Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-15
SURRENDER OF LIU KUNG.
Letters From Admiral TIng 10 The
japanese Commander.


BAN FRANCISCO, March 10. The
steamer China brngs the following
special correspondence:
TOXIC, March i.-Admital Ting's
propOzal 10 surrender the forts on Llu
kuug islani ami what remains Of hls
fleet was brought 10 the Japanes
naval commander on February 18th by
tho captain Of the guubohi Chen Pei.
Tho document was brief, setting forth
that ~ resOluto lighting had not
awaited, and rs many ships had been
sunk and many men killed, the time
had como 10 yield. Everything should
be- given W 10 japan, on condition
that all persons, Chinese and foreigners,
connected with the defeated army anu
navy, should DO uuinlufed. The writer
suggested that the British admiral
should guarantee the good faith Of the
offer.
While tho leltcr was under consider.
alton by tho japanese commander aud
his stan, the Chinese messenger dis.
Cussud this situation untesoFvcliy with
O group OF tile AiaitushimaIs officers.
lie asserted that " the troop, In the
forts hat cO-Opurated cJuragrOusly with
the Pei Yang squadron, Wei HAT Wei
migut have been held indefinitely, but
theChinoau army was UNIT Tor any kind
Of duty, ana would never strike an
elective blow In deieuse Of tho couu.
try. 70 prolong the war was useless,
In his opinion, and since the fall OF the
naval station was Inevitable he trusted
" would teach the government ut
Pekin the necessity Of concluding
peace without delay. After reilerating
these views In various forms he te.
turned to tbs harbOr with Admiral
ltOs reply 10 the letter Of submisalUn.
The condition specified by Admiral
Ting was assontou 10, but sue suggus-
ton with reference 10 the British q m.
mauder was rejected, ~ no DOUBT uf
iing't integrity was entertained. An
urgent appeal WIS made that the van.
pushed chief should seek aH asylum
IN Japan until the END OF the war.
Win this communication Ito cent
three hamprfH OF ttiFeBhments-Oham
payne and the likC-which his adveT.
Hafy declined 10 receive, on the ground
that tho eumlty between the two ma
tlons forbade MIN TO accept SUCH a
courtesy, though no appreciated the
spitit IN WhlCn ii was rendered.
On tile morning OF Fob. 18Th the
messenger again presented himself,
announcing, rs he came ON board the
nagship, that his leader had committed
suicide Immediately after Whiting a
Response 20 Aumital ltu'i letter. The
two principal military officers on Liu
Kung island had likewise killed them.
selves. In his hnal Dispatch, Ting
expressed thanks Tor the promise that
his followers should be spared, aud
asked that possession should not ue
taken OF the fOrts, ships anu olhur
properly before Feb. lBlh. This 10.
quot was gtautod, IN oOmmunicA.
ton gddTUEsod by Ito 10 "Ine officer
Commanding the Poi Yang squaurun.D
Ihe determination VI the Japanese
10 reoDgulz8 no Europeans az holding
authority on behalf OF China WAS once
more asserted In stipulation. several
times repeated, that no foreigner must
be- ntsigucd TO the duty Of arranging
the details Of the transfer OF Ehipe, etc.
Any Chinese cflcer would be cordially
welcomed, but none ui auy other race.
On Fob, lith the surrendered vessels
were delivered 10 their now owners,
with the exception Of the "kwAng
ChP which Admiral Ito gave back, iu
order that the remains " the late
Chlneho commander should be taken
away In mAu-Jf-waT belonging TO his
own country. The body was carried
ON board with respectful ceremonies,
and salutus were given aH tho vessel
departed for Che Foo. On thel0.h,
the Garrison OF Liu kuHg, numbering
two thousand, aud the four lhuusanu
aalloTa Of the Pei Yang iquairon were
punt 10 tho mainland, escorted 10 the
Japannie OntpOs,s, some twenty miles
from Che Foe, anu SGT Ut liberty,
The ChiEesu armies In MauChurin
show "a great deal Of persistence in r..
pentlng their movements against Hal
Cheng, but they invariably run away
before any real hghtng IL done. The
latest demonstrations were on Fabru.
Hfy lS.h aud 2lsi, whom futile elIorts
were made 10 concentrate columns
from Lro Wang aud New Chwnng Tor
assaults upon LiuutcuHni- General Kat
suTas' position, rs usual the Japaneso
Lost only about half dozen and
wounded In these lilairs, nud the
Chineaa fed, leaving at icnat one hun.
ired dead. Tue same report with
change Of date, might serve for each
successive march upon Hai Cheug,
acknowledgement NtII Is at toe
ifontOf the third army divAion, aul
hGe recently been visited ly Lieuten-
aut-GeneTal HamagRta, commander
Of tho nTst division now stationed
in tho Llau Tung peninsula.