The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-11
CHINRS TRAIL OF CoRPSES.
THE FORCE At TENCHANTAI FLEEs
LEAVING 1000 DEAD.

Ftre-Oniy 100 Men lost by the
Nictors-Ail the War Material OF
the CelestinIs CaptuEed-The
Town Burned TO the Ground.
London, March 1O.-The Central News
correspondent in Toxic quotes this dis
patch. which was sent from Yin Kao or
New Chwang on March T. THE First di-
vision reports that the forts south and
west Of Yin Kao on the lefl bank of the
river, have been taken to the last ditch
and redoubt Two soldiers were blown
up by the explosion of mine in the
Chinese line OF defense. The Liao river
is stm frozen"
Yesterday. Gen. Nodzu reported that
his army, with the aid Of the First di-
vision, had attacked the Chinese at Ten
chantai that morning. The Japanese ad-
vanced from three directions. one force
coming from the east. one from the north
east and the third from the northwest.
hot artillery fire was opened at
O'Clock a. m, and under its cover the
three bodies Of troops stormed the town
shortly before 1890 O'Clock. The Chinese
numbered 10000 or more. At first they
fought stubbornly. but eventually they
broke and ran, throwing down their arms
and making no effort to save their stand
ards or baggage. Most of the Chinese
fled to the northwest. Although the Jap
anese loss was but 100 killed. the Chinese
left more than 1000 dead and dying In
and around the town. All the enemy's
war material was captured. The town
caught fire during the fight and before
night was burned TO the ground. Gen.
Nodzu has been promoted to the rank OF
marshal.
The Empress Of Japan will start for
Hiroshima tomorrow to inspect all the
military and Red Cross hospitals.
The Central News correspondent In
Shanghai says that the Chinese are
making great preparations to defend
Formosa against the expected landing Of
the japanese.
The full text Of all the protocols and
other correspondence In connection with
the recent abortlve peace propositions of
China to Japan has been received here
The documents were laid before the Japa-
nese parliament on Feb 8 last, and have
been translated into English and print
ed for the information of foreign coun-
last Of the series rs perhaps the most
explanatory and fully discloses the atti-
tude OF Japan toward China. 1t consists
of a translation of a speech addressed
by Count Ito, the japanese plenipotenti-
airy, to Chang In Hoon and Shao Yu Lien,
the Chinese peace commissioners, at a
conference held on Feb. 2, 1895.
Count Ito spoke as follows: "The
measure which my colleague and my
self find II necessary at this moment to
adopt is the logical and inevitable result
of a situation for which we are in no
wise responsible.
China has hitherto held herself almost
entirely aloof from other powers. and
while she has in some instances en-
joyed the advantages accruing to her as
"A member of the family of nations, she
has perhaps more frequently denied the
responsibilities Of that relation She has
pursued policy of isolation and dis
trust and consequently her external re-
lations have not been characterized by
that frankness and good faith which
are essential TO good neghborhood.
Instances are not wanting in which
Chinese commissioners, after having for
maly agreed to international compacts.
have refused TO afiix their seals, and
cases might be cited in which treaties
solemny concluded have been uncere-
moniously, and without apparent reason,
repudiated.
"Those unfortunate occurrences find n
sufficient explanation in the fact that
China was not on those occasions seri-
ously in earnest, but beyond that IL
might be said with. truth that the officials
who were designated 10 carry on the ne
gouations had not been clothed with the
necessary authority for the purpose.
1T has from the first been the wish
of Japan to avoid results which history
teaches her are liable to be the outcome
of negotiations which Chinese officials
who are not clothed with full power in
the sense in which that term is usually
understood. Consequently, the imperial
government made a condition prece-
dent to any peace negotiations that the
Chinese plenipotentiaries should be fur
nished with full powers to conclude peace,
and IL was only upon receiving positive
assurances from the Chinese government
that the condition precedent had been
complied with and that the Chinese
Observation-Disclosures were on their way to
Japan, that his majesty, the emperor Of
Japan, conferred upon my colleague and
myself full powers to conclude and sign
prelminaries Of peace with the pleni-
potentiaries of China.
That your excellencies' powers are,
Notwithstanding that assurance, fatally
defective is TO me sure indication that
the government of China is not yet real
" solicitous for peace.
Criticism IS nearly exhausted by a sim
pie comparison Of the two Instruments
which were reciprocally exchanged at this
board yesterday, but il Is not out Of place
to point out that one fulfills the dehni-
ton which Is usually given among civil
ized states to the term fun powers, while
the other Is destitute of nearly all those
qualities which are regarded as essen
tial TO such powers; it even fails to in
dicate the subject upon which your ex-
cellencies are TO negotiate; II does not
authorize your excellencies to conclude
or sign anything; 1t is silent on the sub
tect Of the subsequent imperial ratiica-
tion of your excellencies' acts. In short
II would seem that the authority which
has been conferred upon your excellen-
cies would be completely fulfilled by your
reporting to your government what my
colleague and myself might have to say.
'In this situation, Il would be impossi-
BILE for us TO continue the negotiations
1T may be urged that usage Is not en-
tirelv ignored in this instance. l cannot
admit the sufficiency of such an expIa-
nation. / disclaim any right to Interfere
with the pure domestic customs of China.
but I deem IL not only my right, but any
duty. 20 insist that in International con
Germs affecting by own country the pc
ctiliar methods Of China shall yield to
,t,a et1perior rules of international fufer-