The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-10
1t Is Also Said that Troops Have Landed
Near Port Arthur and Second Army
Has Crossed Yalu River.
PORT OF FOO-CHOO CLOSED
Integrity of Corea to Be Upheld
by the Chief Powers Of Europe.
Japan Will Not Be Allowed to Occupy
the Peninsula Permanently-Minis-
ter Patenotre's View Of the War.


LONDON. Oct. "a dispatch to the
Times from Yokohama repeats the report
of the capture Of Che Foo, sent earlier
in the day. and adds that the japanese
have landed troops at Tarascada, near Port
Arthur.
A correspondent at Hong Kong telegraphs
Under date of to-day that the Chinese have
closed Foo Choo in preparation for siege.
A panic prevails at Canton.
A Shanghai dispatch TO the Times, filed
to-day, says that a British military officer,
who has carefully collated due accounts
of the battle of Ping Yang. concludes that
there were only 5000 Chinese engaged. and
that their loss was under 1000
Under date Of Oct. 10 the correspondent
at Tien-Tsin cables that 5000 Russian
troops are posted on the Corean frontier
facing the Japanese force at Hun Chs-f
nine miles north OF the boundary.
Assaults on foreigners at Pekin and its
environs which have constantly occurred
during the last ten years, are increasing N
frequency and gravity. as has always beeE
predicted must happen. owing 70 the toler-
alton of the foreign representatives, who
are really the responsible parties Eaca
minister, thinking to conciliate the govern
ment. leaves his colleagues to make pro-
tests. the result being plenary Indulgence
TO street rowdies. For the same reason
commercial rights are invaded with i'm
punity. Serious troubles must eventually
follow unless the foreign agents deal firmly
with the government.
Another dispatch from Shanghai says that
a second Japanese army is reported to have
crossed the yalu river and to be advancing
fOl fC
soon fall, as the Chinese are reported To
be in a condition of Generalization.
1t is reported from Pekin that the tax on
goods being transmitted to and from the
interior will again probably be largely in-
creased in order to provide extra war funds
1t is also stated that the viceroy has re-
auested the salt merchants to contribute
TO the war expenses. snd II is expected
that the sum of five million taels VIII be
raised by this means.
The Times. commenting on the report OF
the capture OF Che-Foo by the Japanese
and the landing OF troops at Tarascadas
says that, If these reports are true. the
japanese have at least shown their hands
wisely In deciding TO avoid an attack upon
Peking They have apparently decided TO
attack Port Arthur, and, 1t is stated, have
disembarked troops in a bay to the north
east of that place which is well situated
to form a base Of operations The garrison
may now number ten thousand men. Like
many places provided with extravagant
coast defenses Port Arthur has back
door, In selecting this as the place Of at
tack the Japanese are following the best
precedents. The conditions have many
points of resemblance to those Of Sebasto-
pol The Japanese should be able to iso-
late Port Arthur. and, holding undisputed
command of the sea, maintain their own
line of supplies. This being the case, the
fall Of Port Arthur should be only ques-
ton of time In the face OF the coming
winter. which the Chinese can better en-.
every inducement TO hasten the attack
and are unlikely to undertake further oper-
T'6e Standard publishes a letter from Pc
king stating that La Hung Chang's nephew
Ii Ching Chu Shes, the Taotai, and fuar,
s1GtSer nss official ree W %l Japan Is
the early part of the year. The rice was
sent out of the country by means OF duty
pretext that the rice was for the relief OF
the famine sufferers In Corea. The letter
adds that the public demand the execution
of the officials as traitors
A Standard dispatch from Berlin says
that Russia has not yet Joined the European
entente for the pr0secaCdn ad ,b., on 5oa. Sart
German Gazette comments ironically upon
the opinion of the American minister at
PelxinF who advises the removal or tho
wives and children of foreigners from
Picking TO Shanghai In view OF the prob
able japanese attack upon the Chinese cap
of learning of the japanese movements.
The Birmingham correspondent OF the
Standard says: Firms here are executing
enormous orders for ammunition, which. IL
is supposed is shipped to the continent and
thence to the East