Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-29
ANOTHER VICTORY
Scored by the Japanese Over the
Chinese.
KIN-LON-CHENG TAKEN BYSTORM
The Chinese Sustained Heavy
Losses-An Interesting Budget
of War News, Giving Details
Of the Great Conflict Now Be-
ing Waged.


ing Waged.
WASHINGTON, d. c., October 2S.-
The Japanese legation received to-day
a despatch which confirms the news
published this morning In dispatches
from Shanghai Of second victory OF
the Japanese army under Marshal Yam
agata. The telegram is dated Hiorshi-
ma and reads as follows:
About dawn OF october 90, our army
under Marshal Yamagata attacked Kin
Len-Cheng, one OF the important
strongholds upon the Chinese frontier.
The place was defended by 10000
troops under Generals Lin and Hong.
They fled after offering only a slight
resistance and the Japanese forces took
possession of the fortihcations and the
city. They captured
THIRTY LARGE FIELD GUNS,
an immense quantity Of rice, food OF
other kinds, ETC., and more than 800
tents The Japanese loss was 20 killed
and SO wounded. The Chinese lost more
than 200 killed; the exact number OF
the wounded Is not known.
tits believed at the Japanese lega-
tlon that General Lin mentioned In the
above dispatch is the noted Chinese
commander, who played sueh promi-
nent part during the Tonking difficulty,
and when, IL was recently reported,
Viceroy Lin had offered the choice OF
the com maud 10 the Chinese army.
The Japanese legation tonight re-
ceiyed the following cable from their
government:
THE second army Of Japan. under
the command Of Marshal Oyama, ef-
fected a landing near Ta-Len-Wan with
great success"
Another Battle Probable at Port Arthur.
YoKoHoMA, October 2s-Tbe Chi
nese forces at Kiren (Kiolen) were
commanded by Generals Hong and Lin.
| The Chinese occupy very strong posi-
tion at Hong Wang, the castle being
guarded by 10000 men. Troops are
being massed AZ Kin Chow with View
to the defense Of Port Arthur.
The Jahaness have completely block
AIDED Talien Wan and Port Arthur and
all the adjacent bays and ports. Fur
| ther japanese forces have landed at
Seikiofu, southeast Of Port Arthur.
LONDON, October 2s.-The Japanese
| Legation here received official tele-
grams from Toxic, confirming the re-
ports Of the fighting at Kiulen. They
state that the japanese loss WAS 20
killed and SO wounded. Field Marshal
Count Yamagata is now at COiju.
DETAILS OF THE WAR.
The japanese legation at Washing
! ton have received It's frst mall OF
japanese newspapers since the battles
OF Yalu and Ping Yang, and they are
filed with the details Of the engage
ments, lists az killed and wounded, ac-
counts o. heroism and other evidences
of war.
The bad tactical methods OF the Chi
| nese soldiers eIcites the dsrision OF the
japanese. The latter point out that
the Chinese erect breAstworks and
then sit quietly within them with
| out throwing out skirmishers 10 harrAss
the enemy. The Chinese soldiers
also raise a number OF banners just
as they fire q Volley so that the
Japanese troops always know when =
shower OF lead is impending. The
Chinese also exhaust their cartridges ia
the magazine guns as fast a. they can
Ere them. making hail OF bullets and
then q long calm. The rifles captured
from the Chinese show rust OF long
standing and other careless treatment.
A touching story 10 told OF 4 Japanese
bugsr who had Just sounded the
"charge" when he received q bullet In
the breast lie was urged to lay aside
his bugle as any fresh eIertion would
make a hemorrhsge proving fatal His
reply was another blast Of the charge"
as he toppled over
CONTRIBUTIONS OF SUPPLIES.
Of Peers have sent half 3 million OF clg-
arettes 70 the Japanese soldiers The
leading tea merchant Of Japan has pre-
sented the war Office With thousand
chests OF tea.
Snow fell in Japan on September %.
which is the earliest 10 ten years. The
cold weather may Put stop to the cam
palgh until spring.
TIE japanese press 90 to extremes Ia
their demands for indemnity from
China One Of them says China must
pay Japan ten times the cost Of the
war and must agree 20 let japanese
troops be stationed throughout China
hereafter.
CLAY CANYON BALLS.
A Toxic paper says that prior 20 .
Chinese naval inspection by Ii Hung
Chang the men made cannon balls out
OF clay. painted thsm black and passed
Inspection with this bogus equipment
A YokobLma paper prints portions OF
the poeticsl tariff speech OF Represent
alive Brosius. Of PsnnsylVsniA
Large coal merchants OF Japan are
charged with secretly furnishing coal
supplies 70 the Chinese navy.
The gold ingots and coins captured
By the japanese - Ping Yang amount
20 700. 900 yen.
Count Oyams, war minister, has IS
sued a proclamation Urging the troops
70 show every kindness 70 Chinese
wounded, adding that they should not
be more anxious 20 display carnage
tban charity"
The japanese naval experts say that
torpedo boats proved 70 be failure a.
the Yalu naval battle.
A japanese clerk recently beheaded 10
Tien TsIn is supposed TO be one of two
students arrested Dy the American