Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-11
JAPANEsE NEWS.

newspaper work.
JAPANESE NEWS.
Another war ship Decentralization
spies - Americas Trade win
Japan.
FAN FRANCIsCo, Sept. 1.-THE fol.
lowing japanese advices were received
here today per steamship Gaelic:
TIE Japanese government has given
an order to Messrs ThOm Json & Co.,
the famous Clyde shipuuiljers for
another first-class battlsship OF II 900
toni, n sisier ship to the Skikishima.
1t il also contemplating the building
o. fret class cruiser OF 5000 tons at
Yokosukn.
The Maiuchi states that the Chinese
government Is negotiating with
foreign syndicate Tor a loan OF one
hundred million tael., for the purpose
Of paying of the balance OF the inuem.
nifty to Japan, anu 1t is believed that
the matter will soon DO brought to o
successful iseue.
ii. NJ. g.. Daphne, while on the
voyage TO NagasCki from Chez Foo,
recently collided with Jnpanese
steamer anu was so badly Damaged
that she was compelled 10 dock at
Shanghai for repairs. Nothing Is
known of the steamer with which she
collided.
JRpsuese papers report the rear
peaTance Of su.called Rlssiao military
spice in di fferent parts OF the county.
Their heauquarters are sAiJ to be 10
Hakoda wnere there are several
Russian residents. Their movements
are being watched by the Japanese
huth1 rifles.
The authorities ut Marashino have
for some weeks past besn carrying on
u series OF trials OF quick-hring game
| made IN Japanese anu Euro pea n lun.
tries, the results Of which have been
Gully suppressed. 1t is stated, now.
ever, that the authorities auu repre-.
sentatives OF foreign factories VINO
were present. were very much i'm.
| pressed with the new quick-hring guus
invented by Colonel Ar,zaka OF the
Toxic arsenal. Thirty pieces OF tnis
pattern haveibeen made by the Koishi.
kawa arsenal.
Tne Mainiohi publishes the iollow-
Ing interview with Mr.. Ezyoe R,nzo,
well known tobacco merchant Of
Toxic VINO recently returned from the
United states:
"America has been absorbing Gig hit.
tenths Of our total exports. IL spite
| OF this japan is importing all her
machinery, tools anu i'm plements, etc.,
not from America, but from Europe.
In TACT Japan has not reoiproossed her
| commercial friendship with the
United States. The Americans often
complain of this aud their complaint
l IL n mr. IN "a ThA hat
| her trade has continued in this I'M
| balanced state for thirty years appears
| TO BIZ; nrst, that the policy hitherto
| pursued by the Americans has bsen
| such that they was so much occupied
| in fostering anu developing their
domestic industries as ito BIS unable TO
go abroad and get orders; secund, that
| they have almost paid no attention to
tue markets In the Orient; and thirdly,
| although with the progress OF their
agricultural aud manufacturing Undue.
| tries an tue consequent increase Of
productions, navigating power be-
tween America and the east has been
10 the hands OF Europeans and also
the freight rates nave always been
| desIer as Compared with those
between Europe and the Orlent.
| AS such they could by no means
| secure large demands for their
| products In the eastern market. From
this It will be seen that the unequili.
br,um OF the Japap-Americsu trade IL
simply natural. However, this Ia mol
the way to expand the trade between
the two Countries, nor 10 1t desirable
| for the promotion Of friendship be-
tween them. This state OF aifairs
should be removed OF once by the
opening OF navigation to New YORK.
Snonlu line OF steamers to New York
open and the freight be reduced,
there are plenty Of American produc.
tons which could prsftsbIy be i'm
| ported into our country. 1 might in
stance American cotton which has
become go important for Us to cause us
to ieel the necessity for opening up
| some way OF more conveniently int
| porting IT,"
Returns complied by the Japanese
cotton spindles union show that DUR
| ing last month there were sixty-thrse
mills working with an aggregate OF
| 1853. 1893 spindles.
The Mainichi states that the u nited
| States government has advised the
| Hawaiian governmentlto withdraw the
proposal made by the latter to Japan.
| ese 10 decide the Immigration affair by
| arbitration and that the Hawaiian
government has been inclined to COM
ply with this advice. Tue reason
stated Is that the advocates OF the AN.
nexstiou question consider that,
should the dispute be LETT 10 tho arbi.
trstion OF third power, more than q
| year will be consumed before It will be
settled, thereby causing great incon-
venience In carrying out the proposed
annexation. 1t Ia thereby desired
that the dispute ba settled before the
annexation bill 10 uiscu ssed in the
senate Ia Its next session.
More KIOpdike Geld.
SEATTLE, WASH, Sept. 1.-THE
| steam schooner South Const arrived
| at Port Tow nsend this morning from
| 81. Michsels with 20 passengers and
about $4,000 In gold. 5ne reports
that the steamer p. ID. Wesre which
ran on saad bar on the Yukon has
arrived at St. Mlohaols bu. little the
worse TOR her experiences.