The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-09-20
CHINA'S FATAL FIGHT
MANY OF HER SHIPS LOST
Terrible Conflict DstWsen More
Than Twenty Huge Mem
of.War at vuia
River.

LONDON, cop& H. 4 oiopo1e1 tto0
Shanghai. dstsd 7s8 .. m. to-day, savss
Later dispatches cay u Chinese vssships
arrived yesterday as Port Arthur fes ~
pairs. The dispatch says that On NsndAy
last the Chinese fleet. consisting oe u
wsrships, arrived on tho mouth of The
Yula river. conveying transports having
on board 1000 troops.
Il was the intention Of Admiral Ting "a
dlsembark the troops inside the mouth q
the Yula river In order to form . fesse
with which to intercsps the Japansss Cd
vance upon Moukdsn Manehurs, frsm
which there 10 . railroad running 10 Tisa
Tsin. While engaged In landing he
troops, feet Of 10 japanese warshlps,
accompanied BY hsst Of torpedo beats,
was sishted approaching. Az soon - thsv
were within range the japanese sstssks1
the Chimes.
Thsn followed Q tsssihis eooflet lasslne
six hears, during which The great guns,
rspld Airing guns, machine guns and all
soess Of gums we're ussd with fearful siBsee
on both sides. Both Assts also ussd tess
psdoss repeatedly and fred ct each oshss
eoatinuously from rapid firing guas
mounted In the teps es The difRseses vas.
ships.
LONDON, Sept. 1s.-In the battls -
tweso the Chimes and Japansss hssts -
Ystu rivss, st lsast one Chimes vssssl
and three Japaasss warships were =.
stroyed. The Japanese ere supposed 10
have aeeomplisAsd their object In psss
venting the landing Of Chinese troops IL
Corsa, to reinfoecs the Chimes ssmy
operating against the Japansss. On the
other hand the Chinese claim 10 have -
Ssatsd The Japanese Asst.
SHAxouAI, Sept. ls.-Dispatehss ftsm
Coesa aanounss that the nsss hattls bss
twesa modsrn ships oe var has tahsa
plaee % The yatu rivee nosth q the gulo
of Cossa and that both sidss slaia ~
vietosy. The Chinsse sQuadroa, b -
psArs, was covering The landing % lasUD
Soeee oftsoops destined 10 rsinfases ~
Chinese army opssatins against ths 5ao.
snsss IN Ceess.
Aeeee6iue 20 one account Ne Cainan1
soesee1ed n lA16ins tAo tsosps. ~ 4
| tho oaeasemeat Wk1ph e611eUod vi1A -
Japaness nsst, The Chia yusa a ~
Chinese nest vas sunk, The Co yano
and Yang We are rspeetsd 10 thea hsvs
rum ashore burning. Three Japansss
ships are also said TO have bssa ~,
Amiral Ting, commander Of ths CAinssl
northern Asst, aud Colonel ven Han-
nsksu. sorsnssiy aide-as-eamp 10 vicsesv
Il Hung Chang. ass rspsetsd kiilsd dusina
the sneagsmsnt. Celouel Won Hannehea
70 the German ofncsr Who vas o. hsas&
the transport xow Shing vhsn sunk y
the japanese cruiser With loss oe absal
| 1000 msu.
Auethse report says the JApassss
cruiser met With Q loss Il about I loo msas
Another rspers says the Japassss -,
cssdsd In preventing the landing - ~
Chinsss troops and therefore ~ Jepansse
claim The victory. u 10 adde1. hevsveR,
that The JapAnsss Asst was esmpelled 4
sstrsat after having suffered heavy lspsel
n killsd and wounded.
The Chinese nsst, u y also said, hAs -,
turned 10 Wei Hal Wei Ths sseeod -.
pess says Admiral Ting and Ce,saal yeq
Haunsksn were nes killsd, bat ssvsdAl
wounded. Ths Tisso' essrsspoaAsaal
confirm the statsmsnt that ths Chineol
were successful in landlng troops.