinese bar
RACKS and set free the following day. On re-
ceipt of the news of the outrage by the Japanese
Foreign Office. the authorities at transmitted
message to the American Minister asking him 10
make urgent representations to Ii Hung Chang.
The American Minister acted promptly in the mat
Ter, and the Foreign Office, 1t is said. received
| message from him saying that the Vceroy had
pressed great regret for the action of the Chinese
| soldiers, and offered repeated apologies. He had
moreover. promised restore the seized articles to
their owners and infict severe punishment upon the
| soldiers guilty OF such misconduct.
CHINESE DECLARATION OF WAR.
The declaration Of war issued By the Emperor Of
China is follows:
s has bS the last 200 Sa
Is a matter known TO the world. For the last
1esn or so coreS has been troubled BY re-
small tributary have as repeatedly sent succor to
70 protect coreas interests. In the fourth moon
lMay) of this year another rebellion was begun In
from us to put down the rebellion. We then ordered
Ii Hung Chang to send troops to Corea and they
ately scattered. But the Wojen dhe ancient name
Tor the japanese, expressive or contempt without
any cause whatever sent their troops to Corea and
| entered Seoul the capital Of Corea. reinforcing
men In the mean time the japanese forced The
Corean King to change his system OF government
Coreans 1t was found difficult matter to reason son
with the wojen. Although we have been In the
| interfered with their internal government japan
with corea wSs w S0r s SG%nTy We
bully country in sv ,Ss way oy s a"a
epnm rpe Various powers are united in condemn
the conduct of The Japansse and can si Eera no
Nor has Japan been amenabe to reason, nor Woula
s,en to an npoD what To shoud be done
Corea on the contrary Japan has shown ns's S
Seen INCREASING her forces there conduct
alarmed the people of Corea as well as our me =
protect them. Judge Of surprise, then. when
to Corea number OF ad dHs gen of our
unpreparedness opened fire on our transports az a
on nus the n to s" rom tr
Gus conduct which could not be foretoid oy vs. ny, OH
served international laws. and is now running ram
with her iase r ana pa aTms open
TO condemnation by the various Powers az ,n
Mt we have always followed the paths OF phlan-
,hropy and perfect justice throughout the wno ,
bpoken ali the laws of nations and treaties which
it passed patience TO bear win, hrhcT Ts 70
armies to hasten with all speed an 70 1
woen out Of ,her n r to cdrea 40 in
have the Coreans freed from bondage, We also com
he maritime provinces as well as the commanders
n-chief OF the various armies TO prepnre LOT wa,
a. az ibev come into our ports and utterly destroy
them We exhor our generals to rera IN i oper 70
avoid severe punishment, AT our Mann ,hnm.eiyes In
| dividually.
COREA TO BE THE BATTLE-GROUND.
II Is the intention Of the Chinese Government the
'.Kokuu,iu" SAYS to make COrea the seat OF war
so that the effect of defeat may not De let III
China itself The Chinese Government VIII rely
principally on It's navy. Everything VIII De no''
to prevent japanese warships from landing troop'
in China and TO cut off communication between
Japan and Corea. as to isolate the JapaheS'
, Feelings Of hostility toward the japanese rest
dents In Shanghai hay, already been hae
in Hong Kong by angry groups OF ha've, atu ~
recently at wu-Hu Chinese mob gathered a; aoo "a
the doors of the japanese shops ana began 70 "a,
tack s ms s and e one woman in tn
settlement. All were roughly handel ana but TO-
have lot their lives As II was their shops ,N %eT
and aba. ha OF nfr fSYl that the
authorities made no effort to protect tnn
n wholesale reduction in the number of its foreiS
employees the money thus saved to 60 to met ,n
Il hbited the expor, of food stufs TO Japan as re
tsaorE meSsu bs Of capi TO china
which would be a great obstacle TO the free opera
Y tions OF the Chinese Navy
d TO BE EMPEROR OF GREAT COKEA.
= The work of administrative reform in Corea
S making steady progress. new Official orgahza
0. lion Is about to be established 1t Is said to
l. modelled after the japanese Government. and IN
y Corean King wi: in future bear the title OF Enpero
n OF Great Corcd. . ,.,aA..,
:, Although a majority OF the Chinese In iokohan
u will return home, there are many VINO nave uc'el
u mined TO stay among the merchants VINO u"ai r'
/ ,nn.,velv with Europeans and Americans as en-
. Moves or foreign firms. These Chinese ana the
" property vi. protected by the tnten states
e. as international law and usage Will allow; bu
If chin being no longer regarded as treaty Powe
" ,hn Iananese law courts will have jurisdiction owe
n IL 'Ttc Japanese merchants refuse TO deal Wit
lie tho chinese except a cash basis.