The record-union., 1894-12-01
ROYAL BAKING POWDER.
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sentatives.
Two OF the French gentlemen who were
seized by bandits in Tonquin some
months ago were released October 25th.
Their names are Chesnay and Logiou.
Madam Chalet and her daughter and NJ.
| Cartiere, also kidnapped, are still in cap
tivity.
Japan has requested the Corean Gov
ernment to open for foreign visitation
and trade the ports of Mok Pho, on the
southwest coast of the province of Cholla
Do and Kok Won. on the Wah Tong
River.
Affairs in Corea appear to be in a very
bad stale, despite official japanese state
ments. The interference of Japan to put
everything To rights appears to have had
contrary effect by putting everything
wrong. Anarchy stalks at large through
| out the southern part OF the kingdom. 1t
| Is said that armies of malcontents, rang
ing from 10000 to $4,000 strong. have been
formed. The entire population may be
SAID TO be hostile to the occupation of the
japanese, and though the wretched King,
who is as plastic as clay in the hands of
the potter, TO be nodded at will, has been
directed TO issue an edict that everyone is
10 be beheaded who SympathiZes with the
| long Haks or who molests the japanese,
| but small heed is likely to be paid to such
a sweeping order, for, II IL were possible
to carry it out, Corea would lose very
heavy percentage OF the male population.
However the Japanese friends of the
country viii more or less try their hands
at carrying into effect what most persons
simply regard to be their own order, is
sued via the King.
November was ushered in by the as
sassination of the Vice President OF the
new law department. This murder cre-
ated sensation in the capital He was
fha To-,
party. and his savage taking off is said 10
be regarded as practical protest against
Japanese reforms in general. Japanese
policemen have been stationed in The inn
mediate vicinity of the residences of the
leaders of the new party, the anti Mings.
Count lnouye Is well guarded, for such
is the temper of the Coreans that his life
may be Jeopardized.
Altogether, Corea is in a chaotic state
OF dlSorganlZatlon. 1t is strange that
whilst times have been so exciting, next
| to nothing is ever heard of the two for
elgn advisers, General Legendre and Mr..
Greathouse. The former was stated in
native newspaper to have been dismissed,
and it was reported that their salaries
were two years IN arrears. All things
considered, If their advice be not taken
and they were not paid owing to the
emptiness of The Corean exchequer, it is
d matter for surprise that they should
continue to remain. The position appears
to be neither an enviable nor dignitied
one
The particulars relative to the assassi-
nation of Kin Kaku are these: on Oc-
touer 3lst, while Kin was conversing with
three friends in his room, a person en-
tered and said be wished to speak on i'm
portant business, and after ascertaining
which OF them was the Vice Minister,
The intruder gave a signal and seven
men rushed into the room with drawn
swords. First u cut was made at one of
kln's visitors, and then the seven to-
gether attacked Kin kaku, dispatching
him Ill few minutes. The three visitors
were also cut at, but escaped.
y tre on the 18th inst. in Hiroshima
barracks resulted in large loss of life.
Apparently the soldiers occupying the
upper stories were unfortunately only
cognlZant when too late of their perilous
positions, and as the flames later on en-
veloped the whole building they were un-
able To escape their terrible misfortune
IhIrty-elght non-commlssloned officers
and soldiers who were on the second and
third stories when the contlagration COM
menced were burned to death, and thirty
four were injured, ten of them severely.
The number OF vessels purchased by
Nippon Husen Kaisha since the out
break OF the war is twenty-siX. When
peace is reSored, the company conteln-
plates opening some fresh lines of steam
ers. avaiing themselves of this large adj
dition to the fleet. AS the first step, the
usen halsha have resolved to run
steamers to London, in order to facilitate
trade between the East and West
On the 9th inst. an entertainment was
given at the Kyoraku Kan restaurant at
Shljoetorl, kyiOto, in celebration of the
Japanese victories. In the midst of the
thrown from the outside, and, exploding,
wounded sixty-four visitors and two
housemalds more or less seriously.
Two men, perpetrators of atrocious
murders, were arrested by the Kumagai
police on November 7th. Kujirai Chlyo-
klchi, farmer at Tamaimura Saitama
prefecture, made love to tie wife of his
employer, which love was rejected by
her, and the affair coming to the mas
ter's knowledge, he severely repri-
manded his employe. The horrible idea
OF murder came into the latter's mind,
Thinking help necessary to perform his
atroclous act, he prevailed upon NADIA
kaLsutaro, employed IN brewery in the
same village, to help him, the employe of
the farmer saying that sixty yen which
the famer was about to receive could be
got possession of.
On the night of November 1st the en-
ploye and his accomplice secreted them
selves IN the house. AT midnight the two
rose up. First the farmer was cut down
with sword belonging to him while the
accompllce carried d lamp. Next the wife
was killed; then the daughter, a girl of Il
years, who cried for mercy, was stran.
gled; then the masters old father was put
to an end; then the maid servant was
strangled, another girl of met the same
tate, and lastly the child was kicked
down into the kitchen and killed. When
all OF the inmates of the house had been
killed, the two murderers set in for plum
der. and to attempt to conceal the crime.
The murderer took Oft his blood-stained
clothes and made his accomplice tie his
hands behind his back and wound him
on the head. Alter his accomplice had
lied, the employe set fire to the house by
kicking over a lamp. Then the muir
derer and instigator OF all these atrocious
acts called for help. Neighbors came
forth and an alarm was at once given
The police, however, soon sifted out the
whole circumstances, and had the muir
derer and his accomplice arrested.
SHALL we check immigration Or shall
1t go on Unrestricted? ? Whether we check
II or not, DR.. Prices will still rank first of
all the baking powders.