The Washington bee., 1894-10-06
THE JAPS' ONWARD MARCH.
An Invasion at Chifu Hourly Expected
The Defense of Pek:n

The Defense of Pekin.
London, Oct 2-The Pal Mall Ga
zette publishes dispatch from Shang-
hal saying that the Japanese troops
are reported to be rapidly nearing
Mukden. A Chifu dispatch says: Jap
anese cruisers are sighted here daily.
The nature Of the operations being car
red on by these vessels is not known.
An invasion is hourly expected" The
dispatch also says it is reported that
a rising has occurred in the province
Of Shan-tung.
The st. James's Gazette prints a dis
patch from Shanghai to a news agency
here saying that the return to power
Of the Emperor's uncle. Prince Kung,
who has been in disgrace many years,
includes the privileges of at all times
entering the imperial palace. Sung
kwei, the EInperor's father-in-law,
who is chief in command, is making
preparations to resist the landing Of
a force of the enemy Preparations
for the better defence Of Pekin are also
being theoretically pushed. 1t is ex
pected that the garrison there will be
reinforced by 10000 Kashgars. TWen-
ty-five thousand troops, drafted from
a number of the provinces, who have
been drilled by foreign officers, are be-
ing massed at Tung-Chow, a few miles
southeast Of Pekin. These troops are
under command of Gen. Liu.
The imperial council is completely
disorganized, and the corruption
which has prevailed in the Commits
sary Department for years has left the
troops with no suitable clothing and
a scanty supply of food Cannons,
rifles and other munitions Of war,
which from time to time were alleged
to have been bought and paved for,
cannot now be found, and presumably
the money represented to have been
expended for them was appropriated
by the officials into whose hands it
was intrusted The immense camp
between Tien Tsin and Taku is filled
with raw levies of troops, who are
without arms, and in many cases with
out sufficient clothing to cover them.
Disorder in the camp is rampant, there
being not the slightest degree Of diSci-
pline. Executions take place daily,
the mereSt infraction Of rule or law
being punishable by the loss of the Of
tenders head. The troops stationed at
Canton have been ordered to FormOsa.
The Central News's correspondent in
Shanghai says the appointment of
Prince Kung, the Emperor's uncle, and
the presidents Of the Foreign Board Of
Admiralty to act as co-directors with
Ii Hung Chang in the conduct of Chi
nese affairs, is looked upon as partak-
ing Of the nature of a coup d'etat. No
Chinese soldiers are now in COrea. all
of them being concentrated in the
neighb0rhOod of Mukden and FOng-
Huang- Ching. Chinese transports have
ported that Taotai Sheng has been
found to be implicated in furnishing
information regarding Chinese move
h4ments to the Japanese authorities.
Shanghai, Oct. 2.-Et is now said that
the Emperor of China is likely to be
dethroned in favor of Prince Kung's
son. who will treat with the japanese.
! Ii Hung Chang has been superseded
in supreme command by Sang Using.
Chang has retired to the province Of
Pao Ting Foo The japanese are NOV
ing north from Ping Yang. 1t is re-
ported that they have not sighted the
enemy. but have found a large guam
| tity Of arms and ammunition which
had been abandoned by the Chinese,
many of whom have been killed by the
| COreans.
St Petersburg. Oct 1T is learned
| that China IS transferring all the i'm
| perial treasures from Moukden to Jeh0l
| beyond the Great Wall.