The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-21
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Horrible News From the orient Received
Through ! . 1-a In1h Gable.

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Horrible News From the Orient Received
Through = . ~ Inch Gable.
The retreat Of the Chinese army from
Korea without having made any great
show Of resistance has set all the milf
cary men guessing No Que can tell why
fi.s emperor should allow the scat Of
war to be transferred to his own do
EiasgH It will be seen at glance that
for the purpose Of fighting Korea 10 far
better than the Chinese frontier. In the
face OF all this and for no apparent rea-
son the troops Of the emperor have been
Withdrawn, and the Japanese have been
allowed TO mass their armies GU the pen
insnla which composes Korea.
If a story which came out today ia
true, all' the sighting things said Of the
Celestials and their leaders will have to
be Withdrawn, What is apparently the
most fragrant piece OF military mis-
management may be stroke Of gefiins
which will set the achievements Of all
the great tactieians Of history far into
the background.
The plot, as declared by several mi
nor officials, is in substance as follows;
All the troops, agents and sympathizers
of the Chinese are TO be withdrawn
from the peninsula Of Korea. This is
an invitation for the Japanese togreatly
augment their armies upon the peninsu-
Ia preparatory to a bold march into Chi
ma. 50 far the plan has worked to per
feetion And now there only remains
the greatest coup ever attempted in any
age. The plan is to cut deep trench
entirely across the isthmus connecting
Korea to the mainland Of Asia and to
the Chinese empire The structure OF
the point of land is a heavy layer of
shale, resting upon bedrock. AT every
point where the Chinese army Of oeeur
patton has camped, il is alleged, holes
have been drilled, and immense quanti-
\ ties of lnbricating oils have been forced
4 down upon the surface OF the bedrock
AS the various divisions have slowly re4
treated apparently before the oncomina
Japanese, these operations have been
continued. The next move will be the
last, according to the inforuiers.
AS sooI AZ tlle Japanese are massed
npon the d n IA the function Of the
trench will Foe made evident It will be
sut down to bedrock, aud large qHan-
sity Of dry timber will be tightly
yedged ID. Above that at little heighr
ron bars will be placed The timber
iea is one borrowed from the Egyptians
their operations by which the obelisks
ere ont out in single immense blocks
Water win be poured in, and the timber
i'll swell, exerting powerful pressure.
hen, by means of electric appliances
the iron bars or blocks will be quickly
heated to q high temperature and there
| BY expand, adding greatly TO the force
| which the swelling timbers will be pat-
ting forth. Last Of all, the entire Chi
! nese army will bo set to work in the
trench, which will be hundreds Of miles
| long. Each man will be armed With q
powerful hydraulic jack, which he
will operate when the iron and wood
are getting III their best work.
The bedrock slopes seaWard, and
the result may be better imagined than
described The shale, having been
thoroughly lubricated, will slip with
comparative ease on the smooth surface
of the rock, SO think the Chinese elgi-
neers Thus, when the millions Of tons
4 of pressure is brought TO bear, the on
tire peninsula Is expected 70 start slow
Iy on its foundations. l'hen, as the great
mass gathers headway like b launching
ship, twill increase its speed and final
| ~ dash into the Japan seq
Instant and complete destruction viii
fall upon the armies of tho mikado ~
well as upon every man, woman and
child in Korea Nothing IN the way oi
annihilation can compare with this ex-
eept perhaps the fate OF Pharaoh s army
ia the Red sea,
The immediate effect upon tho Japan
sea can scarcely be imagined. The Chi.
nese warships will have been Withdrawn
10 some safe haven, and the total DE-
struction of nearly al Of Japan's navy
Is assured.
Tho tidal wave Is cxpeeta1 ,os'
wipe out the Japan islands. The waters
will probably pour over the islands and
sweep them Of every vestige Of animal
and vegetable life
This may sound like tho dream Of AZ
insane man, and IN order 70 carry
weight with II your correspondent hao
tho aifidaYits Of his informants duly
prepared. Unfortunately, however, ths
Chinese notaries have seal nearly topl
inches ia diameter, 10 when an attempt
! was made to cable tho afiidayits they
stuck, at the cable Is only 8l4 inches
through. Loo Jao Special to CLEVELAND
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