Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1894 — WAR NOTES. [ARTICLE]

WAR NOTES.

A dis patch f rom Hiroshima, No v. 22, lays: It is reported that China has intimated that she will offer to pay a war inicmnity of 100.000,000 taels, and in addition pay all the war expenses incurred Japan. The report that the Chinese have lost the finest and most powerful vessel of their navy—the great battleship ChenVuen, which stood the brunt of the fight* 'ng at Ralu—has been confirmed. The confirmatory news came to the Navy Department in a cablegram received Thursiay. It states that the Chen Yuen, in leaving Wel-Hai-Wei harbor, on the 18th inst., accidentally struck a torcddo. She sas beached, but Was rendered useless for ack of dock facilities. In despair at the catastrophe, the commadcr, Commodore Lia, committed suicide. The Chen Yuen vas a magnificent lighting machine, very nuch like oiir battleship Maine. Siro was built in Europe in 1882 and was of 1,43 b tons displacement The » State Department has notified Minister Dun. at Tokio, and Mr. Denby, it Peking to transmit such direct offer as 2hina may wish to make to Japan. As ;he cable directions were sent Tuesday, nuflicient time has not yet elapsed todeiermino whether China will consent to nake an offer direct and definite, as Japan insists must be done. An Associated Press cablegram from Japan, states, however, that China has intimated her willingness to pay an indemnity of 10J,000,01)0 ;aels and in addition pay all the war ex penses incurred hv Japan. As the war expenses reach 1'0,000,000 taels, the total pffer of China would bo 250.000.000 taels. The |ael is a Chinese silver coin, wortii about 75 cents at the present exchange, io the whole amount would be approximately $175,000,000 in American money.