The Forrest City times., 1894-09-28
FROM THE ORIENT.

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 xsss News by tlse Steamer City of Rio de
 Jaueir0-variOus Treaties in Preparation
 --L Hung Chang's Mistake-Unfsir to .
 Neutral Port--CTered Mediation Refused
 by Jxpan-spics Arrested-Keeping an
 Eye on Things, Etc.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24.-The steam sr City of Rio de Janeiro, which arrived from the orient shortly before 9 .. m. yesterday, brings Chinese advices up to August % and Japanese up to Sep tember Q:
 Treaties In Preparation.
 The Asahi, Japanese paper. says: sWe have already stated that treaty with the United States was in prog ress and almost completed. We hear HOW that it has been completed and that the United States government has appointed, by cable, Mir. Dun, its min- ister in this country, minister pleni- potentiary for the ratification and ex- change of notifications"
 We believe" remarks the China Gazette, that we are not premature in stating that the formalities have been arranged and everything is cut and dried for the completion of a new set of trading regulations between Great Britain and China, which we are assured will be found very advanta- geous to the former, from a commer- cial point of view at least"
 The Emperor of China Spelling for Fight.
 The Shanghai Mercury says it is rumored in Pekin that the emperor has expressed his desire to personally take charge of the operations in Corea, and to leave the throne under the re- gency of the empress dowager. When his majesty made known his desire, his hearers are said to have knocked their foreheads and prayed his majesty not to let his anger drive him so far as to engage with so paltry an enemy, but to let his officers drive off the barbara ans.
 The defenses of Moukden, the homo of the Thing dynasty, are being trengthened, the garrison having been reinforced by 5000 trained troops. Li Hung Chang's Inauspicious Declars-
 tion of War.
 Ut was rumored some time ago." says Japanese journal, s'that Chang Tse Tung and others were'going to inn peach Lii Hung Chang, but nothing has resulted. It is even said that the ap- pointment was made to deceive the Pekin government. That govern ment," continues the same paper, ''con- sidered it most inauspicious that Ii Hung Chang should declare war when the empress dowager was about to celebrate her sixty-first birthday. The emperor was especially angry and threatened to humble the power of Tien- Tsi Yamen. Though the emperor could easily have effected this, his counsel lors warned him that in that case the viceroy might do the country in- finite harm by allying himself with foreign ministers, and ad- vised him to appoint an impeachment commission to keep him in subjec- tion. The emperor, who is afraid of foreign ministers, reconsidered his resolution. Lii Hung Chang, who got scent of this charge on the emperor's part, communicated with Chang Tse Tung, who was reported to be hostile to himself so that Chang begged per- mission to form a commission. The reason of Chang's consent to become Iii Hung Chang's accuser, at the lat ter's request, is that he possesses the largest iron manufactory in China, and being short of money, and the works being threatened with ruin. he means to set them at work again through the vice-oy's assistance. The Pelin government, ignorant of all this conspiracy, has already given 2,500, 900 taels toward war expenses, and will swsn abolish the empress dowager's celebration to defray the cost of the war"
 Unfair to Neutral Port.
 The foreign consuls at Shanghai. with the Portuguese consul at their head, communicated with the Taoti in connection with the neutrality of the court; but as the Taoti's action was un- satisfactory they held a meeting. As a result of the meeting the following resolutions were presented to the Taoti.
 Resolred, That the action of the Taoti at Shanghai is most unfair to neutral port, and if he continues to act in such a violent manner, troops shall be landed from British, French and Amer ican men-of-war for the protection of the, inhabitants of the settlement. An offer t0 Mediate Rejected by Japan.
 The British and Russian ministers at Rekfn lately met Iii Hung Chang and offered to mediate for an armistice for the reason that if the Chinese army, which he. had amassed with so much trouble. at Heijo were defeated, it would be great disgrace to China.
 Lii Hung Chang who had been fright ened by defeats at Flung Tong Tao,