The herald., 1894-10-02
CHINA IN A STATE OF CHAOS,
Prince Kung to Supersede the
Emperor.
Ii Hung Chang Quits the Military
Service.
He Retnrns In Disgust From tho Scene
Of Hostiiities-Japan Continues
to Wage an Aggressive
Campaign.

BY the Associated Press.l
New YORK, Oct. la special from
Shanghai says the emperor OF China
will very likely be dethroned in favor OF
Prince Kung. who will treat with the
Japanese.
Ii Hung Chang has been superseded
in the supreme command by Gen. Sang
Tsing of the province of Human. Ii
Hung Chang retires disgusted to Pao
Ting Foo.
Twenty thousand Human soldiers are
gathered around Shang Kwa.
THE CHINESE WAR COUNCIL.
LONDON, Oct. IA dispatch sent from
Shanghai states that the Chinese war
council continues to ait; the disorgani-
zation is apparent. The corruptlon in
the commiseary passes belief. There is
little for troops. Food is scarce and
weapons and war munitions bought and
paid for can neither be found nor
traced. The Chinese camp between
Tien Tsin and Wiju is filled with raw
levies and disorder is rampant, although
executions are frequent.
CHINESE DEFEAT EXAGGERATED.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-The Times will pub
lish tomorrow letter from Sir Halliday
Mccartney, councillor of the Chinese
embassy, here, asking whether it is not
strange that the startling kilograms re.
ceived in London respecting the Chi.
nese disaster at Ping Yang are etill
without confirmation. He says the rea-
son ia. the news agency which received
the dispatches has no correspondent at
Seoul and has been imposed upon. The
Chinese at Ping Y ang suffered defeat, not
disaster. The Chinese force, being
short OF provisions, contemplated q re-
treat when the city was infested. Their
killed and wounded numbered only
5000. The remaining 5000, commanded
by general falsely stated to have been
captured by the Japanese, effected re-.
treat.
CHINESE TRAITORS.
SHANGHAI, Oct. LIT is reported Tao
tai Shung, chief magistrate OF the dis
trict, has left Tien Tsin. As it has been
reported that shung was implicated
with others in furnishing information to
Japan of the movements of the Chinese
forces on land and sea, it is now believ-
ed the fugitive taotai will be unable to
render additional assistance to the enc
my. Taotai Shung 10 believed to have
been the person who notified the agents
of Japan of the Kow Shing expedition,
which resulted in the sinking of that
transport and the drowning OF over 1000
Chinese soldiers. .lii s.f.,t tsess
Later advices from Tien-Tsin say that
nothing is actually known Of the des-
tinaJion of the taotai of Tien-Tsin,
but it is believed his Japanese friends
have succeeded in smuggling him to
some place OF safety from which he will
shortly escape to Japanese territory. 1t
is said the taotai 10 not the only Chi
nese official implicated in furnishing war
news to Japan.
JAPANESE ADvICES.
Official advices from Toxic say the
Japanese government has declared lead
to be contraband of war. The docks at
Nagasaki, Japan, are full. OF cruisers,
warships and other vessels, undergoing
repairs. The Japanese army, which has
been marching upon Moukden ever
since the battle of Ping Yang (there the
Chinese were completely defeated, ,.los
ing over 10000 men, the majority o.
whom were taken prisoners) recently
occupied Hoichou on the frontier o.
Msnchuria without opposition.
JAPANESE OPERATIONS.
LoNDeN, Oct. IA dispatch from
Choo Foo to the Pail Mall Gazette this
afternoon. says Japaneae cruisers ar,
sighted daily off that port. 1t il
added that the nature of the operation
is unknown, but the move
ments are regareed as tending
to confirm the story that the Japanese
are landing northward OF Choo.Foo
The British squadron in northern Oh;
ness waters, is cruising in the Cult =
Pechili. An insurreotion is said Il
have broken out in the province o.
-Tung. The result of the uprising
or its nature 10 not known.
FOREIGNERS ASSAULTED IN CHINA.
sHASaAA., Oct. 1.-Dispatches from
Tien-Tsin cay private advices have
reached the latter city from Pekin, warn
ing all foreigners from proceeding to ths