The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-02-25
TING CHOW HAD NO NOTICE
That the Japanese Were to Ho"D"r"
the Town.

That the Japanese Were TO i'o"'""
the Town.
Jondon. February 1S.-The Times corIe-
spcndent in Shanghai telcgraphS' -
american missionaries confirm inc 'ne
report lhat Ting Chow was ueieh7'i0'
when the Japanes fired on the 'o"h
They declare that the Japanese save no
notice of the bombardment. and the Chli'eSS
did not reply to the fire The camp IS some
distance from the city"
The Times correspondent in Hong Kong
says the warship Mercury has gone TO Fo.-
mosa in consequence of the black nag OUT
RACES.
The Central News correspondent in Chez
Foo says
'"rhe foreigners who were taken prison.
ers at Wei-Hai-Wei with the one eXcep-
ton of Novel, have arrived here. Tine
steamship Kang chi brought the bodies or
the Chinese naval officers who committed
suicide. The Japanese saiuted the hanS
Chi, bidding a solemn ana reverent fare
well to Admiral Tiug's body. The Chinese
were greatly Impressed The japanese VIII
no. come to Chez Foo. Junls brought the
/ Chinese soldiers from Wei-Hai-Wei to this
port"
rae Envoy Must Come to Japan.
London. February IA dispatch from
Shanghai to the Central News says that
Japan refuses to negotiate with China at
Port Arthur or anywhere else but III Japan.
japanese warships are reported of Forraosa
and on the Chinese coast between SWa-
tow and Hong Kong. General Ho Ming,
who is now at Kan Chow, has been ordered
To ioin l4iu Kun Yi's army. lie is rCputed
to be u very brave soldier.
\ secret society called IhaUe, numbering
2c.C00 members, recently planned an cut
break at EekiuS, but the plot became known
to the authorities and was nipp-d in the
\ Manchu official. Ting Kuns. has been
appointed taotai 81 New thWang, with the
powers OF Il provincial judge
What tne STAR Has pat .sapuu.
London. February 2).-The London Post
has a dispatch from Tikao saying that
the supplementary war budget calls for
100o02,o0J yen instead OF lU00oe0. tine sum
reported yesterday. This grant viii make
Japan's total war expenditure .5oOJUO0J yen.
The Emperor DeaaHm'is ENriam.t.aU.
London, February 2o.-Thc CORE spondent
of the Central News at Picking says:
Mr.. Pethick, formerly United states vice
consul at Dentzin, has gone TO meet il
| Hung Chang. to consult with him upon
important matters. The emperor demands
Il fun explanation Cc the defeats with
which China has met during the war and
| also wants TO know the amount and dis
| position of the war expenses.
4 dispatch from Zoo Chow reports that
numerous secret societies are being formed
whose
/ posed, however. that they are political or
| CARNATIONS.
! Japanese warships are in Formosa chan
/ mel waiting TO intercept vessels with con-
| \ Central News dispatch from Toxic says
| that Admiral Ito reports from Wei-Hai-
| Wei. under The date of February l'th'
To-day the entire fleet entered the har-
! Dor. The for:s on Liu-l[ung-Tao island.
! the torpedo stations and the warshiIs
| Chcn-Nucn, Chi-Iucn, kwang-Pin, Chen
/ ChUn Chcn-li, Chcn-Nan. Chen-Si and
/ Cben-Ioug. together with the government
! buildings were coded to rs ana our crews
/ were sent to prepare the ships for sail
! ing The Chen-Yuen viii temporarily be
/ sent to Port Arthur and the other vessels
4 viii be sent TO Japan. All of the forts
are now held by crews from the Port
! was given mp a conveyance for the re-
/ mains OF Admiral Ting"
IL Hung ChnnE's Fate.
London, February Ca Central News
dispatch from Pekirg says that il IS the
/ general opinion among high officials that
Ii Hung Chang was only reinstated in
/ favor i'm order to render him an acceptable
envoy TO Japan. 1t is expected that he viii
be made the ScapcgOat when the mission
i IS ended whether he is successful or not.
Chinese Promptly Kepuised.
LONDON. February 2o.-The Central News
! correspondent i'm Toxic says:
Premier Count Ito made a speech I'm the
I chamber today on the supplementary bud
/ get for the expenses Of the war with China.
! He received the undivided attention Of the
( members ami was app'auded loudly by all
4 when he resumed his seat
~ dispatch dated Raj Ping. on the 18th,
j says that about a thousand Chinese troops
/ attacked the japanese outDosts at KUwo-
/ ChenS in the morning and were repulsed
/ promptly. The Chinese reiterated pre-
/ cipitately. leaving thirty dead on the field.
/ The number of wounded had not been ass
/ certaiucd. The Japanese suffered no losses
Whatever
Japanese Hold Uowie.
/ London. February 2t-The Central News
! correspondent i'm Toxic says the naval re-
! ports from We-Eai-Wc. mention eleven
| foreigners who We're captured with the
/ island forts last week. surrendered by the
! Chinese. Ten OF them swora 10 take no
/ further part in the present war ana were
/ set free.
! George HOWE the American. who came
/ to the east with a scheme to blow up Japa-
! ncse vessels with submarine Internal ma
I chimes has been Detained aboard the Japa-
/ nese flagship, pending the decision of his
I fate. The japanese made % reservation
( as TO HOWE in the articles OF CaP.tulati5G.
/ They are inclined 20 treat him severely.
/ rs he was let 50 ON parole after his arrest
=! aboard tine steamer sydney. vet lost no
/ time in breaking his word and placing his
| services at the disposal of the Chinese.
The Japanese marines who We're killed
! i'm the early torpedo attacks On the Chi
| Hese fleet at Nei-Hai-Wei We're buried
| with military honOrS. The Japanese re-
| ports speak highly of Admiral Tins and
| the orders which he wrote just before his
! suicide to direct the course OF his officers
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