The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-09-10

have accused him of defrauding the ar-
thorities in payments of octroi taxes.
There is no doubt that the charges were
untrue, for Herr Won Markow, although
possessed of great riches, was of an es-
timable character and occupied high
social position in Vienna.
According to United States Consul
johnson, at Antwerp, there is no truth in
the story which SO excited American meat
packers to the effect that broken-down
English omnibus horses are killed and
packed at Antwerp as canned beef under
American labels. The Consul repo"ts to
the State Department that he has made
most careful inquiry and finds that w.,Ie
the English omnibus hacks do come 70
Antwerp in large numbers, tLey are
slaughtered and sold for fresh mca: and
are not packed.
Much alarm is felt ut Yokohama over
a meager report of a great earthquake
which occurred in the northeast province
of the main island of Japan ON Monday
evening. The town of Rukogo has been
destroyed and several other towns Sc
verely damaged. Many persons are re-
ported to have been killed by the earth
quake, and still larger number injured,
while a multitude have suffered severe
losses by damage to property. The prov
inces visited by the earthquake are the
same as those devastated by the terrible
earthquake and tidal wave of June 10
last, when large number of towns were
wiped out and the estimated loss of life
was 10000. The provinces of Rekuzen
and Rikuchu, along the coast from the ISL
Of IA thu-o md
principal sufferers. The recollection of
the havoc TO human life wrought by that
CONFUSION causes grave anxiety as to
what further reports may show of the
results of Mondays earthquake. On the
same day typhoon caused extensive
damage in Southern Japan.
A dispatch to the London Daily News
from Constantinople says that on Thurs
day it was estimated that from 5000 to
1000 persons were killed in the riots in
the different portions of the city. All
Europeans en- route for Europe have
been turned back by the cordons of troops
occupying the public places, the wharves
and bridges. The whole trouble could be
stopped in an hour if the Government
desired, but the members of the mob pre-
lend to have received permission to loot,
burn and destroy the Armenian quarters
for a certain period of time. 1t is feared
tehre will be serious trouble in the prov
inces. A dispatch to the Times from
Athens says that passengers just arrived
on the steamships from Constantinople
describe in vivid and graphic fashion
the scenes in the harbor at the time of
their departure. Several Armenians seek
in, hno md fha too
were pursued by Moslem fanatics and stu
dents from the Mohammedan schools in
boats. In every instance the Armenians
were killed outright by the zealots. One
Armenian almost reached the Italian
when he was struck on the
head by an anchor. He sank into the
waters of the Golden Horn and was
never seen again.
An official dispatch received from Man
ila, capital of the Philippine Islands, an
nounces that revolutionary outbreak
has occurred there and that a state of
siege has been proclaimed. Next to Cuba
the Philippine Islands are the chief colo
nial possession of Spain. The same
greedy, tyrannous methods of govern
ment that have forced Cubans to revolt
have at last spurred the Philip
pine Islanders to revolution. This rebel
lion is the one thing which, more than all
others, Spain has feared for more than a
year past. 1t is the best possible news
for Cuba. since it means that Spain's
troops must be divided between two rebel |
lious provinces instead of being concen-
trated on one. The Philippines are q
group of largo and small islands, more
than 100 in number, lying directly south
east of the Chinese coast and northwest of |
New Guinea. The seat of the Spanish |
government of the islands is at Manila, |
in the southwestern part of the great isl |
and of Luzon, Al 900 square miles in ex-
tent. Manila has population of 100000. |
The islands altogether have 100000 pop |
ulation. or nearly twice that of Cuba, on
about 10000 square miles of territory. |
The islands have been n very valuable |
colony for Spain, producing great quanti-
lies of sugar. hemp. tobacco, coffee and |
cocoa. The news of the rebellion in the |
Philippines will inspire the Cuban patriots |
% make still greater sacrifices for their |
liberty, as it so greatly enhances the pros
)ects of their ultimate success.