The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-14
PRINCE FERDINAND EXILED
RULER OF BULGARIA REPORTED TNO
HAVE BEEN BANIsHED.
John Morley, Chief Secretary for Tres
land, Forced to Explain His Dublin
Amnesty Speech to the Commons.

LONDON, Feb. 13.-Dspatches from the
Orient indicate that Wei-Hai-Wei is now in
full possession of the Japanese and that the
Chinese forces there have surrendered and
are prisoners of war. This morning
the following cabegram received from
Yokohama: .It is officially announced that
Captain Nuros, of the Japanese squadron,
operating at Wei-Hai-We reports that
the 18th one of the enemys gunboats APP
preached the japanese fleet flying white
flag. When communication was had with
her it was ascertained that she brought
message from Admiral Ting, of the Chinese
navy, offering to surrender Wei-Hai-Wei
and mis- vessels. providing that the lives of
the soldiers, crews and foreigners were Sc
cured"
Later in the day this dispatch came from
Yokohama: Intelligence was received here
this morning of the surrender of the Chi
nese forts and war ships at Wei-Hai-Wei.
The surrender is complete and the Japanese
are in full possession of Wei-Hai-Wei"
A dispatch to the Times from Shanghai
says it is reported in Tfen-Tsin that the
Chinese war ships Chen-Yuen. Ching Yuen
and Kwang-Ting are still afioat at Wei
Hai-Wei. Their immunity from destruc-
ton is ascribed to the fact of the Chen
Yuen having netting to protect her from
torpedoes and the others quick firing guns,
enabling them to resist the attacks of the
Japanese.
The commander of the second Japanese
army, in an official report Of the operations
of that body before Wei-Haf-Wei, says
that it's losses from the 10Th of January to
the 1st of February were eighty-three killed,
including five officers. and 2l9 wounded.
General Otera and three other officers are
among the wounded. During the same pc
riod seven hundred Of the enemy were
killed.
A Hong-kong dispatch to the Times says
1t is supposed that the Japanese will threaten
Foo-Chow, the capital of the province of
Fukien, after they have secured Wei-Hai-
Wei. The Chinese are preparing for the
defense of that place. Officers of the Brit
ish ship Spartan have arrived in Hong
Kong They confirm the statement that.
three Chinese war ships, two of them being
ironclads were sunk at We-Hai-Wei, and
all the Chinese torpedo boats were either
captured or sunk. They state that eight
torpedo boats went out Of the harbor APP
parently with the intention of attacking
the Japanese feet, but, instead of doing so.
they ran alongside the Japanese flag ship
and then surrendered Some of the torpedo
boats were ashore and their crews
escaped by jumping to the land.
olspatch 10 the times from SnanSnM
says that orders have been given from
Peking to mobilize the large forces in Using
Chow to relieve u'ei-Hai-Wei Tsing-Chow
is in the province of Shang-Tung, in which
= WeiHai-Wei is also situated, and il about
220 miles west by south of Wei-Hai-Wei.
Chinese ENJOYS Sail for Home.
NAGASAKI, Japan, Feb. 13.-The Chinese
ENJOYS who returned here from Hiroshima,
after having been informed by the Japanese
representatives that their powers were not