The record-union., 1894-10-26

YOKOHAMA, Oct. 25.-Tt is reasserted
that the army corps under Field Marshal
Count Oyama, formerly Minister of War.
has effected landing at Seikioso, near
Port Arthur. 1t is also again asserted
that the Japanese army under Field
Marshal Yamagata has successfully
crossed the Yalu River and entered Man
churia.
1t was announced on September Goth
that Field Marshal Count Oyama sailed
from Hiroshima with a squadron. Since
then it has been repeatedly asserted that
the Japanese had effected landing near
Port Arthur, and it has been stated that
a report was current that this important
place had been captured oy the japanese.
On the other hand the japanese have
several times been reported as having
crossed the Yalu River, and also as hay-
ing been repulsed. For instance, October
9th Shanghai dispatch stated that Field
Marshal Oyama had crossed the Halu
River, and the last time he was reported
repulsed was October 23d, when it was
asserted that both sides lost 5000 men in
the engagement, which resulted In the
Japanese being driven southward.
If the Japanese have been so uniformly
successful in their operations against the
Chinese it is difficult to understand how
they have SO many of their soldiers
wounded and already sent TO the rear.
a dispatch from Chemulpo on October
22d announced that l,S00 wounded Japa-
nese had arrived there. 1t asserted that
there was large number Of wounded
Japanese at Seoul, and stated that LOO
wounded Japanese soldiers had already
been sent back to that country. Suppos-
ing the large number to mean another
1000 wounded, this would show the
whereabouts of 5000 wounded, who are
already known to be at Chemulpo. and it
is safe to assume that this number does
not include those engaged in the recent
fights which have occurred about the
\ alu River.
CHINESE LEAVE PORT ARTHUR.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 25.-It is reported here
that the Chinese have evacuated Port
Arthur. a report is also current that the
Japanese have effected a landing at Tailen
Wan Bay, on the Corean side of the
Kwong Tung Peninsula, not far from
Port Arthur.
THE NEWS CONFIRMED.
LONDON. Oct. pa dispatch from To-
kio dated to-day states that Field Mar
shal Count Iamagata has telegraphed to
the War Office that detachment of 800
japanese infantry crossed the Yalu River
on Wednesday morning and attacked the
enemy. The Chinese forces consisted OF
900 cavalry and 100 infantry, with two
guns. The enemy fled. The Japanese
captured Chinese fort, two guns and
many rifles. The Chinese loss was twenty
k1lled.and wounded. The Japanese sus-
tained no loss. The japanese advance
columns are marching on Lishi Yen.
A dispatch dated Wiju, October 24th,
apparently delayed in transmission, was
received this evening, giving the details
OF the above fight. 1t says that the jana
nese were terried over the Yalu River at
Sukochin at daybreak. Chinese earth
works had been thrown up to oppose the
landing of the Japanese force, but slight
deviation enabled the Japanese force to
cross the river and land without opposl-
ton. The Chinese fled after the first few
rounds were fired at them. The Japanese
captured the works with a rush.
The Chinese fled to batteries that had
been constructed lower down the river,
throwing away their arms in the flight.
These were found to be antiquated mus
kets. The advanced detachments now
holds the Suckohin ferry to guard the
passing Japanese main body, the advance
OF which will commence at dawn to-mor-
row (Thursday).
The Japanese engineers have pontoons
thrown across the river in readiness for
the army to pass over.
The Chinese are still in force in the
batteries opposite Wiju Their strength
has not materially Increased during the
past week. The main attack upon the
Chinese position will not occur before
Sunday.
WHAT a HEADLESS CHINA MEANS,
LONDON, Oct. 25.-Lord Rosebery made
an address tonight at the banquet of the
Cutters Society of Sheffield, in which he
paid high tribute TO the Gar. He de-
MED that the Cabinet had discussed the
question OF intervention III the Chinese
Japanese war, or that any circular had
been issued or rebuff received.
He dilated upon the seriousness for
Great Britain of the destruction of the
Central Government OF China, and said
headless China meant such a scene of
chaos and horror as the world had never
contemplated. Hundreds OF millions of
barbarous and cruel population would
be let loose with their passions uucon-
trolled. This would be an appalling dan
ger TO ever Christian within its reach.
After the urSt Japanese victory news had
reached her majesty's Government from
source of the highest authority that
China was willing to concede honorable
terms OF peace which considerably ex-
ceeded the demands made by .Janan
when she entered upon the war. These
terms Japan might have accepted without
any dlmInuJion of her prestige. The
Government could not put this informa-
ton in its pocket. No Minister could
have incurred such responsibiIitv Tho
Government had communicated with
other powers, including the United States.
and the proposals were we'll received. and
but one or two poWerS-he thought onlv
one, but desired to be within the truth
were of the opinion that the time had not
arrived to submit the conditions to the
coinbatants. It was altogether prenos-
ferrous TO describe this as a rebuff.