Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-10-10
JAPANESE INVASION.
They Capture the Town of Che
flu and Land More Troops.
Foo-oHoo PREPARED FOR A SIEGE

Panic Prevails at Canton, and the Danger
to Foreigners In Picking Is Increasing
Russian Troops Facing Japanese Forces
on the Korean Frontier.
LONDON, Oct 1o--A dispatch to The
Times from Yokohama repeats the report
of the capture Of Chefu and adds that the
japanese have landed troops at Tarasoada,
near Port Arthur
The correspondent at Hongkong Of The
Times telegraphs under tho date Of today
that the Chinese have closed Foo Choo in
preparation for a siege, He further says
that panic prevails at Canton.
Shanghai dispatch to the same paper,
fled today, says that British mill
tary officer, who has carefully oollated
the accounts Of the battle OF Ping Yang,
concludes that there were only 5000 Chi
nese engaged and that their loss was I'M
der 1000,
Undor date Of Oct. 10 the correspondent
OF The Times at Tlen tsn cables that
1900 Russian troops are posted on the
Korean frontier facing tho japanese force
at Hun Chun, nine miles north OF the
boundary.
1t is added that assaults on foreigners
OF Peking and its environs, which have
constantly occurred during the last 10
years, are increasing in frequency and
gravity, as has always been predicted
must happen owing to the liberation OF
the foreign representatives, who are really
the responsible parties. Each minister,
thinking to conciliate the government,
leaves his colleagues to make protests, the
result boing plenary indulgence to street
rowdies.
Foreigners Not Safe In Picking.
For the same reason commercial rights
are invaded with impunity Serious trou-
Bile must eventually follow unless tho for
eign agents deal firmly with the govern
ment
The Standard publishes a letter from
Picking stating that ii Hung Changes
nephew, Ii Ching Chu Sheng, the taotai
and Yuan, another official arc charged
with selling 250, 600 piculs of Chinese rice
to Japan in the early part of the year.
The rice was sent out Of tho country by
means Of duty FREQ passes. which were
obtained under the pretext that the rice
was for the relief Of famine sufferers in
Korea. The letter adds that the public
demands the execution of the officials as
traitors.
A dispatch to Tho Times from Simla,
India, says that surprise is felt there be-
cause of the nonreceipt of orders to ex-
pedite the dispatch Of the rifle brigade to
Hongkong
The Times, commenting upon the re-
| port of the capture of Chefu by the Jap
anese and the landing of troops at Taras-
cada, says that If these reports arc true
the Japanese have at least shown their
hands wisely in deciding to avoid an at
tack upon Picking They have apparent
| ly decided to attack Port Arthur, and, II
| is stated, have disemharlSed troops in d
body to the northeast Of that place, which
IS we'll suited to form base OF operations.
| The garrison may now number 10 200 men.
Like many places pInyiGod witt, extrav-
agant coast detonses. Port Arthur has d
back door. IN selecting this rs the place
Of attack thu japanese are following tn,
best precedents The conditions hav,
many points OF resemblance 10 those o
Sehastopol.
The japanese should DO able to isolate
Port Arthur, and, holding undisputet
command of the sea, maintain their owr
line of supplies. This being the case, tn,
fall of Port Arthur should be only ques
ton of time. In the face Of the coming
winter, which the Chinese can better en-
dure than the Japanese the latter hav,
every induocment to hasten the attaol
and arc unlikely to undertake further op
erations for the present.
/ - al, -ro,-,1 re..tn.