The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-12
There Will Be a Big Battle at
the Yalu River.
THE JAPs TAKE wiJu EASILY
Japan's Army Has Not Yet Crossed the
Frontier Into Naneharia.
Menkdea. the Capital of Manchnris. TO
he Occupied the First Week in Ne
vemeer - Chinese Think Russia Is
Actively Assisting Japan.

LONDON, Oct IA correspondent with
the Japanese forces at VIM telegraphs
under date of October I0 as foiloxs:
The difficulty experienced In trans
porting our guns and commlssary
overland has greatly retarded our advance
The main portion Of the advance column
reached Iongchon on October l. No sign
OF the enemy was seen On the sfn
small Chinese force. under 2.oo0 we're
still occupying Wiju, and detachnents
OF Japanese infantry and cavalry,
supported by light artillery. wer. sent to
disiodge them. The Chinese offered slight
resistance. and then retreated in disorder
across the Yalu river. The Chinese loss
was under 100 killed and woundee. We do
not expect to advance further for some
days.
A reconnaissance shows that the Chi
nese are in force on the north bank OF The
Yasu river They have already located
eight batteries, with guns IN each. The
enemy are rapidly building new earth
works and batteries. Their force appears
TO be strong The next fight viii be serious
Field Marshal Count Yamagata, COM
manding the Japanese forces, still main
tsins his base at Pingyang. as beirg con-
venien& Tor the securing of supplies by sea.
Gen. Nodseu commands the advance
forces.
1t is calculated that will possess Mouk-
den by the first week In November. The
government of Win has been intrus;ed to
Japanese officer.
dispatch from Tokyo says that
japanese officers captured the Chinese
ship Tenkvo Maru, with crew of Chi
nese and Europeans. A state OF siege has
been declared AT Hiroshima
A dispatch from Tokyo says that a de-
tachment Of Japanese cavalry and infantry
has made an attack upon and routed q
force of 1000 Chinese at Win, and
that the place remains In the hands
OF the Japanese. Ii is reported TO the
japanese officers that 10000 Chinese
troops occupy the north bank
Of the Yalu river, where they
have completed eight batteries. and
are building more. Ii is generally
believed that the Japanese will be in pos
session OF Mouksn by the early part of
November
The Chinese in in Peking and Tientsin
believe that Russia is actively assisting
japan by everv means in her power, ex-
cept Q formal alliance.
dwelling upon the superiority OF Japanese
quick-fring guns. China has concluded
large contracts With Krupp and other Ger
man agents for similar weapons.
TIEsTsIN Oct il.-N. Il. 0'Connor. the
British minister. has had an interview
with Ficeroy Ii Hung Chang. Mr.. o'Con-
nor will now 60 to Peking TO obtain an
audience with the emperor.
n. L.. a a.
Japanese feet commands the Gulf of
Pechili. The japanese admiral pays a
weekly visit to every important station on
the gulf. Eight japanese cruisers sounded
the entrance to the harbor of Weihaiwei
for three hours Saturday, then went across
to Port Arthur, where they made observa-
tons without going within range Of the
guns. The japanese ilect returned TO
Weihaiwei Monday in single line. When
almost within range the fleet separated
aud hovered around the harbor entrance.
The fort fired a few shots. but the Jap
anese did not reply. and continued to take
observations until Count ito's flagship, the
steel cruiser Haspsdaie. fired once, where
upon the feet reformed and steamed away
in the direction Of Taku. A Chinaman
arrested here upon suspicion OF being a
Japanese spy was tortured until he ad-
mitted the truth Of the charge. lie Is to
be executed. -Four spies have been arrested
at Port Arthur for cutting submarine wires
connected with torpedoes. The ire which
appeared at Tientsin Thursday was OF
incendiary origin.
BERLIN, Oct. ii.--Nothing 10 known here
of the report circulated By a news agency
that China has requested the mediation of
Germany IN the war With Japan.
The Tageblaft publishes adispstch from
ST. Petersburg which says its correspond
ent learns that the object OF the leaders of
the rebellion in the Chinese province of
Mongolia is to secure the annexation Of
that territory to the Russian empire.
YokoHAss. Oct. 1.-THE Japanese have
occupied the south bank of the Yalu river,
after driving the Chinese out
SHaSaHAI. Oct. lit Is reported here
that the two Japanese spies arrested IN
this city had been taken from famen to
Nankirg. bound hand and foot, carried TO
the place Of execution and beheaded.
There were no signs of torture upon the
prisoners.
rumor has reached here that another
outrage upon a missionary has been COM
mitted at Se~chwang.
TTxSsrrs, Oct 1.-The emperor OF China
has bestowed the grand cross Of the Double
Dragon upon Col. von hannsken. for
merry aide de camp TO Viceroy Ii Hung
Chang. IN recognition Of theservices which
Won Hanneken rendered TO China while
advising the Chinese admiral during the
naval battle which vas recently foaghs
hetxeen the fIeefs OF Japan aad China OF
the mouth Of the \ ala river
TACOMA, Oct. Ii.-Ispeeisi. Anthony
T. Prischsrd. OF this city, sho has resided
for long tine IN Japan. Gays. anent the
Chins-Japaness sar:
.sThe Chinese get their coal mostly on
the island of Fogmosa. and back o. Iten-
tsla. The course being taken by the
ysparese Indicates that they are gong 10
saat of GhsnAs coal supply IN the Ten
tSin district, and II that Is d0ne u ssu aol
H. dstslcalt 10 close onk TIE F0rmosa sup
nv. That would cripple the Chinese con-
siacrsbly.
The Keseae Of the Hsektnsw.
Sax FRAxcIseo. Oct. l-Tne disabled
II.