The New York herald., 1876-07-31
CHINA AND JAPAN.


HATRED TO FOREIGNERS BY INrLAMMAToRY
PUDLIcATIoNs-rHE COMING sToRM-INvEs-
T1oArIoN OF THE YUNNAN oUTRAGE-BRITIsH
WAR VESSELS ARRIVING.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 80 ls7a
Tho steamship Begic, from Hong Kong. via yoko-
hama, arrived at this port to-day. She brought but
l56 Cinnamon, the antcoolie excitement and the
of the Chinese companies havisg had the
effect or checking emigration for the present Her
dates from Hong Kong to July and from Shanghai
to July g.
The Chronicles correspondent writing from Chin
Kang, Juno 26, received Shanghai. June 20, says
advices up to last night give but little reliable news, of
which the following items only of Interest,"
Wen Seang, the Grand Secretary of the Yamen for
foreign relations is dead. He the leader Of his
party and his death this time greatly compIcates
foreign relations
OUTBREAK A REBELLION
1t is certain that . rebellion has been
fairly inauguraed in the province Of Kwang
Tuns. several cities being under siego Emigrants
to :he surrounding country being called home by
their leaders, and the position OF the Canton mandarns
is described critical The whole country Is a
state OF turmoil.
TERRIBLE pBoUGurs AND PIILAGE
Many of the provinces are suffering from terrible
droughts and marauding parties OF hungry
pagng the villages The wheat crop not moro than
third what 1t should be. while rice which Is the
ond crop, will in many parts be either very poor
total failure.
IScIrrSG HATRED rogEIGxERa
Just before the Cntsin massacre n pamphlet
published entitled "A Death Blow to Corrupt Doc
trine, and intended to incite and inname tho Chi
mind against foreigners. The author a high
literary mandarin. and it was no doubt the cause of
~hsf,t t@l,.
been published and circulated privately, but extern
sively several copies having been by foreigners
and the magistrates are uyng--so they pretcnd-to
suppress it
THE COMING STORM
Its appearances, however only another Of the many
s,raws to show the direction OF tho coming storm.
OF the others beng the recruiting OF fresh troops
their constant drill and their unchecked insolcnce
US tho stagnation of many branches OF
tradc-the exceptions being clo.hcs ard
op,um-the surl,ncss OF the natives who
gather in groups and discuss the situation dis
persng approach, and the unwoned OF the
children who run tor dear lifo at tho sight Of u.s.
THE YUxXAX INVESTIGATION.
Messrs Grosvenor ana Baker of the British Consular
service, despatched to Yurnan to investigate the
murder of their colleague Mr. Margary
have arrived al Singapore on their way back
and expected In Shanghai by the next
mail Immediately receiving their Official reports
Sir Thomas Francis Wade, the British Minister will
issue his ultmatum TO the Chinese government, in
which, is said he will greatly his former de-
mands owing to the slight put upon his oflcias who
were not we arc told allowed to be present at the trial
of the alleged murderers, point originally insisted
upon by the British government The conduct of the
CnInese officials characterized as ins:nccre and dis
honest hroughou the entire transaction and calcu
lated tho nstigators and perpetrators OF the
outrage from their just punishment Sir Francis
wade's letters to Prince Kung bold, threatening
and peremptory and leave loophoo for tho Chinese
to crawl through.
SHIPS ARRIVING
In tho meantime British vessels Of being
despatched in every direction, and one Of them has
settled down here to protect tho port Another will
arrivo week. feel little safe. A largo
body troops under sailing orders from India and
the Britishcrs evidently mean business, what with
war; pestence and famine, the prospects Of China are
not brilliant just
FEELING AGAINST AMERICANS.
Tho Chinese excitement in San Francisco Is now
pretty generally known throughout tho open ports
and has created bad feeling against Americans.
Educated natives characterize Il gross in
fringemert of tho treaty, and TO 1nd speedy
retaliation on Americans hero At any rate,
doubt II You will be troubled much longer
by having additions to your Coolie class There
peculiar now pervading the Chinese owing to
the mysterious loss Of queues, and there is hardly
city which has not been visited by this invisible
enemy Persons while walking In the broad
light Of day suddenly feel their pigtails
twrtchcd and turn around to ind thom lying the
ground cut OF close their heads without any ono
being within yards Of them. Two Americans,
missionary assert they have this strange phc-
nomenon and the natives attribute ito
DEMONS CUT OUT PAPER
and sent broadcast by their enemies, whilo the Man.
assert that It is done by tho Society Of the
White Lily powerful organization aimed at the gov
ernmcnt It quite common to see queues decorated
with httlo yellow papers, which charm is IN
scribed by the priest to prevent tho catastrophe.
SHIPMENT
Up to Juno IL 21, ,s923l7 POUNDS OF tea had been
shipped IRON Hankow, while from Foochow the
ports l75 900 chests. This goes principally
to Russia and England tho American market seeking
Japan teas. The crop before stated is very poor
WITHDRAWAL BRrrIsE MINISTER.
Sir Thomas Wadc the British Minister left Pckin
June Is and arrived at Shanga Juno 25 having for the
present broken on negotiations with Tsung Ii YumenL
He brought the archives Of the legation to Shanghai
for safety Of ultimate hosttcs. Messrs Gros-
venor ana Baker have already passed through Hong
Kong aud arc daily expected Shanghai TO communi-
cate fuli particulars oil the unnan investigation
QUESTION
II Is anticipated that tho question OF peace war
will turn mainly upon their disclosures The result Is
awaited with deep anxiety.
CHINA
The German Minister, Won Brant is pressing tho
Chinese government severely IN the matter OF tho
treaty He is reported to have made sixteen
separate demands, tho most important Of which
the whole OF China be opened for intercourse and
trade that local detrimental to foreign
be abolished that permission shall DO given foreign
ers 10 use steam on inland waters and that China adopt
the responsibilities oil international law.
A GENERAL.
General Tso leader of the army in tho West, is
ported 20 have committed suicide In consequence OF
the defeat and dispersion OF tho whole force under his