The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-24

Victoria r O. Oct. as.-The Northern
Pacific liner Tacoma arrived TINS morn
ing, bringing Yokohama advices 70 &c
tober Z, as follows:
The only fresh facts concerning the
sea fight near Tai Kosan harbor that
can be trusted are supplied by private
letters from the officers of the fieet.
They are not numerous nor especially
valuable They indicate, however, that
the battle was planned with care ana
deliberafon, and that whatever impru-
dence may have been shown by indi-
vidual commanders, Admiral Ito acted
with calm Judgment throughout. He
warned Viscouut Kaba- Yama, chlef OIL
staff. who joined the expedition as a
spectator and was not expected 10 par
ticipate to any extent, to keep his mall
steamer Saalxo out Of danger, and sent
instructions to the Akigi that. she
should not expose herself to a greatly
superior force, but both ships accepted
heavy odds and suffered accordingly.
At one stage of affairs, they continued
against large ironclads with 500 metres
gauge and were frequently made tar
gets for torpedoes. The Saiko, with no
armament but a small Armstrong ana
three rapid-firing guns and mer-
chants Grew unused to handling aT-til-
lery. was in no condition to measure
prowess with a pair of seven-thousand-
ton battleships.
JIG is now known several Europeans,
in addition to Won Hannekin, served on
board Chinese ships in the battle. Two
OF them, both Enghshmen, were killed.
The facts come in very slowly. Only
two days ago, news was received that
the Kwang Ka, q new 1,060-ton cruiser,
ran ashore trying to escape on the
night of September and was after
ward destroyed by a Japanese torpedo.
The Japanese government is now pre-
pared with full reports Of the Ash
Young Yang campaign, and fresh in
telhgence from that quarter is proved
only by newspaper correspondents, who,
while enlarging upon individual
achievements, are thrown out upon I'M
settled questions OF battle. InforIna-
1 tion relating to the excellent strategic
plan by which the Chinese We're sur
rounded and simultaneously attacked
on various sides is thoroughly unex-
planned. Some declare the west road
no Wi5u on the frontier was left open.
commanding generals having no de-
sire TO be bJrdened with a multitude
OF prisoners and knowing that to re-
lease them on parole would be purely a
ay consistent with the extreme care
SHOWN In completing the circuit Of Ash
Young Yang before the attack.
The Japanese army movements are
carried on with great secrecy but EN-
oarakation of fun corps cannot be ac-
conplished without attracting the
curious attention of the public Within
the past two weeks portions of three
divisions recently placed under General
Oyama's command have been trans
ported to Corea TO the number, it is
said. Of 10000.
The government maintains an i'm
penetraele silence respecting the desti-
nation OF these troops, but no one sup
poses they are needed on the peninsula
and the universal conviction is that a
speedy descent upon the Chinese coast
is projected. If this bold step has
really been determined upon, the neces-
sttT OF setting about IT before approach
Of winter is recognized on all sides.
Prince Mori. formerly Dainlio. Of
ChoShu, has divided thirty Thousand
yen equally between the army and ma
Wy funds and distributed 5000 ven
among families OF soldiers now serving
who We're born in this province
Capitalist 1wacaki, by far the richest
subject Of Japan, has presented to the
capable of accommodating an army Of
10000. An imperial ordinance has been
ISSUED insr+tuting a system OF ''distin-
gsIiShe0 service pensions" in seven
classes. the highest granting 800 yen
and the lowest 65 yen annually for life
If any soldier is killed in battle his
family is TO receive the amount allot-
ted to him for one year
Count Sa1go, minister of the navy
has been promoted from the rank of
vice-admlral 10 that of admiral. En-
terprising spectators have ordered
from France designs for a panorama of
war.
The French legation has gathered all
accessible evidence in the case of
Father Joseau, the missionary slain by
Chinese troops IN Corea, and laid it be-
fore the Sung Lii Yamen with the per-
emptory statement that the fullest rep
GRAFTON must be instantly Forthcoming.
Notification has been issued TO the ef-
feet that the aSsaSsins of Missionary
Wylie have been be11eaded, but the
Shanghai newspapers profess to have
infof'na ton that the actual perpetra-
tors being officials, who it is not iesil.-
able to offend, have gone free, and that
the only punishment inflicted has been
upon criminals already charged with
other offenses.
The demolished chapel near New
Chwang is. however, to be rebuilt and
a sum Of money. which it is hoped will
satisfy the murdered mans family.
VIII be given to them.