Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-04
FROM JAPAN.
Reports Of the Battles, Between the Pig Tails
and JapS Sent Out from the MlkadO'S
Headquarters Make Things Look Differ
ent--The japanese Whipped Their Enc
mics and Captured Many Prisoners and
Munitions Of War,

WASHINGTON, August 3.-O6ieial no.
tidcation OF battle between the Jap
anese and Chinese land forces in COrea,
was received at the japanese LEGATION
here tonight from the foreign Office at
Toxic On July 50 a portion Of the
japanese troops at Seoul, marched
against much superior force
OF Chinese entrenched at Shen
Yeng. After heavy fighting the Chinese
were put completely to route aud large
number Of prisoners and munitions Of
war were captured by the japanese.
On the morning of the 50th the
japanese proceeded TO march against
Gasan. Shan Yeng is situated between
Seoul AID Gasan Of Assn, where the
tight between the Japanese and Chinese
resulting in the loss Of ., 900 Japanese is
REPORTED TO HAVE OCCURRED.
II is the opinion OF the legation Off
cials here that the reports from Chinese
sources containing rumors OF the defeat
OF the Japanese at Gasan are gross ex-
aggeratioGs, though no dispatches re-
ferring 20 fight st the latter place
have yet been received.
A long telegram was received at the
legation confirming the official account
OF the sinking OF the British transport,
Kow Shing 1t relterateS the state
ments made by the japanese govern
ment that the first attack was made by
the Chinese cruiser, Chin Yuen, by tr-
ing a torpedo on the Japanese cruiser,
Naniwa kan.
The delay in the receipt Of dispatches
at the japanese legation from the hOme
government is found to have been due
10 the fact that they pass through the
hands Of the minister At 81. Petersburg,
who, owing 20 the small clerical force
at his command has been unable to have
them deciphered promptly.
GRADUATED FROM ANNAPOLIS.
BALTIMORE, Mn, August 3.-In the
development OF the japanese navy, the
United States academy at Annapolis is
believed 10 have had a powerful intlu-
ence which will show in a StrOng light
as the war progresses. From the
American Naval Academy have been
graduated since 1873 six subjects Of the
Mikado. One of these had by 1854
risen TO the rank OF rear admiral, In
addition TO these, number OF other
japanese students have been at Annap-
oils from time TO time, but did not take
the full course. They were all members
of the japanese nobility and were per-
mitted 20 enter the naval academy at
the request Of their government, which
paid their expenses, the government Of
this country being always ready TO ex-
tend such cOurJesies 20 other nations.
The FIRST Japanese 10 complete the
naval academy course was Scum Zow
Mstzmulla, who graduated in 1873, aud
who, ten years later, was rear sd-
miral Student, Giro kunitomO, who
was graduated 10 1877.
BERLIN, August IA despatch has
been received here from Tien TSin,
from q German official source, saying
that the German gunb0St Hits wit
messed the sinking Of the Kow Sbing.
Ii is added that the crew Of the Hits res
in the water. A despatch received here
confirms the report that the Chinese
were victorious over the Japs in the re-
cent battle at Asan, Corea.
LONDON, August "A despatch re-
eeived here from Tien Tsin says that
all deserters from the troops marching
IN Taku sill De beheSded to-day.
LONDON, August SIN an interview
to-day the Hon. Thomas +. BAyard.