Show Li Hung Changs Mission Washington March 16The Japanese legation ha received a cable message confirming the press dispatches of the departure of LI Hung Chang from Tien Tsin for Japan to arrange terms of peace The negotiations will be conducted at Si moneoski instead of Hiroshima The change has been made to accommodate Li Hung Chang Simoneoski is on the extreme southwestern coast of Japan It is stated at the legation that the assertion as-sertion that the terms of peace have been arranged already Is erroneous No details i Is said have been settled Japan Ja-pan has been informed that LI Hung Chang has full power to arrange the terms and has been assured that China desires the war to be stopped by treaty agreement Japan has reached certain conclusions especially respecting the cession of territory but no conclusion has been reached with China Minister Denby has cabled the state department confirming the report of tho departure of Li Hung Chang from Shanghai for Japan He says the viceroy vice-roy sailed in royal state with 180 persons embarked on two ships |