The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-21

scIdierN Notifications 20 this eject nave
been displayed along the line OF march
xnd appear 20 have been accepted With
confdenos and satisfaction. Most OF
those who forsoox their homes, in sppre-
hsnsioa Of harsh treatment, returned a.
soon as .hey learned that no harm wcnId
befsli them, and many have sought EN-
psoyment from officers Of ths army. Deem
ing is advlsabis 20 secure the good viii OF
the pop1iace. Yauaxass has rsraitssd al
taxes Tor the remainder Of the year,
and has established . temporary form OF
civil government, under the control OF
secretary from sns legation ~ Seoul, who
10 70 hear al complaints and consider
them justly. The effect Of al this upon
the popuisce Is % call forth assurances OF
general and apparently unfsIgned graft
sude. The pessantry are especially out
spoken In comparing the government they
received from the newcomers With that
which they we're compelled 70 endure from
their predecessors. May Of them have
volunteered to point Gus the places in
which large quantities Of war materials
and provisions we're hidden away. The
have been enormous.
~ tHt8fu48t&D1 - VAAV<8Aky
o. 70 the direction In which Gen Yama-
gaia will next march Flying columns
have been sen. in pursuit Of the scattered
hosts on the two roads leading 70 the old
Manchurian capital and the head Of the
Leaosong peninsula, bat II the main body
has set ont its course Is kept secret.
The censorship over japanese nevsps-
pers has been much relaxed, and extras
are issued every day, declaring that Gen.
0yama's army has landed safely. and FIX
ing upon various different places ~ the
spot OF declaration. The capture OF Port
Arthur and other ssrongholds at the
Northern entrance 10 the Cult OF Pechiii
is constantly proclaimed, but the govern
ment will say nothing to confirm or to
deny these statements A telegram from
Shanghai will carry 70 America and
Europe the fret news of the events in
which oyana and his followers are con-
cerned.
The war Is teaching the Chinese en-
psror lesson which he has hitherto stub
bornly refused TO learn. For the first time
he condescends to notice personally out
RACES committed by his subjects
upon alien residents in his do
mains. An edict was issued October
"A and posted in the streets OF
Peking. announcing tina, his majesty ex-
srcises the same authoritative benev oIen CO
over the foreign countries OF the West as
that which he applies to his own. Only
.'wolen" Japanese verrnin) are excluded
from his protection. aud this is because
they have disturbed the public peace and
encouraged the disorderly classes In China
So 49,. 81 a..
sionaFiss To counterfeit their evil infiu-
enee. the emperor now warns his people
that II any OF them be remiss in their be-
hsvior toward Europeans or Americans
"their conduct will be Investigated and
every one of them. without fail, will be
reported TO bis superior and severely dealt
with. Let every one sremblingly obey and
not oppose"
Another proclamation from the throne
makes IL evident that the emperor stili re-
CARDS the naval battle Of Taikosan an q
success. The fiction that three japanese
ships were sunk 10 sturdiiy repeated. and
in distributing rewards to the various off,
GERS concerned great stress II laid upon
their services in breaking up the Japanese
plan Of landing an army and insuring the
safe declaration of Chinese troops near
the Yaiu river. Buttons. peacock feath-
srs and stars are bountifuliy bestowed
upon Won Hanneksn and others, and to
the families Of the foreigners who were
killed two years pay has been granted,
with pos,humons honors.
The insufficient supply of grain In the
northern Chinese provinces excites In
creaslng alarm. The usual winter supply
from the south Is cut OF by the japanese
ships, and the grand canal through the
center OF the empire Is impossible.
Famine now threatens TO add new terror
TO the desperate situation In which the
court Is placed.
Reports 10 the effect that the imperial
family is preparing to hy from Peking are
received almost daily. Several cities are
designated as the proposed place of refuge,
Hankow. in the south. and Changkeakow,
In the north, being the most frequently
specified. Possibly the stories are aug
gested merely by the remembrance that
the court escaped to Jehol nj the time
when ths capital was captured by the
English and French, thirty-dve years ago.
A. this moment IL does not appear that
anything would be gained by the en-
peror's withdrawal from his present resi-
denoe, and the rumors will need confrma-
ton before receiving credit. Preparations
for closing the port Of Ningpo to trade are
in progress.
Coans Inouye arrived in Seoul October
Is and ut once assumed control of the
Japanese legation. His presence Is much
needed. The governments 10 rapidly fail
iag into disorder, and strong hand alone
can compel 1t 30 fulfil the pledges given
three mouths ago.
Assassination has again been resorted 70
in the capital. The vice minister of justice,
q warm partisan Of Japan, was murdered
October 81. and great uneasiness Ia felt by
his political associates in Office.
Capt. Goodrich, Of the United States
ship Concord. has been received In audi
enes by the king Of Korea