The herald., 1894-09-18
CAPTURE OF PING YANG.
A Bloody Battle Fought in
the Orient.
Great Slaughter of Chinese by
the Japs.
An Army of 10000 Celestials Cat
to Pieces.
The Number Killed stat@d All the Way
From $500 to 10000 The war
Practically Andad In
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON. Sept. ia dispatch re-
capture of Ping Yang by the Japanese.
After the place fell into the hands OF the
Japanese, strong parties of infantry and
cavalry were assigned to patrol the town.
Search was made in houaes for Chinese
soldiers and many captured.
Whom the Japanese troops made their
final assault, several OF the Chinese de-
tenders threw their arms down and flod
nic-stricken to the valley northward.
The Japanese. however, controlled the
entrance to the valley, and tho fleeing
Chinese found their retreat in this di.
rection cut off. Whole regiments Geek.
ing to escape were thus compelled to
surrender.
THE CHINESE LOIS.
II is now stated that the total number
OF killed will not exceed 23oO. The re-
mainder of the Chinese army, some
10000 men. are either wounded. in the
hands of the Japanese, or are unhurt
prisoners OF war.
The emperor OF Japan telegraphed his
congratulations to the field mars
shsl upon his victory. The field
marshal has issued an order congratu-
lating the troops for their action.
The dispatch adds that the Japanese
outnumbered the Chinese three to one.
The artillery was also vastly superior to
that of the Chinese
JAPs PUSHING NoRTHwARD.
The Japanese flying column is now
pushing northward for the purpose of
securing the passes and thus preventing
Chinese armies from marching into
Corea.
A proclamation has been issued prom
isiass prntansion to ths Coreans as long
ss they refrain from hostility TO ths
Japanese.
JAPANESE SPIES.
A dispatch to the Times from Shang-
hal says: An elaborate system of es-
pionage has been maintained for many
years in the Pekin provinces by the
Japanese government. Since the OUT
break of the war literally paid Japanese
agents have been frequent among the
employees of Chinese public officers and
in Chinese arsenas. The Chinese
authorities are now dealing with the
spies summarily. whether they are
Japanese or natives.
The telegraph lines from Ping Yang
have been interrupted since the 18th
instant.
THE BATTLE OF PING YANG.
A dispatch from Seoul, dated We ,ter.
day, says during the evening of Thurs
day last. Japanese column from Pung
San made a reconnaissance in force.
drawing the fire of the Chinese forts,
and ascertaining accurately their diepo.
sition. This done, the Japanese fell
back in good order with little loss.
Friday night, the dispatch adds, all
the Japsnese forces were in position for
combined attack. The general col.
umn was threatening the Chinese left
flank. The Pung San column was fac
ing the Chinese center and the Hwang
Zu column WAS operating ON the Chi
nese right. The latter column was REIN
forced the day before by detachment
of marines and blue jackets from the
feet stationed at the mouth of the Ta
Tong river. The Chinese utilized their
old deienses at Ping Yang and had
thrown up new works and their position
was exceptionally strong.
THE BATTLE OPENED
The battle opened Saturday morning
at day with q direct cs1nonade
upon the Chinese works and this fire
WAS continued without cessation until
afternoon. The Chinese fought their
guns we'll, replying effectively to the
Japanese fire. At 2 p. m. body of
Japanese infantry was thrown forward
in skirmish order and kept up rife
FIRE upon the enemy until dusk. All the
fighting during the day was done by the
Pung San column. The Chinese de-
lenses suffered exceedinly from the
Japanese fire. but it is doubtful if the
losses on either side we're heavy, aH
The troops, both Chinese and Japanese.
look every advantage possible Of shelter
n hich the earthworks on one size and
The nature OF the ground on the other
Afforded. Flank attacks upon the
chinese post did not develop material
advantage during the day, although the
Japanese gained come in position,
Firing was continued at intervals
throughout the night.
TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER.
Meantime two harking columns OF
Japanese drew O Gordon around the
)hinese troops, and at 3 O'Clock in the
morning the Japanese attack was deiy-
red simultaneously and with admirable
PRECISION. The Chinese, utterly unsus-
'icious OF the Japanese attack from the
ear, became panic stricken and were
ut down and bayonetted by h.ndreds.
% we'll was the Japanese attack direct
d that the Chinese were surrounded at
very point and eventually sought safety
n tiignt Defending an entrsuchmant
gere some OF Viceroy Ii Hung Chang's
licked Chinese troops, drilled by Euro-
cans. These solders made dete,-
nined stand to the last and were q /
own to man This Buhs 5 az colan n.
warming over the damaged deienses u
he Chinese front, completed tie rout
I the Chinese. and the whole of the
alters position was captured by the
roops of the mikado. Halt an hong