The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-01
NEWS FROM THE ORIENT.

Japanese Authorities Inforcc Sealing
Laws-Kavages OF Cholera Elections.
SAN Francisco, July 3i.-The steamship
Belgic arrived this morning twenty-three
days from Hong Kong and fourteen from
Yokohama.
Japanese advices state that seal and
other hunting about the Hopkaido, Ne
muro and Saghalien islands is again engage
ing the attention of the authorities and the
native papers. The provisions Of the
act OF 1884 regulating such hunting by
foreigners will be enforced to the extent of
sending men-of-war to the islands.
Heavy rains In the Chik otan and Buxen
districts from July 4th to the 9th washed
away the bridges across all streams, con-
siderably delaying railway traffic. Anum-
Der OF houses were washed away and one
person killed.
On the 18th inst. the total number OF
cholera cases reported was $50, with ia
deaths. Forty-seyen fresh cases and hf-
teen deaths were reported that day, and on
tho 18th inst. thirty fresh cases and twenty
seven deaths were reported from Nagasaki.
The emperor has sanctioned an expendi.
ture of $A3.i2 from the government re-
serve fund for disinfection purposes.
The latest reports OF disorder on account
of the high price of rice come from Aikawa,
TODD island, where 1900 people, aided by
miners, began to riot on the LIST inst, and
the police being powerless the governor
ordered troops from neighboring garri-
son. Telegraphic news on the 4th stated
that the rioters we're becoming more pow
erful and were destroying the residences
and property OF rice merchants. A CON-
pany of infantry was dispatched from
Chibata to Steene and Counsellor Kuroda,
OF the Home Department. also FASTENED to
the scene. Aikawa is one of the most
prosperous towns OF Todo island, and has
population OF 1900.
A native paper, commenting on the re-
cent elections from the rank of counts,
says:
AL the great statesmen have been forgotten.
OF the fifteen counts elected but four, Ito. Ma.
touksta, Katzu and NaQuiawarai, have any
claim to statesmanship.
1t Is generally believed that the emperor
will nominate Counts 0kuma, Inoae, Goto.
ltaquaki and Feiashima to be members of
the house OF peers, and il Is a noticeable
feature that only those counts accredited
with conservative tendencies have been
chosen. and that owing to their number
they viii weaken the party in the House,
IS will also the baronial section. The Wis
counts, however, number seventy. Re-
urns from oil but one district have beaa
:eceived, and the Japan Gasestc estimates
that OF about AS, 900 entitled to vote hearty
20 per cent refrained from SO doing. The
strength OF the parties Is estimated as fci-
lows: Radicals, i0i: kaishinto Liberals.
S.: Conservatives, 20; Kinshin Liberals,
10; Independents. Is; Jiiis. Is; unknown,
Is.
On the Both instant the first wooden mill
In Japan furnished with an English-made
plant was formally opened by the Toxic
Wooden Manufacturing Company, a Japan
ese company, with capital OF $3.50, coo.
On July 10 the emperori preiaced the
finale OF the Japan National exhibition
by attending the exposition at Memo
Wal. and distributing by proxy the awards
made TO exhibitors.
North China news states that United
States Minister DENLY. on axecent visit to
Canton, succeeded in having settled all
American claims for compensation, some
of which were in connection with the de-
structicn of missionary property in Canton
province eight years ago.