The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-06
CHINA ANXIOUS FOR PEACE.
A Report That She Wants The Powers
TO Stop the War.

NAAhB IN mountain Rass on the Road
to Pekin-Heavy Fighting Reported
/ in the Country Just North of Port
Arthur Kinehow Taken by the Jap
anese After a Desperate Assault.
Talien Wan Also Captured.
London, Nov. 6, "a. m.-The Daily News
has information that China is suing for
/ peace-in fact has Instructed her envoys
/ In Europe to submit to the powers the
! terms which she is willing to offer. II
is a formal renewal, or repetition on a
| large scale, Of the overtures made to the
/ British government a month ago The
/ News expresses again its approval of Lord
| Roseberry's effort for joint Intervention,
and speaks regretfully of the reluctance
Of the powers to see the matter in the
same light. No European government
/ 1t says, "can desire to see that disas-
! trous conflict prolonged. Even the United
States, despite the Monroe doctrine must
be concerned for the regularity and secur-
ity of their trade with Japan. Sooner or
later-and better sooner than later-thera
must be an International settlement. IL
VIII be difficult TO contend that interfer-
ence will be premature now"
The Graphic has this dispatch from
Rome: According to a telegram from
PelSin, China is disposed to conclude peace
upon the basis Of the acknowledgment OF
korea's independence and the payment OF
an indemnity to be fixed by the powers.
The powers who are willing to support
this arrangement are requested to inter-
vene"
London, Nov. 5.--A Central News dis
patch from Toxic, under date of to-day
says nothing has yet been heard there re-
gardinB the operations of the Japanese at
Port Arthur. All idea that the Chinese
Will raid the Japanese coast has been
abandoned and orders have been issued to
remove the torpedoes from Toxic bay and
navigation is declared free. The decree
promulgated sometime ago forbidding the
sale of gun powder In Japan has been cam
| celled
A dispatch from Shanghai to the ST.
James Gazette says the Chinese troops
under Gen. Sung have evacuated Chin
| Lien Ching and now occupy a mountain
pass on the road to Pekin. Orders have
been given to all the military commanders
to defend Pekin at all hazard The lam
anese are marching northward, aiming to
get behind Gen. Sungs army. All for
eigners viii be requested TO leave Pelin
within fortnight
The Central News correspondent at
Shanghai telegraphs that the government,
| seeing that all attempts to stay the pro-
gress of the japanese in Manchuria are
| futile, has stopped dischargng supplies of
rice for Chinese troops at New Chwang.
! According to this correspondent many
more Chinese merchant steamers have
been placed under protection Of the Ger
man flag.
A Shanghai dispatch to the Central
| News says an edict has been issued
| appointing Prince Kung, uncle of the en-
peror, to supreme control of the military
affairs of China, and Prince Ching who
was recently succeeded as president of
lsungli Yamen by Prince Kunz, as next
in charge. The same edict announces the
degradation of Gen. Web, on a charge
OF cowardice in withdrawing from Ping
Yang and Of embezzling the pay of the
soldiers in his command Admiral Ting
Will also be deprived of the honors
recently bestowed upon him. The feel
ing of uneasiness which has prevailed in
Pekin for some time past is increasing
The Central News says: There is rea-
son to believe that China has resolved to
formally ask the powers who have inn
mediate commercial interests at stake
to stop the war The Chinese minister is
said to have communicated the request
to the foreign office in London this after
noon. This evening he started for Paris
minister to foreign affairs, and President
imir-Perier."
Neither the foreign office, the admlraI-
ty, the Chinese legation nor the Japanese
legation has heard anything to confirm
the published report of the bombardment
and capture Of Talien-Wan and Kabu-
yono.
Yokohama Nov. 5.-Advices received
here from the front show that there has
been heay fighting in the country just
north of Port Arthur. The dispatches re-
ceived, are brief and silent on some inn
portant points. It appears that Field Mar
shall Oyama divided his forces. While one
division landed on the east coast of the
peninsular north of Talenwan another
division was detached with orders to ef-
feet landing near Kinchew, and proceed
thence and join the main body of the
army. This operation was a complete sue
cess. The japanese encountered no Chi
nese warships, and the transports reached
Kay Enko and dlsem barked the troops,
guns, horses and ammunition in safety.
Klnchow, which is q walled town, and
was believed to be held by a large garrl-
son, was Immediately attacked The outer
defense was carried by the Japanese after
few hours fighting. The Chinese made
little further resistance, and the Japanese
were soon masters of the place In the
meantime the japanese feet which had
conveyed the transports, opened heavy
fire on Talenwon Kayenko The firing
scarcely ceased for many hours. Covered
by the fire from the ships the land forces
attacked and captured Talienwon in brill
ant fashion. The dispatches state that
the losses were heavy. They also men,
tion that an important naval engage
ment occurred Saturday, but give no de-
! tails.
The British steamer Gaelic, Capt.
| Plarme, which sailed from San Fran
cisco and was due TO leave for Hong Kong
at noon to-day, has been seized by the
Japanese authorities. 1t Is supposed that
the seizure is due to a charge that she
Is carrying contraband Of war.
Shanghai, Nov 5.--An imperial decree
| has been received at Nanking summon
| ing the viceroy of Liang Kiang, province
| Of Lutai TO proceed at once TO Tien-Tsln
and take the seals OF the acting vice.
roy OF the province OF Chi Ii from Ia
| Hung Chang.