Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-10
LArnsr IArANnsn NEws.
AdyiccH Rcceivod at Washington Re
garding the situation.


Washington, April g. - Japanese
mail advlccs up 10 March IL.
received here show that In the ma
tive press the peace mission OF II
Hung Chang occupies the lea Ing place
As they attach much Importance to
the present embassy. they state their
ideas OF the terms OF peace more dehn-
itcly tnan heretofore. yet advances
nothing new. while some journals are
more moderate In their demands. 9TH
ers declare In uncqulvocal terms that
peace 80 an impossiDillty until the nag
uL the rising sun nohts over Feltin. inc
Mainichl, In philanthropic article,
advocates announcing annexation Of a
part OF continental China, not merely
for the two usually advanced reasons
VIZ, To secure the Independence of Co
rea and tho maintenance Of peace IN
the East, but for two others, that II
would be contrary to the principles Of
humanity 70 suffer the Chinese In the
newly occupied districts to fall again
under the blrbarOus rule Of China ana
that IL would be regrettablc In the
interesta OF the Chinese 10 general IT.,
after the war, they aid not have en-
llghtened Japanese near BY to instruct
them In the arts and sciences OF eiYili-
EATON.
The effects on Japanese trade OF the
signing OF treaty Of peace are al
ready being discussed That peace
would give an immense Impetus, II ~
asserted, there eau be no question,
though 1t has loen found that Japan
csc trade has not only hunered tho
check tnat was predicted on account Of
the war, but KS total volume In money
value IN 1884 WAS nearly 80 per cent
over that OF the preceding year. In
the case OF some articles the war has
done some Injury to the foreign trade.
but ON the wnplc 1t has exercised very
little influence. The greatest increase
In the export trade OF 1894 was In the
case OF raw silk, OF which the value or
the Quantity sent abroad exceeded that
for l5Jo by a. much as ll,OO0,O0O yen.
An excellent scheme for the ami
hllation OF the Japanese" submitted
by a sage OF high reputo. IS reproduced
from a Chinese newspaper The scheme
originated In answer 10 the proclama-
ton OF the governor Of NaMng. VINO
ordered all those under his jurisdiction
to devise some scheme for the dostruc-
ton Of all the Japanese. The scheme
was this;
avery soldier should be armed with
o sword. u long bamboo pole and a
bucket OF water. The pole and the
bucket OF water should be held with the
left hand while the sword was grahped
by the right. On rushing down ON the
Zoe. the buckets should be hurled at
tho opposing ranks so as to wet their
powder ana render their guns use-
less. The bamboo poles should then
be thrust between The legs OF the enc
my and given a twist. which would
cause the Japanese to toGsle over In
confusion. After that II would be an
easy mater 10 finish on the dripping
and PROSTATE foes with swords"
The governor IL appears, did not
take kindly To the suggestions made,
and, MS the story goes, drove the psuedO
sage from his presence In a III OF rage.
evidently. the stoutest resistenee
which the Japanese army as It adj
yances on Pelin win meet, says one OF
the Japanese papers, viii not be offered
by ii Hung Chang's soldiers, nor by
the Manchurian troopers, but by the
Mohammedan soldiers Of China.
This was indicated by the conduct
OF General Tsao at the battle OF
Phyong Yang. lie acquitted himself as
Il true general should, while Vel and
the other Chinese generals dlsgraced
themselves by their cowardice.
General Tsao'B conduct at phyong
Yang and Admiral Tlng's at Wei Hal
Wei were, the paper says, the solitary
bright spots In chlnn's dark record
during the war, Tsao was a patriarch
or the Chinese Mohammedaps. a story
| has been told that when the eject Of
Taaos death reached his native district
| his wife declared that she would col
lect some 1000 Amazons and avenge
4 tho death OF her husband and that
4 the Moh9mmedans shared her resolu-
ton.