The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-19
WAR IN THE EAST.
EVERYTHING REMAINS QUIET AT
PORT ARTHUR.
CHASTITY Atrocities Committed by the
Chinese-severe Cold in Manchu-
rfa-The Attitude of the Lii Fam
lily. Regarded with Deep Interest.

ria-fhe Attitude or the LII FAM
Ally Regarded with Deep Interest.
Victoria, B. c., Dec. 18.--The steamer
Empress of India arrived this evening
with yolxo,,a,,,, s.7xicAs 70 DAo ? All
..,,.
% dutse q. up1 AZ siiui ne siins ID
resIlng from It's exeruons ana me nevy
is busily engaged In removing torpe-
does and other obstrlrctions from the
barlor
oWdiie 70 lag leeoieiiess u eiie os-
tense by the Chinese the injuries to
tine Notifications were slight. The
japanese loss in the several engage
ments between Nov. 10 and % were
twenty-six killed. and two hundred and
thirty two wounded
A singular and unexpected demon
stration of Chinese spirit was made
during the attack on Port Arthur.
While the main body of General Oya-
mas army was devotins it's energies
TO this euterprise a. Chinese force. es-
timated at 5000. was hurriedly sent
from Foo Chow with the design of sur-
prising q. small garrison left in char
Of kin Chow : tTbe af+emnt was an
utter failure. Although heavily ont
[nI,rnhered tha Iananesa 6afande,-s Te-
n1plsed the enemy after a contest oF
three hours
C,orras,oorda,+s ne 1.no-ese NJ. -a,.z
tell eohastlv and revo1tiner sto,!ieq of
s+roc;tiass oo,,a.,,i++ad bl1 3s,e G5,i,,a1a
whenaIyay, acnidant Tha ~ +brnun en-, IL
tla5iae - Ions, 1T, 80 &C..
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$3.50 va sNeoS 'aieS aie Vt-
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sasieie u Iielce revenge III Cne sololeI ,
OF Vhe coIlquerlng' army ana nave caused
unenl 10 throw ASIDE all RESTRAINT, snow
no mercy TO 9ne enemy, ouL 1T shouIo
5aS ai ~ sui DC II etloe 4 wSS plo-
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5tias thai Tho S,hfnase st,i-,, os w., -
NOT In he n,oIested be,aa IT, axceT+ ~
der circumstances of ahsol11te nacas-
sitv. as they are exnectad' nre~a,,tI1I IN
III
The attit1de of the ii family tba stiI1
potent power of the nation of which the
yiceroy of China is the center is Ta-
garded with deem interest, The con.
viction is general that Lii Hung Chang
had a great opportunity open before
him two months ago and that if me had
chosen to act with energy. the destiny,
of China would now be in his hands
but as on "a former occasion, he was
led too much in weighing chances and
allowed the enthusiasm of his strongest
supporters to grow cold while he was
making up his mind to strike "a de-
cisive blow
Taani and Tune Chou, ,,oigb+ hoo
haa,, L;s p,,t.:oo g. iN
80 nie Ilup4Con put ne Would not
cross it when he could have done so
at the head of forces sufficient to DOM
mate the situation and he dares NOT
venture bevond his oa,a rtere, ia iva,
rT,ci, S1tLo.,rrl, -.o.i &c. III tieh
<l'4io"Sh seNeiai lliiieS summon
ca 10 the capital ne refuses to stir,
evidently fearing the intrigues of his
enemies who are now in the ascend Ia ,v
at the court
peno,.+c -,,,o. ,,0,o,.,1,,. :; c,,.i
AteAoi - are pWeVdleitl III Chdflg dal
10 the eHect that he remains in active
expectation that when the uttermost
depth of incornpetency has been sound
ed AFT Pelin his claim To ascar,rIa,,oy
will mo ;,5;so,,totSIa - ali $3.50,
NO eiLort TO supstantlate II. he mas
certainly lost none of his authority over
the military forces which he personally
to shield him from immediate harm in
80 ~ die'ailan uesiauai ;nI anu Vi 'iie
1t is stated ON official authority in