San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-21
WAR IN FORMOSA.
JAPAN STILL OONQUERING HER
ENEMIES.
Cabinet Changes-No Truth in Ru-
mors of War With America-ChI
nese Massacre Inquiry and
State of Feeling-Cholera
Report

TOXIC, Japan, Sept. z, per steam
er Gaelic, via San Francisco, Sept.
21.-Tai Wan Ju, the old capital of
Formosa, and Chang Hwa, an adj
jacent fortified town, were cap
tured by a body of 1000 Japanese
on Aug. 26, after a short contest,
in which twenty-four assailants
were killed or wounded. OF the
Chinese garrison, numbering TO-
600, $50 were either killed or
wounded and the remainder dis.
persed in various directions. The
conquering army will not proceed
farther south until after the ar
rival of fresh troops from Man.
churia and Japan. By the middle
of September the entire force will
exceed $4,000 fighting men.
Count Matsu Gaia, minister of
finance, has resigned from the
japanese cabinet because of differ
ences with Marquis Ito. Viscount
Watanabe, who retired from the
treasury last March to make room
for Matsu, now resumes his former
position.
The report sent out from Wash
ington, asserting that toward the
close of war between China and
Japan, serious difficulty threat
ened the friendly relations of Japan
and the United States, and that
actual hostilities would have brok-
en- out but for the sudden an
nouncement OF an Asiatic armis-
tice, is declared by the highest
authorities of Toxic to be entirely
without foundation.
The investigation of the Ku
Cheng massacres proceeds slowly,
the Chinese officials seeking by
every means to interpose delays.
A few executions of real or alleged
criminals may probably be ordered
and pledges of watchfulness and
care will be given to any required
extent by the rulers of Pekin, but
the mass of the people are now
thoroughly persuaded that the
highest provincial authorities APP
prove the persecution of strangers
and believe that they will be
shielded from punishment, no
matter what eXcesses they may be
guilty Of. The execution of about
twenty Vegetarians will not ma
terially change this sentiment.
They will be regarded as martyrs
in worthy cause. The authori-
ties at Pekin are dispatching all
the troops that can be allowed to
the scene.
ASSOCIATED Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-A dis
patch to the World from Shanghai
says: The German mission near
Swallow was looted today by 600
Chinese plunderers. 1t is impos-
sible at this writing to get details.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20.-Wil-
liam E. Curtis, we'll known news
paper writer and executive officer
of the Pan-America congress, has
arrived from China and Japan.
He describes the ravages of cholera
in China as something frightful.
The deaths in Pekin average 1000
a day, and in Shanghai the NOR
tality is very high. Eighteen for
eigners have died in the latter
city. sa ebats
WASHINGTON, d. C. Sept. 21.-I
Minister DENLY has completed, at
last, arrangements for the investi-
cation of the missionary riots at
Cheng Tu, in the province of SEE
Chuen. He has cabled Secretary
Olney that the Chinese govern
ment has withdrawn its opposition
to the commission and the latter
would start at once for the scene of
the riots. While no American |
missionaries were killed much val
liable mission property was de-
stroyed, and the purposes OF the
commission are TO fix the respOn-
sibility for the outrages, secure
punishment of the guilty parties
and probably financial reparation
for losses sustained by the mis-
sionaries. This is Independent of
any action taken by England.
The British missions suffered
much more than the American,
and in their case there was actual
loss of life. Our state department
sought to secure the cooperation
ofsthe British government in max
ing the investigation and in a joint
demand upon the Chinese govern
ment for full reparation, just as
was done in the case of the Ku
Cheng investigation. The British
consented at first and
charged one of their consuls to