Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-02-23
JAPANESE VICTORY
Official AdviceS of the Wal Hal
Wal Engagement.
AN OVERWHELMING DEFEAT

Admiral Carpenter Says the Fleet ana
Forts Have Surrendered. and the
Chinese Admiral and Chinese Gen
erals uav. Killed Themselves.
WAsurNGroN, February l9.-The sec
retarv of the navy to-day received the
following dispatch from Admiral Car
penter. commanding the Asiatic squad
ron, dated Che Foo, February l6;
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 l9.-An official
dispatch from Wei Hal Wei, bearing
date OF February l3, has been receiver
here. 1t states that in response to the
offer made by Admiral Ting, the CHI
nese naval commander to surrender his
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
convened this demand returned to Adj
miral Ito and informed him that Adj
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 a British merchant vessel, who had
been appointed by the Chinese govern
ment as assistant to Admiral Ting. Adj
miral Ito, at the time the dispatch was
received was comforting with Captain
Mcclure.
A dispatch dated February IA, from
Field Marshal Oyama, who 10 III COM
mand of the Japanese military forces at
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
Liu Kung Tao, the last of the de1enses
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 In
Manchuria, dated February TO- says that
Is, 900 Chinese with twelve guns at
tackled Hal Cheng from the Tao Yang,
New Chwang and jim koa roads. They
were repulsed, leaving over 100 dead.
The Japanese loss was five killed or
wounded.
WHAT THE NEWS SAYS.
LONDON. February I9.-The Central
News agency's correspondent In TOXIC
telegraphs under Yesterday date: Gen
elal Nodzu reports that to-day the Chl-
neee 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 repused. The Japanese losses
were small"
From Port Arthur the agency has this
dispatch "A detachment of Japanese
cavalry occupied Ming Hal Chu the
morning of the 18th without encounter
Ing OppOSlGlOll' -NdOlNCS soy ei"0 OAiS o0Ai
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 l9.-The Che Foo
correspondent of the Central News
agency says the Japanese occupied Liu
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.
Ii HUNG CHANGES APPOINTMENT.
LONDON, February IA dispatch to
the Times from Ten Tsin says that Ii
Hung Chang, who has been appointed
peace envoy to Japan, will 60 to Picking
February 81 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 l9.-The Standards
correspondent in Berlin says that the
mikado and Premier Count Ito approve
OF China's choice of Ii Hung Chang as
peace envoy.
4 Cross Clearly Defined.
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