The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-02
NEWS FROM THE ORIENT
A Globe Trotter's Raee-The
Way a Murdered Mans Re-
mains Were Treated.

VANCOUVER, B. c., May 2, 1S94.-The
steamship Empress of China arrived from
the Orient yesterday afternoon. Among the
passengers were Lord III Lady Ashburton,
Sir Charles Warren, ex-Chlef Commissioner
of Police in London and late Governor of the
Straits Settlements, and George Grifhths,
the globe ~trotter, who started from England
on Marth II, to c~ircumnavigate the world
held by Nellie Bly, of New York.
Grifiiths expected at the start to cover the
distance in sixty-six days, but is now a
day ahead of time and hopes to accomplish
the feat in 63L days. Starting from Eng
land on March II, The caught the North
German Lloyd steamer Saxton at Naples and
proceeded in her to Hong Kong. After a
waitot fifty hours he left for Yokohama in
the steamer Nuremberg and had to wait
| there for the steamer Empress of China for
seventy-six hours. The Empress of China
made a fast trip and arrived in port one day
ahead OF time. The Canadian Pacific Off
Gals held the Atlantic express for
Grifiths and he left last evening.
Allowing seven days for the t-l,anscontinental
journey he will catch the North German
Lloyd steamer 1rave, instead of the steamer
New York, as he first expected, from New
York, and thus will still have a days advan-
tage. Griffiths has always endeavored to
tldfOk OA OIlblSA Vi G6Tulau steamers, ana
this Is another reason for his desire to catch
the Trave. The trip is being made in the in
terest of PeGrson's Weekly, a London week
ly periodical.
Grifiths has throughout his journey used
the ordinary means OF travel, whereas globe
trotters hitherto have usually used extra
conveyances. Grifflths has previously been
aroun the world three times.
TREATY BETWEEN JAPAN AM HAWAII.
Oriental advices per the steamer Empress
of China say
An imperial ordinance was promulgated
on April IL, which sets forth the terms of a
new treaty entered into between Japan and
Hawaii. The treaty of 1871 is abrogated,
Hawaii thereby surrendering her territorial
jurisdiction. In future japanese subjects
shall receive the same treatment as is ac-
corded to Hawaiian citizens, with one excep-
tion-the privilege Of owning real estate is
withheld. The Japanese Minister of Foreign
Affairs and the Hawaiian Minister had a
long conference recently relative to the en-
forcement of the Hawaiian treaty. A large
sum OF money has been appropriated to
maintain Japanese warships at Hawaii.
The fire of April Is at Suzakicho, near
Toxic, destroyed 210 dwellings and a num-
Der of other buildings
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
On Saturday morning, April Is, Toxic
felt q severe shock of earthquake, several
buildings being damaged and the inhabit-
ants greatly scared. The shock was also felt
at yokohama and many neighboring places,
though not so severely as at Toxic. The
motion commenced horizontally, apparently
from south to north, and lasted for some 50
or go seconds, finishing with a vertical
wrench. The vibrations continued for three
OF four minutes. The shock was sufficiently
strong to arouse most people from their
sleep, and many of the Japanese residents
of the town rushed in alarm from their
houses.
According to the China mail, Pere Pag-
nucci, has been imprisoned at Ksian Flu
Shersi, while the houses of the French mis-
sionaries there have been burned down by
the Populace, and the occupants subjected to
personal outfages, which Terminated In the
imprisonment. The matter has been taken
up by the French Legation at Peking.
On April 4, a fire did damage at Hong
Kong, estimated at $4,000. The fire started
in an oil ship.
HUNG, DRAWN N CHARTERED.
The consuls OF various countries, at
Shanghai, have agreed to memorabilia the
Chinese Government. through the foreign
representatives in Pekin, to advise the
Corean Government to punish Hong, the
assassin of Kim Oh Tyunl, and not to sub
ject the remains of the murdered man to
ignominious treatment. Steps were taken to
put this resolution into immediate opera
ton. Advices from Seoul, Cor ca, under date
OF April 10. say:-The remains of Kim Oh
Tyum were hung, drawn and CHARTERED at
Yokwachim last night, n his head, feet
and hands were exposed to public view
separately, the remaining portions of
the corpse lying on the ground beneath the
gibbet. Many Koreans are much incensed at
the action of the Government In subject.ng
the remains of Kin to ignominious treat
ment. Since the public exposure of the
corpse some suspicious looking men nave
been wandering about the gibbet, M fears
ate entertained that they will take the
butchered remains away. A company of
guards was today despatched to watch the
remains The residents are panic stricken.