Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-08

obtained with regard to the new outburst of
| the Yellow river. The district flooded
covers half the country between Chi-nau-
| fu and the sea. The cause of the disaster
/ is the sitting up of the mouth of the river.
| The water, being unable to find free out
let, spread over the low land on both sides,
turning the country into an enormous in
land sea.
Foochow teamen have, it is said, decided,
owing 10 the serious losses sustained this
year, that next year the tlrst crop will not
be picked.
Messrs. Russell & Co. are said to be nego-
tiating concession of the Kelung coal
min s for twenty years. The native man.
agement has been failure.
A memorial on railways, by the Governor
of kisngsu, says that since he left Peking
he had become convinced of the necessity
of railways. He urges the construction OF
line toward the Russian frontier on the
north, in order 10 be able to transport
troops thither in case of invasion from
China's northern neighbor, which he much
breads. He also advocates a railway to
Yunnsn, to develop the copper mines, and
to secure the western frontier, he thinks it
might be desirable to push the iron road to
kashgar.
The wheat crop of northern China has
proved TO be, in many districts, failure,
owing to the drought in the spring and
early summer.
Unless, says the Shanghai Mercury. our
American cousins look out Russian kero-
sene will make tie American oil trade
sick in China Two of the largest conSign-
ments of oil ever brought 10 Shanghai are
now being discharged, 80 500 cases from
the Italian steamer Palestro and over S4,-
600 cases from the German steamer En-
rentels, both from Batoum.
JAPAN.
Treaty revision still occupies the atten-
ton of the press, and the objections thereto
on the part of a strong section of the
people seems as great as ever. Neg0tia-
lions with France and Great Britain are
said to be in progress, while those with
smaller Powers have been postponed.
The earthquakes at kumamoto still con-
tinue, although they do not cause any
damage.
From Kochi comes the report that rum
bling noises have been heard at Sakawa-
mura and neishborhood Takaoka-gun, and
that large tissure has appeared in Mount
Ontaks, from which smoke is emitted
every morning.
During July l AL cremations took place
in Toxic, twenty-five of the bodies thus
disposed of having been those of persons
who died from infectious diseases.
Inc government has decided to grant
subsidy of about 81, 100000 toward the cost
of constructing the long talked-of harbor at
Osaka. The total sum to be expended on
the work is said to be put down at 81, ,2OO,-
600.
Recently three gentlemen representing q
certain mining company in America made
an inspection of the Hokkaido district. aud
gave it as their opinion that it contained
the finest coal veins in the country, and
stated that they considered them TO be
worth 500 ,000, 900 at least.
MISCELLANEOUS.
lie Courier d Hdiphong says that piracy
has begun in Tonkin at an early date this
year.
Rumors of fresh troubles in Corean po-
litical affairs have been circulated but
whether there is any foundation for them
is unknown.
The Bankok Times states that company,
with capital of 100000, will shortly be
heated in London to work the Siamese
ruby and sapphire mines according to the
terms of the concession granted by his
Majesty the King of Siam TO Chevalier A.
Luzatti.