Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-07

presents itself the military operations
Will continue with uuabated vigoI.
Japan VIII not be tempted to relin-
quish her aggressive energy nor Will
she be automatically manoeuvcred out
OF any OF the advantages Sne has.
General Hamagati has returned from
Manchuria leaving the command Of tbs
first army to Lieutenant General NoziI,
ana Is now in attendance on the emperor
at Hiroshima. Although Undoubtedly
suffering from illness II is believed that
the main purpose Of his recall was TO
secure MS influence In retaining the
ardor of the military faction and for
perfecting arrangements for peace.
10 Inquiries as to whether additional
adviccs had been received on the ex-
cesses at Port Arthur, the governor
replied that reports are not yet COM
plete. II Will condemn misdeeds which
are u stain, and for which the coun-
try was totally unprepared. The gov
eminent believed that discipline was
80 thoroughly established In the army
that no conceivable circumstances
could provoke the troops to disorder.
much less to indulgence In cruelty II
has suffered bitter disappointment in
the discovery that the high standard 1t
hoped to sustain without u blemsh hat
been forgotten on one occasion OF eX-
element and passion by men TO whom
the empires pledge had been oontlded.
Chinese merchants who are returning
IN numbers from the country 20
Japanese ports aye seeking registration
ON the footing OF Japanese subjects.
| ON December ., a festival was held in
Toxic to celebrate the capture OF Port
Arthur, With a single exception this
was the only purely popular demon-
stratlon ever attempted IN Japan, the
frat being In honor OF General Grant in
1Si9
Advices from General oyama in the
Lao lung peninsula gives newl Of
little importance. The Japanese en-
/ tered the walled town Of Foo Choo on
the ruad 10 New Chwang without meet
| ing the resistance which had been an
ticipated. The Japanese at once re-
] sumed the northward march and at
! latest accounts were close ON kiaplns.
a large town only thirty miles from
| New Chwang.
Wherever the japanese nag Is raised
| the Inhabitants signify their desire to
| live under rs protection. Many OF
them are prosperous citizens OF Port
| Arthur ana kin Chow, aud on return-
! Ing TO the homes To which they fled
! during the last days OF military occu-
/ patton, have posted signs on walls.
/ giving their names ana residents Of
/ the new dominion of Japan. since the
! beginning OK December the course Of
4 will be completely changed. For sew
| eral weeks It had been reported that
| the advance columns Of the army
| which at one time had sent soarcning
/ parties to within four miles OF Mouk-
| den, We're drawing back toward Gener-
al Yamagatis headquarters at kiu l-in.
These reports are now confirmed and
are explained by the appearance OF
/ a new and unexpected Chinese force.
| a corps OF the army which China for
merly maintained in the Moor region
/ was detached about the middle OF De-
| ceInber and sent by slow n1archea IN
| the direction OF Mouliden, In order to
relieve that city by attacking Japhn-
csc troops believed 10 be on the way
thlther The body OF combatanis was
| understood to number from 10000 to
1900 and to be composed OF hardy
soldiers. Principally when apprised
OF their Intentions tho Japanese COM
| mander made such disposition OF his
forces as the occasion demanded. Ma
jor Tai Stimuli was sent to .Tsi 81 Pachi.
a strategic point in the mountains.
some 200 miles northeast of tie Molten
paBs. Hero on November g. he met
largely superior body of the enemy
led by the Tartar general and a sharp
algirmlsh scattered the newcomers with
twenty-five dead ON the field and a
considerable quantity Of arms and ani-
munition. The Japanese loss was :
killed and A wounded. This engage
ment put a stop TO the attempt OF
the Tartars to cooperate with the
Chinese troops nj or near MoulSden.
The Tartars continued 10 advance.
turning their attention, however. from
the original point and moving south-
ward with the evident purpose of af-
sailing Feng Wang This town Is one
OF the strong points occupied by the
japanese Immediately after the up
rising at Yalu river. The JAPANESE.
though outnumbcred, attacked thii
force and dispersed 1t completely. Thd
first and second Japanese armies ara
without doubt within easy cominunica-
ton. The cold In Manchuria is intense,
the average temperature of the ex-
IRENE northern outposts being - de-
gnees below zero. The soldiers suffer
many discomforts and many Of thu
labofers have died from exposure.
Fresh supplies OF hay. clothing and
food in good quantities are being mada
from the Interior from China. TO con.
ceal the truth with respect to the loss
OF Port Arthur, on a huge bulletin
board outside the viceroy's residence
at Nanlxin was posted on November ~
notice that the Japanese had been
defeated with 10000 slain and that the
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