The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-10
LEVYING TRIBUTES.
THE EMPEROR or CHINA RAISING
MONEY FOR THE WAN.
The Chinese rroops Rapidly Advancing
Through Mancburia Toward tho
Corean Coast.

LONDON. Aug. "a dispatch from
Tien Tsin to the Central News says:
''rhe Emperor Of China has directed
that levy for war tribute be made upon
The viceroys OF the different provinces.
a foreign war loan is mooted.
Chinese troops. with European Of
ficers, are rapidly advancing through
Manchuria toward the Corean frontier.
The commissariat is experiencing great
difficulty in obtaining supplies for the
troops. China IS wary in her prepare
tons but is unsparing In her efforts TO
succeed in the impending lighting"
The Shanghai correspondent OF the Cen
trail News says
according to adyices from Yokohama
and Nagasak, Japan Is pouring reinforce
mcnts into COrea using for the purpose
all available fast steamers flying the
Japanese flag. 4 fleet Of Japanese trans
ports recently started for Chemulpo.
Another feet started for the north coast
OF Corea. presumably for Gensan.
The japanese newspapers are forbidden
10 refer 10 the war preparations or 10 pub
lish any army news except such as sup
piled by the Government The Japanese
aim 10 attack the Chinese before the ar
rival of the Manchurian corps.
TIRE CH.stsE FLKtr WATCHED.
ne AulleSc meet makes 10 t4AplN ~
leave the coast. Fast Japanese cruisers
are constantly watching.
Chief officer Tamplin, OF the transport
Kowshing. said in an interview to-day
concerning his experiences at the tline
OF the sinking of the transport:
Il was in the water for some time be-
fore the Japanese picked me up. me
Japanese were Kind 10 me and gave me
every attention. The Chinese aboard M
Kowshng fired at me while ! was IN lhe
Los. at
in the kOwshings boats. but did not IRE
at the drowning Cinnamon.
A London dispatch. printed yesterday.
stated that the NicerOy OF kWdnS-l uils'
Ii Han Chang mot IL Hung Chang) mas
enlisted 500 Black Flags with when 10
strengthen the garrisons OF the CahIoh
river forts. ,.o
rate survivors OF the Tapping rebei army
which held at bay for many ye%rs tne e
Chinese Empire. men dilNen ~ 6ne
Chinese troops in 1850 across the DoIoeI
they took refuge in TOngsin, a part on
the country of Anam, which lies 10 lhe
south of CHINA and east OF sam. mere
were 500 Of these rebels uhaer Ne, '', 'o ~
chief. WatsOng, ana they continued 10
pillage as they had done IN the repViliOil'
Subsequently they upheld Chinese lHlei
ests in Anam. They defeated seNtidi
Anamist armies sent 10 dislOdge them;
After the death Of their chief they sphI
into two factions. BY that time most OF
them were ready to quit fighting. Ih l
adopted as their standard a EehoW ms
and were known as the Yellow laS,s.
The other faction was composed MANY ny,
of desperadoes and criminals VINO Hau
ioined AYatsong for the purpose OF pun
der. They chose as their leader Ine moi Of
Iwangs. and were called the Black Rags
because Of their standard.
The Anamese Government called uPon
the yellow Flags and the Black la as
70 help them against the French; In ls'$
they aided IN driving the, FTench out, Out 81
Hanoi the possession Of which the tfen'h
we ere disputing, and killed the French
leader. GARNER In lSs2. under ne Htlne
"Reminiscences. they inflicted a Ike disas-
ter on Riyiore Three years later "nSn
the Chinese were trying TO drive -, I tle
French out Of Tonquin. the Black + !abs
beld important mountain passes LOT
month against repeated assaults ana uhui
The YEAR before that the Black Flags
became notorious for their destruction ,6 3l
French missions Ihey mas 50 he ~ Num- I'M
Der of 1000.