The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-14
FOO-CHOW.
Chinese at That Place Pre-
pairing for Defense.
II Means Death II Wilde Falls Into
Hands Of laps

that the japanese will threaten Foo Chow,
capital of the province of Fukien, after
they have secured Wei Hai-Wei. The
Chinese are preparing for the defense OF
that place.
The dispatch adds that officers Of the
British warship Spartan have arrived in
Hong Kong. They confirm the statement
that three Chinese warships, two of them
being ironclads were sunk at Wei Hal
Wei, and that all tho Chinese torpedo
boats were either captured or sunk. They
state that eight torpedo boats went out OF
theharbor, apparently with the intention
of attacking the Japanese fleet, but In
stead OF doing so, they ran alongside the
japanese flagship and surrendered. Some
Of the torpedo boats were run ashore, ana
their crews escaped by jumping to the
land.
VIII Fight to the Last.
According to statements made by Chi
nese prisoners at Wei Hal Wei there are
seven foreigners i'm the fort on the island
of Liu- -Kang Tao. five Of them being Eng
lishmen, one a German and one an Amer
lean, the latter being one of the three men
formerly arrested at Kobe on the French
steamer Sydney. The island is victualled
for five months. Coal Is plentiful. but
ammunition is deficient. The garrison Is
determined to fight to the last.
The American mentioned as being on
the fort on Liu- Kang- Tao island Is proba-
bly, John Wilde, and IL he falls or has
fallen into the hands OF the Japanese, IL
will go hard with him. When the French
steamer arrived at Kobe In November last,
she was boarded by japanese officers, who
arrested three of her officers. Wilde, a
Scotchman named Cameron, and China
man, Cham Tam Moore, who was one
time interpreter To the Chinese legation
at Washington.
They were taken into custody on sus-
picion of being engaged in an enterprise
against Japan and it was subsequently
learned that they were engaged in u
scheme to destroy the entire Japanese
navy. 1t appears that Wilde's plan was
to throw from a torpedo boat shells filled
with chemicals, which. on striking, would
explode, creating an impenetrable and
suffocating smoke, under cover of which
attacks could be made with torpedocs.
The men were, 1t was said, to receive
from China $1,000, 900 for each japanese
squadron they destroyed and proportion
ate sum for every Japanese merchantmen
they succeeded in blowing up.
After being detained for some time
Wilde and Cameron were released, after
taking oaths not to do anything to assist
China during the war Moore, the China
man, was sent to Hiroshima. III Wilde
has violated his oath the japanese will be
apt TO punish him summarily.
Ting surrenders.
LONDON, Feb. IL. - dispatch from
! Toxic says: Admiral Ting, commander
| in-chief OF the Chinese fleet ut Wei Hal
Wei, has surrendered. Admiral Ito
granted him the desired conditions, and
the surrender is now being effected. When
the Chinese land, they will be received
with honors of war.
Chinese Movements.
SHANGHAI, Feb. IL -Oraers nave been
given from Pekin to mobilize the largo
forces In Tsing.Chow To relieve Wei-Ha
Wei Tsing- Chow Is in the province of
Shan-Tung, in which Wei Hal Wei is also
situated, and is about 220 miles west by
south Of Wei. Hai-Wei.
Called Back.
NAGAsAKI, Japan, Feb 14-The Chi
nese peace envoys, who were informed by
the Japanese representatives that their
powers were not considered full enough
for them to undertake peace negotiations,
left here yesterday for China.
Will Try Once More.
TIEN-TsIN, Feb. 14.-The recall OF the
Chinese envoys will be followed soon by
the appointment of Ii Hung Chang and
one other diplomat TO act as high com.
missioners and plenipotentiaries to ar
range terms of peace.
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