Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-11-13
oHiyA AND JAPAN.
An Earthquake I'm Toxic and Yoko-
hama-ADout Americas Meditation
In Unina-Horriblo Chinese Out

An Earthquake an Toxic and YokO-
hama-ABout Americas Meditation
In Unina- Horrible Chinese Out |
RACES Upon Christians.
sAN FRAsoIsco, Nov. 10.-Ths steamer
City Of Rio de Janeiro, which arrived
here last night brings Hong Kong sdvioes
TO octobsr 14sh, aud Yokohama advices
to October 22d, as follows:
The cities of Toxic and Yokohama were
visited by severe earthquake on 0oto-
Der 18th. The shock was the heaviest
experienced since February 22d, 1880.
but the damage was comparatively
slight. The frat shock lasted two
minutes and was quickly followed by
several minor shocks.
The Ope,l land China Mail Of Hong Kong
\ publishes the full text Of the interview
bstween John Russell Young the Ameri
can minister, and the viosroy, Ii Hung
Chang on the subject OF mediation
between France and China. The closing
portion Of the interview nor previously
reported Is as follows:
Mr.. Young-hIt France proposes Amer
lean mediation will China accept 1t 7"
Ii Hung Chang-"she might but will
certainly not again propose t."
Mr.. Young-"Msy inform my govern
ment 10 this effect f' ~
Ii Hung Chang-"You msy.''
Chinese mobs have bssn oommittiuI
fearful ouiragea ON persons and places o
Christian worship at Canton and interio
points. 10 'hs proyiros Of Kwang. Tunl
alone, four Roman Catholic and fv
Protestant ohurohes have been destroyed
, 100 houses Of resident Christians lootet
, aud their occupants driven away. A
/ Nam Hal, three Catholic chapels wer
. pillaged, 40 were also the houses OF con
verts. The priests and the convert
D were beaten and the females outraged
, at shi.Hung the Church OF Bingham
l chapel was destroyed. The Chinese tor
q the clothing from the preachers wife an
. treated her shamefully. At Chant-Sun
Q the Wesleyan chapel was destroyed.
Christians are fleeing from the PROVING
! to Hong Kong. The Chinese gave thei
Q the alternative Of sacrificing to tbs lido
k or leaving their homes. They preterre
- the latter, but while leaving many Of u
d women were caught and outraged. II
10 authorities of IL Cantonese villages hay
II issued notices that all Christian
d must leave. Fifteen churches
g those villages have already been
persons are homeless. Although the q
II tention Of the Chinese government h
a. been called to those bArbsrous acts,
le action has been taken 10 prevent them
IL to punish the perpetrators.
y At Kite. Yung, q mob destroyed all q
a. Roman Catholic and English ohurchs
ID At swatow, the Catholic priests we
III ordered to leave and, after they had lei
to Chinese soldiers broke into the hous
u and ravished the female converts.
News has reached Shanghaifrom PEEK
ic that Mr.. Bragnall, oolporteuT Of I
American Bible Society, has been mi
no dered in the province Of shsd Tung.
"A. JAPANESE RAILROADS.
$: Yokohama advioss state that the gr,
n success Of the railways already built
NJ Japan has led to the formation Of seve
new companies. An extensive .netwc
A. Of lines will be constructed, The govei
IRE ment Ia anxious to keep the control
the lines In its own hands. +
Or reports Of the riots at Hong Kong, VIII
ne began on September Both and lasted tn
days, show that they were less seri,
ms than at first reported. The trou
ne began through the refusal Of G
nese workmen to help load
CIV French merchant vessel. They W
We taken to police court Z
fined % each. They attempted to rel
are by force, and so of them were captured
Ied the police. One Of the rioters was 8
me dead, whereupon the others fed
me Chinese tsrritory. This ended the RI