The San Francisco call., 1896-08-30
NEW JAPAN A TREATY POWER.
FInaHy AdG7Itted TO the Comfy Of Nations
Efter Overcoming Al
06ssGeies.

( TOXIC, JAPAN, Aug. 10.-Japsn may
now 0e SAID 70 have achieved Ter long
{ cherished an o.tIon IN the matter OF treaty
revision England and the United Ssstes
led the way IN admitting her 70 the
comfy OF nations: Italy. Russia, B lzium
and Denmark followed without much
clficnIty; but France hagsIed for many
months seeking tariff concessions almost
imuossi i5Ie for Japan 70 grant These oo-
sTzcIes have now finally been overcome,
and the new treaty was signed on the 4-h
OF August
Earnest measures are in progress To
restore cooperation between the American
Board Mission AMI the trustees Of the
college established by II in Kyoto. The
college Is cal ed rhe DOsbiShs- Il enjoys
= high reputation and mas been IN every
way most successful institution
The nav GoYerno7-Ge0eraI OF Formoss,
Leutsnant-GsnerzI YiSeoGnt KAtsura,
does not start for his post until the middle
OF end OF October. He viii 5e an excel
lent representative OF toe conciIistory pol
icy that the Government in Toxic has
always desired 70 pursue IN that island
There has been much talk IN Japan
lately about providing money 70 build
roads. railways and harbors IN Fornosa
and generally 70 develop the resources Q.
the island Il is calculated that az least
100 CO., 90 yen VIII De required within The
( uexE ieE years, and some paolicists advo-
cate the raising OF foreign and domestic
loan On the security Of the island Bur =
has been pointed out that the revenue oo-
tainsbis IRON taxation IN Japan has
large margin OF expansion. For instance.
I =
tax upon sake tJapsness TInsl. OF which
the upper asses drink 40 600 600 gallons
annually. The japanese Will not go abroad
for money % long IS they can obtain =
eas II g. homs.
The Korean statesmen now in power are
struggling hard TO prevent the Japanese
from obtaining & conee ssioa 20 Uuild 9
railroad from Seoul 10 FuSsn. though OBJ
Vlo1sIT the granting OF such concess ion
would De only just and natural Tne old
rFeEext, desecre ion Of ancestral sepul-
chers IN cons ructing the line, Is strenu-
o1sly advanced If Japan submits TO be
thus Disseminated against. when the
United States and France (which means
Russia, Of coUrsel have obtained conces-
sioRs without difficulty. her prestige VIII
suffer another severe shock
The recent I1undations caused By heavy
rams n Japan prove TO have been much
more disa-lrOus tlAn was originally sup
posed. IN Glsu prefecture, Hn6re most
damage was done, I2G 00O persons are
without shelter or means OF subsistence.
There has been much talk IN japan OF
ministerial changes, the idea being that
Marquis Yzms ssta's return from Europe
would signsiIZs general breakup OF the
Cabinet But events have com mpletely
falsifad that forecast Marquis Izma-
gaia, after E brief visit 70 Toxic. has re-
tired - kyoto 20 recruit MS health
On Sunday, July o. J. yon Haas, Aus
tro-Hu1gzrIsn Consul ct Shanghai, Mrs.
haas and party OF frieads, went from
NIngpo N the steamer kiang-ten. and,
landing 81 Pootoo, proceeded 20 q bay 81
some distance TO bzthe. There Ess 3
strong eODtide running. Mr.. Haas wa
carried out By the current, and his body
mas not eeel recovered.
An anti-Chrislisn outbreak Is now going
On II SnanEung. The rioters are members
OF g society (the Tztao- hui) originally
formed Tor purposes OF mutual protection
against bandits. but said to have now BE-
come bandit organization itself. There
has for some time been 3 feGd between
this society and the native Catholics, and
II Gu minated recently N the society send
ing out lu0o men % stroy all the Catholic
property they could lay haais on. II Is
not get reported whether lives have been
tsken, out thirty Catholic stations are said
70 have been DESTROYED. -Four thousand
soldiers have been dispatched against the
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