The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-06
Hustled Out Of Japan.
China's Peace ENJOYS Re
uuested to Leave.

correspondent in Hiroshima tele
graphs under to-day's date Premier
Count Ito and Viscount Mutsn, min
ister of foreign affairs, had q second
interview with China's peace ENJOYS
Yesterday afternoon. The main ob-
ject of the meeting was to exchange
credentials The ministers found the
credentials of the ENJOYS to be very
imperfect and to leave them absolute
ly powerless to conduct binding
negotiations They refused at once
to continue negotiations, q re-
quested the ENJOYS to the
country as soon as possible. The
ENJOYS will sail tomorrow on the
steamship Owarimaru for Nagasaki,
where they will await the arrival Of
the mail steamship for China They
will be accompanied until they de-
port, by the Inspector general of
police and several assistant inspec
tors, who will prevent any hostile
demonstration on the part of the peo
Pile.
The preliminary resolution to ap
prove all war expenditures, regard
less of the amount and date, is pre-
faced with the declaration that the
objects of the war have not been
realized yet
The Central Ners correspondent in
Wei.Hai-Wei telegraphs under the
date of February 1, via Talien- Wan
THE Chinese war ships were much
damaged in yesterdays fight. After
the Pai-Chiyaso forts capitulated, the
japanese turned the captured guns
against the Chinese warships, hit
ting them repeatedly and forcing
them to change their position. a
violent snow storm in the afternoon
of January l, compelled the Japan
ese fleet to remain inactive and thus
frustrated the japanese plan to bring
on general naval engagement.
The japanese still hold the entrance
to the Harbor f"
A Central News dispatch sent from
Hai-Chong on Friday says that vice.
roy Liu Kung I'll has arrived at New
Chang and will assume supreme
command of the Chinese operations
in Manchuria. Gen. Nodzu, the
commander, expects to be attacked
tomorrow or Tuesday. His spies
report that there are about so 600
Chinese troops in the neighborhood
of Yeng-Kow and New Chwang.
EXPECTED IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The dispatch
from Hiroshima stating the Chinese
peace ENJOYS had been sent back
under escort because of the INSULT
cheney of their credentials, exactly
accords with anticipatory advices
received by Minister Kur;no, the
japanese minister to the United
States. 1t has been the expressed
opinion at the japanese legation from
the beginning that the Chinese
government was simply pursuing its
customary policy Of delay in this mat
ter. Their first attempt was to place
Japan in the attitude OF suing for
peace, by giving the proposition
made at the suggestion Of the United
States by Minister Dun at Toxic.
precedence over the proposition made
by Minister Denby at Peking This
subterfuge being rejected aud Japan
insisting that China must take the
initiative in asking for peace, China
next requested an armistice This
being refused, on the Sth Of Decem-
Der, China appointed Chang-Hiu-
Huan and Shao, governor Of Formosa,
as peace ENJOYS Japan served for
NAL notice on China that unless these
ENJOYS came accredited with p.eni-
poteutiary powers, they would not
be received. and for the time being,
Japan in the interest of a peaceful
settlement, waived its objection to
the personality of Shao, who lad set a
price ON the head Of every japanese
captured or slain
Although the Chinese ENJOYS were
appointed on the sth of December, it
was not until the lth of January that
Chang Hin Hu took leave of the En-
peror and started on his mission In
the meantime, came the selection of
ex-Secretary j. w Foster as advis-
Dry counsel. This again was looked
upon by Japan as an attempt at
delay 1t was apparent that Mr.
Foster could not be admitted to the
peace negotiations except in the
capacity Of secretary to one OF the
Chinese ENJOYS, and that was posi-
ton his high rank as diplomat and
an ex.Secretary of the United States
would of necessity debar him from
taking
Two months ago, Count Ito, Count
Inonye and Field Marshal Yamagata