Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-03
IMPORTANT If TRUE.
The EMPEROR OF CHINA ABOUT TO
BE OETHRONED.
Ii Hung Chang Superseded I'm Command
by Sang rsipg and Eetires In Dis
gust-War Notes.

NEW YORK, October "A special
cable to the Herald from Shanghai says:
The Emperor OF China will very likely be
dethroned in favor OF Prince Kung's son.
VINO VIII treat with the japanese. Ii
hung Chang has been superseded in
supreme command by General Sang
Using. Of the Province of Huhan. who has
received full powers. Iii Hung Chang re-
tires disguised To Pao Ting Foo, the
capital OF the Province of Chi Ii. His
alleged detection to the Japanese is only
canvassed consequent to the recall Of
Prince Kung.
twenty thousand Human soldiers are
gathered around Shanghai Kwan. the ter
minus OF the Great Wall. where It forms
the boundary between the provinces Of
Chl III and ShingKi Ii Hung Chang ;
army Is dlstrusted.
JAPS AT POSSrETTE.
LONDON. October 2-The Westminster
Gazette prints a dispatch from TienTsin
10 news agency here saying II is Off
cialiy stated that 5000 japanese troops
nave arrived ut Possiette Bay, near the
Russian frontier. The Gazette. comment
ing on this news. says lit is important II
true Posslette Bay liz only short dis
tance from Nladivostock. and the Japa-
nese who have landed there have been sent
either for the purpose of guarding the
Russo-korcan frontier or to threaten
kirin, where IS located the famous arsenal
of Manchuria."
FLEET THREATENING PEKING.
LONDON. October 2.-The St. James
Gazette prints dispatch from Tien-Tsin
EtdtilE that Tqr4rp-e fasf gfph -
on september 18th ten miles off Shan-Ilai-
kWan. about two hundred miles from
Picking.
PEKlNG WILL FALL.
LONDON. October "a Central News
dispatch from Shanghai says many inhu-
ential Chinese have given expression TO a
feeling Of certainty that the Japanese will
succeed in capturing Pekng. The fright
over the anti-fOreign feeling is increasing
IN the Chinese capital.
Many q the Chinese residents Of Mouk-
den are removing their treasure from
that city as rapidly as possible.
II IS now announced that Li-Hung-
Chang viii not proceed to Korea.
III SEEMS STILL POWERFUL.
LONDON. October 2-The shanghai
cores 9ondent Of the Central News tele-
graphs:
There IS NJ sign I'm Tein-Tsin that Ii
Hung ChlnEs power IL waning. His
audiences are as well attended as they
ever were. He has several thousand
well-armed and regularly-paid troops
who protect visiting Europeans. Much
anxiety iS felt for the foreisn residents.
rs tho p1puldcc Is behaving insolentiy
ami becoming unusually threatening. The
removal of the treasure and archives
from Moulkden has made a bad impress
sion, being regarded as Il display of
weakness"
WHAT JAPAN PROPOSES.
LONDON. October 1.-The Times pub
fishes letters from Yokohama, bearing
date OF August 2ith, stating that Japan
is preparing To increase her army in kO-
rea to 10000 men.
The intentions OF the government. as
proclaimed by the native press, are 10
crush the Chinese army in Korea and
march on Peking. where a claim for =
large indemnify will be made and the
cession Of the island Of FOrm0sa de-
manded.
A letter dated September lst says that
the dispatch Of troops continues. but
their destination Is unknown. except that
10000 men have lsft 10 fight the Chinese
somewhere. The japanese believe that
they will be In a position to dictate terms
TO China before the end of the year, and
also that they Will possess the boarded
Millions at Moukden belonging TO the Chi
Mc-r Imperial FAMILY
The Japanese Government Is calling out
the second reserve to supplement the de-
nuded CarrisOns. The call has not been
responded to with enthusiasm. Many OF
the men arr ignorant and duh ard are
angry because of having to leave their
occupations and families. They are also
afraid that they will be- called into active
service Tho people therefore are less en-
thGs.astlc about the war
YEH Is DEAD.
NEW YORK, October THE Central
News Toxic correspondent states that
after the battle OF Ping-Yang, while the
Japane.e soldiers We're engaged in bury
lng hose who had fallen in the h,ht,
they found. surrounded by a heap e
dead bodies, the remains OF an officer
very richly clad. ON the body was found
letter from the Chinese Government
addressed 10 q neral Ych. c1mmander-n-
chief OF the Chinese forces in Korea.
This letter. together with others from the
WIFE 0f General Yeh unI various docu-
rnrnis which were also found on The
body. fix beyond doubt the Identity II
the remains as those OF General Yeh.
who was supposed to have succeeded in
making his escape after the complete
r0ut OF his forces 10y the japanese. The
body was Inferred with the hcnJrs due
the rank Of the deceased officer.
The Chinese prisoners. who are being
shipped 20 Japan. are. owing 20 thr'r
Very large number. distributed upon their
arrival among the various military dis
tricts.