Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-02-07
THE WAR IN THE EAST.

l Chfnese-ChfneSe Peace EnvOys DtDcred-
ited-The Objects the war Not Yet Ke-
| The Island of Ling KunE-Tsu Captured
by the Japs.
LONDON, Feb 4.-The Central News
| has this dispatch from Shanghai:
ga Chin Kiang dispatch, dated
February 2, says that small hunting
party from the American war ship
Concord accidently shot native on
Friday and was overpowered and car
ried off by other natives. An armed
force was sent to rescue the party.
Nothing further was known OF the at
fair when the dispatch left Chin
Kiang."
The Che-Foo correspondent of the
Central News says that the firing at
Wei-Hai-Wei continues. The Japan
csc have not captured the Chinese
feet or the island of Ling-Kung-Tau-
Chinese Peace ENJOYS Discredited.
LONDON. Feb. 4-The Central News
correspondent in Hiroshima telegraphs
under yesterdays date:
Premier Count Ito and Viscount Mat
su, minister of foreign affairs. had
second interview with China's psace
envoys Saturday afternoon. The
main object of the meeting was
to exchange credentials The min
listers found the credentials OF
the ENJOYS to be very imperfect and to-
leave them absolutely powerless to-
conduct binding negotiations They
refused at once to continue negOtia-
tions and requested the ENJOYS to leave
the country as soon as possible. The
steamship Owarimaru for Nagasaki,
where they will await the arrival OF
the mail steamship for China They
will be accompanied until they depart.
by the inspector general of police and
several assistant inspectors. who will
prevent any hostile demonstration on
the part of the people.
The parliamentary resolution to ap-
prove all expenditures, regardless OF
amount and date. is prefaced with the
declaration that the objects of the war
have not been realized yet
The Central News correspondent in
Wei-Hai-Wei telegraphs, under date of
February 1, via Italian Wan:
1.-The Chinese war ships were much
damaged in yesterdays fight. After
the Paichiyaso forts capitulated, the
Japanese turned the captured guns
against the Chinese war ships, hitting
them repeatedly and forcing them to-
change their position.
"a violent snowstorm in the after
noon of January 81 compelled the Jap
anese feet to remain inactive and thus
frustrated the japanese plan to bring
on general naval engagement. The
Japanese still hold the entrance to the
harbor."
A Central News dispatch sent from
Hal Chong on Friday says that Viceroy
Liu Kung I'll has arrived at New
Chwang and will assume supreme COM
IN and of the Chinese operations in
Manchuria- Gen. Nodzu, the japanese
commander, expects to be attacked to-
morrow or Tuesday. His spies report
that there are about $4,000 Chinese
troops in the neighborhood of Yeng
Kow and New Chwang.
The Last Stronghold Of the Chinese at
Wei-Hai- Wei Captured.
LONDON, Feb. IA dispatch sent
yesterday by the Central News CORE
spondent in Che-Foo says that the Jap
anese have captured the island of Ling
Kung Tau, the last stronghold of the
bardment was terrific and lasted for
hours. The Chinese answered it with
unusual spirit. but many of their guns
were disabled early in the engage
ment.
Towards the close of the lombard
ment six Japanese ships landed ma
rines. who captured the batteries The
fighting was severe, and many were
1-s1 Id =, 81 A.
this dispatch is sent the two fleets are
holly engaged.
Say They were Tricked by Their Govern
ment.
PARIS, Feb. 4.-The Paris edition of
the Herald will publish a dispatch to-
the following effect concerning the re-
ception of the Chinese peace ENJOYS:
1.-THE Chinese ENJOYS declare that
they were ignorant that their creden-
tials were defective and their gov
eminent played a trick. 1t as
sured them that it had bestowed
on them full powers, yet
the documents did not state the
subject of the negotiations, and the
ENJOYS would have been compelled to,
refer everything to Pekin.
Premier Ito remarked that China
could not be very deSlrOuS OF peace, to-
say nothing of the slight on Japan.
The latter would be willing to reopen
negotiations, however. when an en-
bassy with full powers should be sent
Will be Applied to Good Purpose.
LONDON, Feb. 4.-The Chinese gov
eminent appropriated $1,000 to the fa-
ther of Rev. James Wylie, the Scotch
missionary who was murdered by Chi
nese soldiers near the Liaoyang mis-
sion early in the war. The father has.
instructed the members of the mission
to erect a chapel and hospital at Lao
yang to Mr.. Wylie's memory.
Important News from Hawaii Expected.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 4.-Hawaiian
Consul-General Wilder expresses the
opinion that when the next steamer
from Honolulu arrives there will be
some very important news and that it
will be learned that the royalists have
been taught a salutary lesson. The
next steamer is the Australia, due on
Wednesday.
A Pullman Strike Case Reaches the United