The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-23

erly. The supply OF food for the SOL
diers Is very sim Pile. rice being the basis.
The quantity, however ID ample-s
quart and half OF cleaned rice per day
to zach man. One-third OF a pound OF
vegets bles ia added. with condiments in
the form of salted plans, eto. On rapid
and prolonged marches, when rice can
not be prepared In the customary way,
tho sroops arc perfectly oonten ted to
live on Cruel made OF rice and Indian
corn. The commisssrist is greatly inn
proved after every victory over the Chi
nese, for large stores of beef and pork
are invariably captured. The surgeon
general has observed when on the march
and expeotant OF battle the armies are
chesrfully satisfied with anything that
will sustain life. 1t ia only when kept
in action for long time that their ap-
pssites are exscting.
OBJECT TO BANpAaEs.
The directors of hos pitfalls in the field
stats that the wounded almost invsri-
ably protest against the use OF the
bsndssss made by the empress and sm-
press dowager at Toxic and beg that
they be hung near their pillows instead.
The qualification which these marka Of
imperial remembrance and favor ex-
cite ia often thought to stimulate
the progress OF the invalids to ward re-
overy.
The Japanese Primes Imperial Yo shi.
hito, now in his sixteepth car, is
gazstted captain of infantry.
The Japanese troops in the Liao Tung
peninsula are actively preparing for an
important. expedition. and 1t ie assumed
ou all sides that Wei-Hai- Wei will be
the object Of attack. The military force
gathered for this purpose 10 OF ab out the
ssme strength of that which CO nquered
Talen and Port Arthur. 1t consists OF
the First division, under Lisusenant-
General Yamaii, and one-hslf Of the
Second division. known as the Sendal
division. Reports from Wei-Hsi.Wei
etate that not less than $4,000 Chinese
are posted in or near the fortitications.
Two foreigners. an Englishman and
German. whose names are not pub
lishad, are nxid to bs experimenting the
defensive operations. The fleet in the
harbor has been increased and it 10 be-
lisved that IL ships OF war and is tor
pedo boats are anchored there. At
least one-half of the vessels ars OF
email sizs.
GENERAL NozU GOES TO THE FRONT.
Lisutsnans General Nozu has lsIt X Ia
Lin and is on his way to take personal
command of tho Japanese forces near
Hal Cheng. On January 4th he ha d
reached Sui Yen. from which place he
telegraphed that the Chinese general,
| Sung, had rsorganized his dsfe tied army
and was gradually returning in tn 9 di-
rection OF Hal Oheng. Rumors OF move.
ments by Lieutenant General Katsura
are in circulation. but there is every
reason to believe he is in Hal henY
awaiting Nozu's arrival.
Won Hanneken'a scheme for rsorsan-
izing the Chinese army and providing
Of short notice q trustworthy force for
the defense Of Pekin. has bsen put
aside by order of the Tsung Ii Yamsn.
The reason publicly given for abandon
ing it, is the alleged depletion OF the
treasury. Apart from this 1t is known
that great discomfort was excited in
high military quarters by the propose l
to confer the chief command on q for
eigner, and that threats OF mutiny were
growing 90 loud and frequent as to
throw the court into CONSERVATION.
Hence the overthrow OF ths project.
BEHEADED FOR oowARDIoE.
A serious disturbance occurred at Foo
Chow, last month. when an attempt was
made to bury the remains OF Captain
Fong, bsheaded for cowardioe at the
single naval battle OF the war. with tho
ceremonies appropriate to the rank h Q
had held. Fong was the officer who
took his ship out of action before tn
fight had fairly begun. and was decap-
| itated without trial at Port Arthur by
Admiral Ting. The funeral procession
was stoned and dispersed by rioters VIII o
seized the coffin and would have NAL
treated the corpse but for the
opportune arrival Of = strong guard
upon tho scene. The interment
was subseq usntly effected BY night
and in strict privacy. A few
days later a similar uprising in the
came city was osused by the announce
ment that Commodore Liu, late COM
mandsr OF the Chen Yuen, would be
entombed with naval honors. Liu had
com nitted suicide Immediately after the
disabling OF his ship at Wei Hal Wei.
and it was popularly believed that he
had Intentionally run her upon q rock
known to every navigator and easily
avoided. Though formerly idolized by
his sownsmen OF Foo Chow, his remains
were folio we'd to the grave by a shriek-
ing mob, and would have suffered the
worst indignities if the local officials,
warned BY the tumult at Fong's obse-
| uuiss, had not taken due precautions
again at extreme violence.
Contradictory deorees from the Chi
nese emperor follow one another in
nwift succession. On December 22d the
order condeming the generals who lost
Port Arthur, to the severest punishment.
was rescindsd. and the reprieved officers
were aimply deprived of rank and titles
and sent to serve under Sung Ching, the
new leader of the army near New
Chwang. By way OF inspiring them
with the true martial spirit Sung is
commanded to behead them at once
without further refe;encs TO the throne,
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