Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-19
4 HOT NAVAL BATTLE
Bolh Chintsl and japanese Clam
tho Victory
AND nom losr HEAVILY.


IOyDOS, Sept lb.-ln n halue ue'
tvesn the Chinese anu Jhpancsu Il Gets
nm the Yalu river at least one Chinese
vessel and three Japanese war ships
we've des,foysl. The japanese are
,upposed to have accomplished their
object In preventing the landing oil
Chinese troops In COrol to reinforce
the Chinese army operating agaiuti
tbeJapauosc. On the other hanj, the
Cblueso claim to have defeated the
japanese fleet,
REPORTS Oh TIM RATTLE.
SHANGHAI, Sept. TO- Dispatches
from CUiuA announce thHt tie nrst
hattie between modern shins Of war
has taken place on the lalu liver,
n,flh VI the Gull ~ COfen, and bJih
siirs claim the victory. Tue CHINESE
,uuadton, u appeuTr, was covering the
H.diug Of large force OF irouls Jui-
lined 10 reinforce the Chinese amy
,rrrattnr agAinst the J.phnrsu "a
4 rea. According ~ one account the
Cbiuesu succeeded In landing troop,
tut IN the enlargement which followed
with the japanese beet, the Chin liza
Yuvn or the Gneu iuen Of thu Chinese
ntut wa. tuuk; the Chuo Yang am
TOE Yang Wei are reported 10 have
Urrn run AshUte burning. Three Jep.
hutse ships are also said 10 have been
list. Admiral Ching, commander Of
no Chinese northern fleet, And Col.
Won Haunekin, formerly aide-1t camp
To- Vicuroy ~ Hung Cnang, arc &C..
pUr,ed va killed during thu engagement.
o.. Won HAunckin n the German
tiiictr who was on board the transport
kuw 5hiug whom sunk by tue Japa.
Lese cruiser with the Ices VI 1000 men.
Auother fupoft says the Japanese
succeeded IN preventing the landing
u Chinese troops anu therefore the
Jspant6s claim the vlOi0fy. 10 n
added, however, that the japanese les.
four watsbips, anu tho Japanese fleet
was compelled % retreat after having
tunrt,d neRvy losses In killed and
sounded. Tue Chinese fleet, II N also
said, has returned 10 Wei Hal Wei.
A second report says Admiral ring
anu Cot. Won HAuneken were not
li.lei tut severely wounded.
LONDON, Sept. ia dispatch TO
tie IiDios from lien Tsin t0uAy says
tus nusuie fleets met yesterday nj the
mou n OF the YElu rivor, where the
Chine,s were d.s.mbbTking troops.
Tas I.nanese feet commenced ne
attack Al noon aud the battle lasted un.
"a pm. Tho Chinese Loaf i've shipe.
Tue Cntn Iuun was sunk, tue
Enng Yuen was burned and the
CbaO Iuug anu Yang Wei were
suAuleI aud parry burned. The
chm Iuen, the Chincto vessel
which wAs engaged Ia tho fi.nt OF
July -, escaped anu Is supposed ~ be
tair.
The dispatch 10 the Times also agrees
10 saying that tho JapHL,sS ale cup
p0yrl 10 have Lost thee ships anu u
aJdG "Mauy Chluese we're killed
uuu wuunIul, among the latter being
Admiral Ting, Col. Won Hannekin
hud Captain 1Iler, tbe latter two being
volunteers" Tue Tunes t0frtspunu.
cut confirms the state mrut lhaI tue
Chinese were tucoessful Ia landing
troops.
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
wABniSGTOS, ID. C., Sept. 10
Secretary Gresham today rvcsivuu
three cablugTsm' from tue seat Of war
IN the Orient. One was from Minister
DENLY, dated tOday, ami rea1s: "ln a
naval engagement III tho north OF
C0rca on the l7th, five Chinese aud
three Japanese vessels arelrepUr,ed de.
tlfoytd. The fleet " at Port Arthur"
Another from Minister Denly, usted
yesterday reads; "Helegluphlc com.
muUiealion between Pvking anu the
Chinese army IN C0Tea hnb been cut
on by the Jupansie."
Tue other dispalon II from Minister
Dunn at Toxic, and was as follow;
TOXIC, sept. 10 The following was
received from the u. >. minister AT
Seoul; "Please cattle the department
that the Chinese army was totally
annihllAted nj Ping Yang"