The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-02
The Chinese Army Said to Be q Disorgan.
ized Mob. Without Proper Clothing.
Arms or Sufficient Food.
JAPAN VERY WIDE AWAKE
One Hundred Thousand of Her
Soldiers Now i'm the Field.
Pekin and Mukden Her Objective Points
Her War Fleet Engaged in Mys-
terious Work Near Che-Foo.

LONDON, Oct. 2--The Times publishes a
dispatch from Shanghai stating that IL is
reported that 5000 Japanese troops have
been landed on the Shan Tung coast be-
tween the Yellow river and Tlen-Tsin.
The Times also publishes a dispatch from
Tien-Tsin confirming the Shanghai dispatch
saying that Ii Hung Chang is vigorously
supported by the dowager Empress ine
Times dispatch adds that it at the
suggestion of Ii Hung Chang that Prince
Kung. the Emperor's sixth uncle, who had
been in disgrace for some time, was re-
called TO the presidency of the Tsung Ia
Yamen with full control OF China's foreign
affairs. The dispatch further says that a
large deputation of leading merchants.
headed by the city magistrate of Tien-Tsn.
waited on Colonel Won Hannekin, the Ger
man officer who was on board the transport
Kow Shing when she was sunk by Japan
ese war ship and who afterwards took part
with the Chinese in the naval battle of the
Yalu river, and thanked him for the serv-
ices he had rendered China in the battle OF
the Yalu.
An imperial edict has been issued ap-
pointing General Sung. formerly commander
at Port Arthur, generalissimo of the Pei
Yang army corps, now in Manchura, and
cnleI over the Mdncuu ieNleS, except the
Kiry division, which is under the COM
mand of Tartar general. The other gen.
erals are commanded to obey General Sung
under pain of death
Another dispatch from Shanghai states
that the Chinese war council continues to
sit, but the disorganization is appalling.
The corruption i'm the commissariat passes
belief There is no clothing for the troops.
food is scanty and weapons and war muni-
tions bought and paid for can neither be
found nor traced. The great Chinese camp
between Tien-Tsin and Taku is filled with
raw levies and disorder is rampant, al
though executions are frequent. The men
are without rifles. Foreigners do not
venture in the camp unless they are amply
guarded. Most CT the Europeans have gone
TO the coast towns for protection. Many
Chinese merchants have also migrated 10
the coast towns, feeling that they will lie
more secure with the foreigners. Rem
| rants of the Chinese force from Ping Yang
| have reached Mukden. They lost every
| thing, and tell doleful stories of the fight
The transport Hung Chang has arrived at
| Hankow, for the purpose of enbarkiag
| troops for the north. Troops have been
ordered to proceed from Canton 70 For
mosa-
| The japanese troops. it is stated in Jap
| anese advices received here, are rapidly
| which has been marching upon Muxden
ever since the battle of Ping Yan, recently
| occupied Heichou on the frontier. of Man.
| An insurrection is said TO have broken
out in the province OF Shang Tung. The
| result of the uprising or its nature are not
/ known.
/ Official advices received here from Toxic
SAY snre tnd lead dne to m Of mas
Neither at the Foreign Office nor at the
| Chinese legation has official informat ton
| been received of mutiny among the Chi
| nese troops at Wi Ju.
The Times this morning publishes dis
division dh Of of troops. six thousand strong.
| could be sent from India on short notice
to protect the treaty ports in China.
| A Doubling Chinese Counselor.
| LONDON, oct. 1.-The Times will to-
| morrow publish a letter from Sir Halliday
| Mccartney, counselor of the Chinese en-
bassy here, asking whether il is not
strange that the startling telegram re-
ceived in London respecting the Chinese
| disaster at Ping Yang is still without con-
| firmation. Sir Halliday then recapitulates
| the contents of the telegram in question.
and OF one received on the day following.
| stating that 1850 Chinese prisoners had
actually paraded in Ping Yang and giving
other details OF the capture OF the Chinese
army. He declares. after a careful in
quiry at every chancellory in Europe, that
| he can find independent evidence 10
support these dispatches. The reason is
L n.
received the dispatches referred TO has no
correspondent at Seoul, and has been i'm
posed upon The Chinese at Ping Yang
| have been a Woerth. but there was no
Sedan. The Chinese force at Ping Yang
had always been considered weak. amount
i ing to little more than 1900 men. Being
| short of provisions they contemplated re-
treat treat when snS the city was inSestsd ted, Tne. Their
| thousand. The remaining nine thousand.
commanded by a general. falsely stated to
| have been captured by the Japanese, ef-
fected retreat Sir Halliday concludes
| with the statement that the purpose In
writing the letter is TO reduce the Japan
ese victory at Ping Yang to its just pro-
| portions.
The dispatches to which Sir Halliday Ma
| cartney takes exception state that the Jap
| Ping Yang, Corea, after defeating an army
| of twenty thousand Chinese troops, among
| them being a number OF Ii Hung Chang s
| European drilled troops who were cut
| down TO q man in their defense OF the in
trenchments. 1t was said that the cninese hines,
wounded and captured Among the Chinese
commanders reported to have fallen into
the hands of the enemy was Gen. Tso Fonk
| Wal commander-in-chief OF the Manchuri-
| army. The Chinese who escaped were
said to have thrown away their arms and
| fed panic-stricken northward IN an at
| tempt to reach Manchuria- The japanese
minister at Washington on Sept Is re-
ceived adviees from his government con-
| firmng the news OF crushing defeat In
hlcted upon the Chinese. His adyiccs
| showed that the Chinese army numbered
twenty thousand, all OF whom, with the
| exception OF a very few, We're killed,
wounded or taken prisoners. The japanese
| loss was placed at three hundred killed and
| wounded. Large quantities OF provisions,
| arms and munitions OF war were captured
| by the japanese. The Chinese admitted the
defeat of their army, but denied that Ping
! Yang had been captured.
Flight of the Taotaf of Tfen-Tsin.
SHANGHAI. Oct. Lit is reported that
the taotai, Shung chief magistrate OF the
district has left Tien-Tsin. AS IL has been
reported that Shung was implicated with
others In furnishing information 10 japan
of the movements OF the Chinese forces
on land and sea, IL is now believed that
the fugitive taotai will be unable TO render
| additional assistance to the enc my. Shung
! is Believed to have been the person who
| has kept the Japanese so well Informed
OF the movements OF Chinese ships in the
past. and IL is said that IL was he who no.
| titled the agents of the Japanese OF the
Kow Shing expedition which resulted In
the sinking of the transport and drowning
OF 1900 Chinese soldiers Late afvices from
Tien-Tsin say that nothing is actually
known OF the destination OF TIE taotai OF
Tfen-Tsin. but IL Is believed thai. his Japan
eee friends have succeeded ~ emuGyIlpz
him to some place Of SAFETY fron which -