The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-10-04
THE WAR IN THE ORIENT.
PROBABILITY OF RENEWED
HOSPILITIES VERY SOON.
laps Manoeuvering to Hold Korea and to
Make Rapid March to Pekin-Chi.
nese Navy on the Lookout
For Japanese Transports.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-The officials
here, who have been closely watching
the progress of the war in the east,
are puzzled to account for the landing
of 5000 japanese troops at Posseiat
bay as announce ced officially from Tien
Tsin. This bay lies directly on the
eastern boundary between Korea and
the Russian maritime provinces and
it is not believed that any Chinese
troops are in the neighborhCod, the
country is too rugged and barren to
warrant the plan of marching the
troops overland clear across Korea to
join the army advancing On Moukden,
and it is considered inconceivable
that the Japanese are preparing to
resist possible advance by the
Russian troops from the north into
Korea. The purpose of the other move.
ment reported from Tien Tsin, the re-
connoitering by the Japanese fleet off
the Chinese coast near Shanghai
Kwan, is not much more reasonable
and apparent.
Shanghai Kwan lies on the bound.
ary between the Chinese provinces of
Manchuria and Chi Lii at the east end
of the great wall which traverses
China. 1t is directly on the railroad
building from Tien Tsin to Moukden,
and as the linz is already in operation
between it aud Tien Tsin the town is
a place of great strategic importance.
Should the Japanese effect its capture
and land an army there would be
nothing in the way of a rapid
advance upon Pekin, the capital, and
unless the Chinese resistance is more
formidable than it has been so far, the
march should be made in week or 10
days. But it is believed here that a
landing at Shanghai cannot be easily
effected by the japanese because OF
the concentration of Chinese troops OH
the coast, and although the Japanese
fleet itself may be able to enter the
gulf of Pc Chi Lii, it is believed the re-
mainder OF the Chinese fleet at Port
Arthur and the torpedo boats at Wei
Hal Wei will certainly make de-
termined effort to prevent the passage
of transports carrying troops, as the
Chinese themselves discovered at the
Yalu battle, it is one thing for a fleet
to act independent and another to be
embarrassed by transports.
CHINESE LEGATION NEWS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Officials of
the Chinese legation were very M
credulous today of the reports from
Shanghai that the Chinese empeor
was about to be depOsed and his place
occupied by son of Prince Kung' If
any such coup d'erat is contemplated
no intimation of it has come here. On
,the contrary, all official communica-
tions show that Vioeroy Lii Hung
chang is still conducting atfairs,
although it is not doubted That his
efforts in the present emergency are
interfered with by his opponents. Ii
is poiuted out that Prince Kupg has
been in retirement SO long and
his son is 30 little known in political
affairs that there is no reasonable
basis for crediting such an internal
revolution as to overthrow the en-
peror.
The official draft of the new treaty
between China and the United States
as recently signed in China, is now on
it's way to the legation here. 1t is eX-
pected that the present proclamation
making the treaty effective in this
country will be the next step taken.
The Chinese authorities here express
serene confidence in ultimate Chinese
triumph in the present war, believ-
ing that the vast internal resources OF
the country which are still dormant
will in time be aroused and will crush
all opposition. The Chinese minister
here has received number of offers
from various parts of the United
States to enlist in the army, navy and
surgical corps of the Chinese service.
The minister has received no instruc
tions from his government as to en-
listing foreigners, 30 he has written to
all applicants saying that their SER
vices were not needed,