The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-09-21
NEWS FROM THE ORIENT
The Cholera Is Reported to be on
the Increase.
CAPTURED BY JAPANESE TROOPS.
Hundreds Of Lives Lost in an Engagement
in Which the Old Capital of Formosa and
an Adjacent Fortified Town Is Taken
from the Chinese.

in Which the Old Capital Of Formosa and
an Adjacent Fortified Town Is Taken
from the Chinese.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 21.-The steamer
Gaelic, which has just arrived from Hong
Kong and Yokohama, did not stop at
Honolulu. She brought eleven cabin pas
sengers from Hiogo, the worst infested
cholera district in the Orient. No sickness
was reported on the trip across and no
alarm was felt by the ships officers.
Since last advices there has been an in
crease of the cholera plague in the Oriental
ports. During the two weeks preceding
the sailing Of the ship there had been six
deaths from cholera in Hong Kong 81
deaths out of 81 cases at Nagasaki, 256
deaths out of 800 cases at Hiogo, and %
cases with 10 deaths at Yokohama.
On inspection by members of the board
of health the passengers and mails were
landed, and the steamer went back to
quarantine. The postmaster has received
dispatch from Washington directing
him to fumigate all mails received from
infected ports The chief of police has
ordered house to house canvass for the
purpose of compelling all citizens to put
their houses in the best sanitary condition
possible.
Under date of Toxic Sept z, the follow
ing is reported Taiwan Ju, the old capital
of Formosa, and Chang Hwa, an adjacent
fortified town, were captured by body of
1000 japanese on Aug. 20, after a short
contest in which twenty-four of the as
sailants were killed or wounded. OF the
Chinese garrisons, numbering 10000, $50
were killed or wounded, and the remainder
dispersed in various directions The
conquering army will not proceed further
southwark until after the arrival of fresh
troops from Manchuria and Japan. By
the middle of September the entire force
will exceed $4,000 fighting men.
Count Matsugata, minister of finance,
has resigned from the Japanese cabinet be-
cause of differences with Marquis Ito,
prime minister. Viscount Watanabee,
who retired from the treasury last March
to make room for Matsugata now re-
sumes his former position.
The report recently sent out from Wash
ington asserting that toward the close of
the war between China and Japan seri-
Gus difficulty threatened the friendly rela-
tions of Japan and the United States, and
that actual hostilities would have broken
out but tor the sudden announcement of
an Asiatic armistice is declared by the
highest authorities of Toxic to be entirely y
without foundation.
The investigation Of the Kucheng mas
sacre proceeds slowly, ,'the Chinese officials
seeking by every means TO interposs de
lays and plainly indicating their sense of
superiority in rank and position to the
consular agents charged with the duty of
guarding foreign interests A few eXecu-
tions Of real or alleged criminals may
probably be ordered and pledges of watch
fulness and care will he given to any re
quired extent by the rulers at Pekin. But
the mass of the people are now thoroughly
persuaded that the highest provincial au-
thorities approve the persecution of strang-
ers and believe that they will get shielded
from punishment no matter what excesses
| they may be guilty Of
Fifty thousand Mohalnl dams are in
active rebellion in til. northwest of China.
They are fighting with ,l MD to be
supplied by Russian 5Ymparu rs, and
their avowed purpose is to set up an inde-
pendent government in territory taken
from Kansu Ali and Thibet. rho author
! tiles at Pekin are dispatching all the
troops that can be collected 10 the scene.