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Ii Hung Chang Restored to ALI
His HOnOrs.
SUICIDES OF HIGH OFFICERS
The Charleston Rescues Fourteen Mis-
siOnAries and the Yorktown Has Gone
to the Assistance of Others-The
Korean Ministry Resigns, Etc.

LONDON, Feb. 13.-The Standards
Tien Tsin correspondent says: eli
Hung Chang and Prince FUng or Sir
Robert Hart will shortly be appointed
High Commissioners and ENJOYS
Plenipotentiary to arrange a treaty of
peace with Japan. This step will be
taken in accordance with the advice
of the foreign Ministers in Pekin."
A Toxic dispatch says report has
been received from Wei-Hai-Wei
stating that Chinese Admiral Ting has
proposed to surrender the Chinese
forts, ships, etc., provided that the
lives of the crews and foreigners are
guaranteed, and under these provis-
ions a formal surrender is being ar
ranged. The Japanese general reports
the losses since January 29th, as
83 killed, 219 wounded and the Chinese
200 killed.
In confirmation of the report re-
ceived today from it's correspondent
in Toxic, the Central News says:
'tAdmiraI Ting, Commander-in.C Chief
of the Chinese fleet at Wei-Hai-Wei,
has surrendered. Admiral Ito granted
him the desired conditions and the
surrender is now being effected. When
the Chinese land they will be received
with the honors of war;"
The Times has this dispatch from
Hongkong: "The Chinese at Foo
Chow, are preparing to resist the eX-
pected attacks. The officers of H. NJ.
S. Spartan confirm the report that
three Chinese warships at Wei-Hai-
Wei were sunk and that all the tor
pedo boats were captured or sunk.
Eight of the latter sailed out to make
an attack. The Japanese ran along
side the flagship and they all surren-
dered."
LONDON, Feb. 14.-The Standards
correspondent in Berlin says: "When
Pekin shall be seriously threatened
the Chinese Emperor will retire to
Palgan in Mongolia. When Pekin
shall be captured Prince Kung will be
authorized to conclude peace. Japan
has altered her terms and declines to
inform the powers yet of her views,
but suggests that the foreign diplO-
matists ascertain what China is will
ing to pay and what territory she will
cede."
The Central News correspondent in
Shanghai says that after the surrender
of the last forts and the Chinese feet
at Wei-Hai-Wei, Admiral Ting and
the Chinese General committed sui
eide.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The navy
department has heard from Admiral
Carpenter at Cheefoo that the Char
lesion arrived there after having res
cued fourteen missionaries, and that
he had directed the Yorktown to go to
ha nf a
the assistance of missionaries in that
locality. He also stated that the Chi
nese still held the island points and
Wei-Hai-Wai.
TOXIC, Feb. ia commission of
experts has been ordered to Wai-Hai-
Wei to examine the sunken Chinese
warships and report whether it will be
feasible or profitable to raise and re-
pair them. 1t is believed that the
warship Ting Yuen can be raised and
refitted at moderate cost.
Shanghai dispatches say: The vice
roy of Nankin has apologiZed to the
English representative for the attack
made by the Chinese soldiers on Cap
tain Cartwright of the British war
ship Pigeon.
LONDON, Feb. 15.-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Central News
says that the japanese have made
great efforts to save the life of the
American, Harris, arrested by the
Chinese recently aboard the passenger
steamer Sydney, hailing from Sydney,
and held by them on the Liu kang
Tao in -HaiWei harbor. 1t is
not known whether they have sue
ceeded.
TIENTsIN, Feb. 15.-The Emperor
has restored To Lii Hung Chang the
yellow jacket, peacuck fe eathers and
other hnnoIs. He wilt be sent to Pc
king, where he will be given an audi
ence by the Emperor.
The Korean ministry has resigned.
LONDON, Feb l6th.-A Shanghai
dispatch says England aud Russia
have offered To medal" between
China and Japan. /: is reported at
Shanghai that tue foreign ministers
at Pekin have ordered the guards as
signed to the various legations to re-
port at once. i is r. r-pOrIed at Chefoo
that the japanese have granted Tree
dom to all foreigners captured st Wei
hai-wei except the American HOWE,
who was arrested at Kobe some time
ago in connection with the Chinese
plot 10 blow up the japanese fleet.
After his release on parole he went 10
Wei hai-wei, where he was engaged
in plot preparing an explosive TO
destroy the japanese fleet.
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