Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-25
News From China and Japan
Per Steamer.
A Rocky State of Affairs in the
Flowery Kingdom.
Members of the Secret Chinese Trea-
son Society Arrested.
The Son of a Prominent Diplomat Among
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Floods
and Storms in the Mika-
dos Realm.
Associated Press Dispatches.

SAN Francisco, August 24.-The
steamship City OF Rio Janeiro, from
China and Japan, arrived today.
The Japanese Herald, commenting on
the report by the United States consul
at Foochow, of anticipated trouble there,
saws that advices up to August I'd, do
not tend to confirm the lumor.
The United States steamship Alliance
was at Shanghai August 1st, and H. NJ.
S. Archer has since arrived at Nagask
from that place.
Advices from Tientsin to July 15t h,
report all quiet in that vicinity.
The Wenchow authorities have cap
tured eleven of the pirates who created
disturbance near there recently.
A typhoon which passed near Hong
kong, doing much damage, caused the
British gunboat Tweed to break from
her moorings and sink in deep water,
proving, it is stated, a total loss.
THE CHINESE RIOTERS.
British Consul Gardner, stationed at
Hankowis, is stated not to have been
satisfied with the perfunctory trial of
the Wusuch rioters, and demonstrated
so effectually that Viceroy Chang Chi
Tung ordered the cases to be reopened.
Chinese customs officials of Chinkiang
arrested six men charged with being
members of the Kolac Hui secret So
ciety, which is said to have fomented
the present troubles, and they were held
for trial. A constable of the native
court was arrested by order of the vice
roy, but was promised pardon for Civ
ing evidence against others.
China papers print report to tue
effect that the son of the present Chi
nese minister to England, France and
Italy has been arrested on the charge OF
being prominent member of the sec
ret society that is responsible for the
disorders, and is to be tried for that
offense.
Rumols were prevalent at Shanghai
July 9th of a serious rising in Honan.
The rebels were supposed to have in
yaded Hupeh. and to be marching on
Hankow. 1t has transpired that the
rumors were due to raid of some
mountain bandits, who burnt some
roadside inns on the Hupeh frontier,
and after some plundering retreated to
the hills.
JAPANESE ADvICEs.
Japanese advices report the death of
Viscount Yoshida, formerly minister to
the United States.
1t is announced that the emperor is
about to issue proclamation annexing
to Japan three volcanic islands in the
Pacific ocean, four degrees south of the
Loo Choo islands. They are said to be
well adapted for japanese colonies.
A large increase of the Japanese feet,
10 make it as strong as China's navy, is
being urged in some quarters.
Floods at Toyama, Japan, damaged
nearly 5000 houses.
A letter was received at the consulate
in Kobe last month, threatening the
life OF Admiral Ting, of the Chinese
fleet, which was then in Japanese waters.
A body guard Of Japanese police was
appointed to attend the admiral during
his stay at Kobe.
AS the result OF storm at Nagasaki
Ken, July 2lst, eleven persons were
killed, and much damage was done. At
Askiya number of foreign vessels were
carried away and the crews are missing.
The embankment of the river Onga
gave way, and over 1000 houses were
washed away. The loss of life has not
been ascertained. Much damage has
been done in the other provinces.
JAPs TO BECOME PRoTEsTANTs.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 24.-Naval
Lieutenant Keeuznetsof, for many years
a resident of Japan, declares that the
whole of the Japanese aristocracy is only
awaiting the Mikado's initiative to be-
come protestants.
EVERYTHING QUIET AT NANKIN.
LONDON, August 24.-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Times says: Every
thing is quiet at Nankin, where the
yiceroy is settling the claims. The
viceroy's answer to the foreign minis
ter's demands is eminently evasive.