, 1892-09-16
FROM THE ORIENT.
Fearful Gales Reported From
China Heavy Losses.

Ehe Louisiana Lottery Granted a
Franchise at tHOnOIuIu-HOw the
Franchise Money VIII be Ex-
pended, Etc.
SAN FRAEoIsoo, September 16-The
steamship ''China" arrived from China
and Japan this morning. Chinese advices
state that Mason, who was arrested for con-
spiracy to introduce arms and ammunition
into China, and who was sentenced to
eight months imprisonment for his con-
nection with the Kolao Hin society, has
completed his term of imprisonment, and
being unable to fnd bonds for future good
behavior has been deported to England,
Serious floods occurred in Northern
China early in August, resulting in con-
siderable loss of life and property The
steamers found the Peiho river high and
almost impossible owing to the volume of
the freshets. Great damage was done on
upper Yang Use. H. s. S. Firebrand,
which arrived at Hong Kong on July 31st,
experienced a typhoon in the Takow har-
Dor and narrowly escaped being driven
ashore. Junks in the harbor were wrecked
and much damage was done
The American ship North American,
which left Kobe, Japan, on July %, was
totally wrecked in KY channel during a
gale and the crew was resued with difficulty.
An Inland steamer fOundered on July % In
Harina sea and only four of the crew and
passengers we're saved. The number of
lives lost is not given.
Honolulu, September 10.-Political mat
ters are becoming interesting for the rea-
son that there is deadlock i'll the legisla-
ture relative to the question as to who
shall fill the empty seats of the cabinet
The vacancies were caused on the evening of
August 30, when Ministers Parker, Wide
mann, Spencer and Newman were re-
tired by resolutions of want of confidence
against them by vote of 81 to 10. Neu-
mann had only been in Office about a dozen
hours, and by the action of the legislature
not only lost his position in the cebinet,
but his seat as noble in the legislature.
From August 30 to date there has been no
harmonious action by the three parties
which exist in the assembly, and conse-
quently a deadlock ensues. The queen
called upon Hon. Peter b. Peters on to
form a new cabinet, but although
nearly a week at the work he
has not yet succeeded. In the meantime,
no work IS being done by the legislature
The Louisiana lottery has presented itself
for public favor and a bill was read in
the legislature on August Both, granting
the exclusive franchise to ID. H. Cross, Of
Chicago; S. W. B. Davenport, of st. Louis
and John Phillips, ]. ]. Williams and DR..
Gilbert FOOte' of Honolulu, to establish a
lottery in Honolulu for term of % years.
The company is to pay for the franchise
$500 OC0 each year in quarterly instalments,
the minister of the interior to disburse this
sum for the following purposes; Ocean
cable between Honolulu and any port on
the American continent connecting with
bo A mo falnuror,h
per annum; subsidy for the construction
of railroad around the island of Oahu
$4,000 per annum; subsidy for a railroad,
$4,000; roads, bridges, landings and
wharves in the Hawaiian kingdom, $780,
600; improving Honolulu harbor, $50, 900
per annum; for the encouragement of in
distrles, $4,000 per annum. If,
however, the reciprocity treaty with
the United States is abrogated the last
two items are to be applied to building drv
docks. The last item is S25, 900 for the en-
cOuragement of tourist travel and immigra-
ton. The capital stock of the company is
fixed at $5,000,0C0 1000 shares, which NAV
provides that two commissioners shall be
appointed by the queen, at a salary of
$4,000 per year to preside at all drawings Of
the lottery.
The grantees are to be exempted from all
taxes and license and to have use of Ha-
waiian mail. The bill has created much
discussion, and, though there is strong Op-
position, the present appearances are in
favor of the passage of the bill. There is
some probability that Marshall Wilson
may have to resign his position upon the
formation of the new ministry. From re-
liable source it is intimated that he would
be appointed Hawaiian consul at San Fran
cisco.
The United States steamer Boston is the
only war vessel in port. Everything re-
mains quiet in the line of trade, and there
is no prospect Of revival at present.
The queens birthday was celebrated on
September End, and levee was held at the
palace.
Japanese advices state that Minister
Kunitoke, the new minister of the state for
finance has announced his intention to
{ ollow strictly the policy of Count Matsu-
kota, his predecessor. Some of the vernacu-
lar papers attacked the MatsukOta policy
contending that his method of restoring
specie payments, involved a needless
amount of commercial and manufacturing
distress. The majority of the press although
not quite clear as to the ministers course
are still in favor of him.
Three hundred persons were killed and
ninety wounded in a recent gale in the
Tokuspima district Twenty thousand
acres were devastated by inundatiOn, and
1900 houses were destroyed.
The epidemic of dysentery has visited
Kinshu and Shikoku this summer and in
Oita prefecture, one hundred and sixteen
deaths occurred between July 31st and
August 9th. Three hundred and seventy
two deaths bad occurred from this cause
up to August 9Th, and in the infected dis
tricts new cases are daily reported.