The record-union., 1894-08-17
speclal 10 the REcoRn.UN1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN-
LONDON, Aug. 16.-A dispatch to the
Times from Shanghai says that Japan is
pouring fresh troops into Corea and that
upward of $4,000 Japanese soldiers are
now in Corean territory. The Chinese
fleet, according to the same dispatch, is
remaining passive.
In Japan the war fever is intense. The
press and popular orators are preaching
to the excited people vastly ambitious
schemes, including the conquest of China,
or at least the CONQUEST of the Chinese
province of Manchuria. The japanese
populace and press are under complete
official control. Pc. 6cJ order prevails
among the town populations. The
Japanese Government enforces complete
secrecy in respect 10 all military move
ments.
TREATIES TO BE REVISED.
YOKOHAMA (Japanl, Aug. 1o.-Notice
has been issued that the revision OF the
treaties between Japan and the foreign
powers will be taken in hand forthwith.
The essential feature of the revision
will be that foreigners will not have the
right of trial in their own consular courts.
The Government will confer OH foreign
ers certain privileges, owing to the tenure
of their land settlement rights. Foreign
erS Will also have certain privileges in re-
gard to taxation.
All foreigners are greatly concerned,
being strongly of the opinion that the
time has not arrived when their interests
can be left to the Japanese Government.
REWARDS FOR DESTROYING JAPANESE
wARsHIPS AND KILLING SOLDIERS.
Il fob,
Shanghai, via London, says: The Gov
ernor of Formosa has published sched-
ule of rewards for Chinese who capture
or destroy Japanese ships or kill or cap
ture Japanese soldiers or sailors. The
soldiers or sailors may be taken dead or
alive. The Government offers 5000 taels,
or almost go, 200, for the destruction OF a
Japanese warship, and 200 taels will be
paid for the head of a Japanese officer,
and 100 taels for the head of Japanese
private.
NEGOTIATING a LOAN FOR CHINA.
BERLIN, Aug. 16.-It is rumored that
the Disconto Geselleschaft is negotiating
q loan of $50, 900, ,000 for China.
JAPAN SEEKING RECRUITS.
Los ANGELES, Aug. I6.-The Herald
says: There is an effort being made in
this city by man who is said to repre-
sent the Japanese Government to secure
the services OF 1000 men to GO over to the
domains Of the Mikado and help them in
their struggle with the Chinese. Just
who the man is cannot be learned, but
enough is known to state that he is in
Los Angeles, and has been quietly at
work tor some days feeling his way to-
ward accomplishing the desired result
The sum of S25 per month III addition to
transportation to and from Japan, with
the necessary rations, is promised those
who will enlist.
Because of the extreme penalty at
tached to an enGeavor OF this kind under
the laws governing the treaty with for
eign countries, the agent has made him.
self known to but a few persons, and
then only in a guarded manner. Those
whom he will secure are ostensibly en-
ployed to engage in railroad construction,
but the real object is to go into an active
warfare against Japan's enemy, the
Chinese. The reason is that regiment
OF LOCO men such as they hope to pick up
will furnish material of warlike nature
from which many officers can be secured
to lead the nations troops. In fact, they
have a profound respect for American
bravery, and just now they are endeavor-
ing to increase the efficiency of their
forces in every manner possible.