| Show ARE distracted the government disorganized laed and demoralized disgraced officials san I 1 francisco ran cisco dec 14 from yokohama by steamer Ca gaelic elic tho fall of port fort arthurway arthur was undoubtedly known in ii r america before this news was circulated in japan the fleet arrayed against port arthur was almost identically tho the sanio same as that NN alch aich won the battle near Tal Tat kosan hambor in september several of 0 the men of war watched the proceedings a among 0 n g them the united states steamer T baltimore 1 ti more which it Is reported was on 01 one occa slon elan mistaken for a chinese vessel and came near beang torpedoed by the bino and taki tahl the german man and balti 11 ships were also tit at hand and again an ugly story Is told of the action of admiral lle who it is a ilo d gave a a Pre premature matule alarm to the chinese by requiring a salute ili te to the alacrity willie while the body of thi japanese troops was de barking edicts are pouring out from the pat palace in pekin with a reckless recklessness lic ss and lack of coherence which attests the utter contusion confusion that reigns at court Oln clala aie exalted and cast down generals are rewarded and disgraced ordinarily without the slightest understanding of 0 the transactions in which they have lave been engaged occasionally however a shaft ig a let fly seems seeing to indicate n that gleams okallis of truth now new an and 11 then penetrate the imperial precincts C general wel lei one of 0 tile ar masters of the fabian in korea has lost its his head general yen yell who ordered the murder of the french priest jo beau Is in prison general niell another of the fugitives fron from korea has been compelled to delegorge di dl egorge tile the thousands sandhof of tacia prematurely bestowed on him by the empress dowager admiral ting ho was loaded with favors for having been beaten at Tal kosan harbor harbar has been stripped of these unmerited honors and ordered to follow hereafter the instructions of an ang englishman lish captain mcclure who accompanies pan leg him nominally as vice admiral but who really controls the fleet on oil the other hand general sung whose show feats of y have not yet vot reached his sovereigns ears cars is ennobled toll for dispersing the vermin and pacifying korea and li is ordered to encamp on the banks of the yalu balu river and await the arrangements for peace by the various powers ll LI hung anang cn a 1611 la a appealed d to and reviled in the b bame me day prince kung kling la is tor for the moment mob jaent the nou nominal ninal center of authority being appointed colm commander mander of all the forces mill military tary and naval but before any practical result can follow the enunciation of a decree it is liable to te be cancelled in contradictory the report that arran arrangements cements have lave been made for the flight oi of the imperial family from pekin in case oi of a japanese apan landing a riding at taku is so BO far confirmed that it is accepted as aa trustworthy by tile the japanese authorities chang chia Is sald said to be the chosen place of 0 retreat seditious placards have been posted in clien klang kiting denouncing ane Manc manciu liti dynasty anil and demanding its iti overthrow A part of the ropp reparation ration demanded by gibat gi eat britain in for the ill outrage on oil tho the r etca teamer roer C lung king has been given in the he form of 0 a salute to the lis of that ship front tho the forts forta damages are arc yet to be pad and the offender erff personally punished the best warships of the nan yen squadron have been ordered to join join the naval force in the gulf of but the off leers and crew are in revolt alleging that their service Is due only to the viceroy of the hang li klang lang and that they tlc alc y idill not fight the he battles latt lu ot of ll LI ilung hung chang tile tl central government li 14 offering strong pecuniary persuasions to secure their co opera tion tim the latest report from china states that the emptor Is lit at lust last prepared to appeal directly to his bin victorious foe to and will ask ak for an archal ce while prince kung kling and ll LI hung chang ato to japan to make terms tills this ru mot la Is not officially coni conf nned irined |
