Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-12-01
ANOTHER HARD BLOW.
It Is Delivered by Japanese Troops
Against China.
Fort Arthur, One of the EmporOr's Strong.
holds, Fails Into tho Hnnds of
tho Enemy Advancing
OH Nnnkin.


been received here saying the japan
.ese captured Port Arthur Wednesday
after eighteen hours fighting.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 24.-News received
here confirms the reports of the cap
ture of Port Arthur. These reports
say the Japanese torpedo boats dis
t, cted the forts while the troops en-
tC.ed the town. 1t is reported the
viceroy of Rankin, Chang Chic Tung,
has been ordered to Pehing for the
purpose of reorganizing the army after
the European model.
Chez Foo, from which place the dis
patch announcing the fall of Port
Arthur comes, is Chinese city on the
north coast of Shang Tung promontory,
some 90 miles south of Port Arthur,
from which it is separated by the Gulf
of Pe-Chi-Li.
The second Japanese army, under
the command of Field Marshal Count
'Oyama, minister of war, consisted of
about 80. 900 men, and when this force
arrived off the Regents sword promon-
tory it was divided into two detach-
ments, one of which, aided by part of the
Japanese fleet, operated against Talien-
wan, while the other directed its move
ments against Kinchow, on the west
ern side of the promontory, some miles
north of Port Arthur. Talienwan and
Kinchow were both captured, after
which the army again combined
and the march on Port Ar
thur was commenced. Several en-
gagements of minor Importance
took place along the route, but ac-
cording to the reports the Japanese
were invariably successful. The roads
leading uorthward from Port Arthur
were supposed to have been mined by
the Chinese, and the Japanese COM
mander therefore declined to take the
risk of marching his troops along
them. Consequently they were COM
PEELED to cut roads through the forests
TO allow the passage of their artillery
and ammunition trains.
The march was thus necessarily
slow. Dispatches received few days
ago said the japanese were close to
the city and had attacked the Chinese
outposts, driving them back to their
intrenchments. 1t was also said the
Japanese attacked the intrench-
ments three times, but were
repulscd each time. 1t is evident
later attacks must have been made
and the outposts were compelled to
fall back upon Port Arthur. Several
times the town is reported TO have
been captured, but later dispatches
have shown that these reports were in
accurate and the Japanese were con-
npoinSt 40
place with great carefulness and saw
ing their strength for the real attack.
YOKOHAMA, Nov. 24-The minister
of finance has announced a further
war loan of 5O,OOO,O0O yen in fives,
ma'Sing 1000, 900 yen of the 100, 600, ,0OC
ven authorized by parliament to be
raised for war purposes.
The third army has left Ujinaon
aboard the transports. The destina'
tion of this army is not known, but II
is rumored that it is intended to ope'
rate in the YangTse Kiang districts
of China. The Yang-Tse- Kiang river
has total course of $500 to
5000 miles, and drains, with its
numerous large afliuents, all the
central provinces of China. The
tue dSCGuNS ~ W lIdhG IONdhBi 1oN
miles from the sea, beyond which il
is naviga BILE for $50 miles. 1t may bc
navigated for 200 miles from it's mouth
by ships of the largest class. Coal is
plentiful in many places along its
banks, and about 90 miles from
its mouth is situated the south
ern capital of China, Nankin
one of the most important cities OF
the empire. Nanhin is the center of g
very extensive trade, and by the great
canal, which crosses the Yang-Tse
Kiaug river about so miles eastward
of the city, it communicates directly
with Pelsing. Nankin is also the resi-
dence of Il grand viceroy, who has au
thority over the Kiang province. II
is a great military depot and the chiet
seat of literature in the Chinese en-
pire.
SHANGHAI, Nov, 24-Count Oyama',
army is marching northward in the di
rection of New Chwang. He has lef
10000 troops behind for the investmen n
of Port Arthur After reaching New
Chwang it is said that Field Marshal
Oyama's destination will be han-Ilai
Kwap, the terminus of the railroad t.
Tien-Tsin. The Chinese telegraph au
thorities are openly altering or ex
punging messages relating to the war
Firemen Injured.
CHICAGO. Nov. 24-Two engine com