Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-15
FROM THE ORIENT.
Widespread Disappointment in. Japa
Over the Election.

over the bleCIons
SAN Francisco, August 14.h.-Advices
from Japan. per City of Pekin, state that
at Bontharn, in Celebes, house boy ran
amuck. killing eight persons, mortally
wounding four more. besides iDiQring sew
eral others. He was finally killed.
The Japan Gazette says that during the
first half of the present year fourteen
private banks were established, with capi--
tails aggregating $685. ,0OO
As the result of the King of Slams tour
through the Malay provinces, five light
houses will be built on the west shore.
The disappointment felt at the result OF
the elections in Japan is widespread.
Qualified men refused to compete with the
young candidates, and the result is that q
msiarity of the men elected are unknown
TO fame. This will tend 10 bring Parlia-
ment into disrepute, and will be used as an
argument by those who are opposed TO a
constitutional government
The cholera epidemic Is rapidly gaining
ground, 303 cases and 179 deaths having
been reported in Neeasaki Ken. Cholera
is also reported at Yokohama and other
japanese cities.
Government sanction having been given
to the Toxic Water Works scheme, opera
lions will shortly be commenced.
A most disastrous fire occurred in Toxic
recently, resulting in the destruction of
more than one thousand houses of the
poorer class.
Investigations into the condition of the
poor in Toxic show that IN Hongo alone
there are 1888 persons requiring relief.
Popular indignation in Osaka has COM
PEELED a reduction in the price of rice in
that city.
Over thirty steamers, states a native pa
per, are lying idle in Fushiki harbor unable
to ship their cargoes of rice, owing to the
resistance of the poor there and at Taxa
Okla.
1t is said that China is really anxious
about the defense of her northern frontier,
and is earnestly intent on the construction
of railways in Manchuria. Messrs. Kinder
and Cox are at present surveying the coun-
| try. 1t is said that the line from Newch-
and that with good staff of workmen it
may be finished within the prescribed
period of twenty working months.
| An important decree has been issued
| from Pekipg ordering all Viceroys and
Governors TO report the quantity of opium
grown in their provinces, and to account
| strictly for the taxes levied thereon. The
| Imperial Government has discovered that
the provincial authorities have been mis-
representing the extent of the cultivation
of opium, and have been pocketing almost
all the money obtained therefrom. The
cultivation of native opium has increased
greatly of recent years.
There are loud lamentations that the tea
trade is going from bad to worse.
Colonel DENLY, United States Minister,
| while on his recent tour to Canton was
able to get settled all the American claims
for compensation. Some of these claims
/ were in connection with the destruction OF
| missionary property in the Canton prov
inces some eight years ago.
The colony of Hongkong mourDs the
loss of Alfred Lister, Postmaster-Ge Genera,
and Colonial Treasurer, who died on boaro
the steamship Belgic as that vessel was en-
tering Yokohama harbor.