Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-17

Tho Port nsfcndsd bY Native OF
Inpuu, VINO uetraI 81 china.

Tho Port nsfcndsd bF Native OF
Inpuu. VINO tetral 81 china.
SAN FRANCISCO, July IL. Ilo ease
win wuIuh tue Japaupto captured
iIrt Arthur during tue recent war
with CHINA IL explained 10 sOmy eIteut
~ ,au at Gle IN the japan Gastttc,
which arrived ON the iast steamer.
According 10 the GGssttc, the cumman.
der ui the ChigrsU fafts WAS "a native of
Japan gud who had acquired favor H.
Gnnyse counsrls through long resi-.
uvuuv 10 tHU FlOwyTy kiugdOm, auu
Intentionally cuusod the shOtb from tho
guns 10 un mlsditeclud no they would
TAI snort OF the japanese wRtspiU-.
Having betrayed his adopted laud for
thu And o. Eis birth, tnu disgTaccd
commander appeatod before the yictO.
rUua Japaueso general nnl ackuOwl.
edged ais treason anu committed sui.
eide In their presence. Tho article
continues;
When Port Arthur was attacked 10y
iheJapanese army and navy the latter,
after getting within suitable range,
opened fire GA tho forts near tho coast.
Inc batteries on HwAngchln hill an.
sWsfed from heavy gunr, These Wota
the att0ug1st forts NJ Port Arthur, their
armament b0ing four Knapp guns Of
not lees than 80 cent cAlibfu. The
-quaigOUsiappTOaching within range Of
such ordnance, expected terrible can.
nUuAdr, and were not little asIOnlshed
Uy tue weakness OF the Cuinesp tesisl-
auce. Ills true that they opened fire
upon the Hhips, but their shells always
fell short VI the mark. The sailOt6
supposed this failure TO be due 10 tue
Inferior guuuety OF the Chinese, and
greeted tagu thell ~ u cropped lui0
the sea with loud shouts Of deri-ion.
The officers, however, were puzzled by
a performance to them iurGplioable,
inasmuch m they knew that tue aflil.
lery In the forts, Whatever the fault.
ness OF ils har ding, could not possibly
lack force. Meanwhile the crlsbFaIed
naval station Of China was stOfmtd
from tue landslide, AMI tue defenders
OF the fort on HwAngChin Hin were
either killed or maize prisoners, their
foIrcrt having been cut oil by the ia.
vadots.
Whom the officers that had deionIel
the tort on HwAngchin Hill were
brought before the JapHnese generals,
one Of them, apparently an ,illorr Of
disIincllon, stepped forward Rnd thus
addressed the generals:
~ was the COMMANDER OF the forts,
but II " that l have incurred TRENT.
disable Disgrace, / should like TO ask az
special favor, that be- permitted "
commit suicide In your pTcsunCe.n
such n request IL not only contrary
10 the Huhiti OF the Chinese, but what
was far more surprising, IL was cUu.
yeyeI In perfect Japauese. one u tho
officers 10 whom the captive had al.
dressed himself, asked him where hu
had acquired the Japanese Ian suaga 90
well. The prisoner replied that uc
was originally "a native OF Hig0,
whence no crossed over into CHINA
many years ago. subsequently by
some chance, no R,tr cd tile Hi-
t-uti1n Ot Niuer0Y III, vino gradually
promoted HIM, till nj last hs was ap.
pointed mmgndef NJ the tort. Amer
making the confession the tillOsr h.
sisted upon committing suiCiue, not
withdrawing The remonslr noes Of the
japanese generaly. Making a pro,
found OUgisanse hu sat dUwu ana slew
himself according 10 the strict Gauous
VI tho Japanese Hamutai. The OHIO e.
were much struck by hia manly con.
duct, and caused his remains ~ DO In.
TERED with due ceremony.