The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-15
NEWS OF THE ORIENT.
Foreigners in Japan Live in
Fear OF Violence.
FAMINE DEvouRs THE POOR.
belief That Knssia IL About to Poancs
On Corea-KnglIsh and Americas
War-Ships ON Guard.

San Francisco, June IA correspond
emit Of the Associated Press in Toxic.
Japan. writes Is follows. under date of
June l: The excitement following the
ecent depreciation of students of Tok o has
decreased little since lhey apologixsd 10
Rev. w. T. Embry. the New Jersey mis-
sionary who was Gu, and bruised by them
two weeks ago. That gentleman
has entirely recovered. and it seems
that nothing more is to be heard
from the matter. Foreigners feel outraged
that the culprits were not severely pun
ished. As result Of their escape from
anything more than q simple apology the
Soshei are becoming more bold day by day
and the insults offered foreigners are in
creasing. Settlers coming from Yokohama
are armed with revolvers. fearing that they
may be shown violence. The government
seems to be doing al in its power to deal
with the students as 3 class. but no incivil-
ify can be offered them as individuals be-
cause OF their desperate character.
In the meantime the distress among
thousands OF starving people OF Toxic and
other large cities is being ameliorated to .
great extent by the foreigners Is well rs by
japanese noblemen. One nohleman is
feeding 100 people 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 foretaste OF the suf-
fering to follow. Tho outlook for the grow
ing crop of rice Is MT good. owing to heavy
and continual rains.
There aremany vague rumors nfloat con-
corning the reported taxing Of Corea by the
Russians. There is some trouble in Corea,
but the government officials Of Japan know
nothing definite as to its nature. All that
is surely known is that all of the British
men-of-war are lying in the harbor
with steam up and under orders 20
sail at moments notice. Several of them
have already gone. The American naval
force. under Rear Admiral Belsnap, Is also
expecting orders to sail for Corea. An off,
Ger Of the British ship Severn said to the
Associated Press reporter that he had seen
dispatches and orders which would astound
foreigners in Japan.
Dispatches from Corea say that the new
United States minister, Augustine Heard,
has arrive there. and that the retiring
minister. Hon. A. Dinsmore. is about 10
depart. The latter was presented with
testimonial of esteem by the foreigners of
the country, DR.. Walker, of the Russian
legation. making the presentation.
Advices from Hong Kong per steamer
Oceanic state that defalcations to the
amount of $i6 COO have been discovered in
the accounts of z. L. Barrades, superin-
tendent Of the money order department OF
the general postofiice, who absconded re-
Gently.
Advices from Kobe, Japan. state that the
steamer Lombardy has arrived there. She
reports having passed the Imperius. May
26, off Osima, running for shelter. A
heavy squat struck both vessels at the
same time. throwing them on their beam
ends. Shortly after the weather thickened
and no more was seen OF the Imperius.