The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-23
THE SHADOW OF WAR.
China About to Send Another
Army to Korea.
THE JAPANESE EAGER TO FIGHT.
Chinese Influence seems strong I'm the
FenfnsuIa-Chinese Plague Ex-
eluded From Japan.

SHASGHAr. July 22.-China continues TO
make preparations to assert her claims Of
rights in Korea. and from present indi-
cations ii is judged that war viii be in
eyitable unless Japan recedes from the
position she has hitherto maintained.
Orders were recently issued for l2,c00
Chinese troops to prepare for departure
70 Korea The preparations were
hurriedly completed, and on Friday last
the soldiers went on board the transports
which will convey them to the peninsula.
TIC guard against contingencies, the trans
ports Were conveyed by eight gunboats.
the commanders Of which were instructed
to Ere upon the Japanese if the lattes at
tempt to obstruct the landing Of the
Chinsse.
Wariike preparations are also being
made in other directions. strong body
of troops will shortly leave tor the Ii Chez
islands. 1t Is the governments intention
TO employ the Canton and Nankin fleets
in harrassing the Japanese coast If actual
hostilities are commenced. Orders have
been sent to every Chinese province. CALI
ing upon each of them to furnish 1900
troops to support the government
LoSpoS, July PIT he London reporter
of the Associated Press visited the Japan
ese legation here to learn. If possible,
whether the report was true that war has
been declared between China and Japan in
regard to Korea. No official denial or con-
frmation of the report could be had, but
the whole staff of the legation made no at
tempt to disguise their delight at the
thought of war with China. At the Chinese
legation il was stated that no news OF the
declaration Of war had been received. Ii
was added If the rumor was true the first
report of the matter would come from
Japan, and not from China. Another
visit was made to the Chinese legation to-
night The officials stated that no late
news had been received. owing to an inter-
ruption of the cable service. The latest in
formation received at the legation was
to the effect that 10000 Chinese troops
would start for Korea that Japan had re-
Jected the proposals made by the British
minister, although the latter had coun-
seled peaceful settlement of the dispute.
and that the Chinese government had
thereupon declared that unless the Japa-
nese troops were withdrawn from Seoul
and Chemulpo China would break off
the negotiations. The officials, further
questioned, discredited the rumor that
war had been declared. Inquiries were
also made at the foreign Office, but 1t was
stated that no news had been received
there.
A telegram from Yokohama received to-
night states that the acceptance by Korea
of the conditions proposed by japan is
conditional upon the withdrawal of the
Japanese troops from Korea. The Japa-
nese government was surprised at this
firm stand. which is supposed to prove
that the Chinese influence is paramount in
Korea In the direct negotiations be-
tween Tokyo and Piking China has so far
ignored the Japanese counter-propositions
dispatch TO the Times from Shanghai
says war between China and Japan is con-
sidered certain.