The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-02
THEPING YANG BATTLE
A Denial Of the Reported Great
Slaughter Of Cinnamon.
THEIR LOSS WAS THREE THOUSAND

IhN .inciu teN bolu hlll'u ana Wnund a
Chiun's Army in ~ u ., p rate Condition,
Food aud Ammunition Paid For Being
Stolen Right aud Lett.
LONDON, oct 2.-The Times publishes
letter from Sir Halliday Mccartney, coun-
sellor of the Chinese embassy here. ask
ing whether it is not strange that the
startling telegram received IN London re
spectng the Chinese disaster at Ping
Yang is still without confirmation. Sir
Halliday then recapitulntes the contents
of the telegram in question: and of one
received on the day following stating that
14,50O Chinese prisoners had actually
paraded in Ping Yang, and giving other
details of the capture Of the Chinese army.
He declares, after a careful inquiry at
every chancellery in Europe, that he can
find no independent evidence to support
these dispatches
The Chinese at Ping Yang, he says, suf-
fered defeat, not disaster There may
have been a Woerth, but there was no
Sedan. There were only 1900 troops at
Ping Yang. The killed and wounded
numbered only 5000 The remaining 900,
commanded by General Paisley, stated
to have been captured by the japanese.
effected a retreat Sir Halliday concludes
with the statement that his purpose in
writing the letter is to reduce the Japan
ese victory at Ping Yang to its just pro-
portions.
The dispatches which Sir Halliday Ma
cartney takes exception to stated that
three Japanese columns had captured the
town of Ping Yang Corea, after defeat
ing an army of 10000 Chinese troops,
among them being number of Ii Hung
Chang's European drilled troops, who
were cut down to a man in their defense
of the entertainments. 1t was said that
the Chinese loss was over 1900 killed,
wounded and captured. The japanese
minister at Washington on Sept Is re-
ceived advces from his government con
firming the news. The Chinese admitted
the defeat of their army, but denied that
Ping Yang had been captured.
The Times publishes dispatches from
Shanghai stating that it is reported that
35, 600 japanese troops have been landed
on he Shang Tung coast, between the
Yellow river and Tientsin.
Ii Hung Chang is vigorously supported
by the dowager empress. 1t was at the
suggestion Of Ii Hang Chang that the
Prince Kung, the emperor's uncle, who
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