The record-union., 1894-09-22
No japanese Vessels Lost in the
Yalu River Engagement.
ONLY TWO DAMAGED TO ANY
GREAT EXTENT.
Most Serious Loss of Chinese Oficers
In the Naval Battle In Ealu
Riyer-Captains of Four Men-of-
War Killed, In Addition to Those
Who Perished on the Chin Yuen.
Special 10 the RECoRD-UNION

the report that the Japanese lost no ships
at the naval battle at the mouth of the
Yalu River, and briefly reciting the cir
cumstances of the battle which were given
lin the earlier and unofficial reports.
Secretary Gresham to-day received
brief cablegram from United States Min
lister Dun at Toxic confirming the Asso-
ciated Press report OF the important Jap
anese naval victory at the mouth OF the
Yalu River.
A cablegram received at the Navy De-
partment to-day announces the sailing OF
the United States steamship Concord from
Saiki. Japan, for Chemulpo. Corea.
THE STORY FROM CHINESE SOURCES.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 2I.-A telegram from
Kobe, Japan, confirm the statement from
Chinese sources that the Japanese lost
three warships in the naval battle at the
mouth of the Yalu River. Their names
are not given.
JAPAN'S Loss.
LONDON, Sept. q. = a dispatch from
Toxic says: The Japanese warships were
so well handled that not one was lost
Only two were damaged to any great eX-
tent, but one of the armed transports was
badly crippled and put out of action.
two Japanese officers and men were
killed and forty-siX wounded.
LOSSES AT PING YANG.
TOXIC, Sept. 2l.-An official dispatch
from japanese headquarters at Horis-
china says the losses of the Japanese at
the battle of Ping Yang were ii officers
and Isl men killed, % officers and 52I
men wounded and 10 missing. Two thou
sand Chinese, the official dispatch says,
lEilla1 Tho M mo aH iS
supposed to be very large. The Pom Son
column alone captured OIL prisoners, of
whom 81 were wounded.
REAR-ADMIRAL MEADE'S VIEWS.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2l.-Rear-A Admiral
Meade is great admirer of the Japanese
as race. he said last night: ''In the
contest in the East the japanese appear
to have the upper hand. The Japanese
are the most skillful people. They are
progressive and tin de Siecte. The Chinese
live too much in the past. They don't
know their power. China is rich and
powerful, but she makes no use of her
resources. l, for one, am glad that China
does not realize her power. for she might
cause our Western nations great deal Of
trouble with her 400, 600, 900 people.
II am not surprised at the naval VIC
tory. The Japanese have been studying
the art of war for the past twenty years.
China has simply been building ships.
Just see what progress the japanese have
made in forty years!
II remember a story told me by an old
naval officer, now dead, who visited the
Japanese coast i'll an American man-of-
war about forty years ago. AT that time
the Japanese were allowed to trade only
with the Dutch, and TO hold communica-
ton with anyone else meant death. The
American ship fell in with a fleet of jap
anese fishing boats and the American of
fy-io . 3
hats as curiosity to take home. He was
finally successful in persuading the jap
aneSe to part with his hat. but the fisher
man drew his finger across his throat to
signify that il it were found out ashore
that he had traded with an American his
head would be cut off.
"The Chinese, with all their power are
bound to be whipped. They are highly
initiative and quite intelligent, but their
ships are no use to them. Iheyare like
work men who do not know how 10 use
their tools. In this great naval victory
education and persistence on the part of
one race have told against wealth and
numbers on the part of The other"
PREPARING FOR ANOTHER ATTACK,
LONDON, Sept. 2l.--A dispatch from
Shanghai, dated September 2I, p. NJ,
says: The commanding officers of four
of the Chinese warships were killed at
the Yalu battle. Admiral Ting was
wounded in the leg, but in neither case
seriously. Five of the transport ships
are still missing. Three Chinese trans
ports are reported to have been captured.
All OF the Chinese warships that were
not sunk are badly damaged. The
Japanese ships are preparing for another
attack.
TWO CHINESE TRANSPORTS REPORTED
CAPTURED.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 2l.-It is rumored
that the Chinese transports Chin Tung
and Too Nan, while landing troops in
the Yalu River, were captured by the
Japanese, but there is absolutely nothing
definite known as to the fate of those on
board.
LONDON, Sept. 22-The correspondent
of the DAILY NeiCS at Shanghai states
with reserve that Count Y Yassini, the
Russian Minister at Peking, has been re-
called and has been replaced by NJ.
Pitrovo, who has been the Russian Min
lister at Toxic.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Times says that the authorities have
strictly confined the Chinese to the de-
fense of the approaches to Peking, speci-
flying the limits within which the various
vessels shall cruise. The officers and
men are impatient to continue operations
on the Corean coast, and are embittered
by what they consider the fabulous pol
icy of the Government.
MANY OFFICERS KILLED.
LONDON. Sept. pa dispatch from
Shanghai says: There was most serious
loss of Chinese officers in the battle of
Yalu. In addition to those who perished
on the Chen YueD, the Captains of four
men-of-war which have arrived at Port
Arthur are reported as having been
killed.
Admiral Ting directed the operations
of the Chinese fleet with great GOODNESS.
He was twice wounded, the first time on
the cheek by fragment of shell and in
the left leg. Five Chinese transports
reported missing are safe. 1t has been
persistently rumored that three trans
ports were either sunk or captured by
the Japanese. but this Is mere hearsay.
The officers of the Chinese northern
squadron insist that at least three Japan
ese warships were sunk in the battle
It is generally admitted that not a sim
gle Chinese battleship escaped without
considerable damage.
The Chinese authorities expect to hear
of another battle in Corea shortly. a
Toxic dispatch filed this morning SAYS that
all messages over the Japanese field tele-
graph TO Eusan, except OIL cial dispatches.
have again been stopped. This indicates
that important movements are develop
ing.
THIRrY-oNE VESSELS IN THE BATTLE.
NEW YORK. Sept. 2l.-A special from
Shanghai says: An additional report of
the naval battle off the the mouth of the
Yalu River is as follows: There were