Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1894 — BLOODY BATTLE IN COREA. [ARTICLE]

BLOODY BATTLE IN COREA.

The MiKado's Forces Make a Brilliant Charge. Two Thousand Killed and Other Thousands Wounded. The Chinese-Japanese war is actually in progress. The Empress of Japan arrived at Vancouver, B. C., from Yokohama. Aug. 18, bringing advices from the seat of war up to Aug. 6. A bloody battle was fought at Seikan, Corea, July 29. The Chinese -army from Manchuria was sweeping down upon Seoul, when it was met and attacked by the Japanese. Thd Chinese numbered 6,0 0 with forty cannons. The , Japanese numbered 5,000. The battle raged fiercely. Fully 1,090 soldiers were killed on each side, and many more were wounded.' One English officer was killed. The Japanese made a brilliant charge on the Chinese, driving them baek to Seikau. where the battle raged fiercely-for-five hours. The-Ghinese left 300 wounded on the field, and these helpless victims were butchered by the merciless Japs. The Chinese retired to Koshu, themsetvEsr "When theTapanese attacked this place in force t hey - were badly tvhipped. — The Chinese are fortifying ail strong points, and it is expected that a battle will, soon be fought with 30,000 or 40,000 men engaged on each side.

In the Senate, Saturday, Mr. Harris’ resolution to fill the vacancy on the financial committee was laid before the Senate. Senator White was appointed, the resolution passing without discussion, or division. The resolution to report back the free sugar bill with an amendment to strike out the %th differential came up. Vice-President Stevenson held that the vote should be first taken on Mr. Manderson’s amendment to instruct the committee to report back an amendment to the free sugar bill providing for the McKinley bounty on raw domestic sugars. This was adopted—yeas, 21; nays, 20. Senator Murphy then cal led u p his resolution declaring against further tariff legislation thissession. Mr. Murphy offered an amendment to’ his resolution declaring it to be the sense of the Senate that no further tariff legislation should be considered at this session and that it would be advisable to adjourn at the earliest possible moment. Without a word of debate the vote was taken op the resolution as modified. It resulted yeas, 27; nays, 16. Mr. Sherman (Rep., Ohio) took the floor to indulge, as he said, In some “plain talk.” He reviewed tho blunders made by the Democrats in tho general conduct of the long tariff fight. The result of the blunders in detail, Mr. Sherman said, was that from fifty to hundred very important errors would be found In the bill. Already several of great importance had been discovered. One of them, that providing for the free entry of alcohol used in the arts, would if uncorrected. cost the Government $20,000,00) or (30,010,000 of revenues annually,- Mr, Hoar, the author of the amendment, Mr. Sherman asserted, had not expected that If would be accepted. He had simply affered it as a tentative proposition. Mr. Sherman -quoted from the record in -support of this statement, Mr. Sherman justified Mr. Carlisle’s letter as to the effect as the tariff bill on the revenues. He said be would, if opportunity offered, vote for a straight duty on raw and refined sugar without the differential. As far as the other popgun bills were eonceraod he was opposed to placing iron ore, coal and barbed wire on the free list. Some unimportant resolutions were called up but Tvotmg qnorum could not be obtained, and at 2:25 the Senate adjourned.

The river and harbor bill, carrying sll,479,180, became a law at midnight, Saturday night without President Cleveland’s signature, the legal limit of ten days having expired within which he could sign or veto it. It is the third time during Mr, Cleveland’s two terms that a river and harbor bill has become a law without his approval, the only other bill of the kind submitted to him having been vetoed. Fears were expressed that the present bill would be vetoed, as Mr. Cleveland made it known to the river and harbor mana-i gers several months ago that he did not want the total of the bill to exceed ten millions. This led to paring down the appropriations on most of the river and harbor projects, about four-fifths from the estimates, so that the total of $.1,538.589 allowed by the House was about onefifth of what the army engineer asked to prosecute the work. In the Senate tho bill was raised to $12,790,689. Advices received at London from the Congo State show that further troubles have occurred with the natives, arising from the impressment of Portuguese Congo natives into the military service by Congo State officials. The natives are highly incensed at the manner in which their relatives and friends have been dragged into a service that was repugnant to them and determined to avenge their wrongs. A strong native force was gathered and an attack was made upon Loba. a Congo State post, In the light that ensued two of the soldiers defending the post were killed and three were taken prisoners. The United States government is proceeding against the members of the great steel manufacturing firm known as tiie Benjamin Atha and Illingworth Company, of Newark, N. J. Tho charge is conspiracy to defraud the government by furnishing castings for the Navy Department that contained blowholes which were plugged. President John Illingworth and Secretary Abraham C. Denman, ol the big steel company, were arrested Saturday and released on their own recognizance in the sum of SI,OOO for appearance ' next Tuesday before United States Comgnissloner Romaine in Jersey City.