St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-25
CHINA IS IN Peril.
Celestials Are Concentrating
Troops for the Defense
Of Mukden.
FORCES ARE POORLY ARMED.
Europeans Believe Peking to
Be the Real Point Of the
Japs' Attack.
FORCES ARE POORLY ARMED.
ANOTHER YALU BATTLl
Considered Inevitable---Chi-
nese Poorly Prepared for
the Encounter.

LONDON. Sept. PA dispatch from
Shanghai says: Capt. Tang. command
er Of the Chinese war ship Chih Yuen,
which was sunk in the engagement Of
the 1alu river, is among the saved.
The British steamer Irene. from Ham,
burg, with large quantities of munitions
OF war, has safely arrived at Taku and
landed her cargo.
1t is understood that the governor of
, Manchuria IS concentrating all the
troops raised in that province upon
Mukden, and that OH the route to Wi Ju
extensive earthworkS are being thrown
up. The levies are composed of hardy
North Cinnamon and are excellent ma
terial. but they are badly armed, only
about 1000 Of them having good mill.
tary rifles. Further supplies, however,
are being hurried up from the southern
arSenals.
Tue Chinese force entrenciied upon
the Yalu river is estimated to number
$4,000 men. Many of these are raw levies
and also badly armed. The loss of field
guns. rifles and ammunition suffered al
Ping Yang has greatly embarrassed the
Chinese war department. Ii is recOg-
nized thai a
Battle Must Be Fought
on the 1alu, and The Chinese are strain
Ing every nerve to retrieve the disaster
at Ping Yang.
European officers here doubt whether
Mukden Is really the immediate OBJ
Jective of The Japanese. 1t is consid.
cred more probable that if they attack
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scent from the sea upon Neu Chwang
with all expeditionary force. Ii
this movement should be success
fully made the Japanese would cut the
Chinese main line of communication
and could attack the Yalu a,my in the
rear. Neu Chwang in the possession of
the JAPANESE would form a base Tor a
movement upon Mukden,Or upon Pekin
ltSeil, Il the forces landed there could
co.upera y with the army advancing
from Corea. This is the plan credited
by experts to Field Marshal YaIaga,a.
Ihe Island I%aitantan, i'll CUrean bay.
mas been made a cOaling store and sta.
ton, from which the Japanese can keep
a constant watch upon the mouth Ut the
Gulf or Re Chi Lii, nine Japanese gun
boats being stationed there.
The emperor Of China holds a wal
council every afternoon at 4 o'clock.
He Is completely under the influence Of
his foriner tutor and aged adviser.
NJ. Miyabara said it made HIM fret
and moan to think the TWO new IRON.
c!ads now being built were not COM
lneuced two years ago.. With regard to
the campaign, he thought that every
thing pointed III the direction of Il JAP
anese march towards PeklH. Beyond
that he vas not inclined to say much.
Personally he believed that the wal
woule terminate before winter.
You may depend upon H." he coll
tinued, THAT Japan will force matters
to il finish before November, when the
Cuffs Of Pc Chi Lii and Liau Tong are
frozen over. You will probably soon
hear OF a great battle Oh the Yalu. The
Japanese are good m%archers. and
therefore, within ten days of the
date of the Ping Yang fight, we
may expect something important. In
the meantime there may be minor fights
on the march, or which you will zeal
nothing, because during tile intervals
OF marching on an important position
not a paragraph concerning the move
ments OF the troops will be allowed to
be telegraphed."