The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-07

San francisco, Jan. e.-The steam
lship China arrived today from Yol1o-
hama, bringing the following advices:
! TOXIC Japan, Dec. 21-All trust
worthy signs now point to a. speedy
jpeace. Events have marched with
great rapddlty in the last two weeks.
Inc Chinese hopes Of resistance have
broken down, and a formal offer of di-
rect negotiation has been made.
Little progress was made until after
the capture Of Port Arthur, when the
! Cflanese at last appeared to realize the
necessity for Immediate action, and
t9ney declared their readiness to APP
lpornt a representative of sufficient
rank and to invest him with full pow
ers from the central government
Inc choice of an appropriate place of
Injecting remains to be considered. The
Chinese have designated one of their
own ports, Shanghai, as a desirable
rendezvous, but to this Japan will not
consent, and considerable time has
been lost in discussing the locality, but
the movement toward peace is proceed
ing, however, in apparently good faith
ION the Chinese side and with sincerity
on the Japanese side. The Japanese
ministers are thoroughly aware that
the interests of their country will be
most Woutllily served by bringing the
war to an end with the least possible
l0elay. The task before them is not an
easy one, for the strong and active
military class is bent upon further
conquest on a. large scale, and the
public feeling is all in favor OF inflict-
ing additional punishment on the en-
envy and demanding inordinate terms
of settlement.
Military Operations Continue.
Until the proper occasion for pro-
claiming an armistice presents itself,
the military operations will continue
with unabalted vigoT. Japan will not
be tempted to lax her aggressive en-
ergy, nor will she be automatically
nlanueuvred out of any of the advan-
tages she holds.
General Yamagata has returned from
ATanchuria, leaving the command OF
the First army to Lieutenant- General
Nozu, and is now in attendance upon
the emperor at Hiroshima. Although
! undoubtedly suffering from illness, it
lis believed that the main purpose of
his recall was to secure his influence
in restraining the intemperafe ardor OF
the military faction and facilitating
the arrangements for an early reStor-
alton Of peace.
To inquiries as to whether additional
facts have been received bearing upon
1.-The excuses of the Japanese soldiers
ait Port Arthur, the government re-
plies that the reports are not compleft-
ed, and that it prefers to wait until
full record can he prepared.
No New Atrocities.
! tLa CT faTo
that no new discoveries Of atrocities
: lcommitted by the Chinese or OF acts OF
treachery which may have melted the
I Japanese troops to reVengeful violence
/ will lessen in the slightest degree its
= condemna ton of misdeeds which are
stain upon the national credit and for
! which the country was totally UMPIRE
pared. The government believed mat
discipline was 50 thoroughly esta'b-
llished in the army that no conceivable
: circumstance could provoke the troops
to disorder, much less to indulgence in
: ferocity and cruelty. 1t has suffered
bitter disappointment in the discovery
E that the nigh standard it hoped to
{ maintain without a blemish has been
. forgotten on one occasion OF heree ex-
: element and passion by men to whom
4 the empires prestige had been con-
fded.
[ Chinese merchants are returning in
: great numbers from their own country
: 10 the japanese ports and are seeking
L registration on the footing Of japanese
> subjects.
|, On December 9. an immense festival
e was held in Toxic to celebrate the cap
e ture of Port Arthur. With a single
exception this was the only purely pop
n ular demonstrate ton ever attempted in
n Japan. The first was in honor Of Gen
ieral Grant during his memorable visit
TO the capital in 1879.
without Resistarice.
l. From the army of General Oyama
\ on the Lao Tung peninsula, little news
of Importance is received. On Deem
|. Der ), the japanese entered the walled
;, town of Foo Chow, on the road to New
y ChWang, without meeting the resist.
d ance which had been anticipated. The
Z Japanese at once resumed the north.
d ward march, and at latest accounts
= were close upon haiping, a large town
= only SO miles from New Chwang
{ Wherever the Japanese flag is raised
Y the inhabitants signify their desire tt
u live under its protection. Many of The
L most prosperous citizens OF Port Ar
Q thur and Kin Chow, on returning t.
t the homes from which they had flee
e during the last days of Chinese mill
/ tary occupation. have posted signs upor
+ their walls, giving their names and adj
dresses as residents in the New Do
tminion of Japan
Since the beginning of December the
course of the campaign in Contra
D Manchuria has been completely
: changed. For several weeks it has
: been reported that the advance col
v umns Of the first army, which at one
!. time had sent scouting parties Il
e within forty miles OF 0Ioukden on The
s north and New Chwang on the south
! west, We're drawing. back toward Gen
leral Yamagata's headquarters at Xii
t Lin.
> Reports Confirmed.
These reports are now confirmed anf
Iare explained by the appearance on tht
scene of a new and unexpected Chin
csc force. A corps of the army which
, China permanently maintains in tht
s AMOR region, on the border of Siberia
:, was detached about the middle of No
S vernber, and sent by slow marches il
: the direction of Moukden, with order:
y to relieve that city by attacking tn,
Japanese troops believed to be on tn,
= way tlnither. The new body of com
4 batants was understood to humble,
from ten to fifteen thousand, and to b,
lcomposed wholly of hardy Tartars
Punctually apprised of their intention
the Japanese commanders made slci
q disposition of their forces as the occa
Is sion demanded, Major General Tat
e sunni was sent to Isl Cha Pao, a STRAIT
h legic point in the mountains SOM
twenty miles northwest of the Motiel