Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-29
Chinese Arsenais Crippled.

LoNDON, Sept. 2g.-A letter to Tho Times from Shanghai mentions reports of movements of Japanese warships south 0f Shanghai and of Japanese fleet in Formosa channel, but the reports had re- ccived no confirmation. Tho Japanese were said to be contemplating an imme- tliatc descent on Formosn n diversion. but this was not considered likely tn be attempted for some time, Formosa having been placed under neutrality regulations. The writer further says: None of the new levies has as yet been forwarded from Canton. X large number of officers | of both the army and navy are assigning rather than gu into active service. No new supplies of onal are coming into tho open market except from Tonquin. As the shipping trade Is so stagnant, how ever, the existing stocks will last n cou- pie of months at least
 Besides laying mines at the entrance uf Foo Choo and Tamsui harbors tho Chi- ncse government has caused the eXtin- gushing of the lights in almost every | lighthouse along the coast. Pilots have ro ! ceived special warning not to assist any Japanese vessel
 | Privately il is learned that the Canton ar senal authorities are in a difficulty which may affect the whole war. China was to pursue O Fabain policy and rely upon her 1 pan. Both countries wero surprised to find that the neutrality laws prevented their buying warships in Europe Orders | were given to the various Chinese arsonals to build ships aud make guns.
 The Foo Choo arsenal, the largest and only one in China that ever built ships on a serious scale, may be in a state of readiness. although 1t will not be able to build large vessels without great deal of European help.
 But the Whampoa arsenal at Canton was found to bo in lamentable state of unfitness, and heavy punishment is sure to fall upon tho officials responsible for this condition of affairs. In the mean time the Japanese arsenals arc reported to be working upon an unprecedented scale.
 Japanese Army Movements
 The question of what articles may be declared contraband Is seriously disturb ing the eastern trade. Great Britain re fuses to recognize rice as coutraband- Chi ma can do practically nothing at present with Japan's coal trado.
 A dispatch to The Times from Yoko
 hama says: The destination of the second
 Japanese army of 3o,Coo men Is kept SO
 cret. The Japanese army in Korea ii rapidly advancing north. No resistance
 to its progress Is expected on this side o
 the Chinese frontier. There is no trutf I
 A dispatch from shanghai, dated Fri
 day, says: It Is believed that the emperor
 contemplatcs n change Of advisors and thu dismissal Of all the mandarins and other , who havo bccn concerned in tho conduct O
 the war. Affairs at Peking arc tending
 toward m imperial coup d'etat Involving
 the overthrow of Ii Hung Chang an. other statesmen. @A
 It Is expected that the captain of tn f Chinese ship Kwang- kai will also be be headed for cowardice and for stranding hi 3 vessel in an attempt to escape during tn 7 action off tho Yalu river. Tho evidenc . | against him is strong
 |, Revolt Agaiust the Manehurians. I VIENNA. Sept 29.-A semiofficial tels ! gram from St. Petersburg announces tha tho Russian government has learned of rebellion against the Manchurian dynasty It isa probable that thero is much exai