The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-24
HAND TO HAND.
Ten Thousand Chinese
Routed by laps.
Newspaper Advices From Japan Give
Interesting Details.

YOKOHAMA, Dec 24--General Kasura on
Dec 10 attacked General Lungs position
seven miles west of Haiti Cheng. The
position was defended by 10000 Chinese,
who were routed after four assaults.
A dispatch from Antonhg says that the
japanese force consisted of four regiments
of infantry and five batteries of artillery.
The latter bombarded the Chinese who
had established themselves In the village
Of Kung- Wasai. The infantry then thrice
charged the Chinese lines. The fighting
was stubborn, the oombatants meeting
hand d-to-hand. Tho fight was the fiercest
that has ys0 taken place. The Chinese
loss Is estimssed at 500 killed or wounded.
The Japanese also suffered severely.
A dispatch from Kobe says that thou
sands Of Tonghaks defeated the Corean
garrison of 800 soldiers at Challado, and
then burned the houses The inhabitants
Of the town fed. 1t is reported that a
number Of Chinese were among the Tong
haks.
Japanese Press Discussing Terms OF Peace.
WAsHrNGTor, Deo a. = Recent news
paper advices received here from Japan
show that the question Of the terms Of
peace that Japan will demand from China
IS fruitful subject of discussion by the
native press Opinions, however, differ
regarding these terms and while some
journals content themselves with speak
ing generally on the subject, others are
more specific In their demands.
One paper asserts that Formosa, I'M
portant from q commercial and military
point Of view. must at all events be taken.
After detailing what an immense expen-
diture must be incurred by japan In sup
porting Corea and protecting japanese in
terests In the north OF China following
tho war, the paper declares that Formosa
will have to be annexed as resource
from which to draw receipts at least equal
to these prospective expenditures.
Another paper enters a strong protest
against the claims advanced that China
must surrender territory entirely out Of
proportion to the objects for which the
war was undertaken.
Assuming that the war Is practically
over, the Japanese are already discussing
the matter of Japan's prospects there
after. Mr. Kanekc the vice minister of
state for agriculture and commerce, has
been looking into the history Of the United
States after the great civil war and TO
that Of Germany after the Franco Prus-
sian war for light on the subject, and the
Noshomusho has been holding consulta-
tions about the matter for some time, but
the Investigations are far from concluded.
The vice minister Is personally OF the
, opinion that the extension of facilities for
direct expectation Is of the greatest Inn
portance.
Complications In Corea-
According to a Seoul correspondent,
affairs are again becoming serious in
Corea where there is trouble, in which
Tai Won Kun, who Is understood here to
be practically prime minister, is involved.
1t had It's origin in the surrender of Ia
Hciki, favorite of Tai Won Kun, to the
Corcan police, in whose custody he is now
held.
Ii Heiki, 10 appears, took part in all the
deliberations of the faction headed by the
aged statesman, and Is therefore ac-
qualnted with its secrets. Shortly after
wards he was made q police official, and
had frequent occasions to meet members
OF the Japanese police now In the capitol.
Intercourse with the latter gave him an
insight into the real intentions enter
tained toward Corea by Japan.
Thus newly enlightened, says the COR
respondent, his hatred of the crooked ar
tiflces and ignorant devices of the faction
with which he had been connected grew
intense, and conscience finally drove him
drove him to confess TO the police officials
what he knew Of the factions doings. He
was placed In confinement and although
implored by several OF the parties against
whom he had informed not to confess he
made clean breast of all he knew and
had done.
Some objections were made by the
Corean government TO the demands of
the japanese minister, Count Inouye, for
the examination of witnesses implicated
IN the affair." the Coreans asserting that
such proceedings would be contrary to the
time honcrcd usage Of the country The
result Of this collision between Count
Inouye and the Coroan government was
not clearly known at the time the corre-
Dpondent wrote.
Important Chinese Dispatches Captured.
Letters, by means of which the faction
lnstigated tbs Tonghak insurgents. to-
gether with other documents bearing on
the same point, and secret dispatches sent
by Tai Won Kun TO the Chinese gen.
erals in the Phyong- Yang, have all fallon
into the hands OF the Japanese authori.
ties, and the sinister project of the old
gentleman and his followers against
Japan. the correspondent adds, Is now an
open secret.
Since these events transpired. news
has come to the United States by tele-
graph to the effect that the japanese gov
ernment has dispensed with the services
OF Tai Won Kun" and the natural pre-
sumption Is that this action was the ro-
suit OF the occurrences referred to-
fractional strife In the Corean court Is
said by another paper TO be the prime
cause OF all the evils now hamperng the
countrys progress along the path Of re-
form Lately, another bone OF contention
has been superadded TO accentuate the
political confusion already existing in the
held OF politics. It Is question relating
10 the parentage Of prominent members OF
ihe government, and the present trouble
lad its origin in the old time Corean sys-
tenn OF concubinagc
The Price of War.
A japanese paper gives summary OF
the losses OF the japanese and Chinese
armies up 20 Nov. 23 exclusive of the
battles at FLng- Wang. Chang Kinchan.