The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-07
DEAR, DEAR, DEARI
Horrible News Prom the Orient Received
Through n L. Inch Cable.

Horrible News Prom the Orient Received
Through n L. Inch Cable.
The retreat Of tine Chinese army from .
Korea without having made aisy great
show of resistance has set all the mill I
tary men guessing. No one can tell why
the emperor should allow the seat Of
war to be transferred 20 his own do
main. 1t will be seen at a 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withdrawn, and the japanese have been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
If a story which came out today is
true, all the sighting things said of the
Celestials and their leaders will have TO
be withdrawn. What is apparently the
most fiagrant piece of military mis-
management may be a stroke Of genius
which Will set the achievements Of all
the great tacticians Of history far into
the background.
The plot. ~ declared by several mi
nor officials. is in substance as follows:
All the troops, agents and sympathizers
from the peninsula of Korea This Is
an invitation for the Japanese 10 greatly
augment their armies upon the peninsu-
Ia preparatory to a bold march into Chi
ma. So far the plan has worked to per
lection. And now there only remains
the greatest comp ever attempted in any
age The plan Is to cut n deep trench
entirely across tha is;hInns connecting
Eor,a 20 the mainland II Asia and 20
the Chinese empire. The structure Of
the point of land is "A heavy layer of
Sha!e, resting upon bedrock. at every
point where the Chinese army Of occu-
patton has camped, il is alleged, holes
have been drilled. and immense quanti-
ties Of lubricating oils have been forced
down upon the surface Of the bedrock.
As the various divisions have slowly re-
treated apparently before the oncaming
japanese, these operations have been
| continued. The next move will be the
I last, according 10 the informers.
! As soon as the Japanese are massed
upon the peninsula the function of the
trench will DO made evident Ii Will be
cut down TO bedrock, and large guam
/ tity Of dry timber will be tightly
wedged in. Above that at q little height
iron bars will be placed The timber
idea il one borrowed from ths Egyptians
in their oper atoms 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 high temperature and there
by expand. adding greatly 10 tho force
which the swelling timbers will be put
ting forth. Last Of all, tho entire Chi
nese army will BE- set TO work in the
trench, which will bo hundreds of miles
long. Each man will lie armed with q
powerful hydraulic jack, which he
will operate when tine 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 beer
thoroughly fabricated. will slip Will
comparative ease on the smooth surtact
of the rCck, so think the Chinese engi
neers. Thus, when the millions of ton'
of pressure is brought To- bear. the en-
tire peninsula is expected TO start slow
" on its foundations. Then. rs the grca
mass gathers headway like a launching
ship, it will incr ase its speed and final
/ ~ dash into the Japan sea
) Instant and complete destruction vii
, fall upon the armies Of the mikado n
J we'll rs upon every man. woman an'
: child in Korea Nothing in the way o
. annihilation can compare with this ex
cept perhaps tho fate Of Pharaoh arm.
in the Red sea
The immediate effect upon the Japai
, sea can scarcely be imagined. The Chi
! nese warships will have been withdraw
to some safO haven. and tho total de
ssruction of nearly all of Japan's nav.
is assured.
The tidal wave is expected to nlmos
, wipe out the Japan islands The water
will probably pour over the islands an
sweep them OF every vestigo Of aninla
,, and vegetable life
l This may sound like tho dream OF al
insane man. amd in order to carr.
! weight with it ycur correspondent ha'
the affidavits OF his informants dul
prepared. Unfortunately, however, IN
Chinese notaries have n seal nearly fOu
inches in diameter. So when an attemp
Was made 20 cable n. aiiidayits the
i stuck. as the cable i only inchc
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