New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-28
THE ROAD TO MOUKDEN CLEAR
bow THE JAPANESE TOOK FUNG-WAN-Noif'i'>"
But WINTER LIKELY TO DELAf
THEIR MARCH.

how THE JAPANESE TOOK FUNGWAN-NOIHlN'
BUT WINTER LIKELY TO DELAY
THEIR MARCH.
Toxic. Nov. g. via San Francisco. Nov. ~ 'Cor-
Nspondence Of the United Press).-The nrst Jap
anese army under Field Marshal famagata'
continues its invasion of iManchuria- It's last
capture was Fung-Wan. a walled town OF loV'oVV
Inhabitants. thirty-five niles north of the faoo
River Fung-Wan had the reputation OF being
one OF the most important, as well as one OF 'he
most easily defended positions In Manchura.
was rumored that the Chinese generals mao
Hassd there from 10000 to 10000 troops the
mower Of the big army. generally estmateo at
1~w men, which constitutes the Du.waiK Vi
Aanehuria. Field Marshal Yamagatas troops
sntered Chin-Lien the morning OF OCTOBER
- and In the afternoon column set out IN puf-
s't Of the flying Chinese along the ROAD 10
"oukden. BY evening of the 2'th TINS coiu"ih
nad covered thirty-fve miles. and vas conduct
re d reconnaissance within cannon rahbe VI
suhs-Wan The Chinese did not wait 10 pe
scruunized closely but set fire TO the town ana
.uecamped in the night. The generals and tneir
nnu"eolate following alone continued the oTisNh"i
e ane OF retreat toward MOukden; the resi- DEoke
a Mlo two mobs, flying westward. In the
uiecton Of New-Chwang and Snan- -kai-hWah'
sau the other southwark, toward the Liau- Ohs
pehlnsula. Fung- Wan was occupied by the Jap
snese on October 2s
IN the campaign north Of the Yaloo the Jap
.e snese captured ffty-fve cannon, 1.5OO stand OF
INES 10000 rounds Of held-gun ammunition.
sssNVo rounds OF SIN al arms ammunition, "Vo
~~,its' and large stores Of grain ana proVlslohs;
eanlr total casualties had been one ofncer anu
As.eeh men killed, soldier drowned ana IOui
CCncers and eighty-seven men wounded Inc
wu'hese had left 300 dead and seven wounded
upoh the field. but had carried off the rest Oh
ssneir wounded. From the morning when Coonei
od.os brigade crossed the Yaioo until the occu-
Sa.on or FungWan. only five days had elapsed
~ ~, mat period had sufIiced TO shatter the
Snnese defence Of Manchura. No serious OBJ
sacle except perhaps winter now seems 10 lie
tween Count Yamasata's army and Moukdeh
NOW THE JAPANESE EMPEROR WORKS.
letters from Toxic say that the Emperor OF
s.Pan mas established new title to the love OF
- subjects by his conduct throughout this war
A. peptember Is he assumed personal direction at
headquarters In Hiroshima. town on the In
b.. ao sea. two days Journey by rail from Toxic.
'n'tna has no accommodations for Imperial
~I. Ihe Emperor lives In one room. 1SxH.
So ne eats. sleeps and transacts business. From
-. Ie.,noer l5 until November g. his birthday. he
4. ns room only once. For the rest OF the time
css'o'ed himself perpctuay to work, until II be-
s,.~ necessary to devise come scheme for inter-
~ ms Notwithstanding activity. Accordingly.
~ - - urthday. pageant was organized. the lead
s Asno"rv,, occurrences in the Miniature fleets
: "a fks.rSu dummy forces deployed. the tiny cam
& The Emperor witnessed with hearty
~ tais panorama Of triumphs. - much OF