The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-23

reficent that no direct indications IS 10
what - IN progress can lie OBTAINED
from them IL j.. however, fairly essab-
sished thst no forward movement will be
made in Korea until after the arrival Of
GeR- Count anagats ~ the front The
period OF inactivity may cease at any
tine after September L. Moreover. il
has been decided thai no descent shall be
made upon the Chinese coast until the
gathering Of the braves" So Ping
yang shall have been disposed o:
For the great operations they have
IN view tina japanese will neei $
considerable portion OF their farce
nov IN tue peninsula. and they do not
propose 10 withdraw these. leaving Chi
nese army behind 20 menace and hSrass
the Korean capital But there are already
in that Kingdom five times as many
japanese troops as would be necessary TO
drive The Chinese dying. They are no.
there for nothing. and 1t needs 40 gift
OF prophecy TO fore,ell what will
be done with them as soon as ihe
preliminary business is concluded.
really important expedition is not likely
to start within fortnight, and 1t may be
still longer delayed. Stories OF landings
OF that stronghold. are told with
minute detail in Japanese and Chi
nese newspapers. but they are entirely
without foundation. The Chinese army
keeps itself we'll under Korea, and Japans
navy Is holding itself IN reserve for work
soon TO come. The oaly warlike transac-
tions are in the nature of reeonnoissances
and skirmishes in the valley of the Tatung
FlNs~r asa4
scale.
Japan's parliamentary election was held
September l. 1t passed with little excite
ment and few disturbances although
many parties in the large cities thought it
necessary to provide themselves with po-
lice escort To the polls. Hitherto the cleo
tions have been accompanied by great
agitation and terror, By reason of rioiing
at the polls: but on this occasion
the absorbing interest of the war overcame
the usual tendency TO disorder. The re-
iatiye strength of the parties in the new
house of Representatives is not fully ascer-
tanned. The proportions will probably
not differ largely from those of the last
diet. but it is believed that the vehement
opposition heretofore manifested toward
the government will be held in check. in
tiatf TIE SDBQuGl Di tue NaE may not
be embarrassed. Dissolution has been the
tate OF almost every previous parliament,
owing to irreconcilable conflicts between
the administration aud the majority in
opposition, but the present assembly is
predicted 10 proceed harmoniously to its
end and lend cordial support to all meas
ures for the prosecution of hostilities.
By an arrangement between Japan and
England supplementary TO the new treaty.
the former government proposed that the
new judicial codes of tho empire shall be
put into actual aud full operation before
the treaty is made practically effective. Ii
is also agreed that the provisions of the
second article in the treaty. relating to
military service. shall not apply to British
colonies.
Japan prize courts were opened Septem-
ber Ii, the highest at Tokyo. under the
presidency of Viscount Kawase, late min
lister TO England: the second at Sasebo, a
naval station near Sagasaki. under the
presidency of Judge Hitomi. chief of the
Nagasaki court OF appeals.