The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-01
China TO lose Land.
Part Of Indemnity to Japan
Will Be Territory.
THE ATROCITIES BY CHINESE.
They Fully Justify the Bloody Massa-
ere at Port Arthur.
TIE ATROCITIES BY CHINESE.
The British Fleet Ordered 60 Chefoo
Koreans Migrating te Russia-A
1snshak King Enshroned In cEe.iado
-Aovemsats Of American ships.

ditioaaal Information concerning the
reported massacre at Port Arthur af-
ter the japanese troops had entered
that stronghold Is contained LII the un-
official mail from Tokyo delivered at
the japanese legation here today. One
account OF the battle says that in an
engagement at SuchsRtun, just before
Port Arthur fell, '.the Chinese behaved
with their usual brutality, heheaiing
the bodies Of the japanese, cutting off
their hands. ripping open their stom-
aciis and tearing out their liyers The
matifated remains presented revolt
ing spectacle. The fury OF the Japan
csc troops at the sight was deep. and
both officers and men swore to take
vengeance Tor their unhappy COM
rades."
"A telegram from Shanghai, published
In d Japanese newspaper, says that
the Japanese. to avenge the i4ihunan
treatment extended by the Chinese to
their prisoners. gave no quarter TO the
troops that marched from Fsoochow TO
recapture kinchow, but cut down the
greater part OF them. Four hundred
Chinese encountered and virtually an
INITIATED at Makwoling are said to
have been fugitiyes from Port Arthur
The fugitiyes encountered d battalion
or japanese in a narrow pass. The
Chinese faalcied that their only chance
of escape lay in fighting, and the re-
suit was heavy slaughter.
The Japan Mail. an English news
paper published in Yokohama, credits
the stories of massacre In this para
being circulated broadcast TO the eff
feet that the Japanese troops exhibited
a mercsless disposition at Port Arthur,
and that the killing of Chinese took
place on an unnecessary scale. We
think 1t very probable. Soldiers are
hars.an beings. after all, When they
learn that two of their coslntrynsn
have had their bones crushed and been
roasted alive by the Chinese; when
they see the awfully mus.lated remains
of their comrades killed or wounded in
battle. there is small wonder if they
set their teeth when next they meet
the foe. and kill as long as muscle holds
out. We know what our own troops
did in India. The Japanese, indeed, are
so keenly watched and criticised that
they must be denied. as far as possi-
bic. the luxury of revenge. but Muiva-
ney's story OF the men that had seen
their dead applies to japanese as vel,
could hold his hand under the circun-
stances"
The taking of Port Arthur has been
celebrated In patriotic fashion all over.
Japan. Schoolbcys have paraded in
nearly every town and hamlet of the
empire. The American settlers at Yo-
kohama also participated In the festiv-
tiles. They formed in procession, car
rying a japanese naval flag aaId the
stars and stripes and marched about the
town to the music of a. fiddle and an
accordion. cheering with true American
patriotism.
In an interview Commissioner Det-
ring told some things of his un-
successful 1nissfosi. lie said he
had come to japan as effort to
bring about the restoration of peace
In the Orisfat under instructions
from the Peking court, due to the Joint
desire of the court and viceroy Ii
Hung Chung China. he said, did not
desire To fight with Japan, but was
Z,
petring said he had a letter proving
him to be an envoy. but he would not
say whether II was from the emperor
or the Chinese government. Inquiries
as 10 the contents OF the letter were
met by a reference to the Japanese au-
thcrities. On the date of the advices,
December /. the question as To the CON-
dftsons OF peace was a principal topic
OF conversation and dissusaion, partic-
uiarly at Hiroshima, where the Japan
eSe court Is temporarily established.
A suggestion OF one japanese newspa-
per that among other things an inSiem-
nitv o1 600 GOO. 900 In gold shosiid he de-
nsanded, and the money thus realized
should bs used for introducing n gugd
standard IN japan, has not obtained
any considerable support from other
journals Some persons suggest the
cesssfon Of Fornosa. some the cession
OF three provinces, kirin, Sinking and
pechiii. and few others advocate tha
absorption or the better half Of the
Chinese empire. Various as are the
opinions of the Japanese on the sub
iect, most persons seem agreed that
the possession by Japan of Fosgssssse
and the Leaotong peninsula Is iinpefg-
lively necsrsary for the maintenance OF
permanent peace In the East. III IS as
serted with some degree OF positive
ness that the events or the war may
neceeSitate the eeSsson of even more
territory than is mentioned, but IN all
probability tho Japanese demands viii
nsss bs. more moderate than the basis
nient Foslei.
Taiwoakun, father ot the Korean
king and regent of Korea. Is reported 10
have retired into private life. This has
pisbhably been followed by the rsstora-
tgsn os the king 10 real power. events
In Korea have been rather lIEanserezs6-
trg. with the exception OF an insurrec-
ton at kwang1u- Tens OF fhosasa nds
Of the population rose and fgsSiegssd the
citadel. where some 100 officials were
nfsartsssexs IL was not a violent attack.
but rather. "a kind OF investment. for
the people Of that caty nocked around
the castle atysi cut OF the supply OF
daily neeesxsarieS, seeking te cselce the
inmates BY that .xre&ilesst. Te9c oi7i-
csass. although driven TO the verge %
ssa-zsRsf5a.s. xaSk no active measures.
but Simply waited for the mob To dis
r.eFse. Twenty japanese soldiers from
Sess,. drove OF the r-atsbse. The rising
was no. ~ waIson character. II was
due entirely 10 the iutolerahse exae-
t3ss,s s,g.sclhssi by the lns-at officials