Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1894-08-04
A WAR INEVITABLE.
China and Japan Preparing for a
Great Struggle.
COREA IN A STATE OF ANARCHY
An Official Account Of the Recent Naya
Engage ment-HUw the Chinese
Were Whipped.

YOKOHAMA, July Gan imperial
edict has been issued calling out the
army and navy reserves and ordering
them to report fer duty at their reg pee
tive headquarters. The Chinese resi-
dents of Japan are greatly alarmed a,
the threatening outlook and are fleeing
from the country in large numbers.
At Toxic the conviction is growing i!
are simply pretext 10 gain time in
order 10 allow China to concentrate her
forces for the purp Sc Of making COM
bined attack Oh the ia, anese. Re
liable information has been received al
Toxic that the main body of The
Chinese army crossed the northwestern
frontier of C"rea July %. Further fir
ing on japanese sLiIs on the Corean
coast is reported.
HOW CHINESE WE'RE WHIPPED.
An Official Account at Shanghai of the
Recent Eng ,gem
SHANGHAI, July 29.-A Chinese
official account OF Tie recent engage
ment between tl.e Chinese ANA Jopa-
nese war ships says The Chin. Sc IRON
clad Chen Yur, which is one Of the
largest ships of its class belonging to
the Northern fleet, relrca!ed to kotZo
and escaped capture by the japanese.
The latter, the report adds, captured a
dispatch boat and sank the transport.
Six other ira sports escaped. News
has been received ere that Oh the
same day a naval engagement took
place. Tue japanese troops ashore at
tackled the Chinese at Asan. No details
of the attack were received.
The British twin-screw cruiser Por-
poise has saileti hence 10 protect the
British at Chez Foo. on the Shan
Toong promontory, a health resort of
foreigners. The principal division OF
Chinese reinforeemen,ss sent from 1aku
has reached its dest. nation safely.
A Short but Severe Engagement.
Late this evening further details Of
the naval engagement reached this
city. The fighting though Of short
duration, was severe. Prior to the dis
charge OF the torpedo from japanese
warship the crew Of the transport, which
was armed and the military force on
board Of her, made a hard fight
against the attacking forces. Many of
those on board of her were shot down
on the deck. When the vessel began
to sink there was great excitement on
board. In the confusion no attempt
was made to lower the sailboats. Every
foreigner on board was killed in the
fighting or went down with. the vessel.
Only Forty Men Saved.
The loss OF life was great. OF nearly
5000 Chinese Troops on board of her.
only 40 were saved. They were picked
up by q French gunboat that was
cruising in the vicinity.
Only short time elapsed between
the explosion aud the laundering o!
the transport. Then she went down
Tsan Khan, which was captured by
the japanese, was an old man ofWar
that had been impressed into use as IA
board of her before she fell into the
hands of the japanese.
"A
Corruption and disagreement Pre-
wallis Almost Everywhere.
LONDON, July Gas a result OF en-
quries made by experts in Eastern pol
itics and persons who have resided in
Corea, a reporter of the Associated
Press learns that widespread discomfort
exists iu Corea because of the corrupt
ion and misgovernment that every
where prevails. One Of the most rev.
olutionary factors In the country is
the quasi religious sect called Tong
Hak, which ascribes the precarious
condition Of Corean trade and com
merce tothe presence of foreigners in
the country. This sect has set for itself
the task of Kidding Corea of the hated
foreigners and has threatened Japenese
and other foreigners. Among the
charges brought against the foreigners
is one that they have caused an enor-
nous increase in the price of lood-s.utfs
without any Leneiit accruiEg 10 Cor.
eane.
The King T-rror:zed.
The king of Corea possesses no real
authority. and lie is in constant terror
OF q revolution that VIII sweep MN
from the throne. He is heavily in debt,
and the whole country is in state OF
anarchy. TO this condition of affairs
Is due the revolt that recently started
in one Of the provinces. Last year 30
900 Corears threatened to march Oh
the capital, Seo!u, and compel the for
eigners TO leave. This rebellion was
suppressed, but the country has been
disturbed ever since. Reforms in the
administration are regarded as abso-
lute!y necessary, not only to save the
commerce of the Country, but for the
safety Of tie foreigners.
Attacked Chinese Troops.
LONDON, July 29.-Advices have
reached here indicating that the Japa-
nese attacked the Chinese troops vino
landed at Azan from the transport and
escaped from The Japanese warship.
It is added that China has prohibited