The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-17
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In Their Onward March Toward the Cit,
Of MOukden, Take Everything Before
Them-Kin Chow and fallen War Fail
| Into the Hands of the VIctors witt
Scarcely an Attempt at Defense by the
| Chinese.
LONDON, Nov. 1e.-The Central News
correspondent in Toxic says:
"a special steamer has arrived al
Hwang Chu with dispatches as to the
course of the war in Corea. Kin Chow
was taken by the Japanese on Novem'
Der 4. The garrison consisted of some
1900 infantry and artillery. The bat
teries vert very badly served during
the defense.
'The first division of the japanese
army advanced to the attack with
spirit on the morning of the 4th. The
resistance of the Chinese was feeble.
The fire from their guns was weak and
ill-directed and the outlying earth
works were quickly cleared. A panic
then took possession of the troops in
the interior works. They abandoned
their guns, standards and stores and
fed in disorder, the infantry even
casting aside their sma. arms in their
haste. The defense was so weak that
only a few Japanese were wounded
and but 20 or so Chinese were killed
and wounded. 1t is believed that
many of the garrison had deserted on
the I'd when they became convinced
that the battle was on hand.
AFTER the victory the first division
ssooI a. l- . ---
Talien Wan. In the evening of the
next day November 81 fire was opened
on the Chinese position. On the 9th
the works were carried with a rush.
The garrison of 5000 men hardly
waited to resist the attack. They fired
a few shots and then fled toward Port
Arthur, strewing the road with their
fire arms, swords, drums and standards.
In the confusion of their flight the
Chinese lost some fifty men, killed and
wounded. The Japanese loss was two
killed and ten wounded.
THE Japanese feet, cleared for ac-
ton, steamed into a bay at Talien
Wan on the afternoon of the 9th. but
it was too late to assist the land force,
which vas then celebrating its vic
tory.
From Talien Wan the first and Sec
ond divisions started for Port Arthur,
which they were confident of captur-
ing within a week. Admiral Ito's dis
patch to the mikado concerning the
fleets part in the operations at Talien
Wan confirms the accounts SEN by the
land commander"
The News Confirmed.
LONDON, Nov. lathe Central News
correspondent in Che-Foo te~legraphs:
1.-The last steamer brings news of the
capture of Talien Wan by the Japanese.
Gen. Oyama made the attack from the
rear. Nineteen var ships and six tor
pedo boats were prepared to assist him,
but the Chinese, who had expected the
main assault from the sea did not wait.
They hardly resisted the japanese.
They abandoned everything and re-
treated in disorder. European officers
here think that Port Arthur will be
captured by the 18th. There is some
doubt hat the Chinese fleet is at Port
Arthur. 1t certainly is not at Wei-Hai-
Wei"
The Central News correspondent in
Shanghai says:
sit is reported that the Japanese
force is approaching New Chang and
that the town is already panic
stricken. The officials are p~aralyzed.
Hordes of half-starved and desperate
deserters r arriving daily. 1t is ex-
pected hat Moukden will be captured
before the 18th of this month. The
report that a big army is ready to de-
fend it is ridiculed by those acquainted
with the facts.
The board of foreign affairs has ap-
pealed again to the ministers of Great
Britain, the United States, France
and Germany, who are believed to
have suggested that China treat di-
rectiy with Japan. 1t is regarded as
likely that the board will adopt the
suggestion.
The report that the court will leave
Pekin is confirmed. The gates are
expected to close on the 10th. The
state of siege will be declared at the
same time. The emperor desires to see
the diplomatists before his departure,
and probably will give them audience
tomorrow.