Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-15
NEWS OF THE ORIENT.


he Japanese Government Aids in the
establishment of Sew steamship Lines
- Volcanic Eruption An Expedition
Comes to a Tragic End.
Cnitoi Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
VANCOUVER, y. q. June 1l.-Thc follow
ing adyices We're received by the steamer
Empress of Japan, which arrived yester
day from China and Japan
The Japanese government has com
menced snit against the Peninsular n ORR
entail steam Navigation Company for
SS5D,OOO damages, i'll connection with the
sinking of the torpedo boat Chlchima Ken
by the steamer Ruvenna last year. The
ease will not come UP till August.
Since the japanese Parliament last Feb
ruary subsidized national steamship lines,
the Nippel Iustn kaisha Company has ar
ranged TO establish fast lines 10 Europe
and Australia. Iii three months the com
pany will have regular monthly service
of three chartered steamers to Australia,
and if the venture is successful will re-
place them by modern vessels. The COM
pany intends securing six steamers for the
line to Europe, via the Suel canal.
Salvage material has been sent from
NagaSaki 10 assist in floating the Russian
cruiser Nilia1, which struck on rock on
the coast of Corea. 1t is thought She will
be successfully tloated
The United States marshal at Nagasaki
who was arrested on the charge of assist
ing TO export japanese women for i'm
moral purposes, has been honorably ac-
quilted
The japanese government had Just cal-
red utt the important financial question
Of rcdeeming l2,O00,o0D yen worth Of six
per cent public loan bonds 1t il sclAt-
officially announced that the remaining
portion Of the six per cent debt namely
6,90DU 900 yen, will be redeemed in October
next.
The Hothi Stimulus saws that some enter
prising sake brewers intend importing q
large quantity of the national beverage to
Chicago, in order TO extend the trade ont
side the limit of the empire. 1t will be dis
tributed free on the Worlds Fair grounds.
Negotiations between COrea ana Japan,
with reference to the indemnity claimed
i'll connection with the prohibition of the
expectation of beans, was amicably con-
clnded on the 10Th nit.
DIR, h. p. Thwing, NJ. r., Phi. D.. died Mt
Canton on the 9Th Of May, from typhoid
fever.
William Hood who until recently held
pasturatc i'll Brooklyn. \. VI, has ar
rived IN China 10 engage in mission work
Another volcanic eruption has occurred
| in Fukishima. Eighty years ago the Ban
| daisan volcano buried miles Of fertile
| country under delugc Of volcanic debris,
eruption has taken place i'll sister peak
| called lligashi .A2uni. No lives were lost
| by this last eruption. Both peaks had
been included among the extinct volcanoes
! of Japan prior To this sudden outburst,
The expedition Of Lieutenant Gunji to
the kurile Islands has come to tragic
end. About the last Of March the lieu
tenant, with a party of 30 men, set out in
small boats from fpkio for the nhospital-
able kurites, to form Il settlement such
/ a long voyage northward i'll boats SO small
4 invested the expedition with peculiar
hazard and interest. The emperor con
tributed in aid Of the enterprise, and the
people regarded it with enthusiasm. as the
band OF men We're of tried military
capacity l5ut the expedition came 10 a
tragic end. Two Of the Il boats We're lost
in storm. 1t has been reported that
Lieutenant Gunji had in despair com.
mtted suicide, but this is denied by his
friends.
American Memorial Day was observed
by the usual ceremonies at Yokahonla
The graves of American sailors were de.
corated. The officers and crew Of the
United States steamer Lancaster took part
i'll the exercises.