The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-12-17
DEAR, DEAR, pEARI
Horrible News From the Orient Received
Through . , Ia Inch Cable.


Through . Ia Inch Cable.
The retreat Of the Chinese army from
Korea without having made any great
show Of resistance has set all the mill
tary men guessing. No one can tell why
the emperor should allow the seat OF
war 70 be transferred 20 his own do
main. 1t will BE- seen at glance that
for the purpose OF fighting Korea is far
better than the Chinese frontier. In the
face of all this and for no apparent rea-
son the troops of the emperor have been
withdrawn, and the japanese have been
allowed to mass their armies on the PEN
insula which composes Korea
If a story which came out today is
true, all the sighting things said of the
Celestials and their leaders will have to
be withdrawn. What is apparently the
most flagraut piece of military mis-
management may be a stroke of genius
which will set the achievements of all
the great tacticians of history far into
the background.
The plot, as declared by several mi
nor officials, is III substance as follows:
All the troops, agents and sympathizers
of the Chinese are to be withdrawn
from the peninsula of Korea. This is
an invitation for the Japanese to greatly
augment their armies upon the pcninsu-
la preparatory to boldmarch into Chi
ma So far the plan has worked to per-
lection. And now there only remains
the greatest comp ever attempted in any
age The plan is to cut n deep trench
entirely across the isthmus connecting
Korea to the mainland of Asia and to
the Chinese empire The structure of
the point of land is a heavy layer of
shale, resting upon bedrock. At every
point where the Chinese army of occu-
patton has camped, it is alleged, holes
have been drilled, and immense quanti-
ties of lubricating ellis have been forced
down upon tie surface of the bedrock.
AS the various divisions have slowly re-
treated apparently before the Oncoming
Japanese, these operations have been
continued The next move will be the
last, according to the informers.
As soon as the Japanese are massed
upon the peninsula the function of the
trench will be made evident. 1t will be
| cut down to bedrock, and large quan-
| tity of dry timber will be tightly
wedged in. Above that at a little height
iron bars will be placed. The timber
idea is one borrowed from the Egyptians
in their operations by which the obelisk'
were cut out i'll single immense blocks
Water will ba poured in, and the timber
will swell, exerting powerful pressure
Then, by means of electric appliance:
the iron bars or blocks will be quickly
heated to high temperature and there
by expand, adding greatly to the forc'
which the swelling timbers will be put
ting forth Last of all, the entire Chi
nese army will b. set to work in the
trench, which will be hundreds of mile
long. Each man will lie armed with ;
powerful hydraulic jack, which h
will operate when the non and wood
are getting i'll their best work.
The bedrock slopes seaward, an'
the result may be better imagined thai
described. The shale, having beeI
thoroughly lubricated, will slip witt
comparative ease on the smooth surtac
of the rock, so think the Chinese engi
neers. Thus, when the millions of ton
of pressure is brought to bear. the EN-
tire peninsula is expected to start slow
ly ON its foundations. Then, as the srea
mass gathers Roadway like a Launching
ship, it will increase its speed and final
ly dash into the Japan sea
Instant and complete destruction vii
fall upon the armies of the mikado a
well as upon every man, woman an
child i'll Korea Nothing in the way c
annihilation can compare with this eN
cept perhaps the fate of Pharaoh arm
in the Red sea
The immediate effect upon tho Japa
sea can scarcely be imagined. The Cli
nese warships will have been withdraw
to some safe haven. and the total d'
struction of nearly all of Japan's nav
is assured.
The tidal wave is expected to almo'
wipe out the Japan islands The water
will probably pour over the islands Rn
sweep them of every vestige of anini'
and vegetable life.
This may sound like the dream of q
insane man, and in order to carr
weight with it your correspondent Ina
the affidavits of his informants dul
prepared. Unfortunately, however, IL
Chinese notaries have a seal nearly foI
inches in diameter. SO when an atteml
was made to cable tho affidavits the
stuck, as the cable is only y inch
through. Special to ClevelaI
Plain Dealer.