The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28
At First Great Britain Demanded
a Public Salute of
the Flag.
TIE CABINET CRISIS AvERTED.
Adhesion of the Liberal Party Secured
by the Promise of Many
Reforms.

TOXIC, JAPAN, Dec. IS (via Victoria, B.
c., Dec. 27).-A japanese named Ito
Chuzo has made an invention that prom
ises to be of immense value to sericulture.
1t is an improved method of killing the
worm in the cocoon so that the latter can
be stored without fear Of deterioration and
silk reeled after any length of time. The
system at present involves a loss of
about 80 per cent in cocoons. 1t is esti-
mated that if lto's invention was adopted
throughout Japan the silk industry of the
country would be benefited to the extent
of 0,000, 600 yen annually.
The adhesion of the great Liberal party
of Japan to the Cabinet cause is now an
accomplished fact. From documents pub
lished by the leaders OF the party it APP
pears that negotiations have been going
on nearly six months, the Liberals stip-
| ulating certain long-contem plated reforms,
full liberty of speech and public meetings
an extension of franchise, the chief states
| men of the administration undertaking
that should they be defeated at the ap-
| preaching session of the Diet they would
appeal to the country, and in the event OF
| an unfavorabe verdict by their constitu-
ents would resign and join the ranks of
the confederates.
A semi-official document published in
Japan shows that Germany is willing to
require from China an indemnity of sc, =
| 600 600 raels in consideration of the retro
cession of Locating by Japan, but Russia
| and France objected to a larger sum than
| 10000, 900. The idea of these last two
| powers was that if onerous terms were
imposed upon China her failure to carry
| them out might afford japan an excuse
for remaining permanently in Locating.
The northern part of Japan was visited
by heavy storm on December 7. There
was devastation on the sea coast. a num-
Der of boats were smashed and houses de-
stroyed.
On October % the British steamer
Thales left Tai Wan for Annoy, carrying q
| number of Chinese passengers. 1t is sus-
pected that the Black Flag leader. Liu
Yung Fue, was on board. The Japanese
| man-of-war Yayeyama stopped the Thales
on the high seas and searched her, and
would have removed seven of her passen-
gers had not her master entered q very
strong protest. The British Government
Immediately demanded an explanation of
this manifest breach of international law
The Japanese, with almost equal prompti-
tude, replied that the captain of the
Yayeyama exceeded his Instructions, fully
admitted the improperly of the act and
rendered an expression of regret. Japan
is prepared to make full compensation for
the detention of the steamer.
Lord Salisbury accepted the declaration,
but intimated that another act of repara-
ln1 otv y
luting of the British flag. After some dis
cussion, however, Japan was spared the
| humiliation after publishing in the official
gazette her note of explanations.
| The Cabinet crisis that threatened to
occur in japan, owing to the contem plated
| resignation of Marquis Ito, Minister of
State, has been averted, the marquis con-
senting to remain.
The Mohammedan rebellion is rather
peculiar affair. Intelligence sent by the
| United Press in the last mail was that the
| instruction began to "peter OUT" that
nothing new remained except the closing
of the page OF all such chapters in Chinese
domestic history - the slaughter of the
insurgents and the confiscation of their
property.
That news was based on kilograms
| received at Picking about the middle of
November, but it would seem fsom CORES
pondence just received that very differ
ent state of affairs existed at the beginning
of November, the rebels up to that time
having been virtually unopposed.
There was also report of large quanti-
ties of arms and ammunition having fallen
into the hands of the insurgents, and it
seems to have been considered certain that
1000 troops, by whom these munitions
were escorted. had been annihilated.
General Tung Fuhsiangw was commissioned
to make peace, but the Mohammedans
were insisting upon the decapitation of a
! military graduate whom the Government
resolved to protect.
They were also declaring that if they
were treated as rebels, they would resist to
the death. 1t is exceedingly difficult to