A telegraphic dispatch received here yesterday from our native correspondent confirms the news sent by our correspondent: that. Viceroy Yuan had been received in audience but also adds that Vice-tung was present. also, Ching nor the Grand -shao were commanded by the Emperor to be present, Majesty evidently knowing the timidity these latter named high personages, ud feeling that they would be useless under the circumstances, the Manchurian crisis having been mainly due to their irresolution and indecision, ichness at Lungchou, A Lungchou, Kuangsi_ province, dispatch states that the brigade of Hupeh troops called the Wuchien Corps, which hus been stationed in that city' during the last few months, is suffering from s-me kirid of an epidemic of a dangerous ure, as seven-tenths, of the men are aid to have been attacked by the ase from which nearly one half have This has caused a panic mongst the brigade the members of ich are reported to be clamouring to be transferred to some healthier place. As no orders have been received from Viceroy Tsen to do so the officers of the brigade dare not move away from Lung-chen.
Warlike New:
A Chinese official residing in Shanghai was informed by telegraph on Monday that at a Council held by the Emperor on the Ist instant to consider the Manchurian crisis, Viceroys Chang Chih-tung and Yuan Shih-kai, Prince Ciun and another noble, whose name does not transpire, strongly advised his Majesty (o fore an alliance with Japan without further delay. If China does not join Japan in declaring war against Russia, Manchur will never be returned to China. This is the feeling of nearly all the Chinese and Manchu officials in Peking.
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