The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-15
NEWS FROM THE Orient.
The insurgents on Corean
Border Again Active.
AN EARTHQUAKE NEAR SIBERIA.
big Fire I'm Shinawa, Japan, Destroyed
Over 300 Houscs--.Japanesc Coal
Question Fire at l<agoshima A Jap
Bomb Thrower.
Bu The Associated PRS.

VANCOUVER, Feb. 10. - The steamer
Empress of China arrived yesterday from
the Orient. She brings Chinese Rdvices
as follows: Official telegraphed
dispatches received at Shanghai
from Kirin state that remnants OF the in
surgents decimated last winter having
fled to the Corean borders, are again max
ing themselves felt in that region. A
number of villages on the frontier have
already been devastated.
Over 1900 houses were burned in Foo
Chow in a fire on the 10Th ult The loss
on valuable property was great.
The telegraph steamer Receiver has re-
turned to Singapore after surveying the
route for the proposed new cable from
La Baum to Hong Kong. In all the
soundings taken the greatest depth was
shown to be 2,300 fathoms and the tenn
perature at this depth was registered at
81 degrees.
Native reports say that very severe
golia, close to the Siberian
frontier and about fifty miles
sonth of the Baikal, which Is a
volcanic region, on the oath, 26th and 9th
of December. The shock on the Goth was
terrible one, the whole district being
devastated and great number of lives
being lost.
Japanese advices are as follows:
Matsucka Koki has been appointed Vice
Minister for home affairs.
On Jan. %, fire broke out in n brothel in
Shinawa, and before Ii was extinguished
315 houses were totally destroyed.
Three women were burned to death and
several injured.
Japanese coal, says an Indian news
paper, "is beginning TO attract consider
able attention. A recent shipment
received i'm Bombay has been tried
and Is well spoken of, and it is
announced that Geographic instructions
to England. This is literally taking
coal to Newcastle. japanese coal
is nearly 80 per cent. cheaper than
Welsh coal landed at Bombay and its con-
sumption only Sh per cent. higher, so
that IL ii keeps up its quality il should
have future before IL in these days of
strife"
Representative members OF the House
of Peers met at the Mobiles Club recently
to discuss the question OF the recent
dissolution OF the lower House and
the strict enforcement OF treaties.
II was decided TO memorialize the
Government, pointing the necessity OF
strictly enforcing treaties. Native papers
contain interviews with several leading
Japanese politicians, all of whom urge
treaty revision, snd claim that Japan
should obtain treaties on equal terms on
account OF tho high degree of civilization
already obtained by the empire.
Reports that Japanese settlers have been
ill-treated in Guatemala have reached the
Government, and an Investigation will be
in order.
Niscount Aoki, Japanese Minister at Bra
zil, will be appointed Minister To England.
An extensive fire occurred nj the end OF
last month in kagoshima. SOB dwellings
being destroyed. Fourteen men were
killed.
The japanese have become civilized
enough TO resort TO bomb throwing in
order TO get revenge on their enemies.
Recently y resident OF -Gtimnfa- -f,refee-
tura threw bomb into the house of a
politician who had not obtained him an
appointment. -Four inmates OF the house
were injured, one fatally.
Despite opposition on the part OF the
P. & o. company, the Japanese Yoko-
hama Bombay steamship line Is doing q