The morning news., 1894-09-25
The WAR IN THE ORIENT.
Japan Consents That Correspondents
Accompany Her Armies.

poses Stern Interdict.
San Francisco, Sept. 24.-The steamer
Rio de Janeiro arrived here to-day from
Hong Kong and Yokohama, bringing ad-
vices TO Sept. 9, one day later than ad-
vices which were received at Victoria
Saturday night last The following cor
respondence was received:
Yokohama, Sept. 9.-The foreign de-
partment of Japan has this day given
notice that duly accredited newspaper
correspondents may hereafter accompany
the military forces of the empire, and
will receive all the consideration that can
reasonably be given by commanders of
troops.
A Seoul correspondent announces that
everything is quiet in the capital. but
That great scarcity of various articles is
experienced, owing to insufficient COM
munication with other towns.
Marquis Saiont the japanese imperial
ambassador, has been paying daily visits
to the Korean court. Entertainments
have been given and returned by the Ko-
reans and Japanese.
The British and Russian minister at
Pekin lately met LII Hung Chang and Of
fered to mediate for an armistice for the
reason that if the Chinese army, which had
amassed with so much trouble at Hello,
were defeated, it would be a great disgrace
to China. Ii Hung Chang, VINO had been
| frightened by defeats at Fung Tong,
Tao and Gazan, and had secretly been
hoping for mediation, eagerly seized this
opportunity, and requested the two
ministers to mediate The ministers
made the same proposal to the Chinese
government, which firmly declined, as it
had entered upon the war with great
determination, and was not to be turned
away by such proposal.
The case OF two alleged japanese sub
| iects arrested on the French concession
/ by the French police and delivered TO the
| United States consul general, is still under
! consideration at Pekin. United States
! Consul Gen. Jernigan is active in having
all Japanese not identified with Shanghai
| by iml OrtaAt business relation returned
TO Japan, and last week about 100 of them
went home. The United StaIes consul
| general Is sparing no effort to rid Shang-
| hal of Japanese whose presence would
| possibly be made a cause of complaint by
China, or source of danger to the settle
ment.
The British China squadron is, by its
| governments orders, cruising in Korean
waters to watch the progress of the war
ana to keep an eye on the movements of
! Russia and France, but as the squadron
| is not large enough to watch the Russians
| at NladiYostock and the French in Ton
! quin, the commander of the squadron has
telegraphed home for a despatch of three
men of war from the northern Pacific
squadron.
The British residents of Tien Tsin have
strongly memoriah4ed the minister for
protection, and Mr.. O'Connor has tele-
graphed the admiral that he considers
| the case urgently requires his immediate
attention Sir Edmond Freemantle has
already ordered the Lima to proceed to
the northern port and will doubtless sup
plement this if necessary. The French
Lion" and the German wolf are
| already there, and the Russian and Ameri-
can vessels are expected.
Ii Hung Chang, says the Yomiuri, is in
his 13d year. For ten years he has been
subject to apOpleXy, and half his face is
paralyzed. in peace time he never goes
to his office, but stays at home; but in
spite of his age and disease he rides every
morning TO the parade ground and re-
views the troops. This duty he has never
neglected.
A Norwegian steamer has, since July,
been carrying munitions of war between
Shanghi and Formosa. She is under
eight months contract.
A japanese who left Shanghai on Sept.
3 says that some Of the China Merchants
:. N. Company's steamers are now flying
the British tag. Men are being hurried
to Hiroshime. Trasports also are flock
ing thitherward and 1t is estimated that
in some ten days hence Japan will have
embarked, or will be ready to EN- bark,
$4,000 men, says the Japanese Gazette
of Sept. S. This force seems to be too
large to be required in Korea, where it
could accomplish nothing decisive and
rumor asserts that it is intended for
Pekin. There is no doubt that some such
blow is requisite to bring the war
to successful issue. If Japan
simply contents herself with
driving the Chinese out Of
Korea they will roll on army after army
to the borders until Japan yields TO ex-
haustiOn. Yet a descent upon Pekiu is
not without its perils. 1t is not matter
Of absolute certainty that the Japanese
could reach Pekin, and should they get
there the question Of getting back is not
a trivial one.
A telegram says the Kokaiu was re-
ceived in Toxic on the third, stating there
has been an uprising at Ching Shan in
the Shantung province, and that govern
ment troops sent against them from the
Wei-Hai-Wei had been driven back until
the Kokaiu thinks the rising is not
merely a riot but rebellion of those who
are generally opposed to the Pekin gov
ernment.
''THUNDERER" ON THE WAR.
London, Sept "A - The Times this
morning publishes a leading article in
which il says that Japan has already
effected enough to convince intelligent
men the world over that henceforth they
must reckon with a new power in the far
east. Ping Yang and Ialu have opened
the eyes Of all not wilfully Indifferent or
blind that a new state has taken her rank
in the hierarchy of nations and that her
voice can no longer be ignored in their
councils.
The Novaye Vremya," the Times says,
reminds US that Russia still bankers for
the possession OF a secure aud open harbor
on the Pacinc. such possession would
be a great menace to both Ens land and
Japan, who are likely 10 be found stand
ing side by side on some important points
should The powers intervene in the pres
ent dispute
In another article discussing the war,
the Times calculates that the Japanese
will tertainly reach Wi-Ju from Ping Yang
at the end Of this week, and that they
will meet the Chinese troops tnat were
landed on the Korean bank Of the Yalu
river by Admiral Ting. "lt Is not clear"
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