Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-23
Japan and China.

japan recently issued a loan of $50, ,0O0,-
900. A strong outburst Of patriotic feeling
was evoked by the nations act and the
people in all parts Of the country were
quick in responding to the demand Tor
money.
At Korea nova Japan has much the best
oft. China's only way to get troops into
Korea is by way Of the peninsula.
Advices from Korea under date of Aug.
3. say the Japanese forces have captured
tie fortified town of Lough- Wan and killed
1000 Chinese, with loss of only TO men.
Lough- Wan is one of the most important
villages of the kingdom, and was held by
II, COO Chinese. The Japanese determined
to capture the arms and provisions and bait
the army By clever bit Of intrigue. They
gave out that they were going to march
back to Asan, but no sooner were they con-
vinced of the success OF their scheme OF
making the Chinese believe they had left
the settlement than they marched with
rush straight up to the fortifications. They
made clean sweep Of everything in the
course Of five hours fighting.
The Chinese were bowling, kowtowlng
and firing crackers off to big wooden del
ty set up on a cannon ball. The Chinese,
" ith their usual cowarjice, deserted many
OF the Fan Kwai-foreigh devil officers
and when given orders to resist the ad-
vance of the enemy turned and fell upon
their swords, preierring to commit suicide
rather than be murdered by the Japanese.
II ia reported that japan has ordered
100 900 stand Of arms and largo quantity
of ammunition from New York firm
The earl Of Kimberly, the English secre-
tary OF state for foreign affairs, has ordered
the customs authorities at Glasgow to
seize the warship Islam, which is being fit
ted out there for either China or Japan.
This order was issued under the foreign en-
listment act, a. was also the order OF last
Saturday TO seize at Newcastle the torpedo
catcher built at the Elswick works for Chi
m.
The Chinese, on Monday reported two
battles in which the japanese were driven
back with great loss.
The Japanese are re-embarking large
numbers Of troops at Eusan. Nothing is
known regarding their destination.
The Chinese force which occupied Yas-
han have evacuated that place, and have
marched eastward in the direction Of Seoul.
TIE force, which ia under Gen. Yeh, who
was falsely reported TO have been Billed in
u recent battle, has been augmented by
the adhesion Of numbers Of sympathizing
Koreans.
The Chinese forces are converging on
Ping-Yang. The telegraph line at the lat
ter point remains in possession of the
Chinese. Nine thousand Japanese troops
have left Seoul and marched in the direc-
tion Of Ping Yang.
The two Japanese spies who were arrest
ed in the French settlement of Shanghai
are under the protection of the United
States Consul, and will remain so until
charge is clearly formulated against
them.
At San Francisco Minister Karino, Of
Japan, said he wanted to combat an i'm
preston prevalent with some Of the Amer
lean people that he was here to raise
loan and possibly get American troops and
officers.
"My coming is in no way in reference to
the war" he said 1--WE are in need of no
guns, money nor men. We have a stand
ing army of So 900 men with reserves suf-
ficient TO make 100000 All are well
trained. Our people are offering the Gov
ernment money, but we do not neet it
and steadily refuse it. Beside the 200, 600
trained men we have AZ warships. We are
shus well equipped"