The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-01
JAPAN rs UP TO DATE,
SHE PERMITS NEWSPAPER GrET TO
ACCOMPANY THE AREF.
LII HUNG CHANG FOR ARBITRATION
But tho Government Refused-iho war
Seems TO be on for m Indefinite Time
Japan's New Army-Lator News.

San Francisco, Cal, September ei-The
steamer. Rio &c Janeiro. arrived here today
from Hong Kong and Yokohama, bringing
advices to September 9Th, enc Gay later than
advlces which were received at Victoria
Saturday n.ght last. The following CORE
spondence was received:
1.-THE foreign department OF japan has
this dav given notice that duly accredited
newspaper correspondents may hereafter
accompany the military forces of the en-
pire and will receive al consideration that
can reasonably be given by commanders OF
troops.
"a Seoul correspondent announces that
everything is quiet in the capital Of Corea.
but that a great scarcity OF various articles
Is experienced owing to the insufficient com
munication with other towns
Marquis Saionji. the japanese imperial
ambassador. has been paying daily VISITS 20
the Corean court. Entertainments have been
given and returned 10y the COreans aud Jap
anese.
'"The British and Russian ministers at
Picking lately met Ii Hung Chang and Of
fered TO mediate for an armistice, for the
reason that il the Chinese army, which had
been am2sscd with 50 mucn troubl" ~
Hello, were defeated it would he great
disgrace to China. Ii Hung Chang. Who
had been frightened by defeats All Iuns
hoping for mediation, eagerly seized this
opportunity ana requested the two ministers
To mediate The ministers then made the
same proposal to the Chinese government.
which firmly declined, as it had entered
upon the war with great determinations and
was not to be turned away by such
proposal.
The British China squadron is. at its
governments orders. cruising in Corean
waters 10 watch the progress of the war
and To keep an eye on the movement of
Russia and France. but as the squadron
Is not large enough TO watch the Russians
a Vladivostock and the French in Touqu'cs
the commander of the squadron has tele-
graphed home for the dispatch OF three
mcn-or-war from the northern Pacific squad
ron.
Ii Hung Subject to A2opIcxy.
Ii Hung Chang says The Numuri,
Is I'm his seventy-thrd year For ten years
he has been subject TO apopleXy and half
his face is paraiyzed. In peace times he
never goes TO his office but stays al home:
but in spite Of his age and disease he
rides every morning to the parade grounds
and reviews the troops. This duty he has
never neglected.
a telegram. says The IIollal. was re-
ceived i'm Toxic Cn the "a instant. stating
that there has been an uprising nj Ching
Snan, i'm Shang-Tung province. and govern
ment troops We're sent against them from
the Wei-hai-Wei forts had been driven
back until The KoiZai thinks tine rising is
not merely a riot but "a rebellion Of those
who are generally opposed 10 Tie Picking
government"
IapaU'S New Army.
London, September @f-Commentinr on a
dispatch stating that fresh japanese army
Se.Uo strong is ready To take the field, The
Daily News expresses the opinion that Co
yea Is not their destination. If this is true
there can De only ONE other objective point
and that Is dash on PeFing.
With unusual franlSntss tEe Japanese gen
crai has expressed his intention 81 Selling
Moukden, but. as he is known To- be a past
muster in the art of decciying. il may be
assumed that he does nCr intend TO do any
thing of the kind. lie could easily send
an army to P4idngs great part of the way
10y sea.
The Times this morning published n lead
sng article in which IL says that Japan has
already effected enough TO conyice intelli-
gent men the world over that hcnceforth
they must reckon with a now power in the
far east. Ping Yang and Nalu have opened
the eyes OF all not Wiiliully Indifferent or
blind To the fact that n new state has
taken her rank an the hierarchy Of nations,
and that her voice can no longer be is
. n5reI IN their councils.