Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-03
The Steamship China Arrives
from HOngkong.
Particulars Of the Loss of tht
Steamer NamchOw.
Six Europeans and Nearly 400 Chi
nese Drowned.
Eleven Lives Lost by tho Wreck of the
Steamship Marie-Chinese Rebel
lion Quelled-Japanese
Advices.
Associated Press Dispatches.


SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2.-The steam
ship China arrived this afternoon,
twenty-one days from Hongkong.
The vice admiral OF H. M. s. Porpolse,
which went to the scene of the sinking
of the steamer Namchow. off Cupchi
point, made brief report from Swa-
tow, January 11th, to the effect that
there were 400 Chinese and six Euro
peans on board, and that all were lost
except twenty-nine Chinese, who saved
themselves in the ships boats and were
brought to Cupchi in junks. The Por-
poise made search in the vicinity for
wreckage, without result.
Eleven lives were lost in the wreck OF
Chefoo. The vessel, which carried a
the rocks during fog at night, and soon
lowered; one reached shore safely the
swan ashore, while the third was cap
gineer and nine Chinese sailors perished.
CHINESE REBELS VANQUISHED.
Chinese papers announce the issuance
of an imperial decree January 4th, an
nouncing the overthrow of the rebels at
Ngo- Hon-Chi Hoia- Chang-Koa and
Pai-Tse-Eu, in northern China. The
decree states that the imperial forces
under General Mich szshing and others
made a combined attack on Pai-Tse Flu,
tba olJ oanfar ~ tho rahoII;or Daoo ~, h -
18th. The town was carried by storm
and Wang Ching and other rebel chiefs
were killed. Cavalry pursued the fleeing
rebels, killing 800 Of them and capturing
large number of guns, horses and am
At HsiasO Ohang-kao the rebels fed on
the cannon of the imperial forces open
ing fire. Wang Fan and two other
rebel chiefs were killed on the field OF
battle, as were also 1000 of the rebels
who were hunted down and put to the
sword without reserve. Heng TEX
Kwang, the strategical adviser of the
rebels, was captured alive.
The emperor recommended for promo
tion number of the generals who dis
tinguished themselves on that occasion.
On January 9TH second decree was
issued, stating that troops under Gen
erals Yu LUX and Ting An had
obtained a series of victories and
succeeded in suppressing the in
surgents at Chao Yang. The main
bodies of the rebels had been
extirpated and the troops were at the
time engaged in hunting the fugitive
rebels. From December 9th to 22d six
engagements took place at various
points, resulting in the defeat of the
rebels in every case. Kon-Kon-Tse, their
stronghold, was broken up, and the
commander-in-chiefo of Van-Sun Fa and
800 rebels were captured, together with
great quantities of stores of war. The
other rebels fled to the city of U-Fan,
but with the help of the Chihli troops,
who were proceeding to the scene from
the eastward. it was though5 the i'm
perial forces on the ground would have
no trouble in extirpating them.
The disturbances in the province of
Kwei-Chow have been subdued, a num-
her of rebels being killed. The ring
leaders were captured and decapitated.
JAPANESE ADvIcEs.
Japanese advices state that an impe-
rial decree was issued January 11th,
calling for an election on February LIST,
of members for the new house of repre-
sentatives. 1t is reported that the new
diet will convene April 10Th.
A violent shock OF earthquake was
felt at Gitu Nagoya and vicinity, jan
uary Sd. Three houses were thrown to
the ground in Nagoya; the earth was
bent in number of places, and from
the assures muddy water exuded. A
number Of houses were damaged but no
person was injured.
On January 9th fire at Shizuoka de-
stoyed 1900 buildings. No loss of life.