The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-16

the matter unreServedly with a group OF
the Matsushima's officers. He asserted
that il the troops in the forts had co-op
Grated courageously with the Pei Yang
squadron, Wei Hal Wei might have been
held indefinitely, but the Chinese army
was unfit for any kind of duty and would
never strike an effective blow in defense
of the country. Nprolong the war was
useless in his opinion, and since the. fall
of the naval station. was inevitable, he
trusted it would teach the Government at
Pekin the necessity OF concluding peace
without delay. After reiterating these
views in various forms he returned to
the harbor with Admiral Ito's reply to
the letter of submission. The condition
specified by admiral Ting was assented to,
but the suggestion with reference to the
British commander was rejected, as no
doubt of Ting's integrity was entertained.
An earnest appeal was made that the
vanquished chief should seek an asylum
in Japan until the end OF the war.
With this communication Ito sent three
hampers of Observation-Disclosures
and the like-which his adversary declined
to receive, on the ground that the
enmity between the two nations forbade
him to accept such courtesy, although
he appreciated the spirit in which it was
rendered. On the morning of February
18th the messenger again presented him.
SELF announcing, as he came aboard the
flagship, that his leader had committed
suicide Immediately after writing re-
Spouse to Admiralty letter. The two
principal military officers on Liu Kung
Island had likewise destroyed themselves.
In his final dispatch, Ting expressed
thanks for the promise that his followers
should be spared, and asked that possess
sion should not be taken of the forts, ships,
and other property before February 18th.
This request was granted, in a commune
cation addressed by Ito to ''the officer
commanding the Pei Yang squadron"
The intention of the Japanese to recog-
nize no Europeans as holding authority
on behalf of China was once more assert
ed in stipulation. several times Tepeat-
ed, that no foreigner must be assigned to
the duty OF arranging the details of the
transfer OF ships. etc. Any Chinese Off
Ger would be cordially welcomed but nope
of any other race. On February 18th the
surrendered vessels were delivered to their
new owners, with the exception of the
kwang Chi, which Admiral Ito gave
back, in order that the remains OF the late
Chinese commander should be taken
away in a man-of-war belonging to his
board with respectful ceremonies, and sa-
lutes We're given as the vessel departed
for Che Foo.
On the 10th the garrison of Kin Kung,
numbering 1000. and the 1000 sailors of
the Pei Yang squadron, were. sent to the
IudIlldlu, cSCOIbcu W tuS JApdueS6 OUT
posts, some twenty miles from Che Foo,
and set at liberty. 1t is reported that
among the foreign prisoners the two per-
jurers, HOWE and Wilde, were found,
and as these men had abused the conf
dence and generosity of the Japanese gov
ernment-having given pledges at Kobe
that they would not serve in China, and
accepted money for their travelling ex-
penses-they were detained for trial by
courtmartial.
The Chinese armies in Manchuria show
great deal of pr rsistence in repeating
their movements against Hal Cheng, but
they invariably run away before any real
fighting is done. The latest demonstra-
tions were on February 18th and 21st
when fruitless efforts were made to con-
centrate columns from Lao Yang and
New Chwang for assaults upon Lieuten-
ant-General Katsura's position.
AS usual, the Japanese lost only about
half dozen killed and wounded, and the
Chinese fed leaving at least 100 dead.
The same report. with change of date,
might serve for each successive march
upon Hal Cheng. Lieutenant General
Nozu is at the front Of the third army
division. and has recently been visited BY
Lieutenant.G General Yamagata. command
er of the first army division, now sta
toned in the Laiu Tung peninsula.