New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-20
JAPANESE STORY OF A BATTLE.


The FIGHTING 1T SONG -HwAN-FooD RAPIDLY
RISING, IN pICE-THE LEVY OF TROOPS.
San Francisco. .ug. 1s.-The steamer China' "n'cn
arrived from theOr.ent yesterday brought au'''''
10 August l.
Japanese peopitar stirred 20 Their dep'hs u! '"e
nrasent compicAons with China. The affair aoso-
iu.ev enerosses the attention Of the people. hish
and low Az 500 as matters assumed serious com
plexion petitions began literally 20 pour mo me
central staff of6e from country localities asking
permission 10 srve in the army. A lea1ins ois-
ni,ary was Genral Shizoku who had seen active
service during The civil war in Satsuma- The
Japan Gazette says:
The whole Nsion is imbued with one spirit-to
taniliste China High and low. rich and poor.
sA,ers and mschants. have but one desire. lne
casSt of possle reverses OF bloody reprisa!s upon
jlpa;s coast of financial confusion. daunts their
rsgs the utmot confidence. Nor is the temper OF
he Chinese. sc far as Il can De gaihered % trJih
c,sa Ii Is nor dangerous because they admit al
trr JsDan ma, be victorious. but OF the Ultimate
issue they hayeno doubt. Japan. with iis sender
match in the log run for Ch.na's millions. ne re
magnude Of be prepaIaIions r1dy ns" nroceeded TOO
tar exirlcate herself without the loss o, %
stand commitieiio war.
The following account OF the battle at song
Hwan is pub,ishd in japanese paper:
Our army was slrawn up in battle array, al Cshll-
Won. while the 'hnese troops were postel az 9o',o ms
simies iay a trck OF rice swamp. through which
nows sma. rrcr. Our troops fought very harI'
But it being difficult TO cross ms stream m
under fire, a pSty dispatched 10y me Wa! %
CHissan SO to make ma nanR n,ararad @s'ngH for ms
move. and me were easily put 70 hisnt' ne gg
number Of Ch.rse engaged in this night Is stated
G have been 20.
n.r,c q -a-ed In Jananese financial circles on
sccoan, OF the ,orean trouble says The Asah!.
Banks have supended their loans. while deposits
Cs being fast ythdrawn. Capitalists are unwilling
70 invest; thy expect 10 have an opportunity Oh
rak!ng .arge pbn,s through the panic. The money
make: Is very stiff, but. continues me
Aahl' this IS merely due 10 the influence cra"h
. IRON the fact IA; the present war is far greater
ed more experive than the Satsuma rebellion
Food In conseuence OF the war is rising In price
he Tsotai say THE North China Daily News"
has siorrnei fceign consu.s that measures will be
'aEsn 70 clos, Woo-Sung Bay. The same paper
s1'A that l2,N troops have been safely andea IN
Urea The Nn-Yang squadron is 10 attack the
cast OF Japan white the F0o-Chow and canton
si's are 10 nike an attempt ON the Loo-Choo
'sanas SO iha anticipated. the |lceroy VIII
not content h.mef with opera lions in Corea. The
olna Gazette learns that 5000 troops are being
called ou, for eah province 1t Is also rumored that
sapahese cruiser are preparing for an attack upon
ever Island. as 20 command Yang-tse. and SO
prevent the coing up Of the 10000 troops from
Nahkins. The Tien-Tsin correspondent OF the
China Gazette savs.
s,s,: near near from Corea good authority that
dps. dps. and ina they hanging Themselves by
s,~ sns N uesDai Of their surroundings. The Jap
zg G a'G ma grey is bad sft 9e e Erea' iner
Chinese " 's'S ''''" MS
m a-iaf oil
s. ..yanese subjects with the exception Of civil and
cA'y oi1cer and persons commissioned by the
r.'nneni se prohibited from proceeding 10
Without Government permission. Various
, are ciroiated about the divorced Queen IL
pssa nat sh,is now under the protection OF the
.h.. Vonsulieneral while another story says
i;y NE hitng herself somewhere in the vicin-
Seou; ~ ~ shhpo' reports tha, the inhabitants OF
nous re gtat distress on account OF the enor
porq,;icaions nd by the entire stoppage OF trans
81 ce e Ms iTom southern provaens 70 be
im,pas.1 TO ,ae the fed. bu; China. as may be
ods ~ % by hse who know anything Of the meth
r.d % mor manarns rims could not II s seneray & 6e
::s.aSy s 1aryy is Mt 50 powerful as has been repre-
as pIsgue rs been stamped out at Canton and
iearsd dsithnlng return from the mainland. 1t is
easss ~ mere my be an increase In the number ot
Vi me dIease.
chinese REFER TO FIGHT ON LAND.
ronaon, Auf 20.-The Berlin correspo ondent OF
e Da'y Nc~" had an interview yesterday with
member ne'noer OF he Chinese Embassy at the German
,saL The ficial said that the Chinese would
~ IN every way 10 avoid naval battles with the
arrwe,nese Hehoped that the Chinese and japanese
In c would settle the event of the In Corea
N. ase the decisive encounter should take place In
pehinsu there would be little doubt Of China
ks ks~.y. lie fought that military operations would
sour, urs,spended rom September untilS SJanuary on ac
''uht OF the aims
'ESSEIA AND RIFLES FOR CHINA.
london. Au. lS-Government officers have gone