The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-29

Chinese, if they had been defeated, to the
fact Of their having lapsed from their
high standard of efficiency since 1890. The
only Europeans now in service in the
Chinese feet, he said, are acting in subor-
dlnate capacities. In conclusion he re-
affirmed his belief that the Chinese had
been the victors.
THEIR HEADS WILL SURELY FALL.
A Shanghai letter to the Times dated
Aug l2 says privately learn that
the Canton arsenal authorities are in a
dliheulty which may affect the whole
war. China was to pursuea fabian policy
and rely upon her enormous wealth ulti-
mately to crush Japan. Both cOun-
tries were surprised TO find that
the neutrality laws prevented their
buying warships in Europe. Orders
were given to the various Chinese ar
senals TO build ships and make guns
The Foo Chow arsenal, the largest and
only one IN China tDat ever built ships on
a serious scale, may be in state of readi-
ness, although it will not be able to build
large vessels without a great deal of
European help. But the Whampoa ar
senal at Canton was found to
be IN lamentable state of unfit
ness, and heavy punishment is sure to
fall upon the officials responsible
for this condition of affairs. In the mean
I
be working upon an unprecedented scalea
The Question of what articles may be
declared contraband is seriously disturb
ing the eastern trade. Great Britain re-
fuses to recognize rice as contraband.
China can do practically nothing at pres
ent with Japan's coal trade.
! CHINESE REVOLUTION THREATENED.
| Vienna, Sept. 27.-The Politsche Corre-
| spondent says the following information
| was received at st. Petersburg from
| China, and attracts the serious attention
| OF the government: The intense excite
ment in all the provinces of China and
| the dissatisfaction of the highest officials
in the empire have reached points which
indicate probable movement against
! the relgnlng dynasty. The spirit
! animating the regular army is
| satisfactory but the discipline has been
much relaxed. The irregular troops,
upon which the government must now
rely are committing great ana frequent
eXcesses everywhere, including the capi-
| tai. The war chest is as empty as the
state exchequer, and the government has
the greatest dtuculty IN purchasing the
barest necessities for the troops in the
field"
Ii HUNG CHANG WILL TAKE THE FIELD.
Shanghai, Sept 2S.-It is reported that
the emperor has granted Ii Hung Chang S
request to be allowed 10 take the field in
/ person. and that Ii Hung Chang will
make his headquarters al Lu Tai, near
Kai Ping, the present headquarters of the
| provincial commander-in-chief of Chih Ii.
1t is also reported that the Chinese
troops have evacuated Korea and are now
massed at Che Lien Chi, thirty miles
westward Of the Yalu river.
COMPETITION IN CALIFORNIA.
San Francisco, Sept 2S-The war be-
tween China and Japan has resulted in
spirited competition between the Cana
dian line of steamers and the Pacific mail
With the commencement of hostilities il
the orient, the big packing companies
throughout the country began shipping
canned goods TO Yokohama in large quan
titles, as canned goods are an importan
item in the list of army supplies anC
always find ready market
The Canadian line OF steamers reduced
the rate on canned goods at the outset
and has recently been handling heavy
shipments from the packing houses in
Oakland and Chicago. To divert thi.
tra1ic to San Francisco, the Pacific Mail
has announced cut in the tariff OIL
canned goods from S12 to s. per ton.