The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-30
And Thereby Risked Loss of All His
HonOrs. but Was Let on with n
Fine of 10000 TacIs.
DREAD PLAGUE In FORMOSA
JAPANESE REPORTED TO BE DYING
IN LARGE NUMBERS.
Russia Given n Port i'm Chiru-Nys-
terious Poisoning Case-Attempt TO
Mob rench Socialist Deputies.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29.-The steam
ship Doric arrived tonight from Hong
Kong and Yokohama, bringing the follow
ing Oriental news:
Viceroy Ii Hung Chang is again I'm dis
grace. He entered the imperial park and
hunting grounds without sanction. The
punishment for this offense is to be de-
prived of all his ranks and decorations but
the Emperor has decided to be lenient and
has merely deprived him of a years salary,
amounting to 26.OO0 taels. The count. IL is
believed, will ask TO be allowed to retire
to his native province on the plea OF I'll
health. he has been disappointed i'm the
hope of obtaining a position of influence in
the Peking government. Should the efforts
of the Empress dowager in his behalf sue
ceed ii will be easy for him 10 become
viceroy of Chihli 1t is stated the Chinese
minister to London. Kung Chow Yuan, has
petitioned the Emperor to be recalled. He
does not like London.
Plague has made its appearance in For
mosa and the japanese are dying i'm large
numbers. Cholera is prevalent in Toxic
and appears to be on the increase.
Yokohama society is torn up over mys-
terious poisoning case. Mr.. X. IL. Carew.
a gentleman occupying good social posi-
ton and secretary of the Yokohama United
Club. who was married to a lady OF SUBJ
stantial income, was taken ill Oct. Is ana
died Oct. %. A coroner's inquest was held
and it was discovered that he had been
poisoned. The evidence showed that Mrs.
Carew. just before her husbands illness
and after he was sick, had purchased ar
senic in such quantities as TO alarm the
druggist She said she wanted it for ma
larial fever. Mrs. Carew told remarkable
story of mysterious veiled woman dressed
in black who called on her husband Oct 2.
Mr.. Carew was not at home and the woman
left after making an appointment TO meet
him. Mr. Carew appeared TO be greatly
worried when the woman failed to keep the
appointment and wrote her a letter ad-
dressed to Annie Luke. Carew was taken
i'll Oct. Is. On Oct. 20. . hiie Mrs. Carew
was out. the same mysterious woman called
az the house. She asked where Mr.. Carew's
bedroom was. situated, and the servant.
after telling her, wet TO bed. That was the
| last seen of the mysterious visitor.
but Mrs. Carew received from
| her letter written by Mr..
Carew which had been thrown in a waste
| basket After Mr.. C,arew had died and the
| inquest was in progress the woman wrote
to Messrs. Lowder and Hall. staring. that
| she was going TO join her twin SOUL. and
| that she had fooled the chemist. the doc
tor, and that silly little wife, The police
have been unable 10 lind any trace OF the
woman in black. The coroners jury
| brought in a verdict that Mr.. Carew died
| from the effects Of arsenic poisoning.
| but by whom the poisoning was admins
tered there was no evidence to show; Mrs.
Carew was then arrested and charged with
! the murder of her husband. but was later
released on bail. Her trial was In progress
when the steamer left
The North China Daily News prints what
| is alleged to be the text of a new treaty
between China and Russia. BY the terms
| of the treaty Russia is to be allowed to
| build a railroad through Manchuria and is
| TO be given for fifteen years the port OF
| Kiaoshem. in the province of Shan -Tung.
| for winter port. Russia is to fortify
| Port Arthur and Talien-Wan and in case
| Of war with other nations Is to have the
use of these ports. Russia will furnish Of
ficers for the instruction of the Chinese
| army.