The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-08-01
A Desperate Naval Battle Which
Ended chInas Fighting Upon
the High Seas.
Her Big Battloship and Two Pro
teoted Cruisers Either Sunk
or Captured.
An omeiai Statement by Japan OF this
Reasons for tho DsgInainE OF
Hostliltiss.

sHANoHAi. July 3l.-News has rsaohed
here OF desperate battle between the
fleets Of China and japan. in which the
Chinese were defeated. aud the Chen Yusn.
the largest battlsship bat one In ths CHI
nose service was sunk. and iva other large
Chinese vessels. said TO bs nfst- elass G uis-
ers. captured or deStroysl. Tho battle WAs
hotly contested, bot tho Japanese appear TO
have handel their guns. ships and torps-
dos with moe skill than the Chinese. The
Chineie fest engaged carried nsatly a
thousand mon, and a large number are re-
ported killed or drowned. Later dispatches
aay few. 10 any. OF tho Chinese engaged in
the battle e,eaped. Two German ofiicsrs.
In command OF ths Chen Yusn. are reported
TO have met death with the crew.
IL the report 10 true. Of which there 10
little doubt. il means an end has bssn pus
to China's fighting upon the sssa The two
Chinese crosen supposed TO have been
captured or destroyed during the engage
ment which ended 90 fatally for tho Casn
Yusn. are the Chin Yuan aud the Foo
Ching. The Chin Yuan was q protected
uiser built at Enswict. England. She
naa u'p'soe'nsn' 0. <'oV TONE hs'
sfmhmsn' eonA''ei OF three siaht ana one
fourih-inch Krupps ard two six-inoh Arm
strepRs. protected b. splinter proof shislds;
an eight FOUNDER rspid.frinR Hotobkifs
euu, six 0atIinRs and four torpedo tubes.
The Foo Ching vas also IN Enrlish built
protected cruiser. very mach similar 10 the
Chin Yuan, She had a displacemont of
2bO0 tons vas built of steei. in 1890 ana
carried about ten uuns of the anna oaliber
Al those oarfisd by the Chin Yuan
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sonsn, .ss,.,is. h..,.s, ,t,s ch,n..s and
n. 20 .s. a.. Ths Jsosnsss snnr ,hs
Cnissss vs,shia rhan Va IT, ss
crniss,s snnno.sa ,o 4. yas..Ia hullt ia,
C,in. y.,a ~ ns,,.d a, d..sro,.a
Ths cha, Vr.n "a, ns.,,:.hi. .,7 aoo
tors disr,ao.m.n, ,s,,.in. III inoS
and oomnonnd a,mor nt TIA v.,s, lins.
Her battsrv iuelnleI foar twsly,-ipoh
onns. nroteoted by armorsd brsss,vorls
and 40 ANAL K,pnn. a,.,sn PstohL,s,
cannoo md ,uh.s ~, Whi,ahs.r ,o,na.
doas two sioh, and o..-bals inch k,n,ns
ana = sscons.rv hatta', ~ Hot,hk,ss "a.
yolvino osnnon' Ths Char yn,n was bnIl,
for China al ths Atsttin vorks' shs vns a
sistsr ship OF the Ling Lue and was the
most powerful ship In tho GhiueDe nayy,
with tho exception OF the Ling Yuen.
lYoKoy,NA. July y31.-Tte follovino on
eisl stat.ment of tbe diifioultiaa hatx,on
China and Jepnn has mean issned bv Aha
Japan,ss royerumen, 10 -dn,:
japan and China We . npproaehluo ast.
tlsmenl OF the difIlenl,i,s vhen China and.
denly sucgeatrd tnat Jnnnn vithd ev he,
neot from Corsa md oiys formal oomoJi.
aucs with the Chinese d,mnnda by the
tWentjett. o,bs, yias tho vhole Cnins,a
10, osa ws,e 10 ady.pc. upon Corss. The
IA. nnese ,ecnrdrd this ns an nltimatnm.
hut notino unde, ths pdylc. Of ,ha fy,analv
powets. agreed 10 the propoaala In nm
smenosd 10 M. AZ ths sn,n. time ,Ioolarino
,hat IL the threstsned Chip.,s ndvrnoa was
made ON the 10Th. n voull Le egnrdsl aa
an ovs,t act
liza roni.otnred thnt tha I.nan.sa nam
manders wer, instrno,sa 10 Ia on tha
wntch for ths Cnip.ss w1r sLina ana s.sing
,hs latter udvaneing ON Jniy VI onsnsd frs
The Japaness Ihink ihe Now shuue' ,hs
Chineso transport sunk by ths japanese
cruiser, WAS fying The british dag M
rus4. The Jal auese Indignantly deny the
cparRos of brutality brought against tho
oiiic 1rs and otow who sunk the Chinese
l. anspot.
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