Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02
FOREIGN JoTTlMos.

VANCOUVER, B. c., special: Tho
steamship Empress of Japan brings
the following advices from the Orient:
The Chinese loss in the battle of
Yakushun was: Killed, 40: wounded,
2252. The Niv Pom publishes an NC.
count of tnc encounter between the
Maya kou and four Chinese ships in
the yellow Sea. A fierce fight on
sued, in which the Maya Kou sank one
of her opponents and then escaped in
IL more or less injured condition.
Fierce prosecutions have broken out
i'll the two southern provinces of
Corea against native christians. AL
ready q large number of native con-
robbed and beaten. Actual attacks
on foreigners are made in Pekin. /.
Il. Hcadland, professor of mental and
moral science at the Pekin Univer-
sity, was attacked by II mob and
stoned and beaten. and had u narrow
escape with his life.
FRANKFORT special: The annual
German social Democratic Congress
opened in Isornheim. u suburb of
Frankfort. in the presence of an inn:
mensc gathering of workmen.: The
congress was attended by 200 dele.
gates of both scXcs, including nearly
all the socialist members of the
Reichstag and the Diets of Saxony,
Baden and Bavaria. Also many Aus
trian: Hungarian, Swiss and English
socialists were present. Wilhelm
Liecknecht, the we'll known socialist
leader. welcomed the delegates.
WooDsTock, Ont, special: Ned
Hogan. IS years of age, was shot and
instantly killed by his companion.
John Cross. According to the story
told by Cross. the two boys were alone
in the woods ut the time of the shoot
ing. They proposed playing Jesse
James," and. measuring Il distance,
they pointed their guns ut each other.
Cross, who claims that he did not
know the hammer of his gun was
cooked, fired, instantly killing Hogan.
Cross gave himself an to tho author-
tiles and is now in prison.
YOKOHAMA special: Count Ito
Hiiobumi. president of the Council of
Minister'S, made an elaborate speech
i'll the House of Peers regarding the
cause of the war. He read the colre-
spondence between China and Japan
before the diplomatic rupture. The
speech made Il good impression. The
Diet was unanimously in favor of com
tlnuing the war, and will grant every
thing that is or may be asked for by
the Government. The bin providing
for the issue of IL wal. loan was passed
by II unanimous vote.
ATHENS special: Prayers for the
restoration of the Car to health were
offered throughout Greece. Services
were held iA the Russian Church
here. and were attended by Il large
number of persons. Among those
present were the Duke of Sparta (the
Crown Prince and his wife. Princess
Sophia OF Prussia. the members OF the
Greek Ministry and all the diplomats.
TEpETETLAN. McN.. special: Brig
;lnds led by the notorious outlaw.
Julio Longorio, attacked the ranch of
f'ranbisco Perez, killed him and four
of his employees. Rural guards went
in pursuit. Word has just been re.
ceived that Longorio and two of his
followers have bcen' captured. All
will be shot.
BUDAPEST special: Forty bodies
have been recovered from the collery
AIT ANNA. where an explosion,of fire
damp occurred. Thirty were serious
ly injured.
LONDON special: \ dispatch re.
ceived here from Shanghai states
that negotiations for peace between
China and Japan have been reopencd.