The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-21

TOXIC, Japan. Sept. 7-[Per steam
er Gaelic, via San Francisco. Sept. 2O.J
-Taiwan-Ju. the old capital of For
mosa, and Chang-Hwa, an adjacent
fortified town, were captured by
body of 1000 japanese an August 26.
after a short contest. in which "A of
the assailants were killed or wounded.
OF the Chinese garrisons, numbering
10000, $50 were killed or wounded, and
the remainder dispersed in various di-
/ rections. The conquering army will
not proceed further southwark until
after the arrival of fresh troops from
Manchuria and Japan. BY the middle
of September. the entire force will ex-
coed $4,000 fighting men.
1 Count Matsugata, minister Of
finance, has resigned from the Japan
csc cabinet because of differences with
Marquis Ito Viscount Watanabe, who
retired from the treasury last March
TO make room for Matsugata, now re-
sumes his former position.
I The report recently sent out from
| Washington, asserting that toward the
close of the war between China and
| Japan, a serious difficulty threatened
! the friendly relations of Japan and the
| United States. and that actual hostil-
tiles would have broken out but for
| the sudden announcement Of an Asiatic
armistice, is declared by the highest
authorities in Toxic to be entirely
without foundation
:. The Massacre.
The investigation of the Ku Cheng
nassacres proceeds slowly, the Chinese
officials seeking by every means to in
| terpOse delays, and plainly indicating
their sense of superiority in rank and
I position to the consular agents charged
with the duty of guarding foreign in
| terests. A few executions of real or al
legged criminals may probably be or
dered, and pledges of watchfulness will
be given to any required extent by
/ the rulers at Pekin. But the mass Of
the people are now thoroughly per-
suaded that the highest provincial au-
| thorities approve of the persecution Of
strangers and believe they
will be shielded from punishment.
no matter what excuses they may be
guilty of. The decapibat:on of a score
or Two Of ''vegetarianS" will not ma
| terially shake this universal convic-
/ ton. and those who suffer death will
/ be regarded as martyrs in a worthy
/ cause.
blcer0yS supreme.
Judicial inquiries conducted by civil
! foreign officials of secondary rank,
produce no impression upon the popu-
lar mind. The viceroys are supreme
in their domains, and so long as they
are understood to sanction attacks
upon foreigners no restrictive meas
ures can be put in force. The only ex-
pedfent, therefore, that can lead to
advantageous results is to apply force
directly in the responsible quarter The
spectacle of a viceroy and his myrrni-
dons held in durance by foreign troops
and compelled to exercise authority in
deferential submission to foreign mill
tary dictatl0n would work a cure that
can never be affected by diplomatic
trea tment prescribed at Peking
Fifty thousand MOhammedans are in
active rebellion in the northwest Of
China. They are fighting with arms
said to be- Supplied by Russian sym
pathizers and their avOwed purpose is
to set UP an independent government
in the territory taken from Kansu. Iii
and Thibet. The authorities at Picking
are dispatching all the troops that can
be collected to the scene.