The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
BOTHFLEET AND FORTS
The Japanese Victory at Wei
Hal Wei Made Complete.
OFFICIAL NEWS IN WASHINGTON

Admiral Carpenter Says the Fleet and
Forts Have Surrendered. and tho
Chinese Admiral and Chinese Gem
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 Is:
"The Chinese fleet 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 Is, has been received
here. 1t states that in response to the
offer made by Admiral Ting, the Chi.
nese naval commander, to surrender bis
vessels on condition of amnesty being
granted, Admiral Ito, commander of the
Japanese forces. demanded the naval
stores be turned over that "wednesday
morning. The Chinese messenger who
conveyed this demand returned to AID.
miral Ito and informed him that AID.
miral Ting had committed suicide the
night of February IL, and that his re-
sponsibility had been transferred to
Captain Mcclure, formerly the captain
of British merchant vessel, who had
been appointed by the Chinese govern.
ment as assistant to Admiral Ting. AID.
miral Ito, at the time the dispatch wal
received was comforting with Captain
Mcclure.
A dispatch dated February IA, from
Field Marshal Oyama, who Is in com.
mand of the Japanese military forces al
Wei Hal Wei, announces that Captain
Mcclure surrendered the Chinese on
land and sea. He also announces that
Admiral Ting and two other officers
committed suicide after addressing let.
ter from the flagship accepting the Jap
anese demands. The Chinese soldiers
garrisoning the forts on the island Of
Iiu Kung Tao, the last of the defenses
of Wei Hal Wei to hold out against the
Japanese, and the sailors of the Chinese
fleet were to be taken beyond the Jap
anese lines and liberated, while the cap.
tured officers and other foreigners would
be conveyed away by ship before they
are given their liberty.
A dispatch from General Nozu, COM
mander of the First japanese army il
Manchuria, dated February Is, says that
1900 Chinese with twelve guns at
tackled Hal Cheng from the Tao Yang
New Chwang and jim Koa roads. They
we're repulsed, leaving over 100 dead
The Japanese loss was five killed o,
wounded.
WHAT THE NEWS SAYS.
LONDON, February 19.-The Contra
News agency's correspondent In TOXIC
telegraphs under yesterdays date: "Gcn-
eral Nodzu reports that to-day the Chi
nese forces under Generals Tsu Chang
and Yeh were concentrated at Hal
Cheng from the Liau Yang, New Chwang
and jim Koa roads. They attacked the
city, but after suffering heavy losses
were repulsed. The Japanese losses
were small"
From Port Arthur the agency has this
dispatch: GA detachment of Japanese
cavalry occupied Ming Hal Chu the
morning of the 18th without encounter
ing opposition. Natives say that the 9Th
the Chinese force at Hun Chat On was
divided into two parts. The larger one
fled toward Flu Shan Shen and the
smaller one to Yen Tai. All the In
habitants of Ming Hal Chu are submits
sive, and many welcome the Japanese to
the town."
JAPANESE AT LIU KUNG TAO.
LONDON, February 19.-The Che Foo
correspondent of the Central News
agency says the Japanese occupied Llu
Kung Tao Friday. The garrison and the
foreigners within it were allowed to de-
part unmolested aboard the Severn. 1t
is expected that the Japanese will not
touch Che Foo, but will re-embark to
attach Than Hal Kwan.
LII HUNG CHANGES APPOINTMENT.
LONDON, February ia dispatch to
the Times from Tien Tsin says that Ii
Hung Chang, who has been appointed
peace envoy to Japan, will go to Picking
February q to confer with the emperor
He will return to Tien Tsin in two
weeks, and will then proceed to Kobe.
APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT.
LONDON, February 19.-The Standards
correspondent in Berlin says that the
mikado and Premier Count Ito approve
of China's choice OF Ii Hung Chang az
peace envoy.