The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-11
ARMED WITH JINGALLs.
Poor Condition of Chinese Troops at
Tlen Tsln-Big Blaze.

r LONDON, OcJ. Ii, lo94-tA CeIitfdl
News despatch from Tien-Tsin says the
troops which have arrived there of late
are merely riff-raff, armed with old
swords and jingals.
The Chinese Government has made
large contracts with German manufac-
turers for quick-firing guns, the con-
tracts stipulating that the arms shall
have been closed The japanese. are
watching for the arms shall be delivered
before the Pei-Ho River shall have been
closed. The Japanese are watching for
the arrival on the coast of this con-
signment of arms.
It is rumored at Tien-Tsin that two
ironclad warships have been purchased
from Austria or the United States.
Captain Won Hanneken is to rejoin the
Chinese service under Admiral Ting as
soon as the repairs to the Chinese fleet
shall have been completed.
The navy is very short of shot and
she'll for the largest guns and the ar
senals are working day and night in
tions.
-Four Japanese spies have been cap
tured at Port Arthur while in the act
of outing torpedo wires. A spy arrested
at Tien-1 IN has confessed, under tor
ture, to h wing sent four telegrams to
the Japanese, informing them of the
A large fire occurred at Tien-Tsin on
October 4. The premises of the China
Merchants Company were burned and
other buildings damaged.
1t is reported that the. Emperor re
Gently visited Tien-Tsin in disguise in
order to view the situation for himself.
and is blamed for China,s defeats. The
children sing songs ridiculing him and
placards Of the same character are
posted in the streets. The Chinese de-
Clare that Russia is aiding Japan.
The Japanese fleet command the Shan
Tung coast and the Gulf of Pe-Chi-L.
News received from Wei-Hai. 7kd. Wei, .sss
Japanese fleet pay weekly visits to that
place Early on the morning of October
6, eight Japanese warships in line MADE
straight for the harbor until within
a short distance of the entrance. when
they separated the gunboats playing
about the western entrance. A few
shots were fired at them from the fort
defending that entrance. The forts at
Wei ei-Haf-Wei are fully armed with twen-
ty-four and twenty-eight centimetre
gums which We're lately received and
placed in position, and the. landing plac-
es are well defended. The harbor is con-
sidered impregnable.
A despatch to the Central News. from
Toxic says that a detachment of Jap
anese cavalry and infantry yesterday
made an attack upon and routed force
of 1000 Chinese at Wi-Ju, and that the
place remains in the hands of the Jap
anese.
1t is. reported to the japanese officials
that. 10000 Chinese troops occupy the
they have completed eight batteries and
are building more.
Field Marshal Count Yamagata has
established his base of operations at
Fing- Yang, which is convenient to the
sea and easy of access for supplies. II
is generally hoped that the japanese will
be in possession of Moukdon by the early
part of November. Other important mill
tary operations are under way, but their
objects are as yet kept secret. Early
results, however, are expected.
h formally notified of
surrender and despatch to Nagasaki of
the steamer Tenkyomaru, together with
her European and Chinese crew.
A state of siege has been declared in
the district of Hiroshima under Article
IA of the Japanese Constitution.
Advces from Seoul under yesterdays
date say the Province of Chung -Chong
Do is now clear Of rebels. but the To-
gakutos are still in the Province of Kung
Sang-Do where they include some fifty
Chinese, who escaped from Asan. OF
| the latter twelve have been arrested and
sent to Chemulpo as prisoners.
| An embassy composed of eight Corean
officials will leave Seoul for Hiroshima
on October 13 to express the thanks of
| the King to the Emperor for having re-
pressed the rebellious natives.