The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-02
CHINA AND JAPAN.
Foreign Residents in Shanghai
Hold G Public Meeting.
Betherington Not Tried Yet-The Japanese
Elections-Better American War Ships
Wanted in Eastern Waters.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-The steame,
Gaelic arrived this evening from Hons
Kong and Yokohama. The foreign resi-
dents at Shanghai, at public meeting
adopted resolutions to petition the govern.
ments of the United States and Grea
Britain to bring pressure to bear on the
Chinese authorities for the suppression Of
the vile anti-foreign literature published
and circulated in Human.
The movements of members of this
japanese cabinet are watched with much
interest. Count Ito has not vet withdrawn
his resignation as president of the privI
council. Viscount Shinogaw has resignef
the port folio of home affairs and been an
pointed prlVy councillor, being succeeded
at the home office by Count Sayljama Tan.
conn., vlce-president of the privy council
1t Is stated Mr.. Mutsu, minister of state
Tor agriculture and commerce, has also re-
| signed.
The Gaelic arrived with several cases OF
smallpox on board, and the passengers viii
be placed in quarantine
| UP to March 9, Lieutenant Hetheriurton
mad not been tried for killing George G.
Robinson and the Yokohama papers are
complaining at the delay. There has been
considerable newspaper discussion of the
action OF the coroner's Jury in charging
Hetherlngton with wilful murder. as If is
claimed the evidence did not show he killed
Robinson.
| The smallpox epidemic in japan is de.
creasing in severity. The total number of
cases is 400, some 800 being fatal,
There is general desire to have the
United States represented in these waters
! by better warships. When Admiral Har-
mony came to Yokohama to relieve Ad-
miral Belknap, he was forced to come on
the mail steamer, as his flag ship was I'M
able to steam against the monsoon.
man and his wife have been arrested
at Toxic for q series of murders. Thew
had adopted six children at various times
Tor the SAKE OF obtaining the money given
with each child. They murdered ali the
children ard were about to kill the seventh
when arrested
Shanghai advices state Viceoy Ii Hung
Chuug's SEVENTEEN birthday vas cale.
brated all over the Chinese empire.
There have been very large shipments
OF silk from Yokohama this year, one firm
alone shipping 10000 bales.
The native uprising in the Straits of Mn
lacca is at an end.
The United States steamer Alliance
which ran aground February % at Yoko-
homa, was not damaged much and after he
Ing towed off, proceeded on her cruise next
day.
AS n ark of the excitement with which
the late electoral campaign has been car
ried on, it is noted the Japanese govern
ment suspended forty papers during the
first two months of this year The cleo
ton districts are gradually becoming
quieter, but reports of disturbances are
still coming in. The trouble at Yokumo
still continues and fifteen more gen G'armes
have proceed there. In KOCH party
feeling ran hgih. The local sec
rotary of Hata district was muir
dered, his body being hacked to
pieces during a fight between rival fac
TONS Political parties have resorted to
boycotting each other. The following are
official returns of the killed and wounded
during the election troubles: Killed. %:
severely wounded, 45; slightly wounded,
173.
The Japanese government proposes ex-
hibiting at the Chicago Worlds fair a
model of the celebrated golden palace tenn
pie at Kioto. The model will be made q
permanent structure
The sailing vessel, Willie Reed. which
sailed September from Philadelphia with
a cargo of kerosene for Hyogo, is reported
wrecked near Kobe.