Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-19
NOT YET INFORMED.
The Japanese Minister Discusses the
Reports of the Great Battle.

The Japanese Minister Discusses the
Reports of the Great Battle.
No advices conflrmatory o: the reported
naval engagement on the Yalu river had
been received at the japanese legation up
to 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Minister Kurino, on whom The Star man
called, discussed the situation pleasantly,
but In non-committal style. The reason for
this Is that the early news Of engagements
In the Japan-China war has contained ex-
aggeration. Mr.. Kurino did OF say 1t, but
IL was apparent that he took more interest
In the reported loss Of the flagship of the
North China squadron than he did in any.
thing else which The Star man said. The
reported killing Of Admiral Ting and OF
Capt. HaHneckin. the German volunteer
did not move the minister very much The
loss of the flagship would be a big stroke
toward the victory Of Japan. She was the
biggest and the most desperate Chinese
battle ship opposed to the Japan fleet Her
loss was very much to be desired.
fekin was the objective point of the
Japane e forces, but 1t is not probable that
the advance on the capital Of the dragon s
empire viii be begun, because Of the late
iced In October, and this is an impa ssable
barrier. Operations in Corea will proba bIv
close soon. IL they have not already. and
efforts will be made toward reaching Pekin
sought to be accomplished by this move is
to obtain possession of the person of the
emperor-the sire of ten thousand wears
the so-called Son of Heaven. To reach
PeKln, the japanese will have to cut through
Northern China, which is the bulwark of
the present dynasty. On the other side of
Pekin Is the south of China, and this is
strictly Chinese. Here is the home Of oppo-
sitiOn to the emperor.
The only opposition to the Japanese in
this region Is that born Of pride which ha 3
been stung by an invasion of foreigners
There is no love for the dynasty which the
japanese seek to overthrow.
The Chinese are a proud people but the
opposition of the south of China will not
be violent. With the person of the emperor
in the possession Of the invaders the way
to terms will be clear.
Minister Kurino. in speaking of the sit
uation, said that as an evidence of the
power Of the conservatism Of the Chinese
the Tartar invaders of two hundred years
had been conquered themselves and had
been forced to adopt the manners, cos
tunes and customs Of the people whom
they invaded. The people of the north Of
TALLY speaking, Of the Chinese at the south.
Secretary Gresham's Advices.
Secretary Gresham today received three
cablegrams from the seat Of war in the
orient. One from Minister DENLY, dated
today, read as follows: NAVAL engage
ment off North Corea the 18th. Five Chi
nese and three Japanese vessels reported
destroyed. Fleet at Port Arthur"
Another also from Minister DENLY bears
date of yesterday and reads as follows:
'1elegraphic communication between Pc
kin and Chinese army in Corea cut off by
Japanese"
The other dispatch was from Minister
Dun at Toxic and was as follows
TOXIC, September 19.-The following re-
ceived from the L. S. minister at Seoul:
Please cable department Chinese army to-
tally annihilated at Pliangyong"
The department supposes the place named
is Ping Yang, though its dispatch read as
given.