The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-14
THE WAR IN THU EAST.
Surrender Of the Chinese Vessels
Defending Wei-Hai- Wal,
JAPs NAVAL VICTORY COMPLETE.

Confirmation OF the Reported Sinking Of
Chinese warships-An Chinese Torpedo
Boats Either Captured or sunIS-Amer-
lean in Danger of Japanese Vengeance
LONDON, Feb IA Hong Kong dis
patch says it is supposed that the Japanese
will threaten Foo Chow, capital of the
province of Fukien, after they have Sc
cured We-Hai-Wei. The Chinese. are pre-
pairing for the defense of that place. The
dispatch adds that officers of the British
warship spartan have 9rlSEived in Hong
Kong. They confirm the stIteIrSent that
three Chinese warships, two of them beinES
iron clads were sunk at Wei-Hai- v eli, and
that all the Chinese torpedo boats were
either captured or sunk. They state that
eight torpedo boats went out of the harbOr,
apparently with the intention of attacking
the Japanese fleet, but instead of doing so
they ran along side of the Japanese flag
ship, and then surrendered. Some of the
torpedo boats were run ashore and their
crews escaped by jumping to the land.
A dispatch from Shanghai says that or
ders have been given from Pekin to mob
ilize the large forces in Using Chow to re-
lieve Wei Hai-W Using Chow is in the
plONlllCS VI GDLlun uuBt III MlllCl NbI
Hai-Wei is also situated, and is about 220
miles west by south of Wei-Hai-Wei.
A dispatch from Kobe, Japan, says that
according to statements by Chinese pris-
oners at Wei Hal Wei there are seven for
eigners in the fort on the island of Lui
Kung Tao, five Of them being English
men, one German and one an American
the latter being one of the three men for
merly arrested at Kobe on the French
steamer Sydney. The island is victuaied
for five months. Coal is plentiful, but
ammunition is deficient The garrison is
| determined to fight to the last,
If the American mentioned as being in
| the fort on Lui Kung Tao Island is John
| Wilde, and he falls or has fallen into the
hands of the japanese it will go hard with
him. When the French steamer Sydney
! arrived at Kobe at the beginning of No
i vember last she was boarded by Japanese
| officers who arrested three of her passen-
| gers-Wilde, Scotchman named Cam
eron and Chinaman, Cham Tam Moore,
who was one time Interpreter to the Chi
| nese legatfoR AT ~ trsAington.
They were taken into clIst6dy on sus-
| piciou of being engaged in an enterprise
against Japan, and it was subsequently
| learned that they were engaged in a
| scheme to destroy the entire japanese
navy. 1t appears that Wilde's plan was
to throw from torpedo boat shells filled
with chemicals, which, ON striking, would
| explode, creating an impcnetrable and
| suffOcating smoke, under cover of which
| attacks could be made with torpedoes
| The men were, it was said, to receive
| from China 81 ,0000 600 for each japanese
squadron they destroyed and a proportion
ate sum for every japanese merchantmen
they succeeded in blowing up,
After being detained for some time
| Wilde and Cameron were released aftel
| taking oaths not to do anything to assis
| China during the war Moore, the China
| man, was sent TO Hiroshima. If Wilde
| has violated his oath the Japanese will b.
apt to punish him summarily
The Chinese peace ENJOYS, who returned
| to Nagasaki from Hiroshima after having
| been informed by the Japanese represen
tatives that their powers were not consid
cred full enough for them to undertake
peace negotiations, left here on Tuesday
for China, having been notified by theil
government to return to that country
Their recall will be followed soon by tn,
appointment of Ii Hung Chang anC
either Prince Kung or Sir Robert Hart, in
spector general of the Chinese customs, I,
act as high commissioners and plenpotcn
tiaries to arrange terms of peace, Thi
step is taken on the advice of the minis
tiers of the foreign powers