The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-09-10
CHINESE FORCES CORNERED,
They Are Killing Their Ponie S
for Food.
japanese Troops Also Suffering in
C0rea.
An Engagement Nexr PIN. Yang-srlii
tary Operations Hindered by
growing Crops-Gossip
About tho War.
By the Associated Press.

By the ASSOC lated Press.
SHANGHAI, Sept. Cit is reported
that the Chinese forces are cornersd ii
Northern Corea without supplies ant
Killing their ponies for food.
All the foreign employees in the jap
aness dockyards have been dismissed
This was done in order that the exten
OF the injuries to the warships OF the
Jspaneas navy should not become
known. The steel cruiser Yays Vans
Kan has been docked at Nagasski to IN.
dergo repairs OF damages abe has re.
ceIved. The dock IL closely guarded
and no particulars in regard to her in.
juries are obtainable from the native
papers.
The Japanese forcea north of Seoul are
suffering from the effects OF the rain.
Much sickness 10 also reported to prevail
IN the Chinese camp. 1t is reported
that 900 Chinese troops are encamped
on the north bank OF the river Imchin,
waiting for favorable weather to attack
the Japanese few miles south of the
ImcLin.
IL Is reported on good local authority
that the mikado OF Japan, accom- panied
Dy the ministers OF war and marines and
general stsff,.aro proceeding to Herosh>
INA, point whore the troops OF Japan
gather to embark.
AN EXTRAORDINARY MISSION.
LONDON. Sept. 10.--The correspond dent
OF the Times at Shanghai tslegraphs as
follows:
An extraordinary mission has arrived
at Tien-Tein, conveying birthday pres.
ents from ths king of Corea to the am.
press dowager of China. The mission
will proceed to Pekin.
A collision between Chinese and Ian.
eneee forces occurred near Ping Yang on
September 7th. The rcsult il not known.
The growing crops have reached such a
height as to make military operations
almost impossible.
dispatch from Tien-Tsin saws the
British minister has signed q onvention
with the viceroy providing for the con.
nection of the Chinese telegraph lines
with those of Burnash and other ports
OF India.
The United States steamship Mona
caay has arrived at Tien.Tsin. The war
news which has besn received at Tien.
lain thus far is considered worthless.
JAPAN PURCHASING SHIPS.
TACOMA, Sept. 9.-Ohicers OF the
steamship Sikh report that the Mogul.
whose place on the Northern Pacific
line was taken by the Sikh, has been
purchased by the Japanese government.
and is now manned by Japanese officers |
and crew. The price is reported as
transport IT hfas lMlfaesplof-si' cruiser. The
5ikh's officers understood that the Jap
sness government had given Japanese
steamship company $2.000,000 with |
which to purchase cleaners.
BRITISH INTERFERENCE.
PARIS. Sept. 9-The Republqus Fran.
,aise says it regards the reports that it
g the intent OF Japan to attack shang.
1ai. as proof that Great Britain is seek
ng pretext to interfere in the war be-
;wesn China and Japan. But this, the
paper adds, the United States, France |
md Russia will not permit.
CHILEAN DENIAL.
BUENos AYREs, Sept. GA dispatch
rom Valparaiso Gays that the Chilean
has made formal denial OF |
he report that half the vessels OF the
Jhilean navy had been sold to China.