The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-09-21
NEWS OF THE ORIENT
Cholera Is Killing OF the Chinese BY
the Hundreds.
MORE KILLED AT FORMOSA
Word Comes From Pekin That the
High Provincial Authorities
Approve Of the Perseou-
ton of Strangers.

San Francisco. Sept. 20.-rhe steamer
Gaelic which arrived this morning
from HING Kong and Yokohama, did
not stop at Honolulu. She brought II
cabin passengers from Hiogo. the
worst infected cholera district on the
orient. No sickness was reported on
the trip across, and no alarm was felt
by the ships officers. Since hast ad-
vices there has been am increase 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 "a cases at Nagasak, 256
deaths out of 329 cases ait Hbogo ana q
cases with 10 deaths at Yokohama.
After inspection by members OF the
board Of health, the passengers and
mails were landed and the steamer
then returned to quarantine. The post
master received instructions from
Washington. In response to his sugges-
tion. directing him Ito fumigute all
mails received from infected ports. The
chief of police to-day ordered a house
toulouse canvass for the purpose OF
compelling all citizens to put their
houses In the best sanitary condition
possible.
The steamer Gaelic brings the fol-
lowing advices from Toxic. Japan
dated Sept. z: Taawan Ju. the old cap
ital OF Formosa, and Chang Hwa, an
adjacent fortified town, were captured
by 1000 Japanese ON Aug. 26, after a
short contest In which "a of the assail.
ants were killed or wounded OF the
Chinese garrisons. numbering 10000, 65(
were killed or wounded. and the re-
ma!indcr dispersed In various direc-
'tions. The conquering army will moi
proceed further southwark until after
THE arrival OF fresh troops from Man.
ohuta and Japan. BY the middle ol
September the entire force will exceed
$4,000 fighting men.
Count Matsugata, minister of fin.
ance, has resigned from the japanese
cabinet because Of differences with
Marquis Ito. Viscount Watanabe. who
retired from the treasury last March II
make room for Matsugata, now re
sumes his former position.
The Investigation of the Ku Chene
ulassacres proceeds slowly, the Chimes
officials seeking by every means TO In
terposs delays, and plainly indicating
their sense of superiority I'm rank and
position to the consular agents charged
with the duty Of guarding foreign in
terests. A few executions of real OF
alleged crinhnale may probably be or
dered and pledges of watchfulness viii
be given to any required extent by tht
rulers at Pekin. But the mass of the
people are now thoroughly persuaded
that the highest provincial authoritie.
approve the persecution of strangers
and believe that they will be shieldet
from punishment, no matter what ex
cesses they may be guilty of. The de
capitation of O score or two OF "vege
tarians' will not materially shake thi.
universal conviction. and those VIII,
suffer death will be regarded as mar
tyrs In a worthy cause. Judicial In
| Quirtes, conducted by civil foreign offi
cials Of secondary rank. produce no i'm
preston upon the popular mind. TIL,
i NlCeIUyS dte Sup1ttue VII Ufleu UOmalnS
and 90 long AZ they are understood 4,
sanction attacks upon foreigners, NJ
restrictive measures can be put h
force. The only expedient, therefore
that can lead to advantageous results
ia to apply force directly in the respon
eible quarter. The spectacle of tn
viceroy and his myrmidons held in du
rance by foreign troops and compelle,
10 exercise authority In deferentia
submission to foreign military dicta
ton, would work a cure that can neve
be affected by diplomatic treatmen
prescribed them.
Fifty thousand Mahommedans are &
active rebellion In the northwest O
China They are lighting with arm
said to be supplied by Russian symps
thixers, and their avowed purpose 10 t
set up an independent government 4
the territory taken from Kansu, Ill an
Thibet. The authorities at Pekin ar
dtspatching all the troops that can b
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