The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-12-15
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-TRorrible News From the orisns Ksesavea
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The retreat Of the Chinese army HON
Korea without having made any great
show Of resistance has set all the mill
tnry men guessing No one can tell why
the emperor should nIlow the seat o.
war to be transferred 70 his own DO
n1ain. 1t will be seen at glance that
for the purpose of fighting Korea Is TAR
better than the Chinese frontier. In the
face of all tiAis and for no apparent rea-
son the troops Of the emperor have been
withdrawn, and the japanese have been
allowed to mass their armies ON the PEN
insula which composes Korea
II q story which came out today Ia
true, all the slighting things said Of tho
Celestials and their leaders will have to
be withdrawn. What is apparently the
most flagraut piece Of military mis-
management may be stroke Of genius
which will set the achievements. OF all
the great tacticians of history far into
the background. -'
The plot, as declared by several mi
nor officials, is in substances as follows:
All the troops, agents and sympathizers
of the Chinese are to be withdrawn
from the peninsula of Korea This is
an invitation for the Japanese to greatly
augment their armies upon the peninsu-
Ia preparatory to a bold march into Chi
ma. So far the plan has worked to per-
fection. And now there only remains
the greatest coup ever attempted in any
age. The plan is to cut n deep trench
entirely across the isthmus connecting
Korea to the mainland of Asia and to
the Chinese empire The structure Of
the point of land is a heavy layer Of
shale, resting upon bedrock. At every
point where the Chinese army Of occu-
patton has camped, it is alleged, holes
have been drilled, and immense quanti-
ties of lubricating oils have been forced
down upon tie surface Of the bedrock.
As the various divisions have slowly re-
treated apparently before the oncomtng
Japanese, these operations have been
continued. The next move will be the
last, according to the informers- =
As soon as the japanese are masaed
upon the peninsula the function of the
trench will be made evident. 1t will be
cut down to bedrock, and large quan-
tity Of dry timber will be tightly
wedged in. Above that at little height
| iron bars will be placed. The timber
idea is ono borrowed from the Egyptians
IN their operations by which the obelisks
were cut out in single immense blocks
Water will be poured in, and the timber
will swell, exerting a powerful pressure.
Then, by means Of electric appliances
the iron bars or blocks will be quickly
heated to a high temperature and there
by expand, adding greatly to the force
which the swelling tilnbers will be put
ting forth. Last of all, the entire Chi
nese army will be set to work in the
trench, which will be hundreds of miles
long. Each man will le armed with a
powerful hydraulic jack, which he
will operate when the iron and wood
are getting in their best work
The bedrock slopes seaward, and
the result may be better imagined than
described The shale, having been
thoroughly fabricated, will slip with
comparative ease on the smooth surface
of the rock, so think the Chinese engi-
neers Thus, when the millions Of tons
of pressure is brought to bear. the en-
tire peninsula is expected to start slow
ly on its foundations. Then, as the great
mass gathers headway like launching
ship, it will increase its speed and final
ly dash into the Japan sea
Instant and complete destruction will
fall upon the armies of the mikado as
well as upon every man, woman and
child in Korea Nothing III the way Of
humiliation can compare with this ex-
cept perhaps the fate of Pharaoh s army
in the Red sea
The immediate effect upon the Japan
sea can scarcely be imagined. The Chi
nese warships will have been withdrawn
to some safe haven, and the total de-
sTuction Of nearly all of Japan's navy
is assured
The tidal wave is expected 20 almost
wipe out the Japan islands The waters
will probably pour over the islands anC
sweep them Of every vestige Of anima
and vegetable life.
This may sound like the dream Of al
insane man, and in order to carr
weight with it your correspondent haC
the affidavits Of his informants dul.
prepared Unfortunately, however, th'
Chinese notaries have a seal nearly fou
inches in diameter, so when an attemp
was made to cable the afidavits the.
stuck, as the cable is only \ inche
through. -L.Oo-J Jao Special to Clevelani
Plain Dealer.