Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-04-13

60OulQ IHke the uolQ 1n person. The officers have grown restive and the war department has been forced to give them chance to win laurels,
 4 PRIEsTLY TRICK.
 4 Yokohama letter of March 15 gives an interesting story of the discovery by Japanese of rich gold mine on Liso Peninsula. This place is seaport forty miles northeast of Port Arthur. Until this war broke out it was remote and of little importance. It appears that cer- tain priests occupied temple which stood over a shaft leading to a gold mine. They had grown rich working this mine as their predecessors had done for three centuries. Their secret was safe, as they worked CD the expectations natives by declaring that the shaft was the home of dragon who could only be appeased by liberal presents of j .wels and money. So tImld people at great festivals were accustomed to throw their money into the shaft.
 When the Japanese army came some engineers routed out the priests and in- yes Iested the shaft. They found & large quantity of rich ores which will pay lberhlly for working, and they found many indications in the vicinity of valuable gold bearing quartz.
 JAPANESE DEMANDS.
 ST. PETERSBURG, April 3-A telegram from Chinese source says that bad weather, sickness among the Japanese troops and the overflow of rivers have rendered the continuance of the war ex- tremely difficult. It is added that this produced favorable effect upon neRo- tistions, but hopes for speedy conclus- ion of peace is defeated by the Japanese demand for portion of Manchuris; a war indemnity of 700000,0OO yen and, pending full payment of this indem nifty, that Pekin be occupied by Japanese troops.
 LIS FACE.
 YOKOHAMA, April 3-Advices from Shlmonoski show that Li Hung Chang'e face is healing and that he will be in complete health in few days when he will again attend the peace conference.
 Cholera at Port Arthur continues to increase.
 THE MAMCHURIA CAMPAIGN.
 SAN FRANCIsCo, April 3-Advices from Tokio under date of March IT say
 For the first time since the capture of Ping Yang the movements of the Japan ese troops are directed by soldier skill ed in the science of modern warfare; and the same leader that won the earl fest of the series of the victories now conducts the operations in the valley of the Liae river. Gen. Nodzu, promoted to the highest grade of the army, ss- sumed control in February of the first division, commanded by Lieut.. Gen. Yamsji, in addition to his own, the fifth, and the third, of which Lieut.. Gen. Katzurs is the chief. His scheme was to divide the attention of the Chinese armies in Manchuris and keep them as far apart as possible, while he concen- trated his force upon the several points of attack.
 Lieut.. Gen. Ysmsji was first ordered to take the field. About 5000 of his division marched from Ksi-Ping on Feb ruary A, seized strong Chinese posi- tion some twelve miles southeast of Ying Row and by their threatening at titude prevented Gen. Sung from send ing Dorthwsrd any large number of his troops encamped at the mouth of the Liso River. On February 28 Lieut. Gen. Katsura with 5000 of the third diVi- sion, started from Hal Cheng to drive the Manchu forces of Gen. l toward Liao-Yang. For two days 1 retrested in much disorder and when at distance of eighteen miles from Hai-Cheng Kat sura suddenly turned and led his men south ward again, but by another road, which brought him to Old-New- Chwang on March 4,
 Meanw while, Gen. Nodzu had crossed from Hai ai-Chepg to New-Chwsng ln straight line, at the head of 1000 of the fifth diyieiop, 4 com mbined assault upon the city was made on March and at 7 o'clock ln the afternoon the northern half WAS in the hands of the Japanese. Several thousand of the defenders. be- longing to the army of Gen Wu, fled through the southern gates toward Ting Row and Tien-ChwsDg- Lai. They would havs been followed by the entire body had not the iins oe retreat been blocked by cavalry regiment. The Chinese were now disorganized rabbie. Apparently unaware that they mignt save themselves by surrendering, they ran into the houses and kept up a per slstent fire upon the Japanese nntil late at night, when they were brought to submission by blowing up many of the buildings in which they had barrlosded themselves. Nearly two thousand were supposed to have been killed and an equal number wounded or taken prison ers The spoils were of great value. Thousands of horses were found more than enough to satisfy the needs Of the whole invading army. One foreigner, missionary. still remained in the city and his safety was duly provided for.
 While the third and fifth divisions were taking possession of New-ChWang the first was moving upon Ting, Now, further south. On March 8 wild ana fruitless attack was made by Gen. Sung upon Yamas troops, with the result that