New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-22
To DIE FOR LOSING PORT ARTHUR.
VAoTAI KING AND GENERAL YEH-CHiCAo TO BE
BEHEADED- NEW JAPANESE DOAN-EN"-
1ANn WOKKING For PEACE.

rAOTA KI-NG AND GENERAL YEH-CHl-CAo TO BE
BEHEApED-NEw JAPANESE LoAN-ENG-
LAND WORKING FOR PEACE.
Lcnlon. Feb 2l-A dispatch from Tien-Tsin
70 Tine Globe" says that an imperial decree Is
sued on February 10 announces that Ia1tal huhg
and General Ych-Chi-Cao have been tried D'
the Board Of Punishment. and condemned 10 III
prisonment until autumn. when they VIII ne De-
headed Thi, punishment is inflicted upon 'he.H
for the loss OF Port Arthur.
A dlspatch TO the Central News from Toxic
says that Field Marshal Oyama reports. under
date Of February IS, that none OF the enemy ,
troops are visible in the direction OF venting
but that there are many Chinese troops IN the
vicinity Of Che-Foo. The Comnttre oi ,he 'he
japanese Diet has reported favorably on IN"
new loan OF 100 900 900 yen. There were TWO re-,
ports. The interest on the loan VIII not eHceep
per cent.
In the Housc If Commons to-day, Sir Edward
Grey, replying to Mr. LabOuchere SAID that lhe
Government had recently sounded ne NoVe'n- IL
men,s OF the Powers and the Cnltcd S'aics III
regard T. bringing about peace DetwecH Cn.l"
and japan and had received replies when were
generally favorable. The communicatQn cou,d
not be published. however. in view oi the e"'9'
Ing situation.
Washington. Feb. 2l.-A cable dispatch was
received at the japanese Legation this morning.
Conveying the news that Admiral Ito had tcie-
February ~ that the japanese fleet entered
WeiHa-Wei on February II, and TOOK con,roi
OF the forts and torpedo station on I'u-hune
Island The japanese captured ten Cnlhese wal
vessels Including the ironclad Chen uen anu
Two cruisers, among them one OF the IaiseSt
modern cruisers. and six alphabetcai 2uhpOd's'
ST. Petersburg. Feb 2l.-The Russian war De-
partment has ordered that the infantry battalion
stationed at Stretensk. on the Chinese frontier
be increased 10 five battalions. The Increase
VIII be made by means or moDlizing troops IN
The vicinity.
Paris. Feb. 2l.-The "Eclair declares that
Europe ought to support Japan in the dsmember-
ment OF China, but nevertheless. ought to In
slst upon the neutrality OF Corea In regard 10
which France Is In accord with Russia.
TOBACCO TAX BILL IN THE REIcHSTAG.
Berlin. Feb. Account Won Posadowsky. Secretary
OF the Imperial Treasury. introduced the new
Is similar In most respects 20 the one laid before
the Deputies last year. The principal alteration
Is the reduction the estimated revenue by about
100000 marks. The greater part OF the revenue
under the bill would be raised by import
duties foreign tobacco. The fate OF the bill
Is supposed to rest with the Clerlcals, who. on
principle. oppose measures likely to render the
imperial Government less dependent upon the IN
dyiduA States.
Deputy Muller. Clerical Deputy from Fulda, spoke
today for the party. He carefully abstalned from
oennng the Clerical attitude TO the bill, and ad-
vocated Its reference to special committee. The
social Democrats Radicals and Anti-Semites at.
thousands OF German tobacco workers with idle
ness and want