The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-05

Horrible News From the ork~nt Rsesfved
Through n IL Inch Cable.

The retreat Of the Chinese army from
Ko -ea without having made any great
show Of resistance has ret all the mill
tary men guessing. No one can tell why
the emperor should allow the seat Of
war TO be transferred TO his own do
main IL will be seen at n glance that
for the purpose Of fighting Korea Is far
better than the Chinese frontier. In the
face Of all this 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withdrawn, and the Japanese have been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 a story which came out today Is
true, all the sighting things said Of the
Celestials and their leaders will have 10
lie withdrawn. What is apparently the
most fragrant piece Of military mis-
management may be a stroke Of genius
which will set the achievements Of all 4
the great tacticians Of history FAR into I
the background.
The plot, as declared by several mi /
nor officials, is in substance rs follows: I
All the troops, agents and sympathizers T.
Of the Chinese are to be withdrawn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 n bold march into Chi
| ma. So far the plan has worked to per
I fection And now there only remains
the greatest coup ever attempted in any
4 age The plan is to cut n deep trench
I entirely across the isthmus connecting
Korea 70 the mainland Of Asia and to
the Chinese empire The structure Of
.he point Of land is n 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 oncorning
Japanese, these operations have been
continued. The next move will be the
last, according TO the informers
As soon as tho Japanese are massed
upon the peninsula the function of the
trench will be made evident. IL will b.
cut down TO bedrock, and n large guam
tity Of dry timber will be tightly
wedged in. Above that at a little height
D iron bars will be placed. The timber
d idea is one 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 powerful pressure.
/ Then, by means Of electric appliances
D the iron bars or blocks will be quickly
. heated TO high temperature and there
u by expand. adding greatly TO tho forc'
I which the swelling timbers will be put
:. ting forth. Last Of all, the entire Chi
n nese army will be set TO work in th'
trench, which will be hundreds Of mile
: long. Each man will he armed with
powerful hydraulic jack. which b.
: will operate when the iron and wooS
!. are getting in their best work
a. The bedrock slopes seaward, an
e the result may be better imagined thai
: described. The shale, having bee
r thoroughly fabricated, will slip wit
comparative ease ON the smooth surtao
y of the rock, so think the Chinese engi
D. neers. Thus, when the millions Of ton
Il of pressure is brought to lear. the en-
e tire peninsula is expected 20 start slow
y ly ON its foundations. Then, rs the gre
* mass gathers Roadway like launchin
W ship, il will increase its speed and tna
" dash into the Japan sea-
Instant and completes destruction wi
fall upon the armies Of the mikado !
well rs upon every man, woman an
~ child in Korea Nothing in the way
=. humiliation can compare with this e.
~. cept perhaps the fate Of Pharaoh 8 arm
ut in the Rcd sea
The immediate effect upon the Japa
sea can scarcely be imagined The Ch
nese warships will have been withdraw
- to some safe haven. and the total d
s.ruction of nearly all Of Japan's nav
M is assured
at The 1idal wave is expected to almo
no wipe out the Japan islands. The waite
de will probably pour over the islands al
sweep them OF every vestige Of amin
and vegetable life
III This may sound like tho dream OF
OF insane man, and in order TO car
lst weight with it your correspondent h
is the affidavits Of his informants du
nal prepared Unfortunately, however, {
at Chinese notaries have n seal nearly 10
-, inches in diameter. so when an atten
was made to cable the affidavits IN
we stuck, rs the cable is only , u incl
leu through. h.-Loo-Jan Special to Clevela
ent Plain Dealer.