Evening journal., 1894-10-05
Ii HUNG CHANG'S Peril
China's Rulers Very Wroth at
the Disgracad Viceroy.
CHINESE FLEET READY FOE SEA

IT Is Denied That fkarea Has Been Aban
doned by the Chinese .neland and Ger
many Adding 10 rheir Chinese Fleets
varions War npioars.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 5.-Naws By
ltcamship comes from Yokohama that nc
account has yet been received as to the
effect Of tho Japanese success at Ping
Yang upon tho Chinese eoast Just pre- /
vlous 70 that event. It wns announced, I
tho entire imperial family, led by tho soy
eroian and his brother, were bitterly op /
posed 60 every proposal for peace
The efforts OF III Hung Chang to bring |
about foreign Intervention through the 1
agency of the diplomats ct Peking had I
boon completely nullifcd by tho warlike |
actions Of his superiors That tl9 aged i
statesman is in position of some danger I
is admitted On All sides The ruors he !
has faithfully served for so years, giving |
them power and security when their very !
existence was monaced and sacrificing !
ambition and oven personal honor d their !
cause, are now So exasporatod at the mis-
haps for which they hold him responsible
That thcy are ready, according to the best /
authority TO innict humiliation IL not
heavy punishment on him unloss the tide
Of disaster can be turned Many of the
reports Of his peril may have been exag
gernted. Ii is impossible that an can be
true, All who are concerned for his wei
fare view with anxiety tho result Of The
great defeat upon his destiny.
Mysterious Death of q chinese 0mciaI.
Tho degradation Of Admiral Ing is
proclaimed as an indisputable fact by ma
tive Chinese newspapers though no oili
cial notification of his downfall has APP
pcared Tho accusations OF eowardice and
inoapacity everywhere directed against
him would scarcely be permitted If ho 10.
tanned his former powor or influence.
The fate Of Yauen Sciakai whose mall
administration in Korea is now held tp be
the cause of Chinas sorrows is still a
matter Of mystery Tho latest story told
by his former friends is that. having gone
to pekng to avoid tho wrath Of III Hung
| Chang, no found himself SO overwhelmed
with reproaches that he WINS forced to re-
/ turn to Tien-rsin. that he was received
1 with tho pretonse OF forgiveness. and in
vitel to feast at tho viceroyal palace,
/ and that he has noycr been seen since
among the living.
Tho French minister at Pelzing is en-
/ phatio In demanding reparaton from the
| Tsung III Yaman for the assassination of
( the Franofman jose By Chinese soldiers
in Korea.
A rigid investigation is proceeding Of
tho case Of the French customs officers
who were put to denth by Chinese ON the
border of-ronquin, and whose wives and
daughters wero cruelty malireated. No
steps, as far as known, have boon taken
toward exaoting redress for the murder
Of Mr. Wylie
The latest sufferers from mob violence
are two German olergymon. WHO were
taken from thoir homes in Nengi ana held
4 captives in the mountains until ransomed
for 400 taels
Conflicting reports are published ro-
specting the treatment of tho two alleged
Japanese spies delivered to the Chinese
by the United States consul general Ac-
c0rding to newspaper accounts, they are
already haheaded. Another atates that
they have received every consideration
permissible in their case.
The foreign community recognizes the
obligation Of the consul general to sur
render them in obedience to instruction
from his government, but doplore the
manner in which they We're given up
Japanese Spies Fared Hard.
Tt IS claimed the United States rep
resentativos had no right to offer protec
tion. Neither had they any authority
| whatever over the two men, who shOult
consequently have been FREQ from his fin
terferenoe. But instead Of dsmissins
them he took them in carriage to Oh
boundary Of the settlement, and thero pu
thom ia custody of the Chinese guards.
The American official, in fact, was re
quired. it Is said TO act as a constable fo
tho native authorities and ia that capac
ity to enforce tho Imprisonment and ON,
tho lives OF the mon who olung to tho he
lief that they could look 20 him for friend
~ aid and counsel. The proof that tho.
were spies has not been produced
Meanwhile a report comes from Ming
po that a Japanese who was arreste
there on suspicion Of being d spy has ha
his ankles mashed with O hammer to OK
tort a confession from him. In This cor
nootion, it Is interesting 20 note. Chimes
suspected Of q scheme to obtain plans "a
the Futtsu fortiloations in Japan was al
rested in Yokohama and deported Sep
II to his own country
. Nannakil, the engineer who swan
i ashore from tho Now Shing at the tin
= that vessel was destroyed, has becn al
/. pointed commander Of tho naval static
i nt Wei IIai-Woi.'