The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-02-07
THE CREDENTIALS
Of the Chinese Peace ENJOYS Are
Not Satisfactory.
The ENJOYS Are Requested to Leave Japan
as Soon as Possibie--The Battle at Wei.
Hai-Wei-Americans Captured and
Carried of by Chinese Natives.


LONDON, Feb 4.-The Central News
correspondent in Hiroshima telegraphs
under Sundays date.
premier Count Ito and Viscount
Matsu, minister of foreign affairs, had
a second interview with China's peace
envOvs Saturday afternoon. The main
object of the meeting was to exchange
credentials. The ministers found the
credentials of the ENJOYS to be very i'm.
perfect. aud to leave them absolutely
poweric,s to conduct binding negotia-
tions. They refused at once to con-
tinue negotiations. and requested the
ENJOYS to leave the country as soon as
possible. The ENJOYS will sail Mon
day on the steamship Owarimaru for
Nagasaki, where they will await the
arrival of the mail steamship for China.
They will be accompanied until they
depart by the inspector general of poe
lice and several assistant inspectors,
who will prevent any hostile demon
strations on the part of the people.
The parliamentary resolution to ap.
prove all Expenditures, regardless of
amount and date, is prefaced with the
declaration that the object of the war
has not been realized yet.
A dispatch sent Sunday by the Cen.
tral News correspondent in Chez.
Foo says that Japanese have
captured the island of Ling.Kung-
Tau. the last stronghold of the Chi.
nese at Wei-Hai-Wei. The bom bard.
ment was terrific and lasted for hours.
The Chinese answered it with unusual
spirit, but many of their guns were dis
abled early in the engagement. 10.
ward the close of the bombardment six
japanese ships landed marines, who
captured the batteries. The fighting
was severe, and many were killed and
wounded on each side. As this dis.
patch is sent the two fleets are hotly
engaged.
The Central News correspondent in
Wei Hai-Wei telegraphs under date OF
February 1, via Tallen Wan: 1.-The
Chinese warships were much damaged
in Thursdays fight. After the Paichi.
yaso forts capitulated, the japanese
turned the captured guns against the
Chinese warships, hitting them repeat
edly, and forcing them to change theil
| position A violent snowstorm in the af.
ternoon of January 81 compelled the
japanese fleet to remain inactive, anG
thus frustrated the Japanese plan tc
bring on general naval engagement
| The Japanese still hold the entrance
| to the harbor."
A Central News dispatch sent from
Hai-Chong on Friday says that the
| Viceroy Liu Kung III has arrived al
New-Chwang, and will have supreme
command of the Chinese operations in
Manchuria. Gen. Nodsu. the Japanese
commander, expects to be attacked
Monday or Tuesday. His spies repor
that there are about $4,000 Chimes,
troops in the neighbornood of Yeng
! Kow-hnd New-Chwang.
The Central News has this dispatcl
| from Shanghai: "a Chin-Kiang dis
patch dated February says that
small hunting party from the Amer
can warship Concord accidentally sho
a native on Friday and was overpow
cred and carried off by otter natives
An armed force was sent to rescue tn,
party. Nothing further was known o
the affair when the dispatch left Chin
| kiang."