The herald., 1894-09-15
THE JAPS ARE AGAIN hEPULSED,
Very Difficult Campaigning in
COrea.
Standing Crops Impede Military
Operations.
A Futile Attempt to Surprise the Ceies-
tisis at Ping Yaue-Csbiegrsms
From the Orlent
Delayed.
By the ASSOC lated Prasa.

By the Assoc lated Press.
LONDON, Sept. IA dispatch to the
Times from Tien Tsin says news has
resched here from Ping Yang that the
Japanese on September Cd made an at.
tempt to surprise the Chinese camp,
but were repuleed with heavy losses
The movements of the Japanese troops
were impeded by the standing crops,
which also hid the enemy from them.
Capt. Noel du Boulay, staff captain Of
the Royal artillery, on duty In China,
has been ordered to Corea as the British
military attache with the Japanese
headquarters staff.
CABLE MESSAGES DELAYED.
New YORK, Sept. 14.-The Western
Union Telegraph company's central
cable Office reports that the Japanese
land lines are restored but traffic is sub
ject to much delay.
The Anglo-American Telegraph com.
pany today announced that the Great
Northern company reports the Japanese
lines restored but the traffic is subject
to much delay.
issued the following notice:
The Great Northern company reports
that the latest message from Hiagio was
over III hours in transit, and from Yoko-
hama over 26 hours. The Japanese lines
are reatored, but messages are subject to
great delay.
JAPS HEMMED IN.
SHANGHAI, sept. l4.--It reports from
Corea can be believed there seems to be
NO doubt that the Japanese forces
operating against the Chinese are, likely
to be hemmed in. Dispatched from
Fusan bring additional confirmation OF
the reports that whole Southern Gore q
has risen against the Japanese. II also
seems confirmed that Japanese force
of 1000 who attempted to march from
Fusan to Seoul, met with disaster &c.
rious enough to compel them to return
to tie former place, with 1900 OF their
number missing. A force of 1000 fresh
troops have arrived at Fusan to protect
the Japanese settlement against an an
ticipated attack by armed Tonghaks
gathering in the neighborhood.
General Lui Yung Flu, prominent
black flag chief OF Unral. has received
orders from the throne to depart az soon
as possible for Formosa, where he il to
act as assistant imperial highway com.
missioner.
General Lui Yung Flu at the end OF
August attempted to transport 500
soldiers from Swatow to Formosa, but
hearing rumors that a Japanese squad.
ron was cruising in the vicinity of For =
moss, the captain OF the steamer en-.
gagged to transport the Chinese troops,
would not put to sea in spite of the en-.
treaties and threats of the black flag
general. Nothing daunted, General Lui
Yung Flu succeeded in smuggling his
men to the island in small parties. The
transport steamer was afterwards over
hauled by three Japanese cruisers who
sent armed men to board her. The
Japanese officers examined the ships
papers and searched the steamer, evil
IDENTIFY having received information that
General Lui Yung Flu was likely to be on
board.
A disastrous FIRE occurred at Chung
King on the evening Of August 25th.
The conffagrstion 10 said to have ragged
all night. Before midnight the whole
southeastern portion of the city was in
flames. About 80 persons are known to
have perished, and it is probable the
actual loss OF life is greater. 1t is
roughly estimated that the loss by FIRE
will amount to fully $4,000, 900 taels.
About 1900 buildings were destroyed.
No foreign houses burned.
AN IMPROBABLE RUMoR.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE report
that H. R. Whitehouse, secretary of the
United States embassy in Italy was sp.
pointed minister to China to succeed
Minister Deney, is discredited in diplo.
matte circles here. 1t is understood
that Mr.. DENLY 10 ON his way back to
China from San Francisco, but tho
principal ground on which doubts are
based is the improbabilty that a man
unacqusinted personally with the situa.
tion in China and the country will be
sent there to succeed an experienced
diplomat AZ time when the greatest
ability is needed at that post.
MURDER AND ARSON.