The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-29
H0NORS EASY.
laps Easily Captured a Chin
ese Stronghold.
Scraps From Oriental Papers Con-
cerning the Great Battles.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.--The Japanese
legation received dispatch which con-
firms the news published yesterday from
Shanghai of second victory OF the Japan
ESQ army under Marshal Yamagata. The
telegram Is dated Hiroshima, and reads as
follows:
s.Beforc dawn of Oct. 90 our army,
under Marshal Yamagata, attacked Kin
Len-Cheng, one of tho important strong
holds upon the Chinese frontier. The
place was defended by $1,000 troops under
Generals Lin and Song The Chinese
fled after Offering only a slight resistance.
and the japanese forces took possession
Of tho forti1cations and the city. They
captured 30 large field guns, an immense
quantity of rico. food Of other kinds, etc,
and more than 300 tents The Japanese
loss was 20 killed and 63 wounded. The
Chinese lost 200 killed. The exact number
of their wounded is not known"
II is believed at the Japanese legation
that the General Lin mentioned in the
above dispatch Is the noted Chinese COM
nander who played such a prominent part
during the Tonquin difficulty and to
whom 10 was recently reported Viceroy Ia
had offered the chief command in the
The japanese legation has received It's
first mail of japanese newspapers since
the battles of Yalu and Ping Yang, and
they are filled with the details of the en-
gagoments, lists Of killed and wounded,
accounts Of heroism and other evidences
Of war.
Chinese Invite Slaughter.
The bad tactical methods Of the Chinese
soldiers excite the derision Of the Japan
ese. The latter point out that the Chinese
erect breastworks and then sit quietly
within without throwing out skirmishers
10 harass the enemy. The Chinese sol
diers also raise number Of banners Just as
they fire volley, so that the Japanese
troops always know when shower of
lead is impending. The Chinese also ex-
haust the cartridges in the magazine guns
rs fast as they can fire them, making q
hail Of bullets and then long calm. The
rifles captured from the Chinese show rust
of long standing and other careless treat
mcnt.
A touching story is told Of Japanese
buglor who had Just sounded the charge
when he received a bullet in the breast
lie was urged To lay aside his bugle, as
any fresh exertion would make hem
orrhage, proving fatal. His reply was
another blast of the charge" as he top
Piled over.
The members OF the japanese house of
peers have sent 10000 cigarets to the Jap
anese soldiers.
The leading tea merchant OF Japan has
presented the war Office with 1000 chests OF
tea
Snow fell in Japan on Sept 90, which is
the earliest in 10 years. The cold weather
t.t,f afa 10 th.
spring
An Aggressive Press.
The Japanese press go to extremes In
their demands for indemnity from China
One of them says China must pay Japan
ten times the cost OF the war, and must
agree to let Japanese troops be stationed
throughout China hereafter.
A Toxic paper states that prior to a
Chinese naval inspection by Ii Hung
Chang theme manufactured cannon balls
out of clay, painted them black and passed
Inspection with this bogus equipment.
Large coal merchants Of Japan are
charged with secretly furnishing coal sup
plies to the Chinese navy.
The gold ingots and coin captured by
the Japanese at Ping Yang amount to
s0o 600 yen.
Count Oyama, war minister, has issued
proclamation urging troops 10 show
every kindness to the Chinese wounded,
adding that they should not be more
anxious to display carnage than charity"
The japanese naval experts say that
torpedo boats proved TO be a failure at
the Yalu 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.