The record-union., 1892-10-15
ORIENTAL ADVICES.
A WEALTHY JAPANESE FAMILY
MURDERED.
Missionaries in China Attacked by a
Mob and Brutally Treated
Cholera Prevalent.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 14.-The steam
ship Oceanic arrived this morning from
China and Japan.
a Japanese paper states that the new
Ministry seem to be following more
liberal policy than their predecessors.
The Governors of the provinces who
come to Toxic each year for instructions
have been admonished by the Prime
Ministers to hold aloof from political in
reference.
Considerable feeling is displayed
throughout the country in connection
with the reported outrages on Japanese
subjects in Idaho. and the Japanese Gov
eminent has ordered an investigation.
On the night of September 9th Uchya-
mo kikobei and his wife and son, a
wealthy family living in Mie-Ken, were
found dead in bed, having been murdered
by unknown parties. A blood-stained
chopper, with which the bodies had been
hacked, was found in the room. Robbery
is supposed to be the motive.
The wreck of ,the steamer Inagawa-
Maru has been fioated and taken to Osaka
found on board but it was not identified.
The steamer Nakiura- Maru foundered
September 18th, at Jizoham, but the crew
and passengers escaped safely.
The United States steamship Alert left
Nagasaki September 18th for okohama,
where. the Japanese papers announced,
Captain Hitchcock would be succeeded by
Captain Durand of the United States
steamship Lancaster.
THE FLowERY KINGDOM.
Chinese advices state that PoihiIl
Turner and wife. of the Can't bridge Band
of the China Inland Mission. and who
have been engaged in missionary work
among the Thibet Arson border. were as
saulted by mob at Sung Pau on August
10th, and narrowly escaped with their
lives. Mrs. Turner was ILL., and had been
sent to Sung Pau for treatment, The ma
tives accused the strangers of being necro-
mancers and of preventing rainfall. A
mob numbering fully 1000 made an at
tack on the house, and Turner and his
wife were dragged out, beaten over the
head with pickets, and with their clothes
half torn from their bodies were marched
bareheaded through the streets under q
blazing sun. The mob threatened to
drown them, but were prevented by a
military official, who suggested that the
missionaries be tried before a native
court. This was done, and the court or
dered Mr.. and Mrs. Turner to be beaten,
but two native Christian servants volun-
teered and were beaten in their stead
The Turner'S gathered their children
and fled to SzechuZ. Subsequently rain
fell at Sung Pau to such an extent that
the village was nearly submerged by mud
washed from the bills.
II is reported that cholera prevails at
Chentu, and a large number of uncoffined
bodies are lying outside the walls.
An extensive fire occurred near Ichanp
on September 4th, destroying nearly the
whole of the large villages. with a loss of
about 200 lives. Fifty junks were burned
on the river. Her majesty's ship Esk was
present, but unable to render any assist
ance.
The Project OF Ialchow committed sui
eide September 1st by shooting. being
several thousand taels short in his ac-
counts owing to the embellishments OF his
accountants.