The herald., 1894-10-08
WILL NOT PLUMBER PEK|N.
The Japs Promise to Be
Merciful
When They Take the Chinese
Capital.
Many Coreans in the Ranks Of the
Japanese Army.
A Cautious Advance Toward Moukdsns
Prince Kung Fortifying Pekins
Protection for Foreign
Resid ents.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. IA Standard dis
patch from Berlin says the negotia-
tions of the powers with the United
States with view to the joint protection
OF their subjects in China are said to be
much advanced by the Anglo-French
agreement on the subject, and general
entente may shortly be expected. The
dispatch further says Austria has en-
trusted the protection of her subjects in
China to Germany.
The Japanese government has in
structed Field Marshal Yemaga to in
form the diplomats at Seoul that he will
not allow the Japanese army to plunder
Pekin, in case that city is taken. This
assurance will probably induce the
diplomats to stay in Pekin, even should
the emperor leave the capital. They
will, at any rate, attempt to negotiate
peace by asking Japan to be moderate
in her demands.
The empsror's palace in Pekin ia now
guarded by Manchu troops only. The
Japanese army advancing on Pekin
is said to have many Coreans in ita
ranks. The recent statement that Amer
lean officers had entered the Japanese
army has been denied. 1t now appears
General Ruggles, of the American gen
eral staff, and several other officers were
readily permitted by the Japanese gov
ernment to follow the campaign, but
solely as spectators.
THE ADVANCE ON MoUKDEN.
dispatch to the Times from Tien
Tsin, dated Saturday. says ths Japan
ese are pursuing the campaign towards
Moukden cautiously and are avoiding
any dashing enterprises. Their cruisers
are closely watching the Chinese from
the gulf of Pechili. The dispatch
adds that fugitives from Ping Yang
describe the Japanese tactics as most
scientific. while their weapons are per-
feet. On the other hand the Chinese
operations are said to be conducted in
an antiquated fashion, and there is con-
siderable disagreement among the
Chinese generals. Tho Chinese are
gaining the sympathy OF the Corean
people by paying for their supplies and
maintaining strict discipline. The dia-
patch concludes with the abatement that
the admiral Of the French feet has
arrived.
DEFENsEs FOR PEKIN.
A dispatch sent from Shanghai says
that Prince Kung, the emperor's uncle,
now president OF the Tsung Ii Yamsn
and the admiralty, to whom has been
entrusted the war with Japan, remains
in Pekin, where he is occupied with
providing defenses for the capital. Vic~
eroy Ii Hung Chang has sent another
army of 5000 we'll drilled men into
Pekin. Four Thousand rifles were landed
at Taku from Hamburg steamer lsst
week.
ITALIAN NEUTRALITY
ROME. Oct. IA telegram from Pekin
says the Italian minister acting under
instructions from his government, has
ordered the Italian consul at Seoul to
observe the strictest neutrality. IL Ia
said the minister declined to accede to
the views contained in note addressed
by the Tsung Ii Yamen to the represen-
tatives accredited to the Pekin court,
by which China sought to limit the
rights of neutral powers to freedom OF
navigation of Corean waters. The Brit
ish, Russian and French representatives
forwarded similar answer to the pauaK
Ii Yamen.
WILL NOT STOP THE WAR.
LONDON, Oct IA dispatch lrora Bsr-
lin to the Times says the pegosiations
mentioned by tho -1lo e Gazette,
semi-official, loo 10 doption of
Joint measnres by in, Ger
many and other poa me Drotec-
tion OF their subjects ,iua, are euits
distinct from any evensaal interference
between the belligerents with view C
limiting the duration or arrest of hos
tilities, Germany's commercial interests
in China and Japan being second oaly
to Great Britain's.