Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-03-01
ANDF FORTS
The Japanese Victory at Wei
Hal Wei Made Complete.
OFFICIAL NEWS IN WASHINGTON

Chinese Admiral and Chinese Cen
erals Have Killed Themselves.
WASHINGTON, February 19.-The Sec
rotary of the navy to-day received the
following dispatch from Admiral Car
penter, commanding the Asiatic squad
ron, dated Che Foo, February IL:
"The Chinese feet and the Chinese
island forts, at Wei Hal Wei, China,
have surrendered. The Chinese admiral
and the Chinese generals committed
suicide. Have sent the United States
steamship Charleston to watch the
movements"
DISPATCH FROM WEI Hal WEI.
YOKOHAMA, February 19.-An official
dispatch from Wei Hal Wei, bearing
date of February ID, has been received
here. 1t states that in response to the
offer made by Admiral Ting, the Uni
nese naval commander, to surrender nus
vessels on condition of amnesty pelne
granted, Admiral Ito, commander OF the
Japanese forces. demanded the nava
stores be turned over that "wednesday
morning, The Chinese messenger VINO
conveyed this demand returned to Ad
miral Ito and informed him that Ad
miral Ting had committed suicide tn
night of February IL, and that his re
sponsibility had been transferred Il
Captain Mcclure, formerly the captain
of a British merchant vessel, who ha'
been appointed by the Chinese govern
ment as assistant to Admiral Ting. Ad
miral Ito, at the time the dispatch wa
received was comforting with Captain
Mcclure.
A dispatch dated February IA, iron
Field Marshal Oyama, who is in com
mand of the Japanese military forces q
Wei Hal Wei, announces that Captain
Mcclure surrendered the Chinese o.
land and sea. He also announces tina
Admiral Ting and two other officer
committed suicide after addressing q let
ter from the flagship accepting the jar
anese demands. The Chinese soldier
garrisoning the forts on the island
Lin Kung Tao, the last of the defense
of Wei Hal Wei to hold out against tn
Japanese, and the sailors of the Chimes
fleet were to be taken beyond the JaI
anese lines and liberated, while the car
tured officers and other foreigners woul
be conveyed away by ship before the
are given their liberty.
A dispatch from General Nozu, com
mander of the First Japanese army
Manchuria, dated. February 16, says tbs
$4,000 Chinese with twelve guns a
tackled Hal Cheng from the Tao Yam
New Chwang and jim Koa roads. The
were repulsed, leaving over 100 dea'
The Japanese loss was five killed
wounded.
WHAT THE NEWS SAYS.
LONDON, February 19.-The Centr
News agency's correspondent IN .IoKi
telegraphs under yesterday g date: seer
eral Nodzu reports that to-day the Chi
/ nese forces under Generals Tsu Chan
and Yeh were concentrated at Hs
Cheng from the Liau Yang, New Chwan
and jim Koa roads. They attacked tn
city, but after suffering heavy losse
were repulsed. The Japanese losse
were small"
From Port Arthur the agency has thi
dispatch: "a detachment of Japanes
cavalry occupied Ming Hal Chu tt
morning of the 18th without encounte
7 ing opposition. Natives say that the ct
the Chinese force at Hun Chat On ws
divided into two parts. The larger or
fed toward Flu Shan Shen and IL
smaller one to Yen Tai. All the il
, habitants of Ming Hal Chu are submit
sive, and many welcome the Japanese
: the town."
/ JAPANESE AT LIU KUNa TAO.
LONDON, February 19.-The Che Fl
correspondent of the Central New
agency says the Japanese occupied Il
Kung Tao Friday. The garrison and IL
foreigners within it'were allowed to d,
: part unmolested aboard the Severn.
is expected that the Japanese will n,
touch Che Foo, but will re-embark
attach Than Hal Kwan.
Ii HUNG CHANGES APPOINTMENT.
LONDON, February ia dispatch
the Times from Ten Tsin says that
Hung Chang, who has been appointed
|. peace envoy to Japan, will go to Pekil
8 February 81 to confer with the einpero
He will return to Tien Tsin in ty
weeks, and will then proceed to Kob
APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT.
LONDON, February 19.-The Standard
: correspondent in Berlin says that Il
= mikado and Premier Count Ito appro,
of China's choice of Ii Hung Chang
i peace envoy.