Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-25
A DASH ON pEKlNG.
That xiy Be The Meaning Of Japan's
New Army.
ANOTHER EASTERN POWER.
Ping-Yang and Yain Have Opened tho Eyes
Of All Not wiifuiIy Indiffc-
rent or Blind.

LONDON, September 24-Commenting
on a dispatch stating that fresh Japa-
nese army, 5000 strong. is ready to take
the field. the Daily News expresses '"e
opinion that Korea is not their oes'i"a-
ton. II this Is true. there can be only
one other objective point, and that Is
dash ON Picking
with unnecessary frankness, the Japa-
nese general has expressed his intention
OF Selling Moukden, but as he Is known
to be a postmaster in the art OF deceiv-
Inc. Il may be assumed that he does not
intend to do anything OF the kind. lie
could easily send an army to Picking,
great part of the way by sea.
NEW EASTERN POWER
LONDON. September 2i.-The Times
this morning publishes a leading article
IN which Il SAYS that Japan has already
effected enough 10 convince lnteliigeht
men the world over that henceforth they
must reckon with new power In the
far East Ping-Yang and Yalu nave
opened the eyes OF all not wilfully in
different or blind that new state has
taken her rank in the hierarchy OF ma
tions and that her voice can no longer
be ignored In their councils.
''rhe Novoe Vremya," the Times says.
reminds us that Russia still bankers Tor
the possession of secure open harDor
on the Pacific. Such possession would
be n great menace to both England ana
Japan. who are likely TO be found stand
inc side by side on some important points
should the powers intervene in the pres
ent dispute"
POSSIBLY ANOTHER BATTLE.
In another article discussing the war.
the Times calculates that the Japanese
will certainly reach Wi-Ju from Ping
Yang al the end Of this week, and that
they will meet the Chinese troops that
were landed on the Korean bank of the
Yalu river by Admiral Ting.
ct is not clear" the Times auds,
"whether the Chinese transports had
time 10 disemhark their stores. Al any
rate. the condition OF the Chinese column
must be precarious. and there seems TO
he nothing 10 prevent Japanese squad
ron from revisiting the mouth or the
Yalu and destroying any Chinese trans
ports that remain there. turther, IL
would be easy for the japanese to move
troops by sea from Ping ahg 10 the
Yalu, and to shift their base OF opera
tons further north, thus supplying rein
ward from Ping-Yang. This Is almost
certain to be done If an advance INTO
Manchuria is intended
JAPAN NOT APOLOGIZ1NG
LONDON, September 24.-Ohicials Of
the Japanese Legation deny the story
cabled here via Vancouver. b. c., that
the Kow-Shing affair has been settled by
the Japanese Governments apoiogizins
and yaylng an indemnity of S'o.OW. Ihey
add that Japan holds that the sinking
Of the transport was fully JUSTIFIED.
WAR MATERIAL LANDED.
LONDON, September "a dispatch
from Shanghai to the Central News says
the British steamer Irene has arrived at
Taku where she has landed her cargo or
munitions Of war.
CHINESE LANDED AT YALC.
YOKOHAMA. September PA rescript |
has been issued cOnvoking an extra ses-
sion Of the japanese Parliament at HI |
roshma. October 18th. for seven days, IN
order to discuss matters requiring the |
sanction of Parliament.
A letter received here from Tein-Tsin !
saws that the Chinese feet landed 1880 |
troops on the banks OF the Yalu river, in |
spite of the attack Of the Japanese |
squadron. The letter adds that the Chi |
nese ships engaged in the battle fought !
off the Yalu river were short of ammuni- |
ton. They were ordered by Colonel Won |
Hannekin to ram the japanese vessels.
but the order was given too late, as the /,
Japanese were already retiring.
WAR CORRESPONDENTS.
SAN FRANCISCO. September 2i-The |
steamer Rio de Ianero arrived here to- |
day from Hongkong and Yokohama. !
bringing advices to September 9Th, one !
day later than those received at Victoria |
Saturday night last The following cor |
rCspondence was received:
YOKOHAMA. September 9.-The For |
eign Department Of Japan has this day |
given notice that duy-accredited news |
paper correspondents may hereafter ac- |
company the military forces OF the En- !
pire and will receive all consideration |
that can reasonably be given by COM |
manders of troops.
Seoul correspondent announces that |
everything is quiet in the capital, but that
a great scarcity of various articles is
experienced, there being insufficient COM |
municaticn with other towns.
Marquis Saionjai. the japanese Imperial
Ambassador has been paying daily visits
20 the Korean court. Entertainments
have been given and returned by the
Korean and japanese.
The British and Russian ministers at
i
offered TO mediate for an armistice, for
the reason that IL the Chinese army.
which had massed with much trouble
at Hello, were defeated, II would be a
great disgrace to China. il Hung Chang,
who had been frightened by the defeats
at Fung-Tong-Tao and Gazan, and had
secretly been hoping for meditation.
eagerly seized the opportunity and re-
Quested the two ministers TO mediate.
The ministers then made the same pro-
pOsal TO the Japanese Government, which
was firmly declined. as it had entered upon
the war with great determination and was
not TO be turned away by such a proposal.
The case of the two alleged Japanese
spies arrested on the French concession
by the French police and delivered to
the United States Consul-General is sal
under consideration at Picking.
CONSUL JERNIGAN ACTIVE.
United States Consul-General Jernigan
is active in having all Japanese not identi
fled with Shanghai by important business
relations returned TO Japan, and last
week about 100 of them went home. The
United States Consul-General Is sparing
no effort To rid Shanghai of japanese
whose presence would possibly be made a
cause of complaint by China. or a source
of danger to the settlement.
The British-China squadron is, at Its
governments orders, cruising in Korean
waters to watch the progress Of the war
and TO keep an eye on the movements Of
Russia and France. but rs the squadron
is not large enough 10 watCl tie Rus
slams at Nladiyostock and Cd. Ig.rch in
Tonquin. the commander OF TIE squadron
has telegraphed home for a.s2Itch Of
three men-of-war from the North Pacific
squadron.
The British residents Of Tien-Tsln have
strongly memorlalized the Minister for |