Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-26

som were going on, the French Res
ident and the missionary who ac-
companied him were entirely at
the mercy OF the brigands. They
were out Of sight Of their escort,
and round about them were Luu-
ky's men, about 800 in number,
kneeling, with their rifles at their
feet, ready to fire at the least sig
nal. The brigand chief, who Is
said to be young man not over 20
years old, and his lieutenant, who
appeared somewhat older, MAIN
tanned Throughout a naughty and
insolent manner, debating terms as
n coBqueror 10 the conquered.
Messrs. Rogue and party arrived
AT Haiphong in the small steamer
RAgnes about Q O'Clock the same
evening. They did not appear to
be much the worse for the long
weeks Of painful anxiety and rough
treatment, although their hands
still retained the marks of the
manaeles. During their captivity
they were prevented for a whole
month from using their arms, being
fed like children by their ''boy."
The fate Of the Chinese compra-
dore, Wing Fat Cheong, remains in
doubt.
Government buildings seem 10 be
particularly aimed at by Singapore
burglars. Some time ago the Chi
nese PrOtectorate offices were broken
into, then recently we had a bug
larry in the Jail attended with the
loss Of money and other valuables to
the amount Of $500, and now eve
hear, - says the Straits Times Of the
Sth inst, ''that last night thieves got
into the police offices, burst open an
almeirah and carried of a cash box
containing about $50 in cash and
some valuable papers. The box be-
longed TO the Coroner's clerk, and
il is thought from the general cir
cumstauees surrounding the case
that the robbery had been commit
ted by some person or persons well
acquainted with the routine Of the
Office"
The number oflarge fires in Japan
during the last few months have
been remarkable. The japan Ga
.ette in referring to the matter says:
On March 18th we reported the
burning Of nearly 800 houses at
AomOri, and now we have to croni-
Gle the iestrution Of over so dwell
ing-houses, n tax collectors Office
and hospital at NoshirO-machi,
Gama-mOtO- gun. Akita-ken. and Of
over $50 dwelling houses, one police
detachment office, a town hall and
postCflice at Niimuro, Arava-mura,
Nakataki-mura, and Higashi-Araya-
mura, Kami- Niikawa-gun, in Toy
ama-ken. In the latter case the
confiagratiOn lasted for six hours.
The American ship Glendon went
ashore on March 24th near Cape sag
ami and was n total loss, although
part Of her cago Of oil from New
York was saved. The Omaha went
10 her assistance, but returned on
finding that nothing could be done
TO get the vessel of. The GlendOn
was last reported with her back
broken and mainmast gone through
her bottom.
Three torpedo boats will be added
10 the japanese navy. One, says
the Jyi SistHIpO, has already been
ordered from France, and the other
two are TO be ordered from Ger
nany. The IN remarks that this
will he tine first time Japan has
ordered anything in this line from
Germany.
From n native paper we learn that
II has at last been definitely decided
to establish the proposed telephone
exchange for Toxic and Yokohama,
and that it il to be opened not later
than May lst. Afterwarl il j. con-
templated extending the service 10
kyOtO, Osaka and Kobe.