The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-15

vicroRrA, b. O., August 1.-THE
steamer Empress Of Japan arrived with
sdyices from Yokohama up to August
.. The number Of deaths reported in
the railway accident Of July e5 was
greatly exaggerated. Only sixteen SOL
dlOrs were killed and eighteen were
more or less seriously injured, The
abatement that tho train was blown
bodily oil the track into tho sea il also
dlscredltsd. It 10 believed that some
Of the rails were displaced by the waves,
which we're driven by the tempest to q
great height, and that the cars conse'
Quonlly ran over the edge Of an EN-
bankmsnt and plunged into the deep
water Tho effects Of the storm were
dieRStroua in all southwest provinces OF
Japan, Thousands OF houses were do.
stroyed and hundreds Of fishing boats
and other ANAL craft were sunk, aud at
least one hundred lives are known to
have been lost,
Reports Of impending cabinet changes
are freely circulated In Toxic and arc
largely credited, although entirely with,
out official confirmation, The illnesa OF
Viscount Mutsu 10 believed 10 be too
serious to allow him to resume the con.
troll Of the foreign office business which
may fall into disorder II left too long
without practical supervision. Marquis
Saionii, the present acting foreign Wis.
count and also minister OF public in.
structiou, finds 1t impossible 10 ade'
qUately discharge the duties OF tho two
posts. 1t 10 also stated that Count Ito
will offer the management Of foreign al
fairs TO Count lnouye as soon as the lat
ter returns from Korea, probably before
tho end Of August. Two other govern
msnt changes arc moro or less conll-
IDENTIFY predicted. Mr.. Ito Miyoji aspires
to seal In tho cabinet and no is sup.
posed to have earned this promotion by
his excellent service 10 tho ministry. A
place will be made for him BY providing
one Of the present heads Of departments
with q diplomatic station in Europe.
Mr.. Shivaho, recently vice minister OF
home affairs, lie expected though with
less certainty. to join tho cabinet in the
same way.
Chinese officials In Pokin are unable
to reslIt tho temptation to show their
spite toward Japan and disagreGabls
part Of 1.-The new Japanese ENJOYS dutIeI
Is to call them TO account when they DO.
come offensive. Isung Ii Yamen has
twice been obliged to apologize to MI.
Hayashi for the publication OF IN objec.
tionabIe epitaph "Woisn" In the official
Gazette and onco for the circulation OF
q memorial to tho emperor, in which
tho Japanese people were spoken al as
insular barbRranI. Since the purchase
Of the ironciad Stone Wall forty years
ago Japanese have not looked to the
United States for additions to their
navy, but it 10 now proposed to invite
estimates from American as well az
European shipbulldera for the new
yssaels required.
The attention OF the navy depart
ment has been directed to tho rsmarka.
bic improvements in tho American
man OF war, and Commander Badger,
the naval a;tache to tho United States
legation, Ia prepared to show that ships
above 5000 tons can be. produced at
least as cheaply In the United States as
in any other country, completely armed
and Atmorel. The builders will guar.
auteo tho highest results OF modern
manufacture and will supply designs to
suit any plans however intricate that
may DO submitted. Proposal to pur.
chase ships from America 10 cordially
approved by all classes OF Japanese MS
one means Of testitying the gratitude OF
the people lot tho kindly interest dis.
played by official representatives Of tho
great republic during tho recent war,
aud ut no previous timo has intercourse
between Japanese and Americans been
so friendly as now.