The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-03
HOW THE PLAY GAME UP
Particulars Of Jlplns Latest Great
Victory.
IT'S THE SAME OLD STORY
The Cinnamon We're No Match For
the Mikado's Troops at Any
Turn I'm the Road-Peace
Not Yet In Sight.

HIROSHIMA, Feb. 2.-Oflcial dispatches
show that the capture of the forts at Wei
| hal WEI was due to the skillful combined
movements of the Japanese. The Hyaso
were taken after few hours fighting,
while some of the others were stubbornly
defended. The Japanese Sixth division
was under arms at . o'clock in the morn
ing and the advance was Immediately
ordered. Tho assault on the Chinese de-
lenses began at daylight, and by 8 o'clock
| the outlying batteries and trenches were
almost all taken.
Meanwhile the Second army corps was
assaulting the Pal Chi Hyiaso forts on the
southwest. These defenses we're of great
strength and had precipitous sides 100
Feet high. The attack was made under
cover OF furious bombardment from the
Japanese fleet. Here was the main point
OF the Chinese resistance.
After the fighting had proceeded some
hours, the Sixth division, having driven
back the enemy. made detour, and adj
vancing behind Mount Ku, which hid the
Japanese troops, made a strong attack
from that side upon the Pal Chi Hyiaso
forts, which we're captured by II 80 D. IN.
The Japanese fleet then by a precon-
certed arrangement, proceeded TO take
possession of the eastern entrance to the
haroor, and by p. m. all the forts about
Pal CHI Hyiaso TO the southwest we're cap
tured and the Chinese were retreating
towards Fug Ii Chu at 30 p. IN. When
these dispatches were sent the battle was
still raging. The Chinese fleet and Forts
1atao, Thamao and Warnk Tao we're
furlously replying TO the Japanese, whose !
ships were manned so as 10 block the en- |
trance TO the harbor
BRITAIN Is FREE WITH ADVICE.
SHANGHAI, Feb. 2.-It is stated that the |
British, French and Russian ministers at |
Toxic and Pekin have received instruc- |
tons from their governments to advise |
Japan and China to arrange terms of |
peace.
CAPTURE OF THE FORTS.
CHEZ Foo, Feb. 1.-The western forts
of Wei Hal Wei were taken by the jana
nese Jan. 80 in spite of the good resistance
made by the Chinese. One Japanese gum
boat was sunk after having been badly
A shell burst in the magazine
of one Chinese fort and the whole store of
powder blew up and is supposed to have
caused great mortality. The astern forts
we're bombarded for hours by the Japa-
lese cruisers Niniwa, Kitsushima and
The Japanese fire was well di-
neither of the eastern forts of Wei Hal
Wei were captured.
The authorities at Chez Foo are seizinr
md beheading the Chinese soldiers that
an away from Wei Hal Wei. Further
operations are impossible for the present, ,
wing to the severity of the weather.
PEKIN NOT IN MUCH DANGER.
NEW 70 =, Feb. 2.-Charles DENLY. DR.. I
ecretary of the United States legation at {
'ekin, arrived here to-day on board the I
'aris from Southampton. He has been I
way from Pekn on leave for the last !
lree months. To reporter of the assoc !
lated press, DENLY said: /
"The overwhelming defeat of the Chi
csc armies is great surprise. How
yer. do not think the prospects of the "
apanese army reaching Pekin are very e
right. Ii the troops went by land il /;
ould be a long march of 300 miles n
round the gulf of Pechili from their pres S
1t situation, aud it would take IS TO "a s.
ours steaming for transports TO reach 81
aku, the sea port of Pekin. And to take IL
aku would be serious undertaking for Il
is very strongly fortified. This is the n
'st where the British troops met with a u
verse on one of their invasions of the f
untry" Il
IMPORTANT TELEGRAMs. hi
Feb. .. Secretary W
'esham to-day received two important W
legrams from the Orient. One was ~
pm Minister DENLY at Pekin saying. -
der date of Feb. ?, that three forts of w
Ell Hal Wei had been taken by the Japa- w
sc. The other message was from MIN w
er Dunn atnTokio, also dated to-day.
wing briefly that the peace commission
It at Hiroshima yesterday and that y
unit Ito and Viscount Matsu had been sa