New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-02
Japan IS NOT MAPPING.
iCTIVE WAR PREPARATIONS.
.psENALS AND DOCKYARDS WORKING
DAY AND NIGHT.
CUE BELIEVES THE PEACE TREATY WILL BE
RATIFIED But WILL RESUME HosTlLlTlES
AT ONCE If IT is NOT-PERIiAPs SHE
uEANs TO GIVE HINT TO RUSSIA
TOO-LI HUNG CHANG IN Pc
KING-PEACEFUL ADVlCES
RECEIVED IN WASH
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London. Nav 1.-The Central News correspond
an, in Toxic saws that while the japanese Gov
eminent has no reason to doubt that Ii Hung
cbane's arrival at Che-FoO on May VIII De
followed bv the ratification Of the peace treaty IL
does not relax its preparations to carry forward
the war The arsenals and dockyards are busier
than ever before working to their fun capacity
day and night Special efforts are being maze
I, equip the warships taken from the Chinese.
Crews have been allotted to these vessels and
are drilled necessarily.
Nothing is known in Toxic of the alleged de-
tention Of two Englishmen on the Pescadores by
Japanese troops. The report that The LONDON
Times" correspondent was arrested 10 prevent
his describing the massacre OF the Chlnese gar
rison Is discredited. because, according 10 the
Japanese no such massacre took place In any
event the japanese commander had nothing 10
cain and much TO lose by the action in question.
.eThe Morning Post" has a dispatch from
Shanghai. saying that the Chinese Of Formosa
,.centlv sent a delegation to the British officials
N request that Great Britain prevent Japans
spnexing the island The delegates offered IN
,s,urn for Great Britans interference a large
.bara of the profits from the FOrmosa mines. II
,s understood that the offer referred TO the
Foreign Office. which replied that England was
unable to interfere
4 dispatch from Ten-Tsin TO The Paii Maii
Gazette" says that Ii Hung Chang has started
for Peking in obedience to the summons OF 'he
1noror II Is now regarded as probable that
The Emperor will retify the treaty of peace
.The Times" spondent III Peking says that
M decision TO ratifS tn treaty has been reached
The Emperor has given an audience to Ii Hung
Chang The courts action is secret
From Nagasaki The Times learns that IT'S
agent. said TO have been detained at the Pasca-
dores has arrived there
Rar,in. Nav 1.-The Hamburger Nachrichten"
says to-day:
Germany.s cooperation with Russia and France
,n M East NAV have useful results in various d.
rections If It be properly pursued. any rennant
Of dssqst Of aTorns German of EEDgsh Claims viii
moved from the minds of Russias dipIomaus,s'
Moreover the triple entente will be Of general Euro
pean interest. nasmuch as Great Britain may ea,i !,
for the claims OF other nations in Africa, especaliy
those OF GERMANY Thirdly .his course may W brnn
the hopes Of the French POLITICIANS aiming ing 10 % hs
on the of revenge and Gernany may DC ao'e
once more to build on Russias irlendship'
This article is supposed to have been inspired
directly by Prince Bismarck.
Washington May l.-lmportant advices indicat-
ing the termination of the war between China and
Japan were received in this city tonight While
details of the negotiations are in no respect COM
plete the informa ton leads TO the positive impress
sion that the war is practically over, and enough
Is given in them To present clearly SITUATION IN
thorough consonance with the reports OF an early
settlement of the war in the East. Not among
the least interesting facts contained IN the assur
ances received tonight is that Ii Hung chang
has been instructed by the Emperor TO return
Immediately TO Picking This Is construed as IN
dicating that on his arrival a the Chinese seat OF
Government final and decisive action Will be taken
In exchanging ratifications OF the peace treaty
In keeping with the assertions that pcaceiui
solution has been reached ~ the fact mat John
W Foster. ex-Secretary Of State, whose dlplo-
matic functions have, 1t is considered here. had ap-
preciable weight both sides in the settlement
Of the disputes left Peking to-day and Is expect
Cd 10 arrive In Washington about the latter part
O, June coming ny way of Che-Foo and Ten
Tsln.