The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-05

SAN FRANCISCO. Juns A-The steamer
City Of Sidney arrived today bringing
Japan advices 10 May IS and Chiuess to
May 10
The Korean revolt had not been sup
pressed at last accounts. Statements a. to
its exteht and the amount Of injury al
ready INFLICTED by the rebels are constantly
coming In. One report SAYS that 10000 IN
habitants Of Zotu. in Zsura psoviace.
arose and massacred three government Of
ficials aud then broke iato the government
storehouse and confscased a large amouns
OF rice. Soldiers Were dispatched TO Queil
the disturbance. but found the populsce
50 iafismsd and aagered that they were
able 10 do nothing The kcrrsn minister
Of war is No Ii Shogo. who recently sue
eeeded Mining Yen Chen.
roLITrco ECONOMIC ArFA.gS
The Japanese diet met May Il add a can.
didate hostile 10 the governmsnt WIS nom
mated for president Of the lower house b.
plurality of seven votes over the next
highest candidate. The selection OF kusao-
motto MSsaiaka, the saecssstut csndidase,
will no doubt he confirmed by the empe-
ror. The session of the diet WAS formally
opened by the emperor In person May Ia
Ou May !, Count Ito, minister ~ state.
delivered his formal address To the house
aud there were scenes OF great disorder.
The address Was frequently interrupted
aad the minister Was ASKED many direct
questions whica he declined 20 answer
The division between the government aud
oppositios Is particularly sharp o, she
question or foreign treaties, the opposition
standing for their rigid enforcement, aud
especially as to Korea
The government wants revision Of tie
treaties. An address inpesching the
minister was brought In. but vas defeated
by five votes. Another address Of ceasurs
il impending but was introduced by the
party comprising the mass of the govern.
ments followers II supported by The op-
position the government must be defeated.
An ant.-goverument Newspaper league Of
seventy-six Japanese papers and maya
xlues has been formed for the purpose Of
opposing several propositions OF national
policy, and particularly TO secure abolition
OF the present government power TO sus-
pend newspapers n newspaper league 20
support the governments has likewise been
formed.
FEARFULLY FArEFrL COLLISION.
A collision occurred recently near Pc
nang, between the steamers Ngapooia aud
kwantung In which over sixty lives were
lost. The kwantung ran down the Ngs.
poota In the night aud the latter filed fast
and sank Passengers and crew hosted
about on wrsckage and made appeals To
the Kwantung for relief. Tue latter had
large hole in her port side aud she TN
mediately made for land. OF the I33 pas
ssngers on the NxapoetA fsrty-eight are
known to be saved. Some others were
probably picked up.
The British ship Bdston Hall Is badly
ashore AT Little Beacon.
THREATENED WITH A PLAGUE
Canton is in serious alarm over a plsgus
OF fever and dyscntery which has made &c.
appearance. In one place. an uuconfrmei
report soys. that forty deaths have occur
red in forty-eight hours. The authorities
have issued procIamations prohibitiag the
slaughter OF pigs and the capture Of ash.
the Inhabitants are going through elabor-
ate religious ceremonies 10 frlxhten away
the plague.