The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-25

Ravages of ChoIera-Camphor
Products of Formosa, and How |
They Have Been Magnified.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24-The
steamship Peru arrived today from
Yokohoma, bringing the following ad-
vices to the Associated Press:
TOXIC, Japan, Aug. 1O.-Few details
of the massacre of missionaries at Ku
Chang have been gathered, but the
available evidence is said to indicate
| that the crime was natural develop
ment of conspiracy organized by
well-known viceroys against the entire
body of foreign residents in China. The
first results of the movement was the
| outrageS in Szechuan province. insti- \
! gated by the deposed viceroy Liu Ping
! Chang The guilt of this official has
now been formally declared by his
( successor, the viceroy Lu Chuan Lin,
/ who urges that the originator of the
riots be required to remain in Cheng
/ Tu and make reparation for his evil
! deeds. This proposition has been APP
! proved by the court at Picking, and an
! imperial edict has been issued com
handing Liu to settle the affair in
accordance with the judgment soon to
! be pronounced by the investigating
commission. Grave doubts, however,
are expressed by foreign officials in
China with regard to the central gov
ernment's ability to enfore penalties
| upon high provincial authorities, even
assuming that the penalties will be or
dered in good faith. The supremacy
of the Manchu rulers is by no means
assured throughout the country, and
| any attempt to satisfy the demands of
western powers at the expense of the
vice regent satraps may endanger the
stability of the throne
Chinese Yarns.
EXtravagant reports of heavy firing
in Formosa with serious disasters TO
the Japanese forces are published in
several English local newspapers. Most
of these extreme statements are de-
rived from Chinese sources and are be-
lieved to be entirely fictitious. The
Japanese authorities do not, however,
deny that the work of restoring order
in the disturbed districts is much
more difficult than was expected. The
Chinese leaders have not only distrib-
uted arms among their own country
men, but have managed to infiame the
corners, with the result that Governor
General Kabayama finds himself OPP
posed by nearly the whole population
of the island. The attempt to estab-
lish a civil system of control will be
abandoned, and military rule will
speedily be enforced. The army of
occupation will be enlarged by the adj
dition of a brigade from the second
! grand division, now in Lilo Tung, rails
fnta1 hpI, n oh
to $4,000 Twenty thousand camp
coolies will also be put in the field
Thus far the Japanese have suffered
chiefly from guerrilla attacks, in which
the natives are skilful and against
which modern military science is to-
tally ineffective. The latest intelli-
gence from Cabayanas headquarters
! is dated August II. Many hot skirm-
iSheS took place in the early part of
the month, the insurgents being invar-
iably defeated and driven into the
wilderness.
Distribution of Swords.
The distribution of swords for dis
tinguished service during the war,
has commenced in Japan. The highest
: honors are conferred upon Count Ito,
the prime minister; Marshal Yamagata,
Marshal Oyama and Admiral Saigo.
These four officials are raised from the
: rank OIL COuIlI " ludI OI LII
, addition to his promotion, Ito receives
two decorations-the grand order of
merit, and the grand order of the
: ChrySanthemum order. Yamagata,
who commanded the first army corps
, for some months on Corea and Man
churia; Oyama, who commanded the
second corps in Lodo Lung and at Wei
i Hal Wei; and Sage, who served as
minister of the navy, all receive the
} grand Gordon of the rising sun, the
5 second grade of the Order of the
Golden Kite. Marshal Nozu, who led
: the japanese at Ping Yang and after
, wards commanded the first corps and
fought the last campaign of the war
in southwestern Manchuria, is promo
, ted from viscount to count and re-
ceives the same decorations as the last
4 4 three named Admiral Kabayama,
( now encouragement of FormoSa, re-
2 ceives precisely the same rewards as
2 NoZu. Vice-Admiral Ito, the naval hero
: of the conflict, and Lieutenant-General
Kawakami, vice-president of the gen.
2 eral staff, are enrolled in the peerage,
t with the rank of viscount, and decor
! ated similarly to Nozu and Kabayama.
IOther rewards are expected, especially
l in the civil service.
e The Japanese industrial exposition
just closed at Kioto, was visited during
/ the four months of its existence by l.
13b, UU0 persons.
! Outbreak of Cholera.
Since the outbreak of cholera in
Japan this year $4,000 individuals have
been attacked and 1900 have died.
Until this year the German resi-
: dents of Tien Tsin have had no quar-
r tiers expressly assigned to them, but a
: special Concession has now been Sc
a cured for them which they will here
after occupy.
: Dhe value of the camphor product OF
Formosa appears TO have been greatly
exaggerated. According to the --latest
: report of the British consul at Taiwan
$ the total yield in 1884 was a little less
: than $4,000 cwt, the average value be-
4 ing $40 per cwt. The export of cam
e phor from Japan during the year end
d ing last June was valued at $4,000 yen
e about $35O,000 in gold. Mr.. Walker. the
e Russian envoy in Corea, is about to BIZ
: replaced by the present envoy. at Tehe-
: ran Mr.. Speier, whose diplomatic abil
' ity is loudly vaunted.
The Corean government announces