The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-01
LIS ASSAILANT SENTENCED.
HE GOES TO PRISON FOR LIFE FOR
SHOOTING THE ENVOY.

The japanese Forces Rapidly sub
jugating the Defenders of the
Chinese Forts on the PeScadores
IslRnds-NiRe Heavy Guns and a
Number of smaller Ones Captured
with One of the StrOnghOIds-The
Terms of the ArmIstice.
London. March Si.-A dispatch from To-
kio to the Central News says that Ko-
yama, the young Japanese who shot Ii
Hung Chang, the Chinese viceroy has
been sentenced to imprisonment for life
at hard labor.
The Central News has advices from
the Pescadores Islands. under date OF
March 26. These dispatches states that
Col. Ito reports that on March "a, the
Marking fort was taken easily by the
Japanese. On the 25th the Japanese at
tackled and captured Yent-Tung, taking
nine heavy guns and a number of smaller
ones, as well as many rifles and a large
quantity of ammunition. In the engage
ment the Chinese lost thirty killed and
sixty taken prisoners. The Japanese loss
was seventeen wounded. The Japanese
fleet captured the forts on the Fisher
Islands, and all the islands forming the
Pescadores group are now In the pos
A Toxic dispatch to the Central News
says that Dr. Serbia OF the imperial Uni
Versity to-day examined Ii Hung Chang s
wound and. found that the patient was
making excellent progress. His pulse and
temperature were normal and he was able
to walk about his rooms.
A Toxic dispatch to the Central News
says that at the first conference with the
Japanese plenipotentiaries Ii Hung Chang
asked that an armistice be established.
The japanese, In reply to this proposition,
stated that an armistice would be granted
on the following condition: THE occupa-
tion by Japanese troops Of shan Hakwan,
TalSu and Tien-Tsin, and Japanese con,
troll of Shan Hakwan and Tien-Tsin rail-
ways, also that the forts, arms and am
munition at the places mentioned be given
into the possession OF the Japanese, and
that the war contributions necessary for
such occupation be paid by China"
Ii Hung Chang asked for more moderate
conditions. but upon meeting with a re-
fusal. he proposed to continue the nego-
tiations without suspension of hostil-
tiles.
Matters had progressed thus far at the
third conference when the assault upon
the Chinese viceroy occurred. In view OF
this untoward event the Emperor OF
Japan ordered the plenlpotentiaries tC
consent to a temporary armistice. waiv-
ing all the above conditions. The prin.
cipal points agreed upon are as follows
The locality of the enforcement of the
armistice comprises Feng Tien, Chi Hi l.
and Shan Tung. The opposing armies are
to maintain the positions hitherto occu
pied and are not TO advance beyond them
Neither government is precluded from
making any new distribution and ar
rangement Of troops not intended to aug
ment the armies actually IN the field, bu
at sea transports conveying troops OF
material contraband of war are subject
to capture. The term Of the armistice
Is three weeks and expires without notice
at midnight on April 20, providing the
peace negotiations are not broken off IN
the meantime. The convention was signed
yesterday. Ii Hung Chang got the sig
natures of the Japanese plenipotentiaries
and Count Ito obtained the signature OF
III Hung Chang. The armistice does not
apply TO places not specified in the con-
Vention.