The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-20


OF the mountain passes By japanese. sheir
surrender appears 20 Re inevitable. The
japanese. therefore, are rex Ia force on
the border and coast of their enemy. and
AZ early transfer of she scene Of w&r from
Korea 10 China IS looked tor hy army
officers. unless tie movement shoisi he
prevented BY the early advent Of wlater.
Military experts believe that as
sooa as TIE remaining Chinese
troops n Korea have surrendered.
the japanese vii; transport the main
hoav of thsir troops 5v sea fraua
Fiaeyans 10 the Mancaurian coast. and
alakins rapid advance on Moasaen. The
capital ct the province. viii suon ue in a
position - organ ze eampaiga on Pekinr
itself. IL believed here that the Chinese
forces are almost dem0raIixai, and mat
the ofaiy obstacle 10 the triumphant cam.
palgn OF the japanese. apart from the IN
clement winter 81 northern Caina, is to be
looked for N the interference OF the great
powers
There is reason 10 believe that the feel
ing Is growing IN Earope that the VAR bids
taar TO 20 beyond bounds unless some in
naenee is brought to bear 10 check II. aud
some nations having large interests in
v.
! fear the result on their Own interests of SO
overwhelming victory by Japan, that
must be followed by the domination OF
Japsrese Interests, and. animated by COM
mereisi and territorial iealensy. they are
seeking way 70 terminate the war.
LONDON, Sept. "A Times special from
Berlin says the statement that yiceroy Ii
/ Hung Chang had committed suicide In
consequence of the reverses that had been
met by the Chinese army. ard his degra-
daten IN consequence, Is denied here. As
matter of fact, he communicated yester-
day with the Chinese legation ia thIs e4ty.
LoSDoS, Sept. IA dispatch received
here from Shanghai, dated 7:s5 D. m to-
day, says that twelve Chinese warships
arrived Yesterday az Por. Arthur for re-
pairs. The dispatches say that on Monday
iast the Chinese tieet. consisting of four
teen sarships. arrived off the mouth of the
Aalu river, conveying transports having on
board 5000 troops. Ii was the in
tention Of Admiral Ting 10 dlsembark these
troops at the mouth OF the Yalu river, in
order 10 form force with which to inter-
cept the Japanese advance upon Mouklen.
/ Maachuria, from which place there is a
railroad running to Tientsln. While en-
| gagged in landing these troops. according
TO this dispatch. a heet of nineteen Janan-
ese warships. accompanied by a fleet of
torpedo boats. was approaching the river.
| As soon as they we're within range
the japanese attacked the Chinese.
I Then followed terrible conflict lasting
/ SIX hours, during which the great guns,
rapid firing guns. machine guns and all
/ sorts of guns were used with fearful effect
| on both sides. Both fleets also used tor
| pedoes repeatedly, and fired at each other
| continuously from the rapid firing guns
mounted in the tops of the different war
| ships.
SHANGHAI. Sept IA dispatch from
/ korea announces that the FIRST battle be-
tween modern ships-of-war has taken
| place on the Yalu river, north of the Gulf
! of Korea. and boin sides claim the victory.
| Chinese squadron, 1t appears, Was COW
/ eriug the landing of large force Of troops
destined 10 reinforce the Chinese army
/ operating against the Japanese in Korea
| According TO one account the Chinese sue
eeeded in landing the troops, but in the
engagement which followed withthe Japan
| ese fleet the Chen Yuen Of the Chinese
| fleet was sunk, the Chao Yuen and Yang
Wei are reported 10 have been run ashore,
| burning Three Japanese ships are also
said 10 have been lost Admiral Ting
commander of the Chinese northern fleet.
and Col. Won Hanneken, formerly aid-de-
camp TO VIceroy Ii Hung Chang, are re-
/ ported 10 have been killed during the en-
| gagement. Col. Won Hanneken is tire
German officer who was on board the
transport kow Shing when she was sunk by
| japanese cruiser with a loss of about 1 GO
| men. Another report says the japanese
| cruiser prevented the landing of the Chi
nese troops. and therefore the japanese
/ claim the victory. Ii is added. however.
| that the Japanese lost four wsFships and
! that the Japanese fleet was compelled to
retreat after having suffered a heavy loss
| in killed and wounded. The Chinese fleet,
| ii is also said, has returned 10 Weihaiwei
| second report says that Admiral Ting
| aud Col. Won Hauneken were not killed,
but we're severely wounded.
LospoS, Sept IA dispatch 10 the Times
from Iientsin today says the hostile fleets
met yesterday at the mouth of the Yalu
river where the Chinese were disembsfk-
ing troops. The Japanese fleet commenced
the attack at noon. and the battle lasted
until s H. m The Chinese lost i've ships.
The Chen \ Iaen was suck. kiang uen was
burned. and Choa Yuen and Aang Wei
were stranded and partly burned.
The Chin Inen. the Chinese YES
sci which vas engaged In the
light on July q, escaped and is supposed
TO be safe. The dispatch TO the Times also
agrees in saying that the Japanese are
supposed TO have lost three ships, and Il
add. that many Chinese we're killed and
wounded, among the latter being Admiral
Ting Col Won Hanneken and Capt Iy-
Ter. the two latter being volunteers. The
Time, correspondent confirms the state
ment that the Chinese were successful sn
landing troops.
The Yaiu river IL the boundary between
Korea and AAnehuria. IL Is large streAm,
and The japanese must cross ~ on their
way To Moukden and PeSing. The Chi
nrse. by landing troops on the noTta bank
! OF the river. hope 20 check the advance OF
| the eonaRering JsPs- The Ialn RIVER Is
not tar north OF Flngysng. where TIE
greater portion of the japanese army Is
/ concentrated.
Ths Chen Yuen wa. protected cruiser
built at Eissick. England she had dis
piacemsnt Of = 90 tons. protective steel
| decks and speed Of eizhtsen knots. Her
armament consisted OF three eaghE-inch
Krupps and txo six-lnch Armstrong;, pro-
Eecsed by splinter proot saisids, eight one
! poanssrF rapid airing HotchEiss guns, siS
! 6a.Iing guns and foar toTpedo tubes
/ Can't. Tanx waS her commander The
enc Yuen ard Yang Wei. sister ships
were wsll-xnoWa ElsNlck cruisers. They
carried two tsentY-nYe-ton Armstrong <
guns and had spes~s 81 ioGrteen knots
1apt Wong camman led the Gaso igen
sna capt. LIN ths Yang Wei. The klng
ymeu il helte1 cruiser ard wAs eaDt 81
@eE,fn ID Iss2. e. is Of 2.eo tons d4sp!Eps-