The herald., 1894-10-29
The TRIUMPHANT JAPS.
Marshal Yamataga's Second
Victory.
An Army of 10000 Chinese
Routed.
They Offered Little Resistance to
the Invaders.
A Great Quantity of Munitions of War
Captured - Bad Tactical Methods
of the Celestials - Chinose
Ports Blockadsd.
By the Associa. ed Press.

BY tue AbsOCld .eu Ffess.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.--The Japanese
legation today received dispatch which
confirms the news published this morn
ing in dispatches from Shanghai, of q
second victory of the Japanese army
under Yamataga. The telegram is
dated Hiroshima, and reads as follows
Before dawn of October 26th our
army. under Marshal Ysmataga. at
tackled Kin Len Chang, one of the i'm
portant strongholds upon the Chinese
frontier. The place was defended by
10000 troops under Generals Lin and
Song. They fed after offering only a
slight resistance, and the Japanese
forces took possession Of the fortifica-
tions and the city. They captured &c
large field guns, an immense quantity ol
rice. food of other kinda, etc., and more
than 800 tents. The Japanese loss was
20 killed and 83 wounded. The Chinese
lost more than 200 killed; the exact
number of their wounded is not
known"
1t is believed at the Japanese legation
that the General Lin mentioned in the
above dispatch ia the noted Chinese
commander who played a prominent
part during the Tonking difficulty. and
TO whom it was recently reporte
Viceroy Ii had offered the chief 0om.
mand Of the Chinese army.
The Japaneee legation tonight re-
ceiyed tho following cable from their
government:
"Tne second army of Japan, under
the command OF Marshal Yamataga,
effected landing near Tab Len Wan,
with great success"
The Japsnsse legation has received i'll
first mail OF Japanese newspapers sinct
the battles of Yalu and Ping Yang. anC
they are filled with the details of tn,
engagements, of the lists OF the killed
and wounded, accounts Of heroiHm ani
Other evidences Of war.
The bad tsctical moth0ds OF the Obi
nese soldiers excite ths defision of til,
Japanese. TIE latter point out that th'
sat quietly within them without sending
out skirmiahers to harrass the enemy
The Chinese soldiers also raise number
of banners just as they fire volley. 90
the Japanese troops always know when
u
nese also exhaust their cartridges in tht
magazine guns as fast 40 they hre them
making them q hail of bullets and ther
q. long calm. The rifles captured from
the Chinese show rust of long standing
and other careless treatment.
A touching story is told of q Japanese
buglsr, who had just eoundsd the
"charge," when he received bullet in
the breast. He was urged to lay aside
his bugle, as any fresh exertion would
make hemorrhage, proving fatal. Hi
reply was another blast OF the charge
as he toppled over.
The members of the Japanese house
OF peers have sent ,000 cigarettes tC
the soldiers.
Snow fell in Japan on September 22d
which is the earliest in 10 years.
A Toxic paper states that prior to &
Chinese naval inspection by Ii Hung
Chang, the men manufactured cannon
balls out OF clay, painted them black,
and passed inspection with this bogu.
equipment.
The gold ingots and coins captured by
the Japanese at Ping Yang amount to
0,000 yen.
Count Oyams, the war minister, has
issued proclamation urging the troops
to show every kindness to Chinese
wounded, adding that "they should moi
be more anxious to display courage than
charity"
The Japanese naval experts say tor
pedo boats proved failure at the Yalr
naval battle.
A Japanese clerk recently beheaded
in Tien Tsin is supposed to be one OF the
two students surrendered by the Ameri-
can consul.
YOKOHAMA, Oct. 2S.--The forces at
Kiulen were commanded by Generals
Song and Lin. The Chinese occupy Q
very strong position at Hong Wang, the
castle being guarded by 10000 men.
The troops are being massed at Kin
Chow, with O view to the defense OF PORT
Arthur. The Japanese have completely
blocked Talien Wan and Port Arthur
and all the adjacent bays and ports
Further Japanese forces have landed al
Seihiofu, south of Port Arthur.
LONDON, Oct. 28.-The Japanese lege'
tion here has received official telegramf
from Toxic confirming the reports ol
fighting at Kiulen. They soy the Jap
anese lose was 20 killed and SO wounded
Field Marshal Count Yamagata is now
at Win.
A dispatch to tho Times from Tier
Tsin says large Russian feet is as
Hembing at Chez Foo.
A dispatch from Shanghai states sew
eral thousand troops at Nankin mutt
MED and refused to march to Tien Tsin
because their pay was in arrears fol
several months.
A dispatch TO the Times from Shang-
hal says the Chinese feet has been or
dered to protect Sns nghai Kwsn. The
dispatch adds that a Japanese feet with
"a torpedo boats 10 threatening Wei Ha!
Wei.
The Daily Graphic prints this dis.
o ch under q YoKohoma date:
fhe Chinese feet is centering in @ lin
Kow with view Of defend'c i,or. Ar.
thur against the japanese. Ts intsn.
sio OF the Japanese is to bloc. de Port
Ar;hnr, Talein Wen and all ar ~ ports
an bays.
Japan's overtures to Russia for new
commercial treaty have been. received