The morning call., 1890-06-15

japan.
Tbirty-four houses were destroyed by fire on
May 21st, il Kanagawa.
Ii is stated that important changes will be eff
fected shortly In the War Department and that
0yama win be transferred from tie War Office
TO another post.
A fire al Kobe on May 26th. destroyed 80
houses and three lives.
y The Kobe Herald learns, on reliable authority,
that The steamer Melta, which sold for
"a, 800. has been fOatrd. If that is the case her
owners would seem TO have made good bar
gain.
The list OF electors OF Counts Viscounts and
Barons for the House OF Peers has just been
made Ii includes IA Counts, 297 ViscOunts and
81 Bar0nS.
An alarming fire occurred at YawatamachI,
NodochLmura, Awomorken. on May 17th. when
the police station, postofee, village Office
branch Court OF Peace, one shrine, two temples
and $50 dwelling houses were destroyed land
three persons killed.
Count Matsugaia has completed the estimates
fol using the famine fund for buying foreign
rice. They call for 81, 100000.
Five teachers and eighty scholars of the School
oil German Literature have been attacked with
influenza and The school has In consequence been
closed for week. An outbreak OF the same
disease at SaInegahashi, Yotsuyaku, has ad ded
much to the misery Of the poor people there who
were already suffering prlyation owing to the
DEAFNESS of rice.
Two ten-inch closonne vases made by the
celebrated enalneier Namikowa :of Kiot0 have
been sold 10 local dealer for $1,000.
An explosion of gas took place In the coal
mine ut Horoni on May 10Th which In jured forty
miners, and one was Killed.
When the Oceanic sailed for Japan 1t was
twelve days after the outrage committed by the
students OF the kOlo School upon Dr. Imbre
yet The authorities had not taken any steps to
find out the parties nor to punish any one. The
Japan Gazette says: Tnere are two things
foreigners will have to avoid Tor the future-im-
perial professions and baseball matches PLAYED
by educated Save tile world Japanese such as
the students OF the Koto ChIu- gak1o, for, IL our
tf,fg yinn a.
danger Of violence but OF violence which may
20 unpunish' d, and that means unchecked.
III IL be true HAT the Imbrie affair is
ended without the infiiction OF chastise-
ment, the authorities are guilty OF an ex-
ceedingly culpabe failure of duty which viii
not pass unnoted; and If that failure has been
aided by Inercfnl but misplaced intervention,
those who have intercoded have also failed In
their duty to their fellows, and we do not hesitate
to tell them So"
The excitement following the depreciation of
the students OF Toxic has decreased little since
they ap0logzed 10 Rev. w. Imbriey, the New
Jersey missionary, who was cut and bruised
has entirely recovered and It seems that nothing
more Is TO be heard of the matter The
foreigners feel outraged that the culprits were
not severely punished. As a result OF their es-
cape from anything more Than simple apology,
the Soshi are becoming more bold day by day,
and the insults offered TO foreigners are ln-
creasing Settlers coming from Yokohama
are aimed with revolvers fearing that
there may be some show OF violence he Gov
eminent seems 10 De DONG all In Its power to
deal with the students as class, but no inciyity
can be offered them as individuals, because Of
their desperate character.
In the meantime the distress among the thou
sands of starving people OF Toxic and other
large cities is being ameliosated to a great ex-
tent by foreigners as well as by Japanese
noblemen. One nobleman is feeding thousand
people a day out Of his own funds. The price OF
rice Is higher than ever before, both In Japan
and Corea, and this is probably only a foretaste
OF the suffering to follow. The outlook for the
growing crop OF rice Is not good, owing 10 heavy
and continued rains.
There are many vague rumors afiOat concern
ing the reported taking OF Corea by the Rus
SLAMS. There Is some trouble In Corea, but the
Government officials OF Japan know nothing
definite as TO It's nature. All that is surely known
Is that all OF the British men. war ara
lying In the harbors with steam mn and
under orders 10 sail at moment, :
notice. Several of them have already gone. Tina
American naval force under Rear Admiral Rel
KNAPP is also expecting orders to sail FOR Corea
An officer OF the British ship Severn said he mad
seen dispatches and orders which would astound
foreigners In Japan.
Dispatches from Corea say that the new limited
States Ministci Augustn Heard, has arrived
there and tba. The retiring Minister, Hon. III. a.
Dinsmore, Is about 10 depart. The latter wa =
presented with a testimonial Of esteem by the
foreigners of the county, Mr.. Woeber Of fhe
Russian Legation making the presentation.