The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-02-23
(TH FLEET AND FORTS
e Japanese Victory at Wei
Hal Wei Made Complete.


PYICIAL NEWS IN WASHINGTON
sirsl csrpsstss Ssys the Fleet snd
tssss Have SURRENDERED. SD the
Chiasss Adaissi ssA Chiasss Gss-
ersis Have Killed Thsnssslvss.
WAsnlx0ros. February 1.-the ssc-
Vary Of the navy to-day received the
flowing dispatch from Admiral Car
inter. commanding the Asistic squad.
y. dated Che Foo. February IS:
"T The Chinese feet and the Chinese
HAND iorts at Wei Hal Wei. China,
AVE surrendered. The Chinese admiral
md the Chinese generals committed
Duieide. Have sent the United States
DtsAmship Charleston 70 watch the
<novements
DISPATCH ssOA WEI Hal xEt.
YOKOHAMA. February l9.-An official
dispatch from Wei Hal Wei. bearing
date Of February Is. has been receive
here. II states that in response to the
offer made by Admiral Ting. the Chi
nesr naval c0m IA AndcE, u surrender his
vessels on condition of amnesty beins
granted, Admiral Ito, commander of the
Japanese forces. dctna nJcsi the naval
stores he turned over that "wednesday
morning. The Chinese messenger whs
conveyed this demand returned 10 Ad
mirai Ito and Informed him that Ad'
miral Ting had CON mitisd suicide the
night vi February i3. and that his 70
sponsibiiity had b-~n transferred V
Csp,Aia Mcclure. formerly the captain
Of Q British merchant vessel, Who haa
been appointed by shs ChiHcsc govern.
ncns Is assistant TO Admiral Ting. Al.
tnifAi Ito, At the time tho dispatch w0
s~criv-d Vas coafeffing with Captain
Mcclure.
A dispatch dated February IL. from
Field Marshal Osams. who 10 in coin
maad ot tho Japanese military forces 81
Wei Hsi Wei. announces that Captain
Mcclure surrendered tho Chinese OF
Land and sea- lilo also announces thai
Admiral Ting and luo other officer
coin n,iitssi suicids alter addressing . irt
ter from the nAgehip accepting the Jap
anssr demands. The Chinrsr soldier
sasst~pning the forts on the island q
Liu kuns Tao. the last OF the dcions~s
oi Wri Hal Wei so hold out against shs
japanese, and the sailors of tbs Chimes
dret vefr To br taken bryosd the Jap
snr.- lines and lii~fat-si, While the cap.
sar~i otsicrrp and other foreigners ~ouk
hr conveyed asay by chip bsiofc they
arr siscn their iitrssy.
A dispatch from General Sosu, com.
II 1Ms~s Ia 10
Manchufta, dated February 10. Gays thai
1900 Chinese with twelve gans A.
tackled Hal Ch~ng from the Too Yang
Seu Oh uans and jim koa roads. They
we're s~palsri. leaving ovvs 100 dead
Tho Japanese los uas dve killed oi
wounded.
ausY TnH Nnws sars.
LONDON, February 1.-THE Ccntrs
Nc~s asrucys correspondent IN ios'o
irlesraphs under yesterday . date ''oun.
ssAi Noisn report. that to-day the Chi.
nrsr iorcrs under Generals T.u Chang
and irh ucrv concentrated Al Hal
Chrns from the iAsu Yang. N-~ Ch~snA
and jim kaA roads. They attacked the
city. bot after suffering heavy Losses
we're rvpuls~i. Tho japanese losscs
vrsr small
From POI, Arthur the agency has this
dispatch; "a dctArhmcnt Of japanese
cavalry occupied Ming Hal Chm this
morning ot tho l2sh without encounter
Ing opposition. Natives cay that the oh
the Chinese iosrs al Hun Chat On ~ ~
divided into t~o parts. Tho larger one
fed toward Fu shan shcn and Tho
smaller one 10 Yen Tai. All the In
habiiAnis Of Ming Hal Chm are submis
sise, and many welcome the japanese Il
the town"
j,rASsss At lit ErNa TAO.
IoxpoS. February ip.-Thc Che ro
correspondent ot the Central New
agency says the japanese occupied Liz
kuas Tao Friday. The garrison and tn
foreigners within IL werr allo ucd TO de
part unmole.trd aboard the Severn. i
IL expected that the Japanese will no
touch Che Foo, bat uilt re-cmbafk q
attach Than Hal kwan.
It urSa cuASo's APPOINTMENT.
foSboS. February ia dispatch b
the Times from TEN Tsin Gays that J.
Hung Chang, who has been appointed
peace envoy TO Japan, will 20 10 Pekin
February 81 to confer With the emperor
lie will return TO Ticn Tsin in tw
weeks, and will then proceed 10 Kobe
arrnovE rHH APPOINTMENT.
LONDON. February lp.-The Standard
correspondent In Berlin says that tn
mikA,io and Premier Count Ito approv
Of China's choice Of Ii Hung Chang .
peace envoy.