Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-19
NEWS IN THE FAR EAST
A second Edition of the SHAME.
Twins-Curfew I'm kore.

"A second Edition of the Sfamese
Twins-Curfew i'm Korea.
VANCOUVER, B. c., Jan. 19.-The En-.
press Oh Japan brings the following oriental
advices:
A second edition Of the siamese twins is
now being exhibited at Hong Chow. They
are nice looking boys about six years old
bound together by ligament Of flesh near
the middle of their Sides They are "a
much alike In appearance and as near equal
IN size as 1t Is possible to be- The North
emma Daily News makes the following
important announcement
we understand that no more obstacles
are TO be put in the way of Chinese de-
string to establish cotton mills at treaty.
ports on condition that they pay a ROYALTY
OF one tael per bale of yarn produced to a
iund Tor the establishment of the Shang-
nal cotton cloth mill until the fund amounts
TO 2,OOO,OUO taels. This ROYALTY is to be
subject TO reduction If the yarn falls be-
low certain point.
We may now expect to see the Shanghai
rapidly becoming center of cotton man.
fracture. rivaling Bombay.
A violent shock Of earthquake was felt
at famagata on the oath ultimo at lilo
am. 1t lasted for five minutes Much
damage was done to houses. some HAVING
their walls shaken down. The frames Of
the dormitory of the Yamagata prefectural
ordinary middle school, lately erected, were
completely overthrown.
The Japanese parliament has been for
mally dissolved by the emperor and al
ready preparations are being made for COM
ing elections.
The government has come to the conclu-
sion that the anti-foreign society, known
as Dali Nippon Kyokai, or Great Japan So
ciety, Is dangerous to the peace of the en-
pire, and an order has been put in force
to dissolve the society.
Latest advices from Korea state that the
edict prohibiting the expectation of rice
has been put into operation. all efforts to
and complaints have been made by many
Japanese merchants. and it is thought that
the edict will be revoked.
Because of numerous cases of thieving
and spirit of lawlessness a law forbidding
men to go on the streets after curfew or
the closing of the city gates has been re-
vived and enforced with vigor.
The Koreans in the employ of the for
eigners are not exempted, but the foreign
office has issued passes to foreign resi-
dents, by which servants are enabled to
go on errands for their masters after dark
Prosecutors of the Omladina Threat.
ened.
PRAGUE, Jan. 19.-The president of the
court before which the members of the
Omladina Society. who are charged with
high treason and lese majestic are being
tried has received letters threatening with
are conducting the prosecution II the pris-
oners are convicted.
Mflnn's Pnrtisans I'm Power.
LONDON, Jan. ia dispatch to the
Central News from Vienna says that ad-
vices received there from Belgrade show
that NJ. Nicolaievitch has formed a cabinet.
Milan and among the number are several
military officers. 1t is believed that the
new ministry will propose an adjournment
OF the skuptschina and the suspending of
DIR. Here's Condition Worse.
LONDON, Jan. 19.-Within the past few
days the condition of DIR. Cornelius Herr
whose name has been often mentioned
in connection with the Panama scandal, and
who came to England shortly after the first
expose of the scandal was made, has be-
come more serious. He remains in his room
at the hotel at Bournemouth, where he was
arrested exactly year ago.
Roman Newspaper Seized.
ROME, Jan. lathe Moniteur de Rome
which, after being suspended for some time
in consequence of publishing articles Of
fensive to the government, was recently
acquitted of all blame and allowed to re-
sumo publication, is again in trouble. To-
days issue of the paper has been seoues-
tered for publishing three articles on the
government program and on the situation
in Sicily that did not meet with the appro-
baton of the government.
Monsoon Not to Figure i'm Wax.
LONDON. Jan. 19.-The application of
Alfred John Monson for an order restraining
Madame Tussaud & Sons, limited, from ex-
hibiting wax effigy of him in their wax
works show has been granted by the courts
Monson. it is said, seeks to avoid any more
notoriety.
Inspector of Material.
Mr.. P. II. Mclaughlin, better known as
Monument Mclaughlin" because of his
long connection with the work of construct
ing the Washington monument. has been