The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-21
A FIowery Kingdom Edict.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2O-The North China
Herald of Jan. 4, received per last mail, has
the following:
IAN extraordinary edict has been kindly
Pekng W ~ fungi Tung Ho. Ii Hung Tsao and
Wen Ting Shin memorialiZed the Emperor
lately. suggesting the removal OF the cap
peror is said to have issued an edict, the
substance of which was this:
When we first took charge of the af-
fairs of the empire it was our intention to
introduce many reforms. Suddenly and I'M
peace. taken away our Corean dependency,
and taken possession of the borders of our
three armies to punish the Japanese and
drive them away, but we never intended to
disturb the peace of the Japanese empire:
know. Little did we expect that the gen.
erals were incompetent and the soldiers
victory after victory and place after place.
till our ancestors in their very graves are
and have employed unfit men, IT.. however,
the worst comes and the Japanese get the
for us but to perish with them. When that
time comes may you reverently escort the
Empress dowager westward and elect a
after the sacred affairs of our ancestors
and wipe off this disgrace.
1T appears that this edict was issued to
those within the palace precincts nearly
month ago, but has just become known
outside
more money Needed by Japs.
YOKOHAMA Feb. 20.-The bill which it
was announced yesterday the government
would submit to Parliament asking for a
fresh appropriation on account of the war
with China was presented to the House
this afternoon. The amount asked is 1OO,-
100000 yen. If this sum should be voted
by Parliament it would make the total
amount already appropriated 250OOO,OO0 yen.
1t is officially announced that the entire
iapanese fleet s entered the harber of Wei
boats. the. garrison and ten war ships have
been handed over to the japanese. After
was disarmed by the Japanese and rendered
by the japanese to the Chinese for the con-
veyance to Che-Foo of the body of Adj
miral Ting, the Chinese naval commander.
who committed suicide when he found the
surrender OF Wei-Hai-Wei was inevitable.
Lii Hung Changes Alleged plot.
LONDON. Feb. pa dispatch from
Shanghai, to-day, was printed here, say
ing it is positively asserted there that the
journey of Lii Hung Chang to Picking is in
tended to give him chance to accomplish
what he has long awaited-the overthrow
of the present Manchu dynasty iii China.
Ii Hung Chang will begin his journey to
Picking Tomorrow. The same dispatch also
says that Kung, the ex-Taoati of Port Ar
tnur, mas made a confession showing the
is stated that Ii Hung Chang has been
leagued with the officials of the palace at
Peking for the overthrow of the DYNASTY
ever since he was deprived of his Yellow
jacket and peacock feather and lost yari-
GUS offices. i
Russia Not Ready to Interfere.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 2O-It is stated
on reliable authority that the government
believes the necessity for Anglo-Russian
mediation between China and Japan has not
arisen, inasmuch as Japan has never refused
to enter on peace negotiations She has
always accepted with the greatest defer
ence the councils of moderation rendered nv
the representatives of the powers at Toxic
and quite recently informed them that she
is animated with a conciliatory spirit ana
is quite prepared to stop hostiiities and
await Chinese peace proposals.
Chinese Officers to he Executed.
TIEN-TSIN. Feb. 20.-An imperial decree
was issued Tuesday ordering that Kung
ex-Taotai of Port Arthur and General
Yeh Chi Gao, who were tried by the board
of punishment be condemned to prison
until autumn, when they are to be exc
cuted for losing Port Arthur to the Jap
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