Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-02-15
JAPANESE ATTACK CHEZ FOO.
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Pei-Chi.Li.
Chee Fook, Feb. S.-The japanese
landed troops near here last evening
with the intention of capturing this city
The landing was made about 10 miles
eastward Of Chez Foo and an imme
diate advance upon the city ordered.
As this dispatch Is sent the japanese
are attacking the forts defending the
east part of Chez Foo. Intense excite
ment prevails. 1t is expected that Sc
we're engagement will occur today
FIRED ON OTHER FORTS.
Chez Foo, Feb. S.-This afternoon the
japanese ship which appeared this
morning near Ninghai. a town between
WEI Hal Wei and this city, began a
Commandment of the forts on the west
ern side of town, but left soon after
ward without doing any damage. This
confirms the impression that the at
tack on Ninghai was only feint of the
japanese in covering a landing of their
forces at some other place. Every pre-
caution is being taken to defend the
city. Another version of the appear
ance of the japanese ships off Ninghai
is that they We're chasing two torpedo
boats, supposed to contain Admiral
Ting, commander of the Chinese naval
forces at Wei Hal Wei. and Captain Nc
Clure. a merchant marine officer, ap-
pointed assistant to Admiral Ting
These officers We're said to be escaping
from Wei Hal Wei on topedo boats
and the japanese are reported to have
sunk both vessels at point northward
or Chee Foo. According to advices
from Wei Hal Wei, only the Chen Yuen
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Hal Wei was sunk by the japanese.
The sister ship of that vessel, the Tung
Iuen is said to be ashore. The Chinese
inhabitants of this city are leaving by
the thousands
AFFAIR AT WEI Hal WEI
London, Feb. ga dispatch from
Chez Foo this afternoon says the jap
anese have carried all the positions at
Wei Hal Wei and captured or sunk the
whole Chinese northern fleet The
japanese during the fight of Monday
cleared Wei Hal Wei harbor of all tor
| pedoes and submarine mines by the
skillful use of small torpedo boats and
steam launches from war ships, which
grappled for and cut the wires connect
ing the submarine mines at the shore
me heet OF japanese torpedo boats then
made a splendid dash for the harbor.
and attacked the Chinese fleet with such
| skill that the battleship Ting Yuen
was sunk. These tactics were repeated
during the night of February 5 and the
Chen 1uen. Lai Yuen and other Chinese
warships blown up, and the remainder
of the Chinese fleet captured Follow
ing up this splendid success, the Japan
csc completed the capture of Wei Hal
Wei yesterday by landing a large force
and Selling the island of Liu Kung Tao.
which has made a gallant defense
against the heavy fire.
FOUR SHIPS SUNK.
Hiroshima, Feb. S.-Official dispatch
IS from the japanese commander at
Wei Hal Wei announce that the Chinese
warships Chen Yuen and Ting Yuen.
and the Chinese cruiser Chin Yuen or
Lai 4uen, We're sunk by the japanese
| torpedo boats in the attack Just made
upon the remaining warships of China.
Al Wei Hal Wei two steam launches
escaped, but We're chased by the Japan
ese vessels and eventually disabled near
Chez Foo.
MISSIONARIES FLEEING.
London, Feb. S.--A dispatch from
Shanghai says there is an intense anti
foreign feeling on ShaRg Tung peninsu.
ia, and American missionaries are flee
ing hastily.
CONCORD STORY A CANARD
New York. Feb. S.-United States Con-
sui Jones cables from China that there
is no truth in the report that officers of
the United States gunboat had been ar
rested by the Chinese.