Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-25
sU RvEY OF THE WAR
B,RDsEYE VIEW OF THE AosTlLlT!Es
BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN.

B,RDSEYE VIEW OF THE HosTlLlT!Es
BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN.
The First Contest Took place on July 25 at
Scn-Ihc -Four Great Eattlcs-Thc Cam
main Against Formosa--A Nine Months
Struggle.
The struggle between China and 1s-
pan lasted moi quite nine months. The
first act OF war occurred OIL July % OF!
PhunSdo, when three Japanese cruisers
met three Chinese war vessels convey
ing troops to Korea. One OF the Chi
neso vessels was captured; one was
driven OH shore; the third ran away.
July 80, Capture Of Asan. ON July |
90 the Japanese troops i'll korea AT
tackled y Chinese force of $500 men
with artillery The Chinese We're rout !
eli, 500 being killed and wounded after
five hours fighting.
Sept. -, Battle of Ping Yang. with
the foregoing preliminary operations
round Seoul the Japanese had establish
ed base whence to operate
NSGIJt ~ lDllt.l' VI iilt j tliG.
10 o'clock i'll the morning the Japanese
fleet, under Admiral Ito, Was seen APP
I1roaching. 1t consisted OF four very
fast cruisers, followed By a second
squadron of three coast defenders, Il
bclted cruiser aud u belt and battery pre-
tectcd armorcad. There wore also
three other yessols-a SLOW armored
corvet, q gun vessel and M armed iner-
chairman.
The Chinese fleet. which consisted O:
ten vessels, fought blavcly, with the
exception of the Isl Yuen and the
Kwang III, both of which made Off as
fast as their engines would carry them.
hut were outmaIeuvorcl and beaten on
every hand. The Cnii Iuen was sunk,
and the I-ai Nuen and King Iuen Ware
set OH fire.
Toward nialtfai all the ships h.'l
expended the greater part vi thor ana
munition and separated to pici. upthai.
comrades, the japanese eventually IL
firing To the Tatun;s and the Chinese TO
Port Arthur. The victory rested with
the Japanese, for "a tew days later their
cruisers We're patroliins the ene!ny's
coasts.
Nov 81, Fail OF Port Arthur. 1t was
effected i'll the careful and deliberate
style which has distinguished the .Iara-
Dese campaign throughout. Forawhole
fortnight the invaders drcw their vet
slowly around, two divisions narciin;.
so as to command both sides Of the pom
insula On which Port Arthur stands
and to keep in touch with the fleet.
Fifteen thousand japanese were cn-
gagged against IL, GOO Chinese, and , G00
of the latter succumlied The .Iapanese
loss was only 30, while their profit il
guns ammunition and general stores
was enormous.
Feb. -, COMPUTATION If WeiHai
Wei.-Purt Arthur Eavin. fallen. ;he
victorious japanese turned their alton
ton to China's other grcatnaya strong
hold Gil the gulf Of l'echili Two cir.
cumstances combined to make the cap
turo OF this place y more prouacted op-
Grafton than that Of Port Arthur. On
Jan. so the invaders practically obtain
ed command OF the whole of tie iuland
defenses.
March {, Occupation Of Newciiwang
While the operations against ioort
Arthur and Wei -HaiWoi weIa being
carried on the ,Tapanese troers wilici,
had crossed the river Nalu into Maui
churia had made a highly creditable
record. In spite OF almost continuous
and very harassing attacks by the eli,
envy they succeeded i'll making good
their position on the northern Chimes
mainland.
March 81, Fisher Island Occupied
Having firmly established themselves
in northern China, the japanese nov
opened their campaign against for-
mosa. On March 2 they occupied Fish
cr island, one Of the largest of TIE Pcs
cadore group, between Formosa ant
the mainland, and followed this up by
seizing Panghu, the principal island.
Meanwhile Ii Hung Chang ha6
reached Japan in the character OF Chi
mas plenipotentiary to treat for peace
The story of his arrival at Simonoseki
of his attempted assassination and o
the proclamation Of the armistice which
preceded the signing of peace are event
SO recent as to require only the bares
mention here.-New Iorl, Herald.
Oh, Those Frcnchmen,
Among the attractions proposed 70,
the Paris exposition of 1900 are thu
transformation Of the Champs dc Mar
into all enormous lake; the building O
acouplo OF colossal elephants. with thei
interiors fitted up as restaurants, ball
rooms and so forth; the laying of TIL
Eiffel tower OF its side; the raising O
the tower another Goo feet and the dig