The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-14
DIRECT FRON YOKOHAMA
Authentic Advices Regarding the
China-Japan War,
AMUSING oHNEgE COWARDICE.

eigu Vessel ana Insisted on Being Taken
Away from the Scene.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14.-The steamer
Peru arrived last night, bringing the fol-
lowing advices to the Associated Press,
dated Yokohama, Oct. 30: General Oya-
mas army left Japan oct. 49, The num-
Der of troops was estimated at little moro
than 10000 They filed nearly fifty trans
ports, and fifty natboats accompanied tine
fiotilla to facilitate the landing. On Oct.
p the east coast of the Liau Tung penin-
sula was reached
A considerable part of the force was put
on shore at point supposed to be some
thirty miles north of Porth Arthur, and
little north of the fortified town of Lang
Chao, or Chen Chiri, on the opposite
coast. The remainder of the army passed
around the extremity of the peninsula
into the gulf of Pc Chi Iii and toward a
destination not yet positively known TO
the public in Japan. The fleet under Ad'
miral Ito moved simultaneously upon the
stations at Port Arthur and Talenwan.
The purpose was to hem in all the Chinese
garrisons in the southern part OF Liau
Tung and compel their surrender as well
as that of Admiral Tings squadron. The
native troops defending the positions were
believed not to exceed 5000 in number.
General Yamagata's army signalized its
advance into Manchuria by the seizure of
the walled town of kewleeh, or Chiu
Lien. The attack was so feebly met that
the encounter could hardly be called
battle. The crossing of the Yalu river
was completed on the morning of Oct 25
and was followed by a succession Of skir-
mishes, in which the japanese lost seventy
g,1
26. The defending force was estimated
variously at from 10000 TO 16,OO0 all Of
which ran away before the first assault
Tho japanese casualties were about
| twenty killed and eighty wounded OF
| the Chinese POO were reported killed. The
| spoils We're of great value, including the
| thirty large cannon, thousands of small
arms, abundance of ammunition, 800
| tn0t and quantities Of provisions and
foddog,
4.- captain of foreign steamer en-
gagged in carrying coal to Port Arthur re-
ports that scores of injured men are lying
exposed and uncared for and surrounded
| by unburied dead. While he was dis
| charging his cargo panic was caused by
an announcement that the japanese were
| approaching, and the exhibition of coward
ice was thus described:
every inch Of space was taken up with
| Chinese officers and men, both from the
feet and from the fort, who came on
board, and insisted ON being takon to
| Taku. whether / wished it or not Vice
admirals, post captains, lieutenants and
! officers and men of the feet hustled and
| jostled with generals, cOlOnels majors and
| captains and every grade of petty officers
ana the rank and file of the land forces for
| berth5 ON the steamer-anything as long
as they were taken away from the place
which they momentaHly expected to be
attacked Many of the officers from the
! forts had their wives and families with
. them, and paid for their passage with dia-
mOnd rings and valuubles."
A diplomatic question will presently he
brought forward for consideration by the
governments OF the United States and
/ Japan BY American usage all sailors
/ sailing in American merchant vessels are
| held subject to United States jurisdiction,
no matter what their nationality may be
| or where the ship may be stationed. This
| claim is not only theoretically maintained,
but has been practically put in force. Tine
| governor of the kanagawa district, n
| which Yokohama lis situated, now asks
the central government for information
| as to whether this position will be recug-
| nized by Japanese seamen ON alien ships
| within tn. limits Of the empire. The for
| eign offices answers that all Japanese and
also foreigners not belonging to treaty
powers, who are charged with Otfenscs on
American ships while in Japan, must be
tried by native courts, and that the right
of the United States as authorities to deal
with them cannot be admitted.
Several American newspapers expire ST
the opinion that the proposed treaty be-
tween the United States and Japan lis Gv
layed by the unwillingness OF the iuJJ.r
power to agree to restrictions upon Tn,
immigration of her subjects. Tins is al
error. The imperial government regard,
the question OF no importance, for tine rca
son that few japanese show auy disposi
tion to leave their native land The coun
try is not at all uvercrowded, ana NOR
than half OF the land available for cultiva
ton is still unuccupied.
Major General Ormo, of the British
, army, now visiting in Japan for the pur
pose Of military observations, has made an
inspection of the Red Cross hospital a.
Toxic, in which the Chinese prisoners arr
received. The prisoners themselves wcr
profuse in their praise of Japan, and ha,
no wish to be liberated In examining thei
injuries he found they had been WOundo,
( by sword, bayonoU and shot from behind
showing they were caught as they ma,
taken TO their heels.
A severe earthquake occurred in th
. northern provinces Of the main island o
/ Japan on Oct. %. Many hundreds o
1 houses were thrown down or consumed b.
Gre,and more than 200 persons We're killed
The town Of Sakata was almost euUral
( destroyed An eruption Of Mount Chokai
volcano in the disturbed district and sup
, posed to be extinct, is also reported
No Reply from Japan.
WAsHIN GTOE, Nov. 14.-The subject O
, mediation of the troubles between Chin
and Japan by the United States govern
+ mcnt was one OF the questions chat wa
considered at the cabinet meeting today