Mar. 3.
Word just received from Chengchow as follows, "Hu Ching-yi is almost, if not wholly in Honanfu—that is Loyang. No actual news of the fighting west, but there hax been some hot stuff down south at Yuchow and Kiahsien, Shieh south of Chengchow wax looted on Saturday by brigands."
'There is a report in'this city that Loyang has been captured by Hu, but the telegraph company cannot verify this report. On Sunday Hu's afl were optimistic of their ability' to gain Loyang within two weeks. If it hax fallen so soon there must have been something more than a continuance of the frontal attack that Hu was pressing so vigorously. Han has a vd army, and such. men are not eager for direct ware fare. They may be living up to retation in this ws
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