The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-20
NEWS FROM THE Orient.

Steamer Wrecked off Japan - Trouble
Between Portugal and China.
SAN FRANcIsco. July 19.-The ship China
arrived today, twenty-lhree days from
Hong Kong and thirteen frem Yokohama.
Chinese advices give particulars of the
loss of the steamship yangtszee on Saddle
island, one of the Hieshan group, June Is
The vessel which belonged TO Siemson d.
Co., left Hong Kong June Ii for Shanghai,
with q cargo CT baled yarn, opium and
100000 In treasure, carrying also Captain
Sanningsen, twenty-eight passengers and
seventy-eight souls all told. The vessel
soon ran into thick bank of fog, which
continued all day. About o'clock break
ers were seen ahead. but the vessels speed
could not be checked and she ran full
ashore, staving in the bottom. Part of
those on board succeeded in landing that
night, and others swan TO shore the next
morning. The castaways were well treated
by the islanders and were taken off the
next morning by the steamship 0aufa.
All mails and a portion of the cargo were
lost. but efforts are being made to save the
remainder. The vessel is a total loss.
See Luido Barrdor, formerly superin-
tendent OF the money order department of
the Hong Kong general postofice, was
brought to Hong Kong from Manila June
%, under extradition papers, and harged
with appropriating various sums aggregate
ing $4,000. between January and March
%. He was held for trial.
The force sent to Seoul, Corea, by the
United States ship Swatara was expected to
return to Chemulpo June IA.
A passenger boat plying between Hong
II ovx1 raf E<.f~ Il
squall june 20, and seven persons drowned.
A Spanish squadron, comprising the
Castillo, Ullsa and San Juan De Austria.
arrived at Manila June IL.
Portuguese and Chinese are in disturbed
state over the question of the boundary
line between their possessions at Green is
land. Several Chinese war junks are
anchored in Nacas waters, but a Portu-
guese gunboat made them move 70 Nontra.
Commissioner Hippisly. in charge of the
Lappa station, Is endeavoring to pacify the
belligerents.
A Chinese paper states that certain rich
merchants of Tientsien have petitioned in
favor of an extension of the Tientsien rail-
way to Lung Choro. offering to subscribe
the necessary capital. 1t Is also thought
certain that the financial facilities granted
the existing railway will enable it to ex-
tend the line northward to Shanghai. The
project Is favored by the government for
frontier defense purposes.
A disastrous fire occurred in Toxic.
Japan. June 81 destroying about 10000
houses, and rendering many people desti-
tute.
In the United States consular court at
Kobe. Japan. John Riley and Henry Green
were sentenced. June %, to five years inn
prisonment for setting ire to the American
ship John Currier. June 10, which fire was
extinguished in time TO save the lives of
twenty-four persons.
A collision between steamers of the As
aka Merchant Steamship Company and the
Yamanto Company, at Jizozoki, June 20.
resulted in the loss of the latter company's
vessel and fourteen lives
The captain OF the vessel which was over
turned at Osaka, causing the loss of fifty
five lives, has been held for manslaughter.