The sun., 1894-11-29
JAPAN REFUSES TO HEAR HIM.
IL Hang Cbsne's Messenger Pats to Ac-
corpiish His Mi-sion.

LoNDoN. Nov 29.-A Central News despatch
from Toxic says Commissioner Dietring and his
suite sailed for Tien-Tsin to-day.
Count Ito, the japanese Prime Minister. de-
clined 10 receive the Commissioner, stating that
he would only receive envoy who had been
directly appointed by the chinese Government
at Pekin, and would hold no communication
with the viceroy's messenger
NEGOTIATING THROUGH orr MINISTER'S.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-United states Minis
ters Denby and Dun, at Pekln and Toxic. are
actively engaged In the conduct Of negotiations
for peace between China and japan. The state
Department, as well as the japanese Legation
here, have confidential information that the
American Ministers have already presented
China's plea to Japan. and that the details Of
the settlement are rapidly being made definite
and satisfactory. The intimaton has already
reached Washington officially that the terms
may be agreed upon at any moment, and that,
unless some entirely unforeseen event should
occur, the announcement Of the result of the
negotiations may be expected In n few days.
Ten days have passed since Japan informed
the United states that she would receive pro-
position from China made directly through the
American Ministers. To those who know the
extreme anxiety of China to secure peace II is
SSs S" nsI been s nesepted By china oca!P at
the state Department consider Mr.. DictrinR,
the Chinese Customs OffcIal who hns arrived in
Japan, Us simply personal emissary OF III Hung
Chang and not rs representative of the Pckin
Government.
IoSpoN, Nov. 2s.-The TOXIC correspondent
Of the Central News telegraphs that the Japan
csc have found AT Port Arthur n chart which
has enabled them to locate exactly and control
all the mines In the harhor.
On Nov. 20, previous to the stormlng Of the
forts, the Japanese placed 100 siege and field
guns in well chosen positions and raincd shot
and shell upon the Chinese entertainments
This homharhment made possible the rapid sue
cess Of the assault.
There wac an engagement near Mo-Tien- Ling
on the 25th. The Kirin troops tried tn break
the Japanese right flank, hut were repulscd.
The Japanese loss was forty eight killed and
wounded.
From Tien Tsln the Central News hears that
Ill Hung Chang has gone to PaotinE fu. his
usual winter residence and the seat Of the pro-
vincial Government. His departure has given
rise to many false rumors to the effect that lie
has been degraded again. The Viceroy's friends
moned to Pekin to save the country by his
sta tesmanship,
The Times correspondent In Chifu says: "Ad-
miral Frccmantle and fifty British officers
lanGed at Port Arthur on the 25th. Kung.
Taotai of Port Arthur. a brother of the Chinese
The reports OF atrocities on both sides are CON
trtned.
THE japanese. after finding the mutilated
bodies of several comrades, gave no quarter,
there being an indiscriminate massacre. Several
Chinese soldiers and some tradesmen who tried
to escape by sea were followed by torpedo boats
and were shot"
A Shanghai decpatch says that the japanese
torpedo boats sank more than twenty junks
loaded with fuRitives from Port Arthur.