Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-31
JAPAN'S STRONG HAND.
She BombardS a Town on the
 Island of Formosa.
MEANS TO BRI G REBELS TO TERMS.

The FormoAans Had Declared a Republic and Refused to Give Up Their I>Iand to tn, Onqu"rors, ." the Japanese Fleet Was sent Up to Settle Matters.
 NnNGKoNG May 3l -llo,trlitieS have u'nticuCed at FurnoSI. l'rINate ndvices ,.r.lved here arc to the rtfuct that the npAueSe arc bomtlrding kCc Lung, a :own in the rxtroImo north of F"rinnsa
 II Is bslicN cd here that the l. ard mcnt is boing carrioI "n by thu u of h. .'npancSu now supposed to nu at sea
 l., vicinity of THu>ui
 .HIls T, gtr,.irg lac trouble on the is
 D! ot FNrluusA show that tho action
 h rrsuitcd iu thr iS.and declaring
 A republic Wi, Pruiuutoi by tho
 ., Ch,l run; par,y. ,S opposed to
 !Hn.!iv. General TrhouE as heen
 ted Iurci-n m1l;>tcr, nnd huh Sing
 the orr GlMHtor If he mOV OVemunt, has
 4 >upcrSeuSd bN Tang.
 4,3s ,nslunS have already occurred, and tlo common people, it Is stated regard the ur.lAratlunS of a republic us an official duuEe. Mir, Il. B Morse, the commission or al customs at THmSuI, island of For In,>a, has rofu sod to rrcuguiHO the ropub- Ii ..n flag, and the German consul at Tam sui aduI, ssing Tang as governor of the island protested against CluSing the port uf Tamsui with torpcdoes in tune of peace
 Five Japanese warShipS arrived at Tam sui on May 26 and took soundingS in the harbor without heinz molested by the gar rison of the Chinese fort. Only a portion of the soldiers support the republic,
 Prior to the declaration of tne republic, it Is stated, French cruiser visited Tam sui. and two of hor officers had secret intoriow with Tang, No importance how over, Is attached to this fact.
 \ petition has boon forwarded to Pc king from south China praying tho em- pCrCr to introduce constitutional reform, to remove incapable officials. to abolish tho cue (piGtniD and foot binding and to allow freedom of speech and of the press Briefly, tho petition advocates re- | form on western lines.
 spanish News of the Cuban Revolution. | HAVANA, May 3l.-A detachment of l5 spanish soldiers near Sagua dc Tana- mo. province of Santiago do Cuba. was attacked by n band of 800 insurgents. | The soldiers were compelled to seek refuge within a wooden building, where they made a gallant defense. One sergeant and five private soldiers were wounded. The | insurgents lost one killed and had It | wounded.
 IL is rumorcd that another band of in | surgcnts haVe appeared in tho neighbor- hood of Sancti Espiritus. in tho province of santa Clara.
 4 number of insurgents, commanded | by Companions. recently attacked a fort l at Camppchuela, near ManzanillO, prov iuce of Santiago de Cuba. The insurgent: fired upon the fort for two hours without l h. G,@ bus the loss of the insurgents Is not known, Important documents were found upon the persons of two prisoners who were captured on board the MaScotte Their contents are understood to compro mise several persons hitherto unsuSpect eC of having boel in communication witl the insurgents.
 The government has issued an orde which exemptS from all duty objects con nected with the industry of mining ant metallurgy existing in Cuba.
 The trial has commenced hero of Majo General Julio Sanguily and Jorge Aguir re Sanguily commanded the rebel force in MatanZas, 66 miles cast of Havana, a the outbreak of the insurrectiOn, and b was arrested in Havana in the latter par of February of this year. He had been leader of former uprisinGS but he was dis trusted by the Cubans. who accused hin of gambling away Cuban funds and as serted that Ee had been in receipt of SEQ per month from the Spanish governmen , for eight years under an agreement { keep it advised of rebellious plots, The as sault upon CaEanas early in April by tn insurgents is said to hAvc been mad with the purpose of reaching sanguily with the intention of wreaking vengoanC nPon him After his arrest he appealed t the United States consul. Ramon O. Wi Hams, claiming American citizenship.