The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-01
China Hurrying Troops to Her
Threatened Capital.
Il HUNG CHANG A STEP LOWER.
A Relative of the Emperor 10 Assume
Part of Lis Duties.
The Japanese Said 70 Plan Divisiea of
China Ints Three Kingdoms. Ruled by
Native Princes. One of Them to Be
Lii Hung Chsng-

sHaxsHAr. Oct. 1.--It is reported here
that Sung Kay. the emferor's father-in-
Law, is taking 50D picked MSnchus TO
kivan. where he mas been appointed TO
the chief command. The kashgar corps,
numbering a0.0g0 men, is expected to ar
rive at Peking shortly. All the foreign
drilled troops in the provinces OF shensi,
Honan, Shansee. Shantung. Human,
Hupey and kiangEo. sent 10 cover Pc
king, are massing at Tungchow under
Gen Liu. They numbered 2s,ooo men.
Prince k1ng, the emperor's sixth uncle,
who for many years has been relieved
from actual service. owing TO having been
in disgrace, has been appointed by i'm
perial decree president of the Tsung Ii
Yaman and the admiralty, and co-direetor
with Ii Hung Chang In the war opera
tions. He will be allowed the privilege of
the palace at all times.
The steamer Pathman has been released
by the Chinese authorities on giving a
bond that she w,il proceed 10 Shanghai.
LoSpoS. Sept 30.-A dispatch from
Shanghai says that owing TO the protest
of Great Britain the Tsung Ii Yamen has
ordered the release of the British steamer
Pathman, recently seized by a Chinese
warship on suspicion that she was carry
ing contraband articles of war. The
owners of the steamer intend TO claim
compensation for the seizure of the ship.
The dispatch adds that Ii Hung Chang
has received important dispatches by
pony express from Peklng. His enemies
seduously encourage the dowager empress
in the belief tha. the defeats of the Chi
uese forces we're due TO bis incompetency
and corruption.
The Times tomorrow will publish dis
patch sent from Shanghai today, stating
that an imperial decree has been issued
appointing Prince Knng, the emperor's
uncle, president of the Tsung Ii Yamen
and president of the admiralty, as cap
tain, to conduct the war operations.
dispatch TO the Chronicle from ST.
Petersburg says that Russia intends TO
maintain neutral position IN the Chinese
and Japanese dispute unless Japan an
nexes Korea
Lospos. Sept. 30.-A dispatch TO the
Times from Frankfort says the London cor
repondent of the Frankfort Zcitung teie-
graphs that he has learned from excellent
sources that Japan, If she is victorious
over China, intends to divide China into
three independent kingdoms. which will
be placed under the rule of native princes,
one of whom vii. be Ii Hung Chang. If
necessary Japan will call a conference of
powers 10 decide the matter.
ct. PArL, Sept. 3o.-Capt. T. g. r. Gales
worthy, of the British merchant ship Row
shing. which was sunk by the japanese
steamer NaniEa over a month ago, while
taking Chinese troops TO Korea, arrived
in this city today on the Northern Pacific
and left tonight for London, where the
British admiralty is awaiting his report
on the Kow Shing affair. DIR. Franklin
Rogers, of the naval hospital at Yoko-
hama, with his wife and daughter, arrived
on the same train and proceeded tonight to
Chicago and Washington City on a vaca-
ton trip. Neither would speak of the
kow shing episode. Capt. Gaiesworthy
submitted to enough of an interview to
deny all the interviews that were alleged
TO have been held with him, as nothing
mad been said to newspaper man in
America. lie said: 81 declined every in
vitation to make any sort of a statement
for the press. l spoke to nobody. and
have nothing to say to you, nor will
speak TO any one else until | reach En-
gland. In due time the full particulars
will be known to the world
The fake interviews referred TO were
written in Tacoma